I don't get the whole angle of "Nobody can recruit nationally like Fulmer..."
Just don't get it...
So there you are, highest rated defensive tackle in the country, living in Podunk, Oregon or Whatsananny, New Jersey..... and Jon Gruden knocks on your door (I'm not vying for Gruden.. it's just a name off the top of my head).
"Hi. I'm Jon Gruden and I'm the head football coach of the University of Tennessee. Perhaps you've heard of me and the University. Wanna play for us?"
I mean, c'mon... there's no way Fulmer is the ONLY friggin guy who can recruit at the national level....
This is just my observation... perhaps others can enlighten me to how things really are.
Why couldn't a no-name coordinator do the same thing?
"Hi, I'm John Schmidt. I'm the offensive line coordinator under Jon Gruden, the new football coach at the University of Tennessee. Wanna play for us?"
I mean --- are running backs going to go to Michigan because Fred Jackson is the running backs coach or because Rich Rodriguez is the head coach?
Can anyone shed some light on this?