Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Liberty has played the 108th hardest schedule in the country this year. Their opponents combined record is 22-58 and half the teams they played didn't even win a game this year. Liberty being 7-1 isn't really that impressive.

Liberty has been playing div 1 football for three years and he beat VT and nearly beat NC state. That’s impressive.

 

[Smokeytom]

I hope so, but we said similar in 2017/2018. I'm losing faith when I see a badly losing team and we proclaim the team has talent. We need someone that can develop this team ASAP or else they will go the way of the 2015 and 2016 talent...wasted.

If we let this charade go on another 12 months we'll land a 2017/2018 type class and officially dive into full rebuild afterward.

The problem has always been 90% coaching 10% talent deficiency. I would argue 100% coaching. Exhibit A: Arkansas

 

[UTProf]

Liberty has been playing div 1 football for three years and he beat VT and nearly beat NC state. That’s impressive.

Freeze is basically Mullen 2.0. One likes hookers while the other is just weird af. Freeze would be successful here but he's got similar strengths and weaknesses. I think his ceiling is higher than Mullen's but so is his risk ratio/floor.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Liberty has been playing div 1 football for three years and he beat VT and nearly beat NC state. That’s impressive.

Would Gus be your 2nd choice if we don't get Freeze?

 

[SpringBokVol]

All these coaches are a compromise. I am not sure who would be best.

 

[Devo182]

Liberty has been playing div 1 football for three years and he beat VT and nearly beat NC state. That’s impressive.

And Cuse. He had as many P5 wins at LIBERTY through 8 games as Pruitt did this year at UT

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

All these coaches are a compromise. I am not sure who would be best.

1. Freeze
2. Fleck
3. Harsin

 

[SpringBokVol]

1. Freeze
2. Fleck
3. Harsin

Still with each one you have to talk yourself into it or look past something. You have to justify the hire.

 

[Smokeytom]

Yall are nuts for wanting to hire Gus

Just the other day we were talking about 'just wanting a coach who can get us 8-9 consistently, and then rotate up to SECCG and maybe playoffs when we have the QB' ...Gus could definitely do that in the East. He's not my first choice, but I would be very excited about that hire. He checks a lot of boxes. He never got the respect he deserved at Auburn imo and maybe because of that he goes into his next job with even more to prove.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Would Gus be your 2nd choice if we don't get Freeze?

No

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Except for the shark humping, they kinda are.

McElwain looks like that donkey from Shrek.

 

[Smokeytom]

Still with each one you have to talk yourself into it or look past something. You have to justify the hire.

You'd have to look past things with Urban too. There is no perfect hire. Just hire someone who WINS.

 

[SpringBokVol]

You'd have to look past things with Urban too. There is no perfect hire. Just hire someone who WINS.

I think that’s what I am getting at - no perfect hire. And that’s okay.

 

[White Bread]

All these coaches are a compromise. I am not sure who would be best.

They’re all an upgrade from Pruitt though.

 

[Smokeytom]

I think that’s what I am getting at - no perfect hire. And that’s okay.

No perfect hire, but a lot of really good ones with the potential to be great imo. I like the ultra successful P5 guys. That was Urban at one point. Its a crap shoot really. You never know what guy is going to be the next great until he gets his shot. A couple guys give you more comfort as far as what their floor might be, but you never really know which coach is the one to take you to the top.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Freeze
Campbell
Fickell
Napier
Chadwell

That’s the list.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Freeze
Campbell
Fickell
Napier
Chadwell

That’s the list.

Gus behind Campbell. Chadwell shouldn't even be on the list.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Gus behind Campbell. Chadwell shouldn't even be on the list.

I’d take Chadwell over Gus. Gus is a proven failure. Chadwell brings hope for something bigger. But it won’t get that far. You won’t get past freeze if you offer, but if you don’t want Freeze, Napier would come here and I’d take him over Gus too

 

[tnvols72]

Art Briles and Kendal will work for me if Freeze is not available

 

[ricepatty]

Auburn Mods saying Steele is the favorite to replace Gus at the moment

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Auburn Mods saying Steele is the favorite to replace Gus at the moment

LOL!

 

[BearCat204]

Auburn Mods saying Steele is the favorite to replace Gus at the moment

That would be hilarious

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Auburn Mods saying Steele is the favorite to replace Gus at the moment

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Austin Price did mention Steele as a real possibility to replace Gus on the Sports Source.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Gus
Freeze
Campbell
Briles
Richt (if healthy and interested)
Napier/Chadwell

I value SEC success and other than Meyer, Gus is the most successful SEC coach available right now.