Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[jave36]

As far as HC goes hes still in the thick of the conversation.

Butch might take the cake. Dooley definitely up there though. Or down there, more like it.

 

[volatil]

If I had to guess, UT’s line of priority is:
Gus > Marrone > Napier
Bill O’Brien > Tom Allen > Chadwell

There are then a ton of coaches in the next tier. Bill Clark, Jeff Monken, Lance Leipold and others come to mind.

You’re not helping my overwhelming feeling of how we screw this up

 

[Bigworm87]

This "bargain" narrative doesn't really apply. UT overpays coaches to underachieve. That's far from a "bargain" or "cheap."

UT has been doubling and tripling coach's salaries for a decade. Butch brought along his buddies and gave them huge pay bumps. Pruitt has kicked it up a few notches-- with assistants, facilities and support staff. The problem isn't not spending enough-- it's not getting enough out of what we put in.

I think that's where the problem lies, though. They're being called bargain because they haven't proved anything really when they're hired.

Hard to get more out of something that hasn't produced really anything to begin with.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

If I had to guess, UT’s line of priority is:
Gus > Marrone > Napier
Bill O’Brien > Tom Allen > Chadwell

There are then a ton of coaches in the next tier. Bill Clark, Jeff Monken, Lance Leipold and others come to mind.

lolol! No on all those. Gus would be the only one to sniff at but he should be at the very bottom of any list.

 

[LA Vol]

Fulmer isn't the only obstacle to hiring Freeze. Far from it.

 

[butchna]

You’re not helping my overwhelming feeling of how we screw this up

Luckily he really sucks at GUESSING!

 

[RiotVol]

This "bargain" narrative doesn't really apply. UT overpays coaches to underachieve. That's far from a "bargain" or "cheap."

UT has been doubling and tripling coach's salaries for a decade. Butch brought along his buddies and gave them huge pay bumps. Pruitt has kicked it up a few notches-- with assistants, facilities and support staff. The problem isn't not spending enough-- it's not getting enough out of what we put in.

They gonna find it real far from cost effective when they finally manage to do the one thing I thought I’d never see in my life -> an apathetic fan base.

 

[Chatt_VOL]

Fulmer isn't the only obstacle to hiring Freeze. Far from it.

Do you think Napier would take it if offered?

 

[orangesoda]

If I had to guess, UT’s line of priority is:
Gus > Marrone > Napier
Bill O’Brien > Tom Allen > Chadwell

There are then a ton of coaches in the next tier. Bill Clark, Jeff Monken, Lance Leipold and others come to mind.

If that is it l..might as well but it to the ground!!! Cancel football for a couple years and then start over.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Big Momma’s House is such a classic.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Fulmer isn't the only obstacle to hiring Freeze. Far from it.

Freeze ain’t getting a call.

 

[Bigworm87]

Fulmer isn't the only obstacle to hiring Freeze. Far from it.

I agree with that, but we gotta make a bold move going forward or we will be here again in 3 to 4 years. You gotta make kiffin or freeze your first phone calls.

 

[TheRain]

If I had to guess, UT’s line of priority is:
Gus > Marrone > Napier
Bill O’Brien > Tom Allen > Chadwell

There are then a ton of coaches in the next tier. Bill Clark, Jeff Monken, Lance Leipold and others come to mind.

Except for Napier, that's a sad list.

 

[Tennessee Stud]

Freeze ain’t getting a call.

You heard any smoke with Napier?

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Freeze ain’t getting a call.

Why?

 

[Volbucky]

Why do the people who disagree with you have to shut up? The faith you have in what you believe must pretty weak. By the way, Tennessee is gonna be really good next season and Florida and Georgia will be down...

Spewing complete guesses as certainty any year is completely ridiculous, especially this year.

My faith has nothing to do with anything discussed. And you saying my faith is weak is completely ignorant. So maybe you should shut up too.

 

[SmokinBob]

Would be worried about his ability to recruit young kids, plus his understanding of recruiting rules. Not saying he couldn't do it, but do we really want another "learning on the job" experiment?

I was GM of a successful startup engineering company (top 20 on Inc 500) but am not an engineer. I made sure I surrounded myself with people who knew things I didn’t and I listened to them. If he knows what he doesn’t know and makes good hiring decisions, it’s possible that he could be successful.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

At least I’m prepared to be disappointed again and forget watching CFB for another 3-4 years.

 

[Geronimo]

Freeze ain’t getting a call.

Well, I guess on the flip side, if we want Fulmer out of coaches’ meetings and film study, Freeze is exactly the guy you hire.

 

[SpringBokVol]

So Pugh literally got fired or not hired at Baylor because of his blackface actions.

 

[RiotVol]

Like us with Spurrier back in the day. Didn’t mean we didn’t respect him. And if he had been available to steal at his peak?

Except Strickland and Mullen were actively working with the NCAA to nail Freeze, even while they were engaged in similarly shady recruiting tactics.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

We’re going to f around so much that we’re going to fall face forward into having to hire Freeze and it’s going to be glorious

Makes me wonder if that’s the whole purpose of this. Those who want Freeze know we would never hire him, if we had just fired Pruitt after the A&M game, because the administration knows we could have hired a name with possibly a lower ceiling but not a low floor, and that has less baggage.

 

[TrippieRedd]

We offer Joe Brady yet?

 

[White Bread]

Well, I guess on the flip side, if we want Fulmer out of coaches’ meetings and film study, Freeze is exactly the guy you hire.

Fulmer has to survive this debacle first.

 

[Geronimo]

At least I’m prepared to be disappointed again and forget watching CFB for another 3-4 years.

Hard to be disappointed if you have no expectations to begin with, right?