Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

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Buddy’s Bandit said:
Never said that but I don’t think we are near that point. JH played this year with an arm tied behind his back and I think DW gets that.
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I'm not saying he will be on the hot seat THIS year. I'm saying that Heup might look at the next 2 seasons and decide he can't get us to a level where he's got the buy-in he had in 2022 and decides to start over somewhere else with a fresh slate before the hot seat talk starts in earnest. Because if a coach is unsure and the program declines under them, not only do they risk getting fired, but they also torch their bridge to other resource-rich P4 jobs.
 
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tyonthefly93 said:
Well, OU’s kicker sure made those 50 yarders look easy. 3 from 50+ won the game
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He did and he had a very good game. That doesn't really have anything to do with sending our kicker packing with no viable replacement. There are very few kickers in college with a better percentage than Gilbert. Before you fire someone you need to be positive you can upgrade.
 
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dmwvol12 said:
He did and he had a very good game. That doesn't really have anything to do with sending our kicker packing with no viable replacement. There are very few kickers in college with a better percentage than Gilbert. Before you fire someone you need to be positive you can upgrade.
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That’s fair. Gilbert was automatic last year but has not been great this season. You’ve gotta have those guys who don’t flinch when the big moments arise.
 
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We could fire Heupel and go off into another 10+ year ditch... with the way SEC scheduling is going, I could totally see that happening

Or we could rally around him, he could hire a new defensive coordinator, and we could just see what happens if we are one of the few programs in football with some coaching stability
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Over/Under

Heupel will be here 3 more seasons?
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I hope over but my prediction would be under. I just think our fan base is not reasonable and can be way too toxic. It's not just our fanbase but everywhere. Just look at the coaches fired this year and our schedule is only getting harder in future years.
 
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tyonthefly93 said:
That’s fair. Gilbert was automatic last year but has not been great this season. You’ve gotta have those guys who don’t flinch when the big moments arise.
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It's just a tough gig and fans are so used to watching NFL kickers that the expectations for college kickers is unreasonable now. Everyone wants a perfect kicker but they are very rare in college.
 
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Danny White or someone needs to be out front about it. If you want a better team next year, if you want to field a better defense, load the NIL. Will be plenty of high quality talent in the portal with all the coaching changes. We need to start beating the drum now because we aren't going to get much better taking guys coming up from G6 level or second stringers from SEC teams. If we want quality DB and Lb we have to go get them.
 
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