Man, you guys really are uninformed over here. Did noone ASK Jeff who his favorite team was? He has been a die hard Nole fan his whole life. All he was waiting on was to find out who the DC would be.
And for those who say Jimbo wont last, and talk about how much he sucks... his Offense this year did a HELL of a lot better than UT has in any of the past 4 years, so the proof is in the pudding.
Our DC is a done deal, the only reason it hasnt been announced is out of respect for the players he is coaching now.
And the reason Smart would leave Alabama to move to FSU is because he has strong ties to Fisher, who has strong ties to Saban. Saban brought in Sunseri to be Smarts replacement when this transition took place. Smart is from nearby tallahassee. And Smart will get a HC job much faster being the DC of a defense he controls rather than a DC of a Saban controled defense.
I understand the animosity of losing recruits, I truly do. And I understand the passion of UT fans, as I live in TN and I like TN as my second favorite team. But some of you guys... BY NO MEANS NOT ALL... but some of you are simply throwing childish insults out for no reason what so ever. One poster had the audacity to actually call it the criminoles, when just weeks ago you guys had two players robbing a convenience store at gun point
with another player driving the get away car.
Now I know that situation may not be as it was initially reported, but the same applies to some of the things you guys are implying about FSU. Yes, Im a Nole fan, have been all my life having grown up in South Florida. But I love UT to, as they recruited me very effectively as a Junior and Senior in High School, and Coach majors was a man I will never forget meeting, PERIOD! I give props to you guys for doing such a great job with recruitment this year, and I will admit when you guys got the Byrnes duo there were posters on WC talkin trash too, but we had other fans classy enough to straighten them out.
In my humble opinion you shouldn't be mad at FSU or FSU coaches for recruiting this kid, it is there jobs. The ones you should be mad at are the so called insiders who convinced you Luc was a lock. In recruiting, when dealing with 17-18 year old young men, there are always uncertainties. These kids are impressionable and easily deceived. I honestly believe the NCAA should require a parent or coach to accompany ANY recruit on ANY visit, for the sake of the recruit.
Having said all that, you guys are good to go, you have a hell of a class already and there are still 2 months to go. You guys are gonna bbe kickin ass next year and competing for the MNC the year after, so be happy and enjoy the limelight.
I also think FSU will to, but then again, I drink the Kool Aid

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