Interesting tidbit

#27
#27
droski said:
has a very kiffin feel to it. as long as you boys are ok with that so am I, but i've been reading differently since lane jumped ship.
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Not EVERYTHING Kiffin did, in terms of recruiting, was wrong. He was tireless in pursuit of guys who are committed elsewhere. I can't ever recall anyone saying that it was dirty to do that? I admire that in any recruiter, and he should still be doing that. I don't think anyone has ever called any other coaches dirty for continuing to recruit guys committed to UT.

As long as payment or extra benefits aren't going on, I think pretty much anything is fair when it comes to recruiting.
 
#28
#28
MTSUDaff said:
Not EVERYTHING Kiffin did, in terms of recruiting, was wrong. He was tireless in pursuit of guys who are committed elsewhere. I can't ever recall anyone saying that it was dirty to do that? I admire that in any recruiter, and he should still be doing that. I don't think anyone has ever called any other coaches dirty for continuing to recruit guys committed to UT.

As long as payment or extra benefits aren't going on, I think pretty much anything is fair when it comes to recruiting.
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As long as you recruit within the rules, all prospects are fair game until the LOI is faxed in. Commitments mean nothing to some staffs.

A classic example is Kiffin pulling Da'Rick a couple years back. Kiffin and Orgeron wanted him and did what they had to do to get him up to K-ville. This happens all the time in recruiting.
 
#29
#29
UGA insider said:
As long as you recruit within the rules, all prospects are fair game until the LOI is faxed in. Commitments mean nothing to some staffs.

A classic example is Kiffin pulling Da'Rick a couple years back. Kiffin and Orgeron wanted him and did what they had to do to get him up to K-ville. This happens all the time in recruiting.
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Still hurts don't it
 
#30
#30
If I remember correctly, Kiffin did not pull Da'Rick, CDD did. He did however get a hold of Justin Hunter.
 
#31
#31
droski said:
further evidence that CDD is doing things the "right way."
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So you think the resignation of Tressel after a self imposed penalty would suggest that all is well in Columbus? If you were recruiting him, you wouldn't point that out? I am patiently waiting you're hypocritical answers. :)
 
#32
#32
SPEDVoL14 said:
If I remember correctly, Kiffin did not pull Da'Rick, CDD did. He did however get a hold of Justin Hunter.
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Kiffin had both of them. Plus others.

Kiffin was a fantastic recruiter. No argument can be made.
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#33
#33
Kiffin may have got Rogers to take the bait, but he was not ours when CDD arrived. He reeled him in.
 
#34
#34
SPEDVoL14 said:
Kiffin may have got Rogers to take the bait, but he was not ours when CDD arrived. He reeled him in.
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That's because CDD is "The Closer." Same method Saban uses. CDD has the attorney chops. He can make the aurgument and the closing statement using his experience, knowledge and humor. As the VFL program produces more benefits for the players, the legacy will grow.
 
#35
#35
Kiffin was here when he came on the OV. Chaney and Baggett had the biggest impact on Rogers IMO.
 
#36
#36
UGA insider said:
As long as you recruit within the rules, all prospects are fair game until the LOI is faxed in. Commitments mean nothing to some staffs.

A classic example is Kiffin pulling Da'Rick a couple years back. Kiffin and Orgeron wanted him and did what they had to do to get him up to K-ville. This happens all the time in recruiting.
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If your going to troll another teams site atleast gets your facts straight before posting.Rogers wasnt brought to UT by kiffin.that was all DD.
 
#37
#37
Kiffin got the first OV. Orgeron was going through Nance before they left. However, the real switch was made by Dooley and his staff.
 
#39
#39
Rogers was our top recruit and losing him did suck for us. I have always said that Kiffin needs to get the majority of the credit for Rogers. I know you guys hate Kiffin now but facts are facts. Dooley did the smart thing and signed off on the original deal. Nothing wrong with that. Like I said, this happens all the time in recruiting.
 
#40
#40
Vols4us said:
That's because CDD is "The Closer." Same method Saban uses. CDD has the attorney chops. He can make the aurgument and the closing statement using his experience, knowledge and humor. As the VFL program produces more benefits for the players, the legacy will grow.
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He kind of said the exact opposite about himself.
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#41
#41
droski said:
has a very kiffin feel to it. as long as you boys are ok with that so am I, but i've been reading differently since lane jumped ship.
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Wait, so now recruiting kids all the way up til February regardless of their verbals is not doing things "the right way"?

Give me a break. Dooley's no saint. A lot of folks around here have put him up on a pedestal, but he knows what he has to do to win while staying within the rules. Key phrase being, within rules. This is the same man that faxed a letter of his intentions to recruit every rising junior and senior at USC.

Ridiculous notion.
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#42
#42
AJeray4TN said:
Wait, so now recruiting kids all the way up til February regardless of their verbals is not doing things "the right way"?

Give me a break. Dooley's no saint. A lot of folks around here have put him up on a pedestal, but he knows what he has to do to win while staying within the rules. Key phrase being, within rules. This is the same man that faxed a letter of his intentions to recruit every rising junior and senior at USC.

Ridiculous notion.
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That's because Dooley is all like

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no homo.
 
#43
#43
I'm guessing he is suggesting that Tennessee fans raised hell when Coach O contacted Tennessee players as they were exiting, and now we are praising Dooley for contacting a recruit.

This is in no way even close. At the time that Coach O did it, the guys were 1 or 2 days away from enrolling in school. This is in June, almost 8 months away from signing day.

If droski wasn't saying this, then I apologize. That is how I took it.
 
#46
#46
IMO I think the big visit for Da'Rick was coming to the men's bball game after Dooley was named Coach. Also, Hunter didn't switch until Dooley was named Coach. I think both players were a little reserved about the flair and pizzazz of the Kiffin Crew. In my eyes those two recruits fall under Dooley's regime. That isn't to say that the Kiffin Crew still didn't bring in some big recruits while they were here. I think the quality of recruiting was a slightly lesser, but very smooth, transition during the changing of the guards. Atleast at this point that's how it looks. I still think Dooley is headed nowhere but up in the recruiting "game" at this point.
 
#47
#47
If i remember correctly, when DD was hired, he said one of the benefits of being a lawyer would be the ability to read and interpret the rules correctly. This would also allow him to know a lot of loop-holes in the rules. To me he's going to do anything and everything within the rules to get the kids here that he wants.
 
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