Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[RikidyBones]

Napier doesn’t want the job.

Good. Dude can sit down.

 

[jakez4ut]

They like the idea of somebody younger with experience and upside-- somebody that brings a fresh perspective and is a good counterbalance to old-school Steele. I think P5 is a preference more than a must, and I think some of the big names will be a fast no. The program builder aspect is tricky, but it's important to get someone who can clean things up and get the most out of the roster we have to make us competitive sooner rather than later. Like most schools, we'll have to compromise on some things to make the best hire we can.

ok, more context here. and the two names that i immediately think of while reading this are Fickle and Campbell....and won't be upset if it's either.

i still want kiffin. but...i'm not stupid.....lol. either of those two would be homeruns.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I’m investing in local strip clubs

Is sticking dollar bills in g-strings considered investing?

 

[LA Vol]

VQ and Swain are the last places to go right now. They are in the dark, entirely.

It's a closed circle. If anyone's leaking names, it's more likely to be on the agent side and they may not have the latest intel. And some talking are trying to get names in play.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

After looking over all their wiki pages I think Napier> Campbell based on pedigree and record. My list would be:

1) Kiffin
2)Napier
3)Fickle

Just not even remotely close to true. Campbell >>> Napier

 

[GoBigOrangeUT]

Is sticking dollar bills in g-strings considered investing?

There’s another way?

 

[volinbama256]

Isn't it nice to come on here and not worry about the program continuing to implode? Instead, speculating on which top tier coach with HC experience is going to come in here and put us back on the map and start bringing the program back into contention?

 

[CoachClick]

It's a closed circle. If anyone's leaking names, it's more likely to be on the agent side and they may not have the latest intel. And some talking are trying to get names in play.

Two "L" avi's back to back...mind=blown.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

What it the world could be better for UT sports than to hire a AD who’s a VFL and actually knows how to AD???

Danny White

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Let’s just be clear:

No one has a clue who White is targeting. Period.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Napier doesn’t want the job.

Good

 

[rocktopper16]

Yikes!

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Your not paying 7 mill a year to someone like chadwell, Neal brown, Bill Clark etc. my money it’s on Campbell or Kiffin

Chadwell would come for a mil

 

[SpringBokVol]

FICKELL!!!

Thank you.

 

[volinbama256]

Elliot, Napier, or Chadwell would be a disaster.[/QUOTE]

LOL

 

[LargePairOfVols]

It’s going to be Fickell. This place needs some calm, collected, clean, Midwestern competence.

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

I think Hubbs, AP, and the like are panicking right now from a business perspective. Fulmer is gone, there's a brand new Chancellor and Prez who seem to be operating differently than those in years past, and they just hired a new AD that comes from outside the UT ecosystem. At the moment, they are in the dark, have no sources, and their opinion is probably no more informed than random person's in this thread.

I agree and also think Hyams days are numbered. There's no chance he's getting any more info from UT. Especially after his twitter tirade yesterday. He may get a little from some booster friends of his, but most of his booster friends are Fulmer guys I believe. I highly doubt they stay in the loop as much as they were.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I get that we have 7M to throw around, but i don't think we actually spend that. i think we spend 5 and use some for high caliber coordinators and assistants.

My money is on Fickell, Brown or Napier

No on Brown

 

[HankHill]

Good. Dude can sit down.

Yea I’m starting to be out on that dude. He’s had a couple nice years there but hasn’t really done sh*t other than that. He wasn’t anything out of this world as an OC.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Won’t be fickle he’s defensive minded coach

Whites hire preference in the past is a good indicator of potential hires. But I would base my whole argument around it. He was a G5 AD who had to make the brand exciting down at UCF and that makes a lot of sense. I also don’t think he’ll shut the door on a teir 1 coach simply because he’s a defensive minded coach here though. Just my thoughts.

 

[volsnvikes]

It's a closed circle. If anyone's leaking names, it's more likely to be on the agent side and they may not have the latest intel. And some talking are trying to get names in play.

This is the way.
Rumors are just that at this stage, a bunch of agents (or one super agent) trying to get their clients names out. Soon these same names will start to announce they are not interested and are not in the running (which means we don’t want them).

 

[rjd970]

Let’s just be clear:

No one has a clue who White is targeting. Period.

True, and that is a good thing.

We do, however, know which names make sense.

 

[Ten_Titans]

He's smarter and better than Pruitt in every way...not even close

Is he smarter than Butch and Dooley? What does intelligence have to do with being the right guy? His track record is certainly not more impressive than Pruitt's was.

"Let's go hire a good coordinator". That's how you end up on Elliot. Same thought process that landed on Pruitt.

The only step up is that he is at least an offense guy instead of a defense guy.

 

[InVOLuntary]

These two post right together. Is there really any doubt who the real LA Vol is?

 

[drylo]

I love Matt Campbell too. I worry that he is a Midwestern/Ohio guy heading to recruit in the South. He's a big name that's for sure, and there is precedent a guy like him can be very successful in the SEC, see Urban Meyer, and to a lesser extent Nick Saban.

I'm definitely overthinking all of this though, I can guarantee that.

Yeah, Ohio and Tennessee might as well exist on completely different planets. Definitely not worth the cultural risk for only Meyer/Saban level upside.