Remember how bad Sal Sunseri was

[Mose Phillip's Watch]

 

[amaralfan1]

He is a very capable position coach. He just has no business serving as a coordinator.

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

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He was the worst ever. Tim banks is a little
Better

 

[supersmo18]

He was a horrible DC, but he won National Championships at Bama and FSU with a lot of acclaim on his position coaching. I think Deion made a good move, let’s see how it pans out.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

He was coaching his ass off. Kids didn't get it. Has many other successful stops during his career.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

He is a very capable position coach. He just has no business serving as a coordinator.

Pruitt had no business being a head coach either. That's an indication of how desperate we were and how much no legit head coaches & dc's wanted the job.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

He was not cut out to be a coordinator and I don't believe he had done it before? He's an elite position coach though. That's a good hire for Deion.

 

[KTrain]

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He has to be Buddy Hackett's brother or some kin Doppelganger.

 

[KTrain]

He's like cornbread if he has better players mostly 5 stars he's a real good coach, otherwise players are getting to their spots a step slow which is a catastrophe in SEC.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

He was the worst ever. Tim banks is a little
Better

Banks took a defensive unit with multiple deficiencies down to Baton Rouge and held the SECW champs to 13 points. A little better?

 

[kell7517]

Banks took a defensive unit with multiple deficiencies down to Baton Rouge and held the SECW champs to 13 points. A little better?

And took a team to a middle of the pack SEC East team and gave up 60+. C’mon now.

 

[the_todd]

And took a team to a middle of the pack SEC East team and gave up 60+. C’mon now.

and held the ACC Champs to 14. C’mon now

 

[PEPPERJAX]

And took a team to a middle of the pack SEC East team and gave up 60+. C’mon now.

The better defensive performances outweigh that outlier. The SC loss did suck though. We also don’t win the Pitt game without the defense. Offense struggled that day and almost cost us the game.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Sanders' star as a D-1 coach will burn bright and brief.

 

[wmcovol]

He was the worst ever. Tim banks is a little
Better

Not even close. Sal’s defense couldn’t even line up correctly. Sometimes all it took was to snap the ball for the opponent to score.

 

[joevol33]

Why on God's green earth would we want to remember that?!!

 

[pimo1]

Not even close. Sal’s defense couldn’t even line up correctly. Sometimes all it took was to snap the ball for the opponent to score.

You guys act like the dude was here for years........He came in and took a team that had been a base 4-3 for decades and tried to go directly to a 3-4. It takes time to recruit over guys and teach a system like that unless you've already been recruiting for a multiple-type defense. Not saying he was a great or even good DC. My point is it's a bit of an overaction based on the context and timeframe of his tenure here.

 

[DaddyChad]

Terrible DC but there was more to it as well.

 

[Volfan76]

Well it's just like anything else. You know what I'm saying? We are going to be tough, we are going to be physical. That's the thing you have to understand. You know what i'm saying?

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Pay noooooo t'shun to vegan Sal-ad lovers.

 

[sjt18]

Pruitt had no business being a head coach either. That's an indication of how desperate we were and how much no legit head coaches & dc's wanted the job.

The Sunseri situation was different. Dooley was broken by the end of year 2. He was grasping for straws and thought maybe following Bama's 3-4 move would save him. It was the "rage" at the time. Sunseri was a terrible choice to lead that change. But if he had been the ideal choice... UT simply didn't have the players on the roster to do it.

Just a completely screwed up situation caused by a coach who had apparently already asked UT how they could mutually part ways.

 

[sjt18]

Very good position coach if he's healthy enough.

 

[Tman44]

He would have been great on the Soprano's.

 

[Jax_Vol]

"The 3-4 defense; it's like doing anything else."

 

[VolAmerican]

Not a memory I care to remember. That was back in the days of poor hires and incompetent people in the athletic department. Glad we've moved on.