Rucker tweet re: candidate in Knox tomorrow.

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gunner said:
He may be a great recruiter, but he has never been a DC before. He is currently the Outside Linebackers Coach at Bama. He doesn't even coach all of the linebackers at Bama as KS coaches the Middle Linebackers.

I don't understand this hire at all. LT is already on staff and he has a better resume than SS does. Dooley should reward LT and make him the DC and linebackers coach and just hire this SS to coach the DL.
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Because Sal Sunseri would leave Alabama to be a position coach here. Please.
 
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I really hope this falls through. It makes no sense to hire this guy when we have a better coach already on staff. What ever to rewarding loyalty?
 
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gunner said:
Coming to UT as a DL coach would be a promotion for him as right now he doesn't even coach all of the linebackers.
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Umm. He is also assistant head coach. Seems to me, you don't know what you are talking about but, then again, this is volnation. He is a heck of a recruiter. People wanted a splash hire. He was an integral part of a national championship team yesterday. He has NFL ties. He has been hired by Nick Saban 3 times. And his name is Sal.
 
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gunner said:
I really hope this falls through. It makes no sense to hire this guy when we have a better coach already on staff. What ever to rewarding loyalty?
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Good idea. Coaches are so loyal to schools these days. Rewarding loyalty, aka complacency, started this decade of awesomeness.
 
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JCLawyerVol said:
Umm. He is also assistant head coach. Seems to me, you don't know what you are talking about but, then again, this is volnation. He is a heck of a recruiter. People wanted a splash hire. He was an integral part of a national championship team yesterday. He has NFL ties. He has been hired by Nick Saban 3 times. And his name is Sal.
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He has good qualifications, but why doesn't he coach all of the linebackers at Bama, and why hasn't he ever been a DC before? Just some obvious concerns that should be asked.

As for the Assistant Head Coach Title, well that's just a title, all this guy does at Bama is recruit and coach outside linebackers. Go check out his profile on the Bammer website.
 
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And, hiring a DC with lb and d line ties should calm down any thoughts our commits at those positions have of wavering, if any (santos, peters, o'brien). Also could really help with McCullers. I'm sure they have a relationship. Also Sentimore played for him, although not his position coach.
 
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Maybe he only coaches outside linebackers because that's all CNS wants him to coach? People think CDD micromanages. Who do you think he learned if from? This guy is a football coach, IMO.
 
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vol2013 said:
Hello CLT
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Yes, That's what I am saying. Lance could pull in all of the recruits that are wavering, and continue with the same system that was implemented by Wilcox two years ago. That would make for an easier transition for the players, and Dooley would be sending a signal to the players that he takes care of his own.
 
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gunner said:
Yes, That's what I am saying. Lance could pull in all of the recruits that are wavering, and continue with the same system that was implemented by Wilcox two years ago. That would make for an easier transition for the players, and Dooley would be sending a signal to the players that he takes care of his own.
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Perception is everything. From a recruit's stand point CSS was on television last night coaching in the NC, with the most dominant defense they have probably ever seen. Reality is.. how much did CSS have to do with their success? Where was CLT? Probably laughing his ass off at us on VN.
 
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JCLawyerVol said:
Maybe he only coaches outside linebackers because that's all CNS wants him to coach? People think CDD micromanages. Who do you think he learned if from? This guy is a football coach, IMO.
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If he were capable of coaching all of the linebackers at the same level as KS don't you think he would be entrusted with that responsibility? This would allow KS the freedom to spend his time on his DC responsibilities instead of coaching the middle linebackers too.
 
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From 247 article naming SS recruiter of the year for 2011.

Alabama assistant head coach/linebackers coach Sal Sunseri has become a national recruiting force for the Crimson Tide.

Crimson Tide assistant head coach Sal Sunseri played a big role in Alabama landing the nation's No. 1 recruiting class.
He routinely goes out of Alabama’s traditional recruiting footprint of Alabama and all of the states that touch it (Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia) and lands top talent.
This recruiting cycle, it was evident that his good work continues. Sunseri went into Ohio and beat the in-state Buckeyes (something that does not happen very often) on Top100 linebacker Trey DePriest.
Down the stretch, Sunseri closed as strong as any recruiter in the country with two more lands from more than a state away - defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan (Asheville, N.C.) on National Signing Day and franchise offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio (Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha) last weekend.
Pagan had previously been committed to Florida, and later Clemson. He then was thought to be Georgia-bound in the hours leading up to his announcement.
Kouandjio, one of the most talked-about storylines on national signing day, committed to Auburn in a nationally televised announcement … only to delay the signing of his letter-of-intent. Kouandjio signed with Alabama on Saturday. The inking of Kouandjio put Alabama over the top for the nation’s top class in the 2011 cycle.
Sunseri also inked Under Armour All-American offensive lineman Ryan Kelly out of Ohio, junior college prospect Quinton Dial, in-state defensive back Chris Jones and his son, Vinnie Sunseri from Tuscaloosa, Ala.
For his efforts, Sunseri is the 2011 National Recruiter of the Year.

Sunseri is widely respected as a coach and recruiter by his peers. An All-American linebacker at Pittsburgh in the 1980s, he was in the mix for the Panthers head coaching position this season and should be a head coach at a major program in the near future. He also has NFL experience, leading one of the best defensive lines in the league with the Carolina Panthers from 2002-08.
 
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gunner your making yourself sound foolish.He does what he asked by Saban,it is not because he is not capable. How many tackles did Bama's MLB make vs the outside? I know Upshaw was everywhere.
 
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JCLawyerVol said:
Umm. He is also assistant head coach. Seems to me, you don't know what you are talking about but, then again, this is volnation. He is a heck of a recruiter. People wanted a splash hire. He was an integral part of a national championship team yesterday. He has NFL ties. He has been hired by Nick Saban 3 times. And his name is Sal.
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And he has two sons with Goomba names: Vinnie and Santino.
 
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BigALWiLson said:
gunner your making yourself sound foolish.He does what he asked by Saban,it is not because he is not capable. How many tackles did Bama's MLB make vs the outside? I know Upshaw was everywhere.
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Traditionally, most schools hire a linebacker coach to coach all of the linebackers. It is very unusual for a position coach to just have the outside backers, and not the middle backers too. As is the case at Bama right now. It appears that KS doesn't trust Sal enough too allow him to coach the middle backers too.

Sal very well may be a good coach, but by not allowing him to coach all of the linebackers at Bama is slight on his abilities by KS.
 
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Why don't everyone just support our coaches, players, and CDD and hope for the best, and stop guessing about our staff. Most of you haven't play, except maybe in your dreams. This site is made up of a bunch of couch patatos. Give these guys a change. If CDD don't improve this year, I'm sure he already knows whats going to happen, so relax, grab you drink, and enjoy the ride.
 
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