All about his honesty and directness with both players & recruits, but then his own players are supposed to lie to recruits about coaches at other programs, negatively recruit against other programs, and not give their experience about UT (including almost all good, with just a little bad)? Yeah, that makes sense.
A reminder about what GJ actually did --
"I got a call a week or so ago from a kid," Jones said. "I don't know who gave him my number, but I didn't talk down about anyone. I actually gave several positives about Tennessee like coach Baggitt. I just told the truth about what I know about Tennessee and Troop. At the end of the day that kid made the decision was best for him. Anyone that wants to criticize me about a rumor needs to look themselves in the mirror. I know what I said and it was all positive."
That's precisely what Dooley says he wants his program's recruiting pitch to be -- actual honesty & directness, not b.s. sales pitches that lead to unhappy players, the wrong kind of recruits, or undue attrition.
The effect? We get Tiny, who appears to be a balanced kid; we don't get Gabe Wright, who appears to be a complete headcase. Sounds like it was exactly what Dooley wants for his recruiting, in the end.
A reminder about what GJ actually did --
"I got a call a week or so ago from a kid," Jones said. "I don't know who gave him my number, but I didn't talk down about anyone. I actually gave several positives about Tennessee like coach Baggitt. I just told the truth about what I know about Tennessee and Troop. At the end of the day that kid made the decision was best for him. Anyone that wants to criticize me about a rumor needs to look themselves in the mirror. I know what I said and it was all positive."
That's precisely what Dooley says he wants his program's recruiting pitch to be -- actual honesty & directness, not b.s. sales pitches that lead to unhappy players, the wrong kind of recruits, or undue attrition.
The effect? We get Tiny, who appears to be a balanced kid; we don't get Gabe Wright, who appears to be a complete headcase. Sounds like it was exactly what Dooley wants for his recruiting, in the end.