Tony Elliott (Clemson OC)

[MarkVol123]

Neal McCready, Ole Miss beat writer who is as dialed in as anyone in the SEC, said a name to really watch in this deal is Tony Elliot.

He said he made his mandatory calls about Kiffin and thought Kiffin was a complete non-starter. Thinks it’s just Lane being Lane.

 

[WhiteRhino]

Ok, ill bite. Who is Tony Elliot?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Ok, ill bite. Who is Tony Elliot?

Clemsons OC

 

[TNHopeful505]

Sorry, we just spent $2.5 million to buy White out, and THEN am making him the highest paid AD in the SEC. There's no way in heck after doing that we are going to hire a freaking coordinator. And if we did, I would be livid. You dont pay the #4 AD in the country what we are paying him to get a coordinator as Head Coach.

 

[Eastknox865]

Ok, ill bite. Who is Tony Elliot?

Clemson OC

 

[Special Ed]

It'll be a happy day when White makes his head coach pick and we're finally free of VN thread titles showing only the name of whoever the poster wants the next coach to be.

 

[chrismc1000]

I'd say get Mario or give Dabo $12million

 

[Eastknox865]

Won't we all be glad when White makes his head coaching pick and we're finally free of VN thread titles showing only whatever name the poster wishes the next coach to be?

Every three to four years it's the same thing

 

[Mose Phillip's Watch]

Neal McCready, Ole Miss beat writer who is as dialed in as anyone in the SEC, said a name to really watch in this deal is Tony Elliot.

He said he made his mandatory calls about Kiffin and thought Kiffin was a complete non-starter. Thinks it’s just Lane being Lane.

He will be Dabo replacement in 3 years when Saban finally has a natty ring on every finger & quits

 

[VOL-TIL-I-DIE]

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

I thought Boyd said head coaching experience is required.

 

[tastycar]

Something else I found out about myself this week. I hate natty as an abbreviation.

 

[DrTNT]

I will say this, if you look at who Danny White has hired at his other schools Buffalo (football: Lance Leipold; basketball: Bobby Hurley & Nate Oates) & UCF (football: Scott Frost & Josh Heupel; basketball: Johnny Dawkins, Abrahamson-Henderson) with the exception of Leipold who was HC at Wisconsin-Whitewater & Abrahamson-Henderson-Henderson who was HC at Albany, the other 2 football coaches were OC’s prior to being hired; the basketball coaches were assistant/associate head coaches.

Elliot would not surprise me & I think would be a great hire. Unlike, Fulmer I believe Danny White knows how to do his homework and hire the right guy who can effectively do & handle the job.

Also, like Plowman said he’s made hires that weren’t “the obvious” hires, but they were strategic & thoughtful.

I trust him to get it right whoever he hires; I think all too often on here several of us latch on to a certain coach & when that is not who is hired we turn on them at the first stumble. How about we try trusting this guy actually knows what he’s doing (first AD I can comfortably say that about since Doug Dickey) & let him hire the right guy whoever that is & trust that since he has a track record of making the right hires that will still be the case here.

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

Nope. Chancellor already said successful head coaching experience is a must. If White goes out and basically repeats Fulmer but with an OC newbie as opposed to a DC, then all my excitement for the White hire will go away.

 

[rgcvols98]

Best available coach -- Bob Stoops!

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

They will likely go the offensive minded coach, and Tony Elliot would be a heckuva hire. Making Clemson weaker by getting their OC and RB coach would be great. He also gives us immediate recruiting juice and credibility with his playoff experience and national championship prowess. That doesn't mean that he's going to be hired or would be the first called, but I think it would be a pretty good hire, and would also give us the only minority HC in the SEC.

 

[Godfatha]

Something else I found out about myself this week. I hate natty as an abbreviation.

Unless it’s Natty Light.

 

[madbamahater]

No more coordinators or assistant coaches please. Not at this time. Not at this juncture. We can't have any more experiments. Hire a proven head coach.

 

[GreveHaller]

Nope. Chancellor already said successful head coaching experience is a must. If White goes out and basically repeats Fulmer but with an OC newbie as opposed to a DC, then all my excitement for the White hire will go away.

well said

our situation now is not the time for learning on the job. If your Fortune 500 company has filed bankruptcy you dont hire a sales manager to fix the issue

 

[YankeeVol]

Something else I found out about myself this week. I hate natty as an abbreviation.

Natty Light

 

[UToverload]

I will say this, if you look at who Danny White has hired at his other schools Buffalo (football: Lance Leipold; basketball: Bobby Hurley & Nate Oates) & UCF (football: Scott Frost & Josh Heupel; basketball: Johnny Dawkins, Abrahamson-Henderson) with the exception of Leipold who was HC at Wisconsin-Whitewater & Abrahamson-Henderson-Henderson who was HC at Albany, the other 2 football coaches were OC’s prior to being hired; the basketball coaches were assistant/associate head coaches.

Elliot would not surprise me & I think would be a great hire. Unlike, Fulmer I believe Danny White knows how to do his homework and hire the right guy who can effectively do & handle the job.

Also, like Plowman said he’s made hires that weren’t “the obvious” hires, but they were strategic & thoughtful.

I trust him to get it right whoever he hires; I think all too often on here several of us latch on to a certain coach & when that is not who is hired we turn on them at the first stumble. How about we try trusting this guy actually knows what he’s doing (first AD I can comfortably say that about since Doug Dickey) & let him hire the right guy whoever that is & trust that since he has a track record of making the right hires that will still be the case here.

Too logical. Prepare to be attacked!

 

[DaddyChad]

He would be way down the list honestly

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

well said

our situation now is not the time for learning on the job. If your Fortune 500 company has filed bankruptcy you dont hire a sales manager to fix the issue

There have been companies continue to fail by just throwing money at the problem and hiring the wrong people, regardless of experience. Look at AMD, the previous two CEOs couldn't get them back in the market as Intel continued to dominate, now Lisu Su is gaining market share back by the day. She had the right vision and its paid off.

Now, I'm not saying that Elliot would be the right person for the job, but sometimes you just don't know who will get you back in the fight, and just because you have been a HC before doesn't guarantee success at another location.

 

[The Original Fade]

Sorry, we just spent $2.5 million to buy White out, and THEN am making him the highest paid AD in the SEC. There's no way in heck after doing that we are going to hire a freaking coordinator. And if we did, I would be livid. You dont pay the #4 AD in the country what we are paying him to get a coordinator as Head Coach.

We bought white out for $2.5 mil? Good grief no wonder we’re in financial trouble. You can get that stuff for a couple of bucks at Office Depot or Walmart

 

[chad954ut]

Neal McCready, Ole Miss beat writer who is as dialed in as anyone in the SEC, said a name to really watch in this deal is Tony Elliot.

He said he made his mandatory calls about Kiffin and thought Kiffin was a complete non-starter. Thinks it’s just Lane being Lane.

I actually feel better about kiffin now