Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[BleedorangeinGA]

The great state of Texas is calling his name.

 

[DustyRockSolid]

Hey everyone! Look out for the vols next season. They just hired steele to help the defense! They sure are serious about football!

 

[volfaninpa]

I heard Larry Lacewell is available. Maybe he should be added to the defensive staff as well?

 

[Geronimo]

Strange. Ever since @InVOLuntary committed identity theft, @LA Vol has been absent. Did he commit a kidnapping as well?
Keeping on eye on this situation as it develops...

 

[BruinVol]

Syracuse: 25-25

Nick Saban prior to LSU: 48-16

Saban had a National Championship under his belt before he accepted an NFL job.

It’s not even close to being the same in terms of being “successful”

It’s really shortsighted to just look at records. I don’t understand why posters can’t understand that winning at some places is easier than others.

let me help you here.

If vandys coach goes 6-6 next year he did one hell of a lot better job than if Nick Saban goes 8-4.

It’s really not hard folks

 

[BSOVOL1967]

I believe I read where Steele had a total buyout due of $5 million from Auburn, not sure but I thought that is what I read. With Ansley still being on the staff currently as the DC, I would think right now that Coach Steele would come on the staff as a defensive analyst, etc..? I don't see him coming here as the DL coach or LB coach, etc.. At the present time and until otherwise, Pruitt is the head football coach, and not that I agree he should be, I feel he should be let go no matter what the results of the investigation turn out to be, but I suppose it's pretty obvious that UT doesn't want to payout any more buyout money for firing coaches, etc..

 

[Wickman]

Any Pruitt tweets about the hire?

 

[Volbucky]

Strange. Ever since @InVOLuntary committed identity theft, @LA Vol has been absent. Did he commit a kidnapping as well?
Keeping on eye on this situation as it develops...

He gets me everytime. Change your avi @InVOLuntary !!!

 

[RDU VOL#14]

The Steele hire reeks of Fulmer trying to prove he still makes the decisions.

Any chance that this is on an Analyst/Intern Butch Jones level hire where Steele gets to keep his buyout?

 

[amavol2]

Pruitt hasn’t tweeted about the Steele hire.

 

[BleedorangeinGA]

iF Pruitt coaches for the next decade there will be some on here saying, "Things could get interesting today. Freeze warning." I mean have some common sense. They want to believe something so bad that they tell lies to themselves and believe them.

 

[GVol1966]

Most likely out of respect for Derrick Ansley who is currently holding the position of Defensive Coordinator.

DA moves on, Steele slides in to DC.

So we’re hiring guys , but not giving them titles out of respect for those we’re firing????

 

[VolGee4]

Any chance that this is on an Analyst/Intern Butch Jones level hire where Steele gets to keep his buyout?

Yes. If he is given a coaching position title, then his contract requires fair market value for that position. I expect him to be paid as an analyst...at least for now.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Pruitt hasn’t tweeted about the Steele hire.

Because he has not been "hired" yet.

 

[VolsFan-TX]

you are looking at overall records and not tying them to any kind of context what so ever. so here I’ll play along.

Mr. football coach:
College 1: 27-13
College 2: 23-14
College 3: 34-27
84-54 overall
4-2 bowl games
4 conference titles.

Better winning % than: Fleck, Leach, sarkisian, pat fitzgerald, Herm Edwards, Narduzzi, Chadwell, Tom Allen, cut life, cristobal...... etc.

Checks all the boxes, proven winner.... you hiring butch Jones again?

Butch did beat Marrone’s supposed awesome Syracuse team in 2012, which is the year ’Cuse went 7-5 in the regular season and shared the Big East title with 3 other teams.

 

[RiotVol]

I don't tweet.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

Excited about having Steele as LB coach and potentially Garner as DL coach. Regardless of the situation, they are good hires.

 

[Dudleys87]

So we’re hiring guys , but not giving them titles out of respect for those we’re firing????

Taking Bear Bryant’s recruiting approach to getting coaches if we sign all the ones we want nobody else can have them

 

[drvenner]

How many wins would it take for Steele to be named permanent HC?

15

 

[Dudleys87]

Excited about having Steele as LB coach and potentially Garner as DL coach. Regardless of the situation, they are good hires.

And hopefully they can bring some top talent to the positions

 

[Dudleys87]

How many wins would it take for Steele to be named permanent HC?

Anything above 3.

 

[drvenner]

Steele your loins.

 

[butchna]

Best part of the Steele hire would be trying to get several Auburn transfers on defense.

Ups the odds. Also in retaining signees like Brooks and Willis.

 

[VolGee4]

Butch did beat Marrone’s supposed awesome Syracuse team in 2012, which is the year ’Cuse went 7-5 in the regular season and shared the Big East title with 3 other teams.

Note sure who said it was awesome. Just way above average for that program for the last 22 years.

 

[VolByLaw]

you 'member pete before he went to USC? he was an NFL retread w/no future. flamed out at NYJ and NE....complete bust in the NFL.

Complete bust? He was 33-31 overall and 27-21 in his 3-year stint with the Pats. He wasn't great, but a complete bust is quite an exaggeration.