Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[OrangeDrip]

All this talk of a white whale and now we’re talking about hiring Sonny f***ing Dykes. FML.

 

[m1al]

Holy sh!t, this thread...

 

[DustyRockSolid]

Now we're back to the "it's going to be tomorrow" phase. Lol

Yeah. Dykes announced.... tomorrow.

 

[nesbuddha66]

Maybe we are impatient?

 

[Ace]

Did DW put you up to this? Please make the pain go away!

No, I just know football and understand Dykes is a good coach. Again, I do not think he will be coach at UT

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Maybe we are impatient?

No. Not this fanbase. Never

 

[volswillrise12]

Mark Richt is done. Why are we bringing back old guys out of moth balls? Hell, we might as well get in the Dolorian and get Phil Fulmer. Did anyone see what happened to him at Miami?

 

[bigorangecrush89]

Dykes confirmed then...

 

[orangefreak21]

 

["It's Time"]

Little baseball news which makes zero sense

no DH in NL

I like this move. I prefer for the old rule, but it wasn’t taken seriously and just a wasted AB.

 

[omghulkhands]

Now we're back to the "it's going to be tomorrow" phase. Lol

 

[Dudleys87]

they made us buy into the thought of hiring one of the coaches they purposely leaked.

 

[TNDCVol]

At this point, I am just going to wait to get the ESPN alert. At least that way I can avoid the posts on James Franklin and Sonny Dykes.

 

[RockyTop411]

If they got #1 it wouldn’t be going into Tuesday.

Hope I’m wrong

 

[nesbuddha66]

At this point, I am just going to wait to get the ESPN alert. At least that way I can avoid the posts on James Franklin and Sonny Dykes.

See you in 5

 

[Face]

This makes me think it's wrapped up and coach is waiting to tell his team maybe?

Seems like it could be a few thinks. I'll rank them in what i feel is the most likely to most unlikely.

1) 75% odds: the level of interaction is such that the search firm is limiting direct contact and communicating very discretely. would think they are contacting people and saying they are gauging interest for their client, UT. Want to make recommendations but not waste UTs time. Asking for interest level/basic expected terms to see if the candidate is serious. in this situation, you cant exactly leak for a raise with your current team because you dont actually have leverage besides someone asking you if your name is worth putting in a hat of maybes.
2) 15% odds: its someone with a limited or small camp. AKA someone not currently coaching and not immediately looking for a job, like a bob stoops, jeff fisher, or chris petersen. maybe not THEM, but they fit the profile. where there's no leverage because there's no other negotiations. Theres no team to inform. theres no AD to backchannel around... its UT and coach/agent and they dont have leverage besides "what will make it worth it for me to get off the beach and come into this mess?"
3) 10% odds: he has his man and for odd timing purposes releasing it publicly would be counter to progress made behind the scenes (likely trying to fill out staff)

 

[vol494]

If they got #1 it wouldn’t be going into Tuesday.

Hope I’m wrong

 

[Volsfaninva917]

And we got one of them. And it will please most. No I don’t have the name but it is done. Don’t let the handful of moronic repetitive chicken little types shake your confidence. They just love to call attention to themselves by regurgitating the same old crap over and over. Pass over their posts without reading them or block them. You’ll be glad you did.
They bring nothing to the conversation.
Should be revealed tomorrow.

Lol

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

DW is in panic mode. Steele will be hired tomorrow.

I would resign immediately if I had to make that hire.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Seems like it could be a few thinks. I'll rank them in what i feel is the most likely to most unlikely.

1) 75% odds: the level of interaction is such that the search firm is limiting direct contact and communicating very discretely. would think they are contacting people and saying they are gauging interest for their client, UT. Want to make recommendations but not waste UTs time. Asking for interest level/basic expected terms to see if the candidate is serious. in this situation, you cant exactly leak for a raise with your current team because you dont actually have leverage besides someone asking you if your name is worth putting in a hat of maybes.
2) 15% odds: its someone with a limited or small camp. AKA someone not currently coaching and not immediately looking for a job, like a bob stoops, jeff fisher, or chris petersen. maybe not THEM, but they fit the profile. where there's no leverage because there's no other negotiations. Theres no team to inform. theres no AD to backchannel around... its UT and coach/agent and they dont have leverage besides "what will make it worth it for me to get off the beach and come into this mess?"
3) 10% odds: he has his man and for odd timing purposes releasing it publicly would be counter to progress made behind the scenes (likely trying to fill out staff)

Ain't nobody got time for paragraphs. Poor @Neyland Rising is three days behind and you're making it even harder on the guy. Come on, man

 

[bigorangecrush89]

Has Chadwell turned it down yet?

 

[SLICKYINC]

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

If they got #1 it wouldn’t be going into Tuesday.

Hope I’m wrong

Hmm...They may want to release the news on the same day as the announcement. Stoerner says we've signed a coach.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Looks like he just did some meth

 

[tomq_123]

Ok eat some dinner and did some thinking. I think we are not giving AD White enough credit. He knows he needs to make the right hire and he’s not going to hire another coordinator without HC experience. I honestly believe this will come out of no where (steal from another team, pros, recently retired, etc...). They are paying him 1.8 mil to change our direction and I think he will do just that. Just not necessarily the way we think.