Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[#JuanVol]

Whoever made the office volnation coaching search video please add heupel using this scene

 

[volfan1631]

What if this was all just a scheme by White to get a shmuck school to pay Heupel’s buyout?

He picked a good one cause that's what UT does. Nobody does buyouts like UT

 

[franklinpence]

Let’s go Preds!!

 

[Nashvegas31]

Bring me Austin Thomas as GM and I’ll get on board really quick.. he’d make up for Heupel’s shortcomings on the recruiting trail

Agreed. Pruitt should have made it work the first time. Got to do something. Vandy getting Barton to GM was not good. Will be some shady things happen.

 

[BigSteve09]

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[engineerVOL]

@Neyland Rising was on that Gucci internet plan and then just melted our faces clean off with his first post.

Fun fact: you can’t tag Gucci anymore he literally gone

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Well that’s the problem right? Won’t give Freeze or Kiffin a chance. They are objectively more experienced and more than likely better coaches. Now he has good reasons not to hire them, but to say better coaches wouldn’t take the job isn’t true.

Believe me, I’d love to have Freeze. Home run. But it was never happening

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Just like you guys said Pruitts defense would be good too, right?

It's the same thing each coaching search. We're fed an underwhelming hire and the masses then flock to try and think of how this hire is actually a good hire and not a very bad hire.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I HATE THIS SH!T... He lost, which means he crumbles under pressure. Not a winner. Period

People are stupid..

 

[KPT_VFL]

Is the roller coaster going back up yet?

 

[Smokey123]

Mehupel

One post 125 likes and counting. Best ratio in VN history?

 

[UTSuave’]

Tipsy as f*** on this woodford but love y’all!..volnation is the best place to be on a coaching search anytime of the year!..just hope we hire the right guy!...cheers to you all on a Tuesday

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I usually agree with most of you all, but I’m actually pretty surprised at the majority response to Heupel. Especially with Lebby and Steele/Odom possibility... that would be more than just ok. That would be a great combo. Plus Heupel has been in the SEC before and did very well at Missouri. He’s not the sexy name but I’d about guarantee he’d have us back in the top half of the SEC again if not better with his ability to put points on the board. It’s like Kiffin without the baggage.

This is where I’m at. Now, if he doesn’t hire Steele or Odom and keeps his current DC, then he’ll be outta here soon

 

[OrangeGoggles]

It’s hard to do bridge hires when every coach since Fulmer has progressively left us in a worse state than their predecessor.

If true, I think this hire is BS. An over paid AD who is supposed to be as good as DW is, with an open checkbook bring back crap and calls it caviar. I think we were fleeced. Freeze, chadwell, and Kiffin were there for the taking...

I tend to agree with you. I hope this time around we can have a grown adult as a HC who does his best to cultivate a positive and forward thinking environment. The wheels came off SO badly for Butch and Pruitt, there was just no chance at recovery.

Honestly, Butch almost seemingly got us over the hump, he was VERY close the year we beat Florida, Georgia and should have beaten A&M. His personality, etc got the best of him. Jury is out on JH of course but we can hope he will not blow a gasket in year 3/4.

 

[UTSuave’]

Because no one else is interested in hiring him.

Fair point but he won at liberty that’s enough for me

 

[engineerVOL]

I think nobody wanted to be HC with Fulmer as AD also

Forget the Schianamo fiasco? Try again.

 

[mrmax86]

Mehupel

Best ratio on VN. Better than AV!

 

[Rizzo924]

Wonder if DW leaked this particular name to AP (Donde'e eyeball target) with this much smoke (rumors of a presser tomorrow) because it's one guy who he could trust not to come out and deny the report too soon? Nah, surely he's not that diabolical!

 

[drvenner]

Haha. 127 likes. One post. Love it.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Damn I didn't realize you were an insider, how'd you get all this verified info that you can prove?????

Considering VQ and 247 both said the same number I’d say it’s pretty reliable. Enough of you. You’re not having a serious conversation. Have a good night

 

[Blake25p]

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[Smokeytom]

@Neyland Rising is officially a living legend

 

[UpstateVol613]

I wasn't crapping on Franklin all day but I will say this. I did not want Franklin here. Not because he beat us while at Vandy, not because they had players rape a woman while he was there, but simply the fact I don't like him. Those things mentioned doesn't help his case but I do not want him. He is a arrogant, just ok coach in my mind.

Would you rather have Heupel? Dykes?

 

[howboutaspoon]

Does anybody in here have the hookup with Freak? I'd like to officially change my username to HuepelHead. Thanks.

 

[jakez4ut]

Understandably, I should clarify somethings.

Scott Frost was at UCF for two seasons and his recruiting classes were not significantly better than Heupel's, Heupel's were better, in fact. The year before Frost the average was .8355. No, he's not setting the recruiting world on fire, but he's also in the same yard with Miami, Florida, Florida State, and FIU. Its a crowded yard. BUT, he does more with less...
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As has been noted, his offenses have been top 6 nationally all three years since he became HC at UCF and 14th nationally while OC at Mizzou. He went 22-4 his first two years (with 4 classes of essentially the same caliber of players, Frost's classes weren't carrying those teams) and then 6-4 in a year where the state of florida was a covid hot spot. when they played tulane this year several of their starters were out.

If he's the guy, he's one very good DC hire away from being potentially very good in the SEC. His offenses will excel, and he has HC experience. He's the quintessential up-and-comer future star. I understand the frustration--i really do-- but 8-4 should be the floor the way the schedule is set up, especially if we're hanging up 450 yards a game.

i urge you to give him a chance if he's the guy. he's walking into a dumpster fire with sanctions looming and, like DW, is apparently willing to take it on. I think this could end up pretty good.