Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[yabo]

At least Weinke won't be here. That gives me such joy.

Bass moves to the edge of his seat

 

[berryvol]

If it's like the 2012 Vols, we will be fine provided JH doesn't hire literally the worst DC in SEC history.

If Mehupel can keep Steele on board and assemble a great D staff, this could work. If Shannon comes, games won't even be worth watching.

 

[VOLSONLY]

Heupel>Pruitt, it’s an upgrade at least.

 

[HankHill]

need quicker linemen to run the offence CJH likes. 305-335 isn't "small"

This whole small lineman urban legend lol. This isn’t 1987. Most of the best lineman are closer to 300 than 350.

 

[reVOLution33]

I would like to put something out there I'm hearing:

We all think Danny White hired his buddy and that it was a lazy decision - one that could have been made as soon as DW took the job.

However, I'm hearing a different story. We searched the country trying to find coaches who fit the profile we were looking for: clean with the NCAA, offensive mind with a legitimate track record in a P5 conference, and obviously, interest in this job through sanctions.

That list of coaches was very short. Elliott, Dykes, Leipold. James Franklin faked interest to use us for a raise and facility upgrades.

So, what I'm telling you is the only reason we landed on Josh Heupel was not that Danny White wanted him all along. In fact, I think it was the opposite. We turned over every rock, turned every corner, only to realize our candidate pool was very shallow. And while Heupel had reservations about taking the job, White's personal relationship with him was able to bridge the gap.

So every coach that fit the profile either already had a relationship with White or he's named James Franklin?

 

[GoBigOrangeUT]

Total D last year for Heupel’s football team..
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look who’s worse than him that we all coveted

 

[TrippieRedd]

Heupel>Pruitt, it’s an upgrade at least.

Only upgrade is that Heupel has hair

 

[jakez4ut]

We can complain all we want but if the the players buy in, that's what matters.

truth.

 

[Spring Hill Jay]

Do we think he will keep Steele?

 

[BleedorangeinGA]

12:05 presser

 

[advancedrescue27]

Legend if that’s his one and only post.

Can’t help but want to know more about this God. Plus curious on how everyone’s attention got focused in on him really

 

[omghulkhands]

@Bassmaster_Vol You ready to join us in the West Georgia Heupel Hype club?

Huepel Heads Unite!

 

[bignewt]

Moving on, I wonder what our current players do? I wonder how many hit the portal now that they know who will be their coach? This can still get worse.

They will rally. Heupel is a players' coach.

He is a young Mike Leach without the pirate schtick.

Need a defensive mastermind though. That is going to be the difference we all know that.

and please, please...show Chaney the door.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

2-0, 56-36, 48-14. Scoreboard.

LMAO! Wanna take bets on next years game?

 

[Dewey]

42-38 losses are more fun that 35-17 losses

 

[Bigworm87]

Dooley got several nfl players. I’m not worried about recruiting. No one should be. We will be right around 12-20 at worst.

Its a wait and see for me. He literally couldn't pull a top 60 class 1 year removed from a "national championship". He hasn't signed a 4 or 5 star at UCF with 3 double digit win seasons in the last 4 years. Thats terrible!!!

 

[HankHill]

What did Clay mean by letting it come down to money with Franklin?

For the love of god don’t listen to clay Travis.... on anything in life.

 

[T Dog]

Look at the smile on that clowns face.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Per John Brice, we offered a 5 year guaranteed deal to multiple sitting P5 head coaches and they wouldn't even take our call.

I'll be interested to see if Heupel got the same terms - I hope for his sake he did.

 

[snowvols]

Bailey IG

 

[jp1]

Why would big name assistants want to come here when big name head coaches don't want to come here. Why would it be any different?
Having said that I realize their are a lot of good coaches out there that you have never heard of.

It is what it is.....we are starting over from scratch. This is a long build back up. No short fixes with the position that we have put ourselves in.

 

[head1]

Do we think he will keep Steele?

I think I would prefer Odom but Steele is definitely better than Randy Shannon.

 

[SLICKYINC]

They will rally. Heupel is a players' coach.

He is a young Mike Leach without the pirate schtick.

Need a defensive mastermind though. That is going to be the difference we all know that.

and please, please...show Chaney the door.

Chaney had been gone.

 

[TheRain]

Total D last year for Heupel’s football team..
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Lane's at 126.

 

[VFL92]

I will bet anybody Freeze is on staff at Bama in the next 3 years in some capacity and not one person will care or one media story run that berates it.

I'll take that bet right here, right now. What are you willing to bet?