Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Ashevolle]

Danny White like
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DC candidates like

 

[VolGee4]

How many wiki pages have now listed a person as the current DC at UT? Conklin has it now.

 

[thistime]

Here is a question for the group. Knowing absolutely nothing about what is happening behind the scenes, would you be less satisfied with a DC that is young and has been super successful at a smaller school or lesser division if he were thought to be a defensive innovator of sorts by the coaching community in general but not known to the average fan ? Or do we have to have someone that has either been known to have had some amount of success at a larger school or the Pros even if they are not the Home Run hire?

 

[Geronimo]

Wow, one more fan than Vandy. That's impressive.

Vandy doesn’t have any fans, silly!

 

[preacherwebb]

Here is a question for the group. Knowing absolutely nothing about what is happening behind the scenes, would you be less satisfied with a DC that is young and has been super successful at a smaller school or lesser division if he were thought to be a defensive innovator of sorts by the coaching community in general but not known to the average fan ? Or do we have to have someone that has either been known to have had some amount of success at a larger school or the Pros even if they are not the Home Run hire?

Yes

 

[WarMachine]

Here is a question for the group. Knowing absolutely nothing about what is happening behind the scenes, would you be less satisfied with a DC that is young and has been super successful at a smaller school or lesser division if he were thought to be a defensive innovator of sorts by the coaching community in general but not known to the average fan ? Or do we have to have someone that has either been known to have had some amount of success at a larger school or the Pros even if they are not the Home Run hire?

At this point, let's just get someone who is breathing and move on. It's a crap shoot. Who knows if anyone will have success with restrictions, etc.?

 

[Weezer]

So ya’ll tell me why we want Conklin? No trolling but what’s he run defense wise—this was approximately 20 to 30 coaches and 5,000 plus Volnation recruiting forum pages ago. He had a cup of coffee here—what’s his deal?

Why? Because everyone else we've asked has said no, and he's better than the other names being mentioned IMO.

 

[The Comb]

 

[VFLPastor]

Here is a question for the group. Knowing absolutely nothing about what is happening behind the scenes, would you be less satisfied with a DC that is young and has been super successful at a smaller school or lesser division if he were thought to be a defensive innovator of sorts by the coaching community in general but not known to the average fan ? Or do we have to have someone that has either been known to have had some amount of success at a larger school or the Pros even if they are not the Home Run hire?

Of course.

 

[volinbama256]

I really want to think DW was a good hire and I want him to show me/prove it, but right now all I see is another Bahama-john.... People keep saying "airtight", "no leaks" and everything so far has been basically leaked and has hurt our chances with the next candidate....

 

[amazingGRACE]

So ya’ll tell me why we want Conklin? No trolling but what’s he run defense wise—this was approximately 20 to 30 coaches and 5,000 plus Volnation recruiting forum pages ago. He had a cup of coffee here—what’s his deal?

By process of elimination, he seems to be the last guy left in the entire country that we have a shot at

 

[Weezer]

Vandy’s fan is smarter, but lonelier.

Is he/she/gender neutral pronoun really smarter though? What constitutes intelligence? Book smarts or common sense? No one with common sense cheers for Vandy.

 

[T Dog]

Be interesting to see if the laws in some states don't affect the NCAA as a whole in the near future. We've ran into it at my work with people legally doing something then getting popped when they get back from vacation.

It has to be addressed or company's will lose hard working men and women that feel it is their right to use it.

 

[VFLPastor]

I'm just in here saving marriages one thread at a time...

 

[Kingston Vol]

Conklin would be good, I'm just a little worried if he's not allowed to build his own staff.

 

[Geronimo]

Nah

I don’t need people buying anything for me. They might expect something back in return

 

[volswillrise12]

Here is a question for the group. Knowing absolutely nothing about what is happening behind the scenes, would you be less satisfied with a DC that is young and has been super successful at a smaller school or lesser division if he were thought to be a defensive innovator of sorts by the coaching community in general but not known to the average fan ? Or do we have to have someone that has either been known to have had some amount of success at a larger school or the Pros even if they are not the Home Run hire?

It’s an interesting wording of your question and there are two ways to answer it. Crazy Vol fans might say the young hungry unknown coach “ain’t never been a DC in the SEC he’ll get eat alive” or for the non-home run hire “what’s he done—I don’t like him” if this were a normal situation considering Tennessee if we had no issues you’d go for the proven guy. All things considered I think you take what you can get because our timing sucks on these coaching searches it’s sucked since way back when—and it continues to...at some point we will get it right but it’s killing the fans.

 

[volswillrise12]

Why? Because everyone else we've asked has said no, and he's better than the other names being mentioned IMO.

I’ll take that answer. I assume you aren’t excited?

 

[amazingGRACE]

Hubbs with a pretty brutal update:

Rodgers likely to stay in the NFL.

We’ve had discussion with Banks from penn state.

White is definitely involved.


Also when asked if it’s true some people are pushing this hire to diversify the staff, he said..“I think that’s apparent with the people Tennessee has spoken with”

 

[Weezer]

Here is a question for the group. Knowing absolutely nothing about what is happening behind the scenes, would you be less satisfied with a DC that is young and has been super successful at a smaller school or lesser division if he were thought to be a defensive innovator of sorts by the coaching community in general but not known to the average fan ? Or do we have to have someone that has either been known to have had some amount of success at a larger school or the Pros even if they are not the Home Run hire?

We're way past what we need. We've moved on to what can we get?

 

[KnoxtotheBoro20]

Conklin would be good, I'm just a little worried if he's not allowed to build his own staff.

Would hiring of position coaches have the same diversity movement effects that its rumored DW is trying to have on the DC hire? Just allow the staff to hire the best fit, no matter what.

 

[BruinVol]

Hubbs with a pretty brutal update

Rodgers likely to stay in the NFL
We’ve had discussion with Banks from penn state
White is definitely involved

Dreams do come true

 

[drvenner]

Both. Don't hate.

AT the same time?


You are dead to me.


For the record, I was all about ketchup. Of late, tartar sauce is gaining some momentum.

 

[The Comb]

Tennessee trying to hire a DC

 

[captainfalcon777]

Conklin would be good, I'm just a little worried if he's not allowed to build his own staff.

Conklin don’t care, he’s just happy to be here .