Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[TheTimeIsNow]

I’m totally sure that UT would be willing to let Freeze commit recruiting violations before he ever steps foot in campus!

I agree. That may be the dumbest rumor of them all.

 

[butchna]

Double post

 

[Dudley Smith]

Maryland hiring Locksley would be yet another blunder for that program, but if that happens, we probably get whichever of Enos or Freeze that Saban doesn’t pick and I’m good with that either way.

Glad to hear Tucker is leaving for CU, but I tend to think Mason would have been a better choice. Mason has lots of ties to the recruiting base for Colorado, has HC experience, and Tucker isn’t going to get many of his Southern connection recruits to come out to a place where it snows 4-5 inches at a time in April.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Maryland hiring Locksley would be yet another blunder for that program, but if that happens, we probably get whichever of Enos or Freeze that Saban doesn’t pick and I’m good with that either way.

Glad to hear Tucker is leaving for CU, but I tend to think Mason would have been a better choice. Mason has lots of ties to the recruiting base for Colorado, has HC experience, and Tucker isn’t going to get many of his Southern connection recruits to come out to a place where it snows 4-5 inches at a time in April.

Mel is from Ohio, played at Wisconsin, and has coached all over the country. He’s got more than his southern connections.

 

[revjayp]

Mel is from Ohio, played at Wisconsin, and has coached all over the country. He’s got more than his southern connections.

I wonder how he’d done here. He seems to be a great coach and recruiter. Wonder what separated Pruitt from him in Fulmers eyes? Anyway...

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Yeah it's not gonna be Freeze. Seen this movie too many times. Longer it goes on, the less likely it's him. I'd bank on it being Lindsey or Enos.

 

[butchna]

I wonder how he’d done here. He seems to be a great coach and recruiter. Wonder what separated Pruitt from him in Fulmers eyes? Anyway...

He was Haslam’s preference...that sealed it.

 

[BruinVol]

Why start this? He’s not making a lateral move.

To not even discuss it would be naive.

First of all Sherrer isn't a play calling D.C. He is a CO-DC which appears to me to only be position with a title.

Now the question is would Kirby give him more responsibility. We know for sure he might upgrade from the CO-DC title which helps in advancement up the coaching ladder

So it Is just being a homer to think it isn't even worth bringing up.

 

[SweetasSoda]

I wonder how he’d done here. He seems to be a great coach and recruiter. Wonder what separated Pruitt from him in Fulmers eyes? Anyway...

Fulmer said something about Pruitt already knew who his assistant coaches were going to be, and he made him believe he would succeed.

 

[engineerVOL]

Yeah it's not gonna be Freeze. Seen this movie too many times. Longer it goes on, the less likely it's him. I'd bank on it being Lindsey or Enos.

Right there with ya.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I wonder how he’d done here. He seems to be a great coach and recruiter. Wonder what separated Pruitt from him in Fulmers eyes? Anyway...

I think it was really, really close. Which is why, if you remember, all those meetings in New York took a long time.

Ultimately I think Pruitt had a slightly better resumé and had more support from our money guys.

 

[rockytop25]

To not even discuss it would be naive.

First of all Sherrer isn't a play calling D.C. He is a CO-DC which appears to me to only be position with a title.

Now the question is would Kirby give him more responsibility. We know for sure he might upgrade from the CO-DC title which helps in advancement up the coaching ladder

So it Is just being a homer to think it isn't even worth bringing up.

Pruitt and Sherrer were roommates and played together in college, not worried about him going back to GA.

 

[jakez4ut]

I think it was really, really close. Which is why, if you remember, all those meetings in New York took a long time.

Ultimately I think Pruitt had a slightly better resumé and had more support from our money guys.

And probably a better plan as far as the staff was concerned. That was a big deal to Fulmer

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

The longer this drags on, the more likely we scare off the middlin' candidates like Enos and Locksley and it truly becomes Freeze or bust.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Yeah it's not gonna be Freeze. Seen this movie too many times. Longer it goes on, the less likely it's him. I'd bank on it being Lindsey or Enos.

I'd be perfectly fine with either of those

 

[rockytop25]

The longer this drags on, the more likely we scare off the middlin' candidates like Enos and Locksley and it truly becomes Freeze or bust.

Think the opposite, the longer this drags on the more likely it is that it’s Chip or Enos...Locksley isn’t coming here.

 

[butchna]

Pruitt and Sherrer were roommates and played together in college, not worried about him going back to GA.

And he worked under Kirby so he knows exactly how hands on he is...however much that is. Informed decision.

 

[jakez4ut]

It may just be we were asked by the SEC to hold off announcing, til after the title game.

 

[Dudley Smith]

Mel is from Ohio, played at Wisconsin, and has coached all over the country. He’s got more than his southern connections.

Then best of luck to him pulling top recruits out of Ohio, or finding much to work with in Wisconsin. He’ll need some assistants with ties in SoCal and the islands. Either way, it’s a win for us.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

And probably a better plan as far as the staff was concerned. That was a big deal to Fulmer

Pruitt: I want to run between the tackles out of the I to open the pass on offense and play man coverage with a 3-4 front on defense.

Fulmer: My kind of football, you're hired.

Eleven months later.....

Fulmer: Do we really have the players to run between the tackles out of the I to open the pass on offense and play man coverage with a 3-4 front on defense.

Pruitt: Cornbread. 'Aight.

Helton: See ya.

 

[BruinVol]

And he worked under Kirby so he knows exactly how hands on he is...however much that is. Informed decision.

Agreed. It's possible he thought he would have more responsibility under Pruitt and knows Smartt would offer that

It's also possible he's happy as can be working under Pruitt and wouldn't consider that move.

But to say it's just a lateral move isn't accurate

 

[butchna]

It may just be we were asked by the SEC to hold off announcing, til after the title game.

Outside of our fanbase, it wouldn’t take an iota of interest away from the matchup.

 

[jakez4ut]

Outside of our fanbase, it wouldn’t take an iota of interest away from the matchup.

"May just be...." in the conference it would be a big story given the back story...

 

[SweetasSoda]

It may just be we were asked by the SEC to hold off announcing, til after the title game.

Why would they want us to do that?

 

[butchna]

Agreed. It's possible he thought he would have more responsibility under Pruitt and knows Smartt would offer that

It's also possible he's happy as can be working under Pruitt and wouldn't consider that move.

But to say it's just a lateral move isn't accurate

We have no knowledge of how hands-on Smart is tho. If he’s heavily involved, it’d be a lateral move. Don’t get hung up on the “co” thing. That was more of the lure for Rumph. Sherrer is more involved in defensive gameplans. Rumph is a better talker than anyone on the staff.