Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[WinginFlorida]

I think he's referring to a different Cooter.

Haha...

Well, just in case someone brings up Jim Bob, cut & paste my remarks and give me a like.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

What does it say?

I didn’t see the tweet either. I’m just responding to Kingston’s post that there’s more to the Briar crest stuff. Bama could hire him and not have to worry about it, if we hire him and something comes out, we’ll probably get hammered

 

[UTSuave’]

My guess is that if Freeze falls through, Sark could be a name that pops up after he's let go by the Falcons in the coming weeks (which I would guess is likely after the struggles they've had this season).

Do you all not think he was just another name saban made look good at bama? Or did you all really like his play calling?

 

[jp1]

But, but, but....Atl Vol said it was a done deal.

How do you know it's not?

 

[SLICKYINC]

What does it say?

It doesn't say anything. Its the same regurgitated 2017 article...

 

[VEKZY]

If there are all these issues with Freeze, why even get this far into the process?

We should've just pursued Lindsey or Enos immediately and vetted Freeze before wasting all this time.

Such a clusterf***. Someone needs to send our entire administration from the AD up to a "how to hire coaches" class.

 

[Z06VolinWV]

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If admin truely block this hire for whatever reason, then there is really no hope to having a winning program again. Can't see Pruitt staying long if that's the case.

 

[m1al]

There’s more to the Briarcrest stuff than what is known publicly.

We have plenty of board members from the Memphis area and they are likely plugged into this.

Be careful and don't wet your pants in excitement.........

 

[WriterVol]

And again, he never said Freeze. Only that Pruitt had made his choice.

"Insiders" have a hard time. Too many take their statements as absolute truth, and too many others are just looking to vilify them. They hear things; they post them. It's filtered through several mouths before they get here so it's always going to be a little different than they absolute truth (maybe a lot different sometimes). Everyone should just take them with that grain of salt, and it wouldn't be a big deal.

I always appreciate hearing the things other people are privy to. I just parse it differently.

 

[TennGentry]

How do you know it's not?

And that’s what I’m talking about. Y’all and the cult following that dude has. It’s easy to say “we got our guy...just working out the details”, give no specifics and then when someone is announced, say “Yup that’s him, just couldn’t tell you 3 days ago bc it wasn’t a done deal yet. You’re welcome.”

 

[Kingston Vol]

If there are all these issues with Freeze, why even get this far into the process?

We should've just pursued Lindsey or Enos immediately and vetted Freeze before wasting all this time.

Such a clusterf***. Someone needs to send our entire administration from the AD up to a "how to hire coaches" class.

Agreed.

And to your point, if you saw these issues coming and were going to hire him anyway, the longer you wait, the more these stories circulate.

I just don’t see any way they hire him with what we know now.

 

[m1al]

"Insiders" have a hard time. Too many take their statements as absolute truth, and too many others are just looking to vilify them. They hear things; they post them. It's filtered through several mouths before they get here so it's always going to be a little different than they absolute truth (maybe a lot different sometimes). Everyone should just take them with that grain of salt, and it wouldn't be a big deal.

I always appreciate hearing the things other people are privy to. I just parse it differently.

Recruiting version of the telephone game...

 

[COOKEVOL]

"Insiders" have a hard time. Too many take their statements as absolute truth, and too many others are just looking to vilify them. They hear things; they post them. It's filtered through several mouths before they get here so it's always going to be a little different than they absolute truth (maybe a lot different sometimes). Everyone should just take them with that grain of salt, and it wouldn't be a big deal.

I always appreciate hearing the things other people are privy to. I just parse it differently.

Agreed.

 

[drylo]

There’s more to the Briarcrest stuff than what is known publicly.

We have plenty of board members from the Memphis area and they are likely plugged into this.

Like... what?

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

This is 100% Freeze waiting to see what happens at Bammer. What most are saying is correct. Freeze has been the only candidate really, but we are waiting on him. I dont think they wait until now to start looking further in to his background at this point in the search. All JMO of course.

 

[head1]

There’s more to the Briarcrest stuff than what is known publicly.

We have plenty of board members from the Memphis area and they are likely plugged into this.

I have a hard time believing this. He has gotten several jobs since being at that school and vetted at each long before he was a hot commodity. The timing of those allegations coinciding with him being released at Ole Miss are also questionable. Why would none of that get out before? All of a sudden since he resigned at Ole Miss everyone chooses to speak up?

Not saying hes innocent or it didn't happen but with all of the media focus on misconduct stuff like that over the past year that would have gained more traction than a few articles that lasted a week.

If those things were true the SEC would know about it before Tennessee and when he was put on a two year hiatus it would have been permanent instead.

 

[HankHill]

As far as i know freeze is just waiting for the OK from us. There is something Not related to escort scandal that is the hold up. UT is sorting through it.

Appropriate time to bump.

 

[jp1]

And that’s what I’m talking about. Y’all and the cult following that dude has. It’s easy to say “we got our guy...just working out the details”, give no specifics and then when someone is announced, say “Yup that’s him, just couldn’t tell you 3 days ago bc it wasn’t a done deal yet. You’re welcome.”

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Appropriate time to bump.

I’m perfectly fine with them being careful and looking into the Briarcrest allegations. No problem there imo. But, maybe they should’ve done this earlier, right?

 

[m1al]

UTAD making it look lile he's crossing all the T's and dotting all the I's.........

"We thoroughly vetted Coach Freeze before hiring him. You know, you read all the stuff on VolNation."

Phil Fulmer

 

[TennGentry]

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Haha touché sir.

 

[NMVol]

I’m perfectly fine with them being careful and looking into the Briarcrest allegations. No problem there imo. But, maybe they should’ve done this earlier, right?

Can't control everything.

 

[drylo]

I’m tired of people lobbing vague accusations of misconduct at Freeze. Kingston (or anybody else), if you know of misconduct, tell us.

If you know and won’t say anything, you’re just protecting a sex abuser.

If you don’t know, stop proclaiming him a sex abuser.

 

[LightningVol]

I’m perfectly fine with them being careful and looking into the Briarcrest allegations. No problem there imo. But, maybe they should’ve done this earlier, right?

Or took longer than they thought?

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Can't control everything.

True. Worst possible thing would be to hire him and then some monstrous allegation come out that would be a national embarrassment. Better to play it safe, especially when you’re TN and the national media would love nothing more than to try and bury us