CusefanATL
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cusefan88
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His fellow Baylor/Temple coach Glenn Thomas would be a good choice for OC I think.
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CusefanATL
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Paul was married with kids. Lived on Scott Ave.
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Since you asked, as I said in my OP, 'win an NC and bring that luster with him to SU'.
Or, let him coach in the Gasparilla Bowl and struggle with Bumbles recruits against some dumb school, and lose some of that luster before he's even had a chance to start.
As long as Smart allows him to start hiring and recruiting for SU right away... If that can be worked out, it's a positive situation.
No idea if this is common practice not.
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That's weird cause I would just want the best guy
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Agree. If he were a OC or DC he may stay on like Kirby did with Alabama.
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that would be part of being the best guy
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Paul didn't get married until 1998.
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yeah exactly. There are only so many P5 jobs that open up every year and A LOT of candidates. When you're picked for one of these jobs at 4mil per year you don't turn it down. You may never be offered another one again.
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We need a QB1 and WR 1-4.
That's just the start.
Fran Brown is going to have work to do.
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I agree with this sentiment in theory, but in reality, Benjamin$$$ speak much larger to recruits and their parents
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His old house was just on the market too. Fran missed his chance.
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There's going to be pros and cons to any coaching hire, but I think some on here are vastly underrating Brown's recruiting ability.
If people thought Nunz was the key to Jersey, you haven't see anything until you've seen Brown in action. He was the best recruiter in the nation while at Georgia. He was the best recruiter for Rutgers while he was there. He was the best recruiter for Temple while he was there. He was the best recruiter at Baylor when he was there.
At every program at every level, he is the best recruiter on the staff, period. He relates to kids exceptionally well. He's also likely to bring in assistants who recruit in his style. Just a massive and desperately needed upgrade on the recruiting trail and an injection of talent into the program.
Like others have pointed out, other great recruiters (Linguist, Hafley, heck, even Prime) have floundered in HC positions. And Brown is lacking any serious coordinator experience which is certainly cause for concern. I feel like NIL waters down recruiting ability somewhat while recruiting through the portal may negate that a bit. It's a new age of CFB and those two areas continue to evolve.
It's a swing for the fences hire, but even hitting a double here would be worth it.
If people thought Nunz was the key to Jersey, you haven't see anything until you've seen Brown in action. He was the best recruiter in the nation while at Georgia. He was the best recruiter for Rutgers while he was there. He was the best recruiter for Temple while he was there. He was the best recruiter at Baylor when he was there.
At every program at every level, he is the best recruiter on the staff, period. He relates to kids exceptionally well. He's also likely to bring in assistants who recruit in his style. Just a massive and desperately needed upgrade on the recruiting trail and an injection of talent into the program.
Like others have pointed out, other great recruiters (Linguist, Hafley, heck, even Prime) have floundered in HC positions. And Brown is lacking any serious coordinator experience which is certainly cause for concern. I feel like NIL waters down recruiting ability somewhat while recruiting through the portal may negate that a bit. It's a new age of CFB and those two areas continue to evolve.
It's a swing for the fences hire, but even hitting a double here would be worth it.
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I’d be shocked if Muschamp left Georgia. He’s got a pretty good gig - His son is a walk-on QB at Georgia, he’s helping coordinate a defense with a young up and coming coach, Glenn Schumann, and his college teammate, at his alma mater. Plus, money is no concern after head jobs at Florida and South Carolina.
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Yes, Willy Love has already posted his support of Browns hiring.
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I guess Jill liked the option to the short side.
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If the race of the coach recruiting them matters to the recruits, then race should be part of the criteria for "best" coach.
Recruiting is more important than just about anything else in major college sports.
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Pretty crazy that both of our Football and Basketball HC's stem from Paul VI.....
add in assistants and Frank Howard too
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His players have been bailing...
and he knows BC will be calling in 11 months...
Prime lives off his clippings so who knows if he can coach though. Rolling over half a roster is not something any coach would probably do well. if he had rolled a better oline out it would have helped.
Some coaches are better at HC than others even the ones with experience flounder when take that leap. Recruiting is a big help to cover mistakes. Sometimes its the staff you build that matters more than what you do as a HC.
If he was in the running 3 yrs ago he probably has worked on the issues that held him back then. Lets hope so.. Maybe he has a notebook on how to run things from his times working with other HCs?
Some coaches are better at HC than others even the ones with experience flounder when take that leap. Recruiting is a big help to cover mistakes. Sometimes its the staff you build that matters more than what you do as a HC.
If he was in the running 3 yrs ago he probably has worked on the issues that held him back then. Lets hope so.. Maybe he has a notebook on how to run things from his times working with other HCs?
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