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Message: [QUOTE="orangepassion, post: 3280402, member: 14"] I would take White at his word that he wasn't offered until now. it makes sense as Babers has clearly targeted the 3-3-5 and Long is the guru. Once he couldn't get Long, it made sense to go after his DC (though it sounds like Long called the defense), esp. with SDSU defense being so good in the last few years. Once that ultimately didn't come to fruition, White made sense, as he coached under Long for, dare I say, a Long time and was Long's initial choice for DC before following Gonzales to ASU. White also makes sense, as he helped implement the Defense at a different program w/o Long (unlike Arnett). His recruiting prowess is a bonus. A few things I find interesting, some noted by others. 1. White being very outspoken, even to our media, about the process. Based on Babers philosophy of everything coming from him, it might be the last we hear from him. Or maybe this indicates that this guy has a little more leeway in terms of this (not holding my breath). 2. A good QB just transferred from ASU to Pitt (Yellen). Bet White knows him fairly well. interesting to see how that translates. 3. Interesting that he states that Arnett was picking his brain at how to implement the 3-3-5 in a new place and not the other way around (though it's coming from his perspective). hope that says something about how well he's respected. 4. Herm promoted him instead of Marvin Lewis, a guy with a ton of experience and accolades as a DC. That says a lot. As I mentioned before, seems like Herm had mixed emotions about his new 3-3-5 and his old NFL Defensive background. 5. Very interesting that Dino visited them in 2016 after his 1st season here and already appeared fascinated about this defense. Seems like he's had this in the back of his mind practically since he got here. [/QUOTE]

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