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re: Chavis to Smart: Upgrade or Not?

Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:24 pm to
Posted by Srbtiger06
Member since Apr 2006
28254 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:24 pm to
quote:

So because Muschamp proved to be a good DC then Smart will prove to be a good DC?



They both learned from the best. Worth a shot.
Posted by CalTiger53
California
Member since Oct 2011
9034 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:24 pm to
Chavis to anybody is an upgrade. He was no recruiter and what wa sup with 3rd and Chavis?
Posted by Lee Chatelain
I love the OT!
Member since Oct 2008
11326 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:28 pm to
quote:

And we lose Welter.



Thank God
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
41858 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:29 pm to
No way to know
Posted by WPBTiger
Parts Unknown
Member since Nov 2011
30865 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:30 pm to
quote:

the biggest upgrade would be recruiting. Chavis didn't do much, I think Smart would do a lot.
quote:

Lean towards Smart because he's younger, but it's almost an even swap.
This post was edited on 1/13/15 at 4:31 pm
Posted by LSUFanMizeWay
Picayune MS
Member since Sep 2014
5663 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:30 pm to
I think so, my Bama friends talk good about Kirby Smart, but my Tennessee friends don't hold high regard for John Chavis.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
102970 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:31 pm to
Yes. I don't think Smart is all that great but Chavis was so overrated it ain't funny
Posted by MrWiseGuy
Member since Dec 2009
27419 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:31 pm to
Recruiting upgrade? Absolutely.

Scheme? Time will tell.

But I'm willing to take a chance since as a defensive coordinator, Alabama was ranked in the top-5 defensively in six of the last seven years.
Posted by CSATiger
The Battlefield
Member since Aug 2010
6220 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:32 pm to
slight, but upgrade still
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
56350 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:40 pm to
I think it would be about the same...which makes it a very good hire.

And, you would gain something from a recruiting standpoint.
Posted by Magicmikeforlsu
Cenla
Member since Oct 2012
1771 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:42 pm to
No one can answer that question honestly. I like the fact that he is younger and seems more fiery, he's coached under one of the best in the business. Only time will tell, if he actually ends up with us.
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
54015 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:43 pm to
Absolute upgrade, especially on the recruiting front.
Posted by LSU GrandDad
houston, texas
Member since Jun 2009
21564 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:48 pm to
quote:

Ask Brick to leave and hire O.


so brick is supposed to say sure, i'll give up my job just cause you asked me to. and o says sure i'll come to LSU and be the new DL coach just cause you asked me to.

you seem to have a distorted idea of how the world works.
Posted by Fat Bastard
coach, investor, gambler
Member since Mar 2009
72460 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:48 pm to
quote:

So Muschamp wasn't a good DC then?



maybe at auburn or texas but under saban at lsu it was nick's defense. don't kid yourself son.
Posted by Richard Castle
St. George, La.
Member since Nov 2012
1887 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:49 pm to
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Recruiting for sure but as a DC? Nobody knows.
Posted by MrBlonde
Maryland
Member since Jan 2015
73 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:55 pm to
Smart probably better but two different styles so..
Posted by LSUFreek
Greater New Orleans
Member since Jan 2007
14734 posts
Posted on 1/13/15 at 4:55 pm to
As far as DC's who can recruit, Kirby Smart is very active (especially in Ga & AL) and has closed the deal on a lot of studs.

As DC, from 2008 to 2014,
-He's recruited 84 total prospects
-Got 34 to sign with Bama,
-6 of them were Five stars,
-22 of them Four stars
-6 of them were Three stars

Biggest Hits: Courtney Upshaw, Dee Milner, Blake Sims, Rueben Foster, OJ Howard, Marlon Humphrey, Rashaan Evans
Biggest Misses: Dee Finley, Greg Reid, Isaiah Crowell, Robert Nkemdiche



Whereas, in comparison to John Chavis at LSU from 2009 to 2014:

-He's only actively recruited 28 total prospects
-Got 9 to sign with LSU,
-1 of them a Five star,
-6 of them Four stars
-2 of them were Three stars

Biggest hits: Taj Jones, Beckwith, Herron, Clifton Garrett
Biggest Misses: Cassius Marsh, Noah Spence, Da'Shawn Hand
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