PRO Steele thread - just sayin

I guess I’ll go in the minority column saying Steele is a good hire. While I agree not a HR, he is a 2b in the gap. As noted by many he can recruit, and can do so at a high level in a very competitive SEC West corner of the country. This will no doubt help our program.

His hire also takes a ‘chip’ away from Bama. People can say what they want, but I believe Saban DOES NOT keep around dead weight, etc. This guy was beneficial to their program, now he will be beneficial to ours!

Lastly as a true DC, I’ll guess we’ll see. Numbers first two yrs at Clemson are very solid. Was the drop off due to loss of talent? We have seen that around here too, no doubt, due to underclassman leaving early. He will definitely have the talent pool, and with Haley and Raymond hopefully staying on, we can continue to be successful. I just can’t help but think his association with Kirby Smart & Saban, as a member of that Def coaching staff, will bring value to our program.

In the end I’m glad we did not go with some NFL DC type. They don’t know how to recruit! They have been out of that atmosphere dealing with a different type of player, and of course NO parents. Steele has been in the middle of these cycles for year and look at the success Bama has had on the recruiting trail over the last 3-4 yrs. Guys like Orgeron on not on staff somewhere for a reason…amazing how much that guy has bounced around.

Other than Shoop from PSU, who would have been a HR hire IMO, I think Steele was the only realistic candidate I heard over the last 2 weeks and he checks quite a few blocks for LSU to remain very competitive in recruiting, and return to the upper echelon of SEC teams competing for championships.
GT!