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re: If you don’t like a hiring of Tomlin, you are “a racist”

Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:40 pm to
Posted by Ponchy Tiger
Ponchatoula
Member since Aug 2004
50024 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:40 pm to
Statements like these are why most people view Clark as a racist with a agenda. I am a 53 year old white southern Army Veteran who is as conservative as they come and I absolutely love Mike Tomlin. He is a great coach and by all accounts I know a great man. But I could counter as great coach as he is has he ever coached college and recruited? He has been with the Steelers for close to 20 years. He has never felt with recruiting high school kids. Had to deal with players and grades and a million other reasons that are different between college and the NFL. As much as I like Tomlin, these questions would need to be answered
Posted by L.A.
The Mojave Desert
Member since Aug 2003
67004 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:41 pm to
Why would a guy like Mike Tomlin, a 14 year HC in the NFL who is at or near the top of his profession want to coach college, where he has to spend a good chunk of every year traversing the country visiting 18 year olds? Doesn't make sense to me. And he's from Virginia, so it's not like he'd be coming home
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53816 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:42 pm to
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Was this actually said

Yeah, he even repeated it.
Posted by EasterEgg
New Orleans Metro
Member since Sep 2018
5524 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:42 pm to
Haven't put much thought into Tomlin. My biggest reservation would be recruiting.

In any event, Tomlin is light years ahead of Mel Tucker on my totem pole. I'm confident Tomlin can coach. The jury is still out on Tucker.
Posted by budlight34
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2005
1156 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:42 pm to
Im not opposed to the hire, but why would Tomlin leave the Steelers to come to college? Nothing against my Tigers, but the Steelers is one of the elite sports teams in all of sports. That would be one hell of a pull by Woody if he got Tomlin to leave Pittsburgh to coach the Tigers!
Posted by BayouCowboy
Member since Dec 2012
16776 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:47 pm to
Can someone explain why Tomlin would leave his HC job at Pitt to coach at the college ranks?
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:49 pm to
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Says if you disagree for any reason, you are a racist
frick. Now I gotta pull against Tomlin, and I like him.
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:52 pm to
quote:


Yeah, he even repeated it.



That's just an awesome way to drum up support for your candidate, by calling everyone potentially a racist. Clark is a retard.

Clark needs to be further away from the program.
Posted by da prophet
hammond, la
Member since Sep 2013
3008 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:54 pm to
Tomlin would be a great hire. Why would he come? Don’t know why a successful pro coaches name would suddenly pop up everywhere. Is this the diversity crowd moving on from Mel.
Posted by im4LSU
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Aug 2004
34543 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:55 pm to
I would literally shite a brick if Mike Tomlin came to LSU. That would be a slam dunk. I dont think it happens though.
Posted by oleheat
Sportsman's Paradise
Member since Mar 2007
14866 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:55 pm to
It's not wrong to ask the question regarding recruiting. That's a HUGE part of being a college HC, it goes without saying....Hell- MT might be awesome at it; I'm quite sure he could be- if that's something he truly wants to do.

But that has to be a top requirement for the job.
Posted by Ironhead985
Member since Jun 2013
10196 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:57 pm to
Who gives a shite? Mike Tomlin would be a fricking grandslam, and I’d be elated, but there’s no way he comes here. Ryan Clark has become an enemy to LSU in many ways. It seems like he does everything in his power to start shite. frick him
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
299716 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 3:58 pm to
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It seems like he does everything in his power to start shite.


He's obsessed with race.
Posted by ColeLSU
Member since Jul 2008
6054 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 4:01 pm to
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Mike Tomlin would be a fricking grandslam, and I’d be elated, but there’s no way he comes here


Exactly. Why have these threads. What motivation would Tomlin have to even pick up the phone
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
48940 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 4:04 pm to
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I don’t know how to feel about Tomlin just from a recruiting standpoint


Personally, I think Tomlin would crush the recruiting trail. His resume speaks for itself and I've always been a fan of his no bullshite style. You have to be great with a wide variety of people to hold the same NFL job for as long as he has.

If LSU hires Tomlin, it would be a grand slam for y'all, IMO.
This post was edited on 10/21/21 at 4:04 pm
Posted by Tunasntigers92
The Boot
Member since Sep 2014
28325 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 4:05 pm to
He may be my least favorite alum
Posted by kengel2
Team Gun
Member since Mar 2004
33865 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 4:06 pm to
Yall love these douchebags when they bash Orgeron.
Posted by michael corleone
baton rouge
Member since Jun 2005
6624 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 4:07 pm to
The reality is that SW is pursuing a proven winner in the college game. This is Clark’s method to build media/political/social pressure to get his guy in as coach. I like Tomlin and think he would be a home run. I don’t like the method being used to promote him. Ryan Clark is a narcissist and ego maniac, plain and simple.
Posted by League Champs
Bayou Self
Member since Oct 2012
10340 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 4:09 pm to
People that don't like Brady, wont like Tomlin for the exact same reason. Recruiting will kick them in the arse. They haven't done much of it, and they aren't going to enjoy dealing with these unproven little snots and their access to NIL.

Both will bolt, the first offer they get.
Posted by jkylejohnson
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2016
15228 posts
Posted on 10/21/21 at 4:10 pm to
99.999999% of the fan base would be happy with this hire. Whites. Blacks. Everyone. Why be a divisive little shite and conjure up beef ? frick Ryan Clark.
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