re: Mike S. just said there is a good shot for Jack Del Rio....

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Glad you caught it!

It was a test...

Now I know you're not stupid, just uninformed!

SERIOUSLY...Nice catch! Didn't think you had it in you!

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There are typos and then there's just the "YOUR an idiot syndrome" where you don't know that you don't know.

I'll forgive the error if you tell me what you know about Jack Del Rio that makes him the best HC for us. Hmmmm? Let's have it.

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I agree with the theory. But I don't want to wait on JDR if it's "a good shot". If he said in December he would take the job after the NFL season and it's guaranteed he's coming then yeah. But how likely is that? An NFL coach on his way to the playoffs doesn't say he'll take a college gig in the middle of the playoff run,

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exactly. It's not worth the risk. What if they win the Super Bowl and gets a ginormous raise? Or if they make it and he wouldn't be available till signing week. It makes no sense to wait--too big of a gamble. And I don't mean recruiting, I mean finding another coach so late who's out of a job.

Why is he a risk? Because I do not know how well or poorly he recruits. Does he like it? What kind of staff would he put together? What's his bread' butter? These are things we are somewhat familiar with when it comes to your Saban/Spurrier/Tuberville analysis. Del Rio might be the greatest thing since sliced bread or he might be the biggest bust waiting to happen. He's a risk because we have nothing to go by as far as what kind of coach would he be.

Here's why I do not see it happening...He's at a much greater low-risk job at Jax than he would ever have at an elite SEC program like LSU. he makes 7 figures in a good city that doesn't live ir die by what the Jaguars do. If he stays competitive at JAX, he keeps his job. How much more money could LSU pay him than what he's already got (no need to look it up as I assume you know and you'll tell me)? Does he know that "staying competitive" won't cut it at LSU? If he goes 6-6 next season, how many people want to off his head?

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YEah Mike was on local espn radio today up here. As soon as he heard that RP was starting he switched to say Tenn would win. He just ripped RP.

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I didn't hear it, but it's a fair assessment considering that RP hasn't had any meaningful snaps in a long, long time.

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Both were asst. coaches.

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thank you Captain Obvious

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Sherman was the second choice at A&M, the guy that was the first recommended him

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What in the Wide World of Sports is your point?

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Del Rio might be the greatest thing since sliced bread or he might be the biggest bust waiting to happen. He's a risk because we have nothing to go by as far as what kind of coach would he be.

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Del Rio is a young energetic guy. Recruiting shouldn't be a problem at a school like LSU. He has instant credibility as a successful NFL guy (unlike Saban).

His risk will be in hiring an offensive coordinator. If he were smart, he'd keep Crowton and turn the offense over to him.

Could very easily be a home run.

I'd rather Del Rio and Crowton over Spurrier.

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Because I do not know how well or poorly he recruits

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recruiting isn't rocket science

recruiting to LSU isn't hard

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What kind of staff would he put together?

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the boosters would have as much to say about this as he would, and they've done ok with bo p/crowton

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What's his bread' butter?

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uh...defense and running the ball?

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He's a risk because we have nothing to go by as far as what kind of coach would he be

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he's prolly one of the top 10 coaches in the NFL

he's almost a clone of pete carroll, but a better Xs and Os guy

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I'll forgive the error if you tell me what you know about Jack Del Rio that makes him the best HC for us. Hmmmm? Let's have it.

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Let me help you out:

Jack Del Rio, former New Orleans Saint player and coach and Head Coach of an NFL comes into a kid's home and if you don't think a kid will be impressed, you don't know kids. He's 44 and hungry.

Spurrier is not so hungry. His recruiting went down at UF and he left Zook with nothing. It took Zook to leave Urban with players. He failed with the Skins and he's not cutting it with USC. Doing about what Lou Holtz did. He's past his prime. He's won one SEC title in the past 10 years. He's Lou Holtz all over again. His time has passed.

Saban lost a great deal of credibility with a lot of people including HS coaches with his antics of late. If he leaves again to come here, both he and LSU will be a laughing stock. And frankly since that Cap One game when his team imploded, he's yet to have a signature win.

Del Rio did what Spurrier and Saban could not do. Win in the NFL.

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I'll forgive the error if you tell me what you know about Jack Del Rio that makes him the best HC for us. Hmmmm? Let's have it.

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Daughter went to LSU + Wife is from Louisiana + Never coached college, never recruited, and was 34-31 as a head coach going into this year = Kick arse LSU head coach!

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Also don't want to look like Bama last year with no coach for months, mulitple names mentioned for job only to be turned down by Del Rio in the end.

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I hate to split hairs here, but it was 1 month and 4 days from Shula's firing to Saban's hire.

And don't take every name you see thrown around in media reports and message boards as the gospel. Just because someone is claimed to be a candidate by the media, it doesn't mean they actually are. Alot of the speculation, rumors, and claims we are reading the last two weeks have not panned out, and are in fact smokescreens or diversions used by agents and administrators, often with no basis in reality. The real work is ALWAYS done behind the scenes.
Just because Michigan interviewed the assistants Carr left behind, does it mean they are real candidates? If they don't get the job does it mean they rejected Michigan? No. Was Tubby ever a real candidate at A&M? It appears not, since they hired Sherman so fast. Was Nutt ever to stay at Arkansas? I think if he lost to LSU, he would have been fired the next morning.