Disagree with this part. He is very much an unknown. He has coached a total of 3.5 years as a head coach so far. No, I don't count little league.

He did poor year 1(covid year). Then had a decent year and left. Goes to Wash and has a decent year in year 1, then has an amazing year(the only one) and leaves.

I don't consider that resume a known great coach. Would be like calling Orgeron a known great coach after 2019. Guy catches lightening in bottle with Penix. Maybe he can sustain it, maybe not.

But Washington was going to suck bad next year with all the players they are losing. And if he stayed, nobody would want to hire him.

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Posted by abellsujr

New England

Member since Apr 2014

35634 posts

Posted on 1/12/24 at 7:10 pm to Tigers0918

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Disagree with this part. He is very much an unknown.

Not to you. Not to me. To Alabama and their decision makers. They would not have hired him if they didn’t think he was a great coach.

The AD thinks he’s a great coach

The people paying the money think he’s a great coach

He just went to the championship game

If they thought he was going to go there and start recruiting losers, there’s no way they would have hired him.

Do you guys really think recruiting is not being discussed right now at this moment?

I’m not saying the guy is a sure thing but I definitely think you guys are putting way too much emphasis on this. They’re not going to let the place burn to the ground like Auburn guys be real.

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Posted by nvasil1

Hellinois

Member since Oct 2009

15970 posts

Posted on 1/12/24 at 9:03 pm to Tigers0918

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No, I don't count little league.

Why, because it doesn't fit neatly into your argument?

Yeah, let's just ignore the part of his career where he won multiple championships with a fraction of the resources he has now.