re: Beginning of End or New Lease On Life

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Steele's d got shredded badly in a bowl game a couple years back so people run with that narrative

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More than shredded... Steele had a mental breakdown that game and was calling plays that he ran with the Panthers in the 90s and nobody on their D had any idea what the hell he was talking about. And Steele is a nervous wreck out there. It's been reported that on game days he sometimes forgets to eat, sometimes pukes, and has had to receive IVs after games. And the bowl game vs WVU isnt the narrative people run with... Steeles' D got worse each year at Clemson, was fired from there, and was demoted while at Bama. That's the narrative people run with. It was just capped off by that bowl game.

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As of now, the fact Steele hustles his arse off on the recruiting trail (his first job as a Tiger) I say he is an upgrade

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He's a better recruiter, not arguing that. But that's about it. And he's our freaking defensive coordinator. Lot more to it than being a good recruiter.

I hope he does an outstanding job for us and is an upgrade over Chavis as DC. But looking at what he's done recently, I don't know how anyone can say he's an upgrade over Chavis as our DC. Recruiting is just 1 piece of the pie.