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re: Good candidate to replace ThomasPosted by CBAllbritton on 12/13/17 at 4:41 pm to dwilk4
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As news broke today out of Baton Rouge that former General Manager Austin Thomas was leaving LSU for the Tennessee Volunteers, Tiger fans quickly reacted and took to social media. LSU fans mostly thanked Thomas for his efforts in Baton Rouge for his hard work and dedication to Tiger Football, and how much he did on the recruiting trail. Thomas left for Knoxville after reports came in that LSU offered him a pay raise which was turned down. Thomas is a native of Knoxville and has kept no secrets about wanting to go back home. But should LSU and Ed Orgeron take a page out of Thomas’ playbook and bring their local boy home? The trick is however, can you get him away from Nick Saban? Amite native Sam Petitto has been around the game his entire life and has vastly experienced with on the field coaching, and on the road recruiting. Petitto has had various stops in his coaching career which include a couple of local high school teams, and even coaching at Southeastern Louisiana University and Grambling. Petitto was widely known as a great defensive backs coach, however people raved about his overall knowledge of the game. Petitto then went up from the FCS level where he was the Director of Player Personnel for the Tar Heels of North Carolina. In the coaching realm, Petitto was known for being a fantastic recruiter and always being relatable to the players (personal experience)! Petitto would then take his talents to the University of Georgia with the same position in mind in which he was under the likes of Coach Mark Richt and now Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt (who just hired Austin Thomas). After the departure of Mark Richt, Petitto would get a call from an old friend, and someone he had worked for before…. Nick Saban! The significance of Saban hiring Petitto was one which may have been overlooked by some, but not by all. 4 Star Wide Receiver, and also Amite Native, Devonta Smith committed to the Tide this past spring. Smith was once a UGA commit however decommited shortly after Petitto’s departure. With recruiting being the life line in all college sports, Petitto is the clear favorite to take the position of Thomas and here is why. Tangipahoa Parish, Petitto’s home Parish, has three Top 100 recruits in the 2019 recruiting class and the number one overall player. Petitto has shown he can recruit and make things happen! He is the only real replacement that could have an immediate impact for LSU! ITS TIME FOR HIM TO COME HOME!
Would be awesome to lure him away from Saban...hopefully the staff reaches out to him & we can get this done
re: Good candidate to replace ThomasPosted by cheeser on 12/13/17 at 4:47 pm to CBAllbritton
he would likely demand unlimited time with the Golden Girls before leaving a peachy job with his old "friend". I say line 'em up.
re: Good candidate to replace ThomasPosted by CBAllbritton on 12/13/17 at 4:57 pm to jcole4lsu
I wonder what his job title currently is at Bama...because he's not the director of player personnel or director of football operations. I guess just shadow staff recruiting member...
Bodes well for us if he is qualified for the job because it will be easier to poach him
Bodes well for us if he is qualified for the job because it will be easier to poach him
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re: Good candidate to replace ThomasPosted by tigerbru17 on 12/13/17 at 5:09 pm to CBAllbritton
He’s the assistant director of player personnel
re: Good candidate to replace ThomasPosted by Captain Crown on 12/13/17 at 5:50 pm to dwilk4
My vote is for the barber
re: Good candidate to replace ThomasPosted by CBAllbritton on 12/13/17 at 5:50 pm to Maximus
Derek Miller would be best current candidate on staff. Thomas's right hand man...both worked together at Bowling Green & USC. Followed Thomas to LSU when he came here...
I want to go after Petito, but just bringing up possibilities on current staff as other poster did with Justin Vincent
I want to go after Petito, but just bringing up possibilities on current staff as other poster did with Justin Vincent
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