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re: According to Bruce Feldman Austin Thomas out at Tennessee
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:01 am to TexasTiger89
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:01 am to TexasTiger89
Yeah that part about recruiting Fournette was a bit much 
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Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:07 am to nicholastiger
At the end of the day I only hope LSU is committed to spending money necessary to win
If this is Alleva not penny pinching I am disappointed otherwise LSU will try to get him back or not cool eitherway
That said I don't know what are shadow staff is but hope we have one and spending that money
If this is Alleva not penny pinching I am disappointed otherwise LSU will try to get him back or not cool eitherway
That said I don't know what are shadow staff is but hope we have one and spending that money
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:07 am to Captain Crown
Thomas ain’t coming back. Like Don said, that bridge is burned.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:09 am to The Pirate King
No offense to Thomas, he may be good at recruiting; but when it comes to managing his own career he doesn't seem too steadfast.
Now he kinda worked himself out of two jobs, and will have to move his family to an area that they have no ties. (Neither tenn nor la)
Now he kinda worked himself out of two jobs, and will have to move his family to an area that they have no ties. (Neither tenn nor la)
This post was edited on 12/18/17 at 8:11 am
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:13 am to The Pirate King
quote:If LSU doesn't hire him back, they will never win more than 3 games in a season ever again.
Thomas ain’t coming back. Like Don said, that bridge is burned.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:18 am to Ignignot
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No offense to Thomas, he may be good at recruiting; but when it comes to managing his own career he doesn't seem too steadfast.
Now he kinda worked himself out of two jobs, and will have to move his family to an area that they have no ties. (Neither tenn nor la)
will be a good chance to know his real value- either he gets picked up fast and we can think wow we messed up or he is at middle tenn making 40k
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:23 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Thomas is going to find himself selling cars pretty soon.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:24 am to cj35
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If LSU doesn't hire him back, they will never win more than 3 games in a season ever again.
keys to it all was $125k dude - the dam is about to break wide open lol
This post was edited on 12/18/17 at 8:26 am
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:24 am to Ignignot
If he was going to get paid 125k+ a raise to not have to recruit, and left anyway of his own volition, he’s not very bright.
I get upward mobility and all, but besides AD, what other job could he get in college in the relative near future?
I get upward mobility and all, but besides AD, what other job could he get in college in the relative near future?
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:25 am to Bjorn Cyborg
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Former #LSU GM Austin Thomas will not be going to #Tennessee after all, per source. Title and responsibility standpoint didn't work out for him w/ the #Vols but am told it was very amicable and that it was just not the right fit and timing.
This makes 0 sense to me. How could he not knowthese things before he resigned?
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:26 am to The Pirate King
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If he was going to get paid 125k+ a raise to not have to recruit, and left anyway of his own volition, he’s not very bright.
I get upward mobility and all, but besides AD, what other job could he get in college in the relative near future?
it sounds like an awesome job
what does he do?
Grab O coffee
talk to moms and schedule recruits
watch hs football game film
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:30 am to thelawnwranglers
Don’t forget playing Madden with recruits online. Which I guess he can’t even do anymore
This post was edited on 12/18/17 at 8:31 am
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:33 am to The Pirate King
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Don’t forget playing Madden with recruits online. Which I guess he can’t even do anymore
lol I was made for this job
I am hearing doing accounting like an idiot
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:36 am to The Pirate King
quote:
Thomas ain’t coming back. Like Don said, that bridge is burned.
I don’t understand why.
He went to his alma mater and home state to be near family.
That isn’t something we can hold against the guy. Bring him back.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:40 am to thelawnwranglers
I hear the Panthers need some help in the front office.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:40 am to TheCaterpillar
How many times do you let him come back? Left USC and came back immediately, left for Tennessee and that all the sudden it isn’t a fit... I’ll take you back once, you go again, you ain’t coming back.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:43 am to dukesilver72
It’s not like he’s a head coach. It’s not a big deal to let him back.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:46 am to TheCaterpillar
It doesn’t really inspire loyalty in your football staff if you consistently say “hey go take another job, but if it’s not what you thought it would be, we’ll take you back no questions asked”.
He’s been taken back once after doing this, it ain’t happening again. At some point you have to cut bait and move on.
He’s been taken back once after doing this, it ain’t happening again. At some point you have to cut bait and move on.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:49 am to TheCaterpillar
So he can leave and come back again? frick that.
Posted on 12/18/17 at 8:56 am to JAB528
From coaching changes board: apparently the breakdown was that he wants autonomy and basically to make personnel decisions like an NFL GM. Fulmer and Pruitt weren’t comfortable with that and that was it.
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Feldman is dead on. The breakdown between Thomas and the Tennessee athletic department was do to a misunderstanding of what Thomas’ role would be in the program. It came down to one word: “autonomy”. A to Z Sports has learned that Tennessee wanted Thomas to have a typical Director of Player Personnel role. It seems Thomas wanted to run the football program much like an NFL GM, getting autonomy in areas that Phil Fulmer and Jeremy Pruitt weren’t comfortable with giving up. Those areas could include staff hires and staff management, along with all player personnel responsibilities. Giving autonomy to Thomas would be unprecedented in college football. Thomas was only one of two “GMs” in college football while at LSU and he didn’t have complete autonomy at LSU, either.
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