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So Saban is rightfully a deity on this board- but recruiting wise I had to laugh
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:45 am
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:45 am
I was trying to see what rational thought there was to us actually flipping the Tua kid or if we are in the full blown mist of a clown show for maybe losing Brennan (big brennan fan). Through the articles something made me laugh. Tua has facetime weekly with Saban.
At first glance well yeah that is why he is the best that is why he gets the big bucks and probably deserves more, but the more I thought about the more awkward it was. Saban makes millions and is the most powerful man in football. He is the face of our 6 in a row losses. Just a real antichrist in this world where LSU football takes on too much meaning. A man to be feared and/or respected! A measure of excellence to aspire to.
If you pull back the curtain though you have this guy talk sweet nothings to a 16-18 year olds weekly and trying to get them on board. That sounds like an absolutely horrible job, and honestly something I don't respect. I mean yeah he wins football games and I want that, but honestly I think we have put entirely too much value on Carlos Weiner types.
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At first glance well yeah that is why he is the best that is why he gets the big bucks and probably deserves more, but the more I thought about the more awkward it was. Saban makes millions and is the most powerful man in football. He is the face of our 6 in a row losses. Just a real antichrist in this world where LSU football takes on too much meaning. A man to be feared and/or respected! A measure of excellence to aspire to.
If you pull back the curtain though you have this guy talk sweet nothings to a 16-18 year olds weekly and trying to get them on board. That sounds like an absolutely horrible job, and honestly something I don't respect. I mean yeah he wins football games and I want that, but honestly I think we have put entirely too much value on Carlos Weiner types.
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Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:48 am to thelawnwranglers
Weird melt, pay me 7 million and I'll do whatever they want me to.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:51 am to thelawnwranglers
Yeah Saban is probably the only coach to FaceTime a recruit.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:52 am to thelawnwranglers
I don't really understand what you're trying to say. Do you not think that every coach makes contact with their prized recruits on a very regular basis?
Hell, Harbaugh has cuddle parties with them.
Hell, Harbaugh has cuddle parties with them.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:53 am to thelawnwranglers
wat?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:53 am to thelawnwranglers
The stupidity of this board never ends.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:54 am to thelawnwranglers
Better than the Harbaugh sleepovers
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:54 am to JustGetItRight
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I don't really understand what you're trying to say. Do you not think that every coach makes contact with their prized recruits on a very regular basis?
Hell, Harbaugh has cuddle parties with them.
absolutely they do
just seem ridiculous to me when you think about it
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:54 am to thelawnwranglers
What in the hell do you think a LSU head coach would have to do to be successful? Just hope the prospects just show up?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:55 am to thelawnwranglers
quote:You have a really awkward style of typing.
At first glance well yeah that is why he is the best that is why he gets the big bucks
This post was edited on 12/1/16 at 8:57 am
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:55 am to thelawnwranglers
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That sounds like an absolutely horrible job, and honestly something I don't respect.
What would really be the difference in him making a phone call?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:55 am to CapstoneGrad06
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What in the hell do you think a LSU head coach would have to do to be successful? Just hope the prospects just show up?
no he needs to face time and visit
and to be honest try to figure out what Saban does and do it. Not just recruiting but all aspects.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:56 am to JustGetItRight
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Harbaugh has cuddle parties with them.
I was just discussing with a friend that in about two years, Harbaugh is going to get sick of losing to Meyer and kissing arse of 18 yr olds and go back to the pros. I kind of agree with OP. These guys must think to themselves some days, "what the frick am I doing here?"Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:57 am to Peepdip
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You have a really awkward style of typing. It's not neccesarily gramatically incorrect, it's just really awkard to read.
I struggle with writing honestly dyslexia
it is kind of a complicated thought I am trying to convey, and failing a little bit
Posted on 12/1/16 at 8:57 am to thelawnwranglers
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just seem ridiculous to me when you think about it
It is a bit ridiculous that they've got to do it, but right now that's simply a requirement of the job.
Unless you get rid of NSD and let the kids make binding commitments whenever they get ready (which would bring an entirely new set of problems), it will never change.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:00 am to JustGetItRight
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It is a bit ridiculous that they've got to do it, but right now that's simply a requirement of the job.
yep and we worship or hate them in part to how good their game is with 17y old boys.
I mean that is a huge part of it. Honestly it is the worst part of college football.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:01 am to thelawnwranglers
I have to agree with this post.
The pressure of big time college football has contorted a lot of things. The oddity of the courting system for recruits is just hard to fathom, especially when you actually try to picture a man as intense as Nick Saban having weekly FaceTime chats with high school boys.
The same goes for Orgeron, and all the other coaches.
Can you imagine Bear Bryant having weekly FaceTime chats with recruits?
The pressure of big time college football has contorted a lot of things. The oddity of the courting system for recruits is just hard to fathom, especially when you actually try to picture a man as intense as Nick Saban having weekly FaceTime chats with high school boys.
The same goes for Orgeron, and all the other coaches.
Can you imagine Bear Bryant having weekly FaceTime chats with recruits?
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:02 am to thelawnwranglers
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If you pull back the curtain though you have this guy talk sweet nothings to a 16-18 year olds weekly and trying to get them on board.
That's one way to look at it. Another way is to say, "if you pull back the curtain you has this guy who is developing a relationship with someone who will be on his team for 4 years. He's showing the player and the family that he cares about them and that he makes them a priority in his schedule"
I wonder how different your tune would be if you heard Ed O was doing something similar with Dylan Moses the past few weeks.
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thelawnwranglers
Shut up, Dignan
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:03 am to JustGetItRight
To be fair, same shite happens in the NBA during free agency. Hell remember the Clippers locking out Marc Cuban on DeAndre Jordan? They twitted out picks of the sleepover.
Posted on 12/1/16 at 9:09 am to Jimbeaux
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Can you imagine Bear Bryant having weekly FaceTime chats with recruits?
That's not a good analogy. I can't imagine Bear Bryant doing anything in this day and age because he was from a different time. Couldn't imagine him using a smartphone, wearing headphones, etc. But I can guarantee you, that he would have used whatever resources that were at his disposal if it meant making Alabama the best.
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