GwillMac6 20,608 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, fredst said: Man, if it plays out this way this really sucks. Two really good players at a position of major need we lose to Louisville and Ole Miss!? SMH.... yup. Crime dawg was about to flex his muscles on the recruiting trail like he did at ole miss when he got treadwell and others. Ole Miss inability to hire a actual legit DC cost us here. No one wants to coach there that is worth a dang. They had to hire a position coach to be DC when freeze is under the gun. No way crime dawg was anywhere close to the top of his list. No one else would come. They really overpaid for him also. I think he is making over a mill as dc. Something only the upper echelon coordinators get. Good for him though. Great opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 15 hours ago, GwillMac6 said: yup. Crime dawg was about to flex his muscles on the recruiting trail like he did at ole miss when he got treadwell and others. Ole Miss inability to hire a actual legit DC cost us here. No one wants to coach there that is worth a dang. They had to hire a position coach to be DC when freeze is under the gun. No way crime dawg was anywhere close to the top of his list. No one else would come. They really overpaid for him also. I think he is making over a mill as dc. Something only the upper echelon coordinators get. Good for him though. Great opportunity. Why do you say this? I think McGriff is doing to be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 16 minutes ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Why do you say this? I think McGriff is doing to be a good one. He may very well be good but all AU outlets said CWM was not in the top 3 or 4 of the Rebs list. Chiz & Strong were higher. I can't remember who else they whiffed on before they pressed CWM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwillMac6 20,608 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 1 hour ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Why do you say this? I think McGriff is doing to be a good one. He may be a good one but he had never been a dc before at anywhere remotely close to a big time school. thats why. Ole miss was desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,096 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 He was definitely in their Top 3 or 4. I wouldn't say they were desperate. McGriff was a guy that left for personal reasons, and he was beloved by that staff. They were always mindful of ways to bring him back to Oxford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwillMac6 20,608 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 6 minutes ago, mcgufcm said: He was definitely in their Top 3 or 4. I wouldn't say they were desperate. McGriff was a guy that left for personal reasons, and he was beloved by that staff. They were always mindful of ways to bring him back to Oxford. personal reasons? pretty sure he left only because he got a huge pay bump and a opportunity to be a sec dc. No one else was giving him that shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 37 minutes ago, mcgufcm said: He was definitely in their Top 3 or 4. Not per AU Rivals & AU 247. And I could have sworn you heavily implied it also elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 31 minutes ago, GwillMac6 said: personal reasons? pretty sure he left only because he got a huge pay bump and a opportunity to be a sec dc. No one else was giving him that shot. He was talking about why he left the Rebs the first time not AU this time. And yes there were personal reasons. It just worked out the Saints wanted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgufcm 4,096 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 E, the numbers matter. He was definitely in their top 3 or 4. And you are 100% correct on the above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 29 minutes ago, mcgufcm said: E, the numbers matter. He was definitely in their top 3 or 4. And you are 100% correct on the above. I got ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,058 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 This makes me absolutely sick to think that we could have landed CJ Avery & Devon Hunter had McGriff stayed. We haven't had a great safety since Rosegreen in '04. As Bigbird has mentioned, we're really going to be hurting after Ruffin, Roberts, & Matthews graduates next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsboroAuburnFan 462 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I think with Brown teaching the guys we have, we will get some good ones next class, don't underestimate Thomas and the Guys committed. CWM sure thought they had SEC talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,128 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Now that we have a DB coach is there any chance we can pull Hunter in or is the consensus is he is gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytonAU 4,606 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, AuburnNTexas said: Now that we have a DB coach is there any chance we can pull Hunter in or is the consensus is he is gone? He plans to announce January 20th, but says he might visit AU during the big recruiting weekend which would potentially be a major factor in his recruitment. VT is the easy pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,371 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 6 hours ago, ScottsboroAuburnFan said: I think with Brown teaching the guys we have, we will get some good ones next class, don't underestimate Thomas and the Guys committed. CWM sure thought they had SEC talent. Its not that were underestimating their talent. Boston, Character, and Thomas are going to be good. The issue is we have 3 safeties on the field most of the time on defense. After next year, we only have Boston, Character, and Thomas as safeties on the roster. There is no depth being built behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, bigbird said: Its not that were underestimating their talent. Boston, Character, and Thomas are going to be good. The issue is we have 3 safeties on the field most of the time on defense. After next year, we only have Boston, Character, and Thomas as safeties on the roster. There is no depth being built behind them. Sadly, this is the classic Gus recruiting issue... At least he TRIED to back-fill, but he needs to get better at back-up plans when he can't close the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,371 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, lionheartkc said: Sadly, this is the classic Gus recruiting issue... At least he TRIED to back-fill, but he needs to get better at back-up plans when he can't close the deal. The recruiting coordinator is responsible for that too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 3 minutes ago, bigbird said: The recruiting coordinator is responsible for that too True, but I can't talk trash about our best coach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,371 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, lionheartkc said: True, but I can't talk trash about our best coach... TWill isn't our recruiting coordinator... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, bigbird said: TWill isn't our recruiting coordinator... I'll let that one slide since you favor the defensive side of the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, lionheartkc said: Sadly, this is the classic Gus recruiting issue... At least he TRIED to back-fill, but he needs to get better at back-up plans when he can't close the deal. Well the plan is still 3 safeties in this class. I'm not sure if that's enough for Bird or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionheartkc 6,150 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, ellitor said: Well the plan is still 3 safeties in this class. I'm not sure if that's enough for Bird or not. I think that's like 3 linebackers being enough for Mikey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,371 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Just now, lionheartkc said: I'll let that one slide since you favor the defensive side of the ball. There's another? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,371 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 1 minute ago, ellitor said: Well the plan is still 3 safeties in this class. I'm not sure if that's enough for Bird or not. 3 would be fine...we're at 2 with Peters and Gonzalez, but I think both end up at corner. Peters could be a fine safety, but his length would be a real asset at corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, lionheartkc said: I'll let that one slide since you favor the defensive side of the ball. He's right. Even though CRG has the title of recruiting coordinator it's actually Patrick Suddes. Giving the title to an on field coach is just a way to give a pay bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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