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Turner is just inexcusable. He made his name off Cox and Boyd who committed to Croom, almost cost us Jones (Thank God for Hev on that), and had Mullen not let him go to A&M-we wouldn?t have been able to get Simmons even with the money we gave him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
We need DLQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Correct. Chad figured out REAL QUICK that he was going to be an outsider due to having no connections on the staff so he did what coaches in those positions do, start recruiting your ass off. Turner did the exact opposite because the dumbasses who hired him told him they'd protect him. He couldn't recruit last time he was here either. Tony just saved his ass all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
I know most on here know it but I don't think a lot fans know how important Tony Hughes was for a lot of years for our recruiting. Not the only one but kept locked down several great players and kept some others from sliding away last minuteQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
In the worse way. The rest of the class is shaping up and for all the talk about Kennedy, his recruiting has held up today.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
Shhhh, not suppose to say out loud we paid anyone before NIL.Quote:
Originally Posted by BankerDog
The amount of recruits that Tony saved in the last two days would shock everyone. And it's guys people consider "True Maroon" bulldogs. And guess what.....we paid most of them. Tony was a hell of a bagman. Him and ole Melvin Smith were two of the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
Yup. They both came off as genuinely good guys (I assume because they are) and avoided coming off as sleazy even though they were doing a job that tended to attract sleazier coaches. I sort of know second hand about Melvin Smith being pretty upset about a recruit he lost that ended up in bad legal trouble. Didn't think the other school really gave him a fair shot at playing time or tried to keep him in school when it was obvious what was going to happen if he went back to the environment he came from. I assume that genuinely caring about what happens to the recruits even if you lose them probably comes through on the recruiting trail.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I don't know Melvin nearly as well as Tony but I can tell you Tony wasn't just a good man on the surface. He truly cared for the players and their families.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnson85
Tony and Melvin were both good guys, but both knew you had to get in the weeds sometimes and play dirty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
No doubt. I've known Tony for a long long time. When he was at USM was when I first meet him. Good family too!Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
If they only knew?Quote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
I know Tony extremely well. My grandfather gave Tony his first couple of coaching jobs. He comes to familyQuote:
Originally Posted by Really Clark?
Christmas. He was the best recruiter we have ever had here. He has gotten older and probably lost his fastball, but he is one of the best human beings to ever walk this earth.
Melvin's a car salesman. You know he is full of shit but you like him anyway. Tony is just a genuine dude that understands things have to be done to get the desired result.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
You telling me we couldn't get Charlie Strong to come here? He is an off the field analyst at either UGA or Bama right now.
Charlie Strong doesn't want to call plays anymore. He's not at Bama or UGA. He's probably done coaching. Charlie is in his mid 60s and has been in coaching for over 40 years. Charlie also doesn't like the state of MS. Got a bad taste in his mouth in his one year at OM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord McBuckethead
Can't buy themQuote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
With David Turner leading that room it will be very hard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bothrops