Quote Originally Posted by Really Clark? View Post
Agree that he won?t do it again but can you call it a mistake when he knew exactly who and what he was hiring when he did so? Saunders was very well known in the state and many coaches knew he was operating on the edge and over in recruiting. Even Boone knew it was a very bad idea to bring him on the field as a coach. Many HS coaches knew his tactics.
I think it was definitely a gamble on his part bringing Sanders in. On the flip side, the NCAA has rarely brought the hammer down for operating in the gray area. Now Sanders definitely pushes the boundary there but it probably isn't any worse than every other SEC team not named MSU or Vandy do on a regular basis.