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I have faith in Mario and the direction of the athletic department as a whole for the first time in forever. But this board operates at a much better level when we can have legit discussion/voice concerns. We are bringing up why the no coordinators is starting to get worrisome as we approach February and 95% of staffs around the country are filled. Instead of having discussion as to why it’s not we’re met with the cis brigade telling us we’re out of our mind for thinking so and this timeline is completely normal. Even when some of the most respected posters voice their concerns it gets looked over.
 
No_Fly_Zone said:
I'd that's announced, then it's all the more likely he leveraged a UM offer into a better deal. If it never comes, then I will have trouble believing Briles turned down the job with presumably more $$$, more exposure, and a top QB for nothing.
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I actually don’t fault Mario for missing on Candle or Briles (if we was offered).

Candle is a HC.

When I first heard Briles’ name I thought he’d definitely come but then the more I read up the more unlikely I thought it was. He had a good offense last year, lots of his starters are coming back, he’s been moving around A LOT and that’s tough on a family, Arky can get in the ballpark of what we offered, and he probably thinks one more good year will net him a promotion.

I do fault Mario for the time mismanagement though. The fact that Mario offered two unlikely candidates six weeks into a coaching search… and spent six weeks interviewing/getting/discussing/negotiating/etc. is annoying. I think you have to swing for the fences, but I would have expected him to do that 2-3 weeks into his tenure. Not waste a significant amount of time on guys who weren’t likely to come in the first place.
 
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Pentagon Cane said:
You think that seals the deal for a 2023 recruit on January 22, 2022? You guys are a hoot.
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No it definitely doesn't - that's why I'm not super worried about the 2023 kids. There's time to change that around with both on-field performance, and traditional recruiting.

What you don't have time for (or at the very least, it's dwindling rapidly) is for these 2022 portal kids (particularly on defense) along (to a lesser extent) with the 2022 signing day guys. Mario is a monster recruiter, there's no denying that. But he's ONE guy, he's human...and these portal kids want to be developed and know who they're playing for. Maybe they know - **** I hope they do at this point...but there's been no evidence of that.
 
ehicks said:
The only thing I know for certain to this point is I’m ok if Briles and Trob never have anything to do with our program again, not a fan of the way either of them handled this.
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How do you know what they did or didn't do? This is quiet the assumption you are making here.
 
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We def hitting 1000 before the coordinators are announced

Choo Choo Vintage GIF by US National Archives
 
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JaxonCane said:
How do you know what they did or didn't do? This is quiet the assumption you are making here.
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I mean there's been numerous people close to the program that have mentioned T-Rob's scummy antics, along with Briles'/Sexton's infatuation with leaking info to get a raise. If you don't want to believe them that's fine - but there's information out there that coincides with these statements.
 
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