******Official Boog Recruiting Thread******
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So Hurts officially chose Oklahoma. And that Oklahoma grad transfer that just visited Boog town looks to going to West Virginia. Zahn about to strike out twice in one day
You’d think after Cam and Nick we should have become the preferred destination for electrifying dual threat QBs. Seems we’ve settled in behind the likes of Mizzou and West Virgina in that regard. Not optimal.
So a poster on tbb is adamant that Curtis Luper is a bad guy and was the reason for all the turmoil. The overwhelmingly vast majority of people that have met Luper have nothing but positive things to say. Turns out the guy thinks Luper is bad bc he said the F word in front of 30 or so boosters. Lulz
Everything I have heard is that Trooper was the problem, not Luper.
Randy only had good things to say about Luper. Good guy, strong recruiter, disciplined. The only knock, if you want to call it that, was that he seemed to be in that D. Craig territory of excelling as a recruiter/position coach (and being highly compensated for it), but not the x's and o's guru worthy of an OC position. I see him as a guy that could get stale in a program after a while, but would love to see him come back to Auburn and spice up recruiting a bit.
I want Luper back because he's a good coach and recruiter.
I don't want Luper back because Gus will make him hate Auburn.
I don't want Luper back because Gus will make him hate Auburn.
Probably has something to do with not having any effing clue what offense we're attempting to run and if you fit or not. We're going after run first QB's and pocket passers in the same window with transfers. Makes no sense and after watching us for a few years it would confuse me if I was a QB. Go where you KNOW you fit.
I say this and I think Hurts is a bad fit for OU because they are more pass accuracy heavy than most and despite that one really good looking half vs UGA I'm not convinced he is good enough as a passer. He was a total liability the previous season, they were just so good in every other department that he kept the job b/c he was winning. Hurts would have been a monster in a Dan Mullen offense IMO.
Agree on all fronts. Disjointed offensive identity. I can get settling on a pass first or on a run first qb but to actively pursue both while not using either effectively is extreme hubris. Decide how you want to move the ball and then recruit and scheme accordingly.
Agree on Hurts as well. Even during the SECCG he looked just as awkward as ever in passing situations. If Riley can turn him into an effective passer than he will be true QB whisperer. I can see him going through spring and becoming some other sort of offensive weapon though.
From @idlewatcher on the Tiger Droppings fark board:
Grad transfer h back. My god. We've reached a new low
Can we get a grad transfer head ball coach?
It wasn’t one person that was the problem. And it didn’t happen in one off-season. Our choir boy HC played a part in all the crap for three years too. Amazes me that people don’t pay attention to his relationship with Dyer more. And MD was the ultimate POS.
Can someone explain to me why the Boogs are pursuing another pro style white HS qb in this class?
Sounds like Boogs made a big impression on this young man right after Timothy was demoted
You’re asking us to explain the unexplainable
If he signs I’m calling him Chumlee. First thing that popped into my head when you said the name.
And that is incorrect for the most part as well.
Thiggy was by far the most problematic.
I meant between the two. Basically I've heard Luper was a decent assistant, but Trooper would undermine the other coaches. Tried to be players friend not coach etc...
Queue the LULZ. I hope he does great and signed a multi year contract. Errybody deserves a piece of the AU money tree.
I can verify that. One of my good friend's son was an invited walk-on WR in 2010 (got to dress in Glendale) & this is pretty spot on. When Trooper DID coach it was all about his "Assignment, Alignment, Attitude" mantra.
I wanna say he had to sit at FAU. Curious to see where he lands. TAMU would be a good spot.
He did. But Id bet he didn't graduate. So if he transfers again to a FBS school, he would have to sit again (I think)
So Id guess a FCS school
Anyone trying to undermine Chizik deserved a raise.
That dude is literally one of the dumbest people on the entire planet.
