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“Guys, if you don’t recruit, there’s no coach out there who can out-coach recruiting,” Smart said in his postgame press conference. “I don’t care who you are. The best coach to ever play the game better be a good recruiter because no coaching is going to out-coach players. Anyone will tell you our defense is good because we’ve got good players. Spending time on the phone, spending time with people at your house, spending time with people on your campus, I’m not with my family when I’m doing that. My family sacrifices so that I can go and spend time with other people’s families so that we can have good players. That’s 25% evaluation, 50% recruiting, and the other 25% is coaching. If you don’t recruit, guys, you’ve got no chance.” https://247sports.com/Article/Georgia-Kirby-Smart-explains-recruiting-will-always-beat-out-coaching-174192418/Amp/

That is fair. There are coaches around the country who do a good job of coaching up and developing players. It’s more Noticeable with the programs without the twenty 5-star recruits.

i mean, even Kirby Smart himself has said that college coaching is basically recruiting. And I haven’t yet heard anyone persuasively defend him ripping into his QB yesterday publicly and like a toddler when he had a TO he could have used and he called 2 running plays. That’s the kind of stuff that really bothers me about these big-time coaches. It’s not just Smart. Swinney does this same stuff all the time. That’s not development or coaching or teaching or accountability. It’s the opposite.

well, haha— clearly you are a die hard dogs fan. To each his own. But publicly berating your QB when you have 2 TO’s you can call yourself and after your QB just had an epic half is all for show. Same with calling off the Gatorade bath. All for show. Now everyone has something to latch onto to show what a great coach he is. There is a reason that the same 3 teams are competing for the national championship every year— they get all the best players.

well, I guess to each his own. But, in my view, these college coaches are nothing other than recruiters. They can yell and scream on the sidelines for theatrics—which is what Smart was clearly doing there. But that’s not coaching, and as is clear by the epic failure of guys like Saban and Meyer at the pro level, that stuff doesn’t fly or is effective except with 19-year old kids. But at the end of the day, the coaches at these top programs recruit. That’s it. They just sell kids, parents, boosters, and the media on signing up the best to play for them. They are recruiters.

Stinks. He was probably the best one. But I suspect he will be back after a break. by the way, I haven’t watched this show in a few years. I feel like I sort of “discovered” the show though— watched from the very beginning and clued my friends and family into it.

I need a little Bills fantasy advice. Looks like I may need to find a WR in a pinch as Antonio Brown may be out Sunday. I snagged McKenzie off waivers and have made a claim for Gabe Davis. Which one of these guys would you consider starting? I know Cole is back, but McKenzie had such a breakout game last week that i wonder if he will get a ton of looks again.

Many of these college coaches are beyond annoying. Did you see Kirby Smart berate his QB at the end of the first half? It was so phony. And Saban is in a league of his own. The reality is that college football coaches are nothing more than used car salesmen.

haha— thankfully these friends are much better than our “super bowl party friends”! Happy new year too!!

Taking a bit longer to crunch numbers on that new roof!

Walking out the door to a new year’s eve party and we get a call that the host’s kid has a fever. Canceled! Eating the crab dip and bacon wrapped dates we were going to bring, and playing video games with the kids. Oh well.

haha— great observation about Davis’s haircut!!

unless Frazier suddenly becomes 20 years younger and starts drinking kaboucha juice and wearing skinny jeans, he is not getting a HC job anywhere.

I was even nervous watching the replay!

That town looks great! Straight out of a Hallmark Christmas movie!

i hear you. My wife’s extended family has a bunch of gluten, dairy, egg, etc. aversions or allergies. Feel bad for them— but it makes the food part of parties and events less fun and more of a headache. we have a bunch of friends who are the same. We were at one party and the stuff that was brought was comical. “You have to try these cookies— they are gluten, dairy, egg, sugar, and nut free!” i am just thankful my immediate family doesn’t have any of that stuff.

Now, this is a real legend!!!

i think he will get back on track. But that drop last game was inexcusable. That alone is reason to see the bench for a while.

St. John has to be my favorite carribbean island or at least in the top 3. Any time we stop on a cruise in St Thomas, we take the water taxi over there immediately and spend the day hiking and snorkeling all along those beaches.

i know the real pros measure out just the right amount of coffee, and grind their beans to the best size, pour the water at the right temp and in the right fashion, etc. i haven’t gotten to that point. i sort of figured out a regular ground coffee I like, eyeball it, and generally get the water right. I can tell when I hit a home run, but even if I am off, the pour over makes a great cup of coffee. when I was using my french press, the coffee was just too oily. Having it filtered through a pour over makes a huge difference.

IMO, he is not throwing 10-yard passes because his arm is shot. It’s because his line is still a mess, and he can’t take the hits he used to. He can still sling it pretty good if he needs to.

good question. Would take Ben R. Three super bowl appearances; two super bowl wins; winning season every year. Great in the clutch. Tough to argue with 18 straight years of success. i was watching some of the Steelers/cards 2008 super bowl last night (madden’s last game as an announcer). It is really something to watch Ben in that game in his prime. Scrambling, improvising, pump fakes, throwing darts. His GW TD throw to Holmes in the back of the endzone has to be a top-5 SB throw of all time.

He can still play. He looks at the crappy QB’s out there and is probably thinking that if they can hide wentz and Mac Jones behind elite lines and running backs, he can surely do better than those guys. His arm strength at 40 with a bad elbow is better than Mac Jones.