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'Nobody would give me anything bad'

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17 months ago

http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Dooley-Nobody-speaks-badly-of-new-Vols-OL-coach-Sam-Pittman-56946
When Derek Dooley thinks something is going to well, he often asks himself, “What’s the roadkill?” UT's coach couldn't find any roadkill near offensive line guru Sam Pittman.
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17 months ago

Sounds like both new coaches are similiar. Been around for a long time and great recruiters
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17 months ago

Wes, know you've gotta be brain dead due to lack of sleep and that it's just a typo, but second sentence above should be "too" rather than "to", as in "Jerks like me shouldn't be too concerned about grammar or spelling on an internet message forum."
"Bravely taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat." Sir Robin's Minstrels.
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17 months ago

That's funny because I asked one guy about him -- a UNC lifer -- and got a negative right away.
He said Pittman isn't stellar on coaching them up. He said they have had a number of four and five star recruits who never lived up to expecations. Nothing but rave reviews, though, about his recruiting.
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RockytopATL said...
That's funny because I asked one guy about him -- a UNC lifer -- and got a negative right away.
He said Pittman isn't stellar on coaching them up. He said they have had a number of four and five star recruits who never lived up to expecations. Nothing but rave reviews, though, about his recruiting.

I hope that skeleton does not have any meat on it.....just sayin.
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17 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Great story Wes.
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17 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Sounds like a good hire. As for the high rated recruits not working out like they should just grab and old athlon and look at top 100. Many players don't have the desire to play hard. Bryce brown a recent example of this.
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17 months ago

Myrtlevol said...
Sounds like a good hire. As for the high rated recruits not working out like they should just grab and old athlon and look at top 100. Many players don't have the desire to play hard. Bryce brown a recent example of this.

Myrtlevol is right!
Pleanty of mega stars that were flops...this sounds like a super hire.
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With reference to not coaching-up players as a negative: Like it never happens that a recruit fails to live up to his ranking. By that evaluation, Saban should fire his staff. Not every one of their four and five star players live up to expectations either.

This post was edited by Bsginc on 1/13/2012 at 8:44 PM
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17 months ago

Great article Wes. I didn't know much about CSP, but this helps alot. Sounds like a great hire. We won't really know until the season opener, but I am real excited about the potential of success for this season. Go Vols!!!
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17 months ago

Sounds like another great addition to the staff.
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17 months ago

another great article Wes . really excited about this hire as we need help on the OL in a bad way , thanks again Wes
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