Toggle sidebar

Ala Fires DC - Hold onto White!

B

bballcat4

All-Conference
Jan 12, 2008
4,177
4,470
0
I’ve heard out of state sports people talk about the high turnover rate with Ala football assistants. Saban obviously keeps list of people that impress him. On more than one occasion they have mentioned Brad White.

That’s a major stepping stone for a coordinator that wants a top flight job for first HC job.

In my opinion we have the best coaching staff in the last 50 years. (HC, DC, OC, + VM) We need to keep White, Coen and Marrow together for 2-3 years!

Give BW whatever it takes to keep him! Put these men on a 3 year plan for big success then set them on their way to become HC’s. Success breeds success. If they succeed Stoops will be able to fill their shoes with top flight coordinators.

But ... we need to keep BW a couple more years!!!
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: satcheluk, The Snoke, NostraDanis and 5 others
T

TucsonCat

All-Conference
Sep 10, 2022
2,807
3,424
0
Multiple reports have suggested that Georgia co-defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann could be in the mix, as Pat Smith of WJOX reported, along with Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports and The Athletic. Feldman also mentioned former Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard and Jeremy Pruitt, the former Tennessee coach and Alabama DC.

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/a...rge-to-be-alabamas-new-defensive-coordinator/
 
  • Like
Reactions: bigblueinsanity_rivals250340 and CatPatrick13
T

The-Hack

Heisman
Oct 1, 2016
24,463
42,984
0
Where is Muschamp? He’s on staff somewhere in the South.

Let Saban have Muschamp.
 
W

will.ksr

All-American
Nov 18, 2008
5,358
7,422
0
TeoJ said:
Didn't hear he was fired but did see where he went to Ole Miss.
Click to expand...
I don't think anyone chooses to trade down from Bama to OM. I think this is like when Stoops "homed" DJ Eliot in Colorado. Saban told him to find a new job and helped him exit gracefully.

Wonder where OM's DC ends up. Was a high school only six or seven years ago.
 
R

Rembrandt90

Heisman
Jun 25, 2018
6,758
13,246
0
bballcat4 said:
I’ve heard out of state sports people talk about the high turnover rate with Ala football assistants. Saban obviously keeps list of people that impress him. On more than one occasion they have mentioned Brad White.

That’s a major stepping stone for a coordinator that wants a top flight job for first HC job.

In my opinion we have the best coaching staff in the last 50 years. (HC, DC, OC, + VM) We need to keep White, Coen and Marrow together for 2-3 years!

Give BW whatever it takes to keep him! Put these men on a 3 year plan for big success then set them on their way to become HC’s. Success breeds success. If they succeed Stoops will be able to fill their shoes with top flight coordinators.

But ... we need to keep BW a couple more years!!!
Click to expand...
There is no substance to your concern. A year ago, Brad White turned down a much higher salary offer from LSU to stay at UK. At the time, Coach White made it clear that he is happy here. This is not to say that he will never leave, since I don't have a crystal ball. But, based on what he said a year ago, there appears to be no reason to fear that he will make a lateral move.
 
  • Like
Reactions: delk4three, kywildcat41086, ukalum1988 and 4 others
M

Marleydogg

Heisman
Dec 8, 2005
6,910
26,510
113
Rembrandt90 said:
There is no substance to your concern. A year ago, Brad White turned down a much higher salary offer from LSU to stay at UK. At the time, Coach White made it clear that he is happy here. This is not to say that he will never leave, since I don't have a crystal ball. But, based on what he said a year ago, there appears to be no reason to fear that he will make a lateral move.
Click to expand...

Agreed, but uk to bama for the same position isn't REALLY a lateral move.
 
  • Like
Reactions: dvillecatfan
B

bballcat4

All-Conference
Jan 12, 2008
4,177
4,470
0
Rembrandt90 said:
There is no substance to your concern. A year ago, Brad White turned down a much higher salary offer from LSU to stay at UK. At the time, Coach White made it clear that he is happy here. This is not to say that he will never leave, since I don't have a crystal ball. But, based on what he said a year ago, there appears to be no reason to fear that he will make a lateral move.
Click to expand...
Being coordinator with Saban as he gets ready to ride off into sunset could be great or disastrous. In my opinion, one of Stoops’ greatest strengths is culture building. Coaches and players really enjoy being part of the program. Yet, I think White will at least listen to Saban’s pitch if the call is made.

The best news is we have 2 coordinators that are in high demand. BW turned down LSU and Coen became OC of Super Bowl champs.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Deeeefense, delk4three and bigblueinsanity_rivals250340
C

cathouse_rivals216755

Heisman
Dec 30, 2002
10,641
20,617
0
Marleydogg said:
Agreed, but uk to bama for the same position isn't REALLY a lateral move.
Click to expand...
You are right. It is a step down.

Going from coaching for a "players coach" like CMS to slaving for a tyrant like Nick Saban will not be a fun move for White.

Especially with Nicky trying to cling to the steps of the SEC throne that Kirby has ripped out of Nick's grubby little hands after a decade of dominance.

NS will be driving his coaches and players like a team of rented mules this year to gain back his position in the conference.

Brad White doesn't strike me as having the type of personality that it would take to deal with NS demands of his coaches and their players they are responsible for.
 
G

Grumpyolddawg

Heisman
Jun 11, 2001
28,354
37,071
113
cathouse said:
You are right. It is a step down.

Going from coaching for a "players coach" like CMS to slaving for a tyrant like Nick Saban will not be a fun move for White.

Especially with Nicky trying to cling to the steps of the SEC throne that Kirby has ripped out of Nick's grubby little hands after a decade of dominance.

NS will be driving his coaches and players like a team of rented mules this year to gain back his position in the conference.

Brad White doesn't strike me as having the type of personality that it would take to deal with NS demands of his coaches and their players they are responsible for.
Click to expand...

Don't you think all successful coaches have that drive? UGA coaches went to 100 Georgia high schools yesterday, 10 each. After getting back to Athens around 7:30Tuesday night. They will hit the other 400 or so this coming week. He is very demanding of his staff.
 
  • Like
Reactions: satcheluk
R

Rembrandt90

Heisman
Jun 25, 2018
6,758
13,246
0
cathouse said:
You are right. It is a step down.

Going from coaching for a "players coach" like CMS to slaving for a tyrant like Nick Saban will not be a fun move for White.

Especially with Nicky trying to cling to the steps of the SEC throne that Kirby has ripped out of Nick's grubby little hands after a decade of dominance.

NS will be driving his coaches and players like a team of rented mules this year to gain back his position in the conference.

Brad White doesn't strike me as having the type of personality that it would take to deal with NS demands of his coaches and their players they are responsible for.
Click to expand...
Saban is the best and most successful college football coach of this era. That is indisputable. He has adapted to the evolving game, and he has out-recruited and out-schemed everyone else until his protege Kirby Smart just won two straight championships at GA. Saban is a success story who doesn't have to cling to anything. His methods are proven.

However, Brad White isn't going anywhere. Someday, White will be a head coach. For now, he is happy in Lexington, and that is exactly what he has said when other opportunities (like LSU) have arisen.
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: Soupbean, bballcat4 and vikingfoer
R

RDF922

All-Conference
May 29, 2001
1,118
1,482
113
Grumpyolddawg said:
Don't you think all successful coaches have that drive? UGA coaches went to 100 Georgia high schools yesterday, 10 each. After getting back to Athens around 7:30Tuesday night. They will hit the other 400 or so this coming week. He is very demanding of his staff.
Click to expand...

^^^This

You don’t think Stoops asks a lot of his assistants?
There is NO SUBSTITUTE for hard work. All driven, successful people know this.

BW may or may not be in the conversation for Bama, but he won’t be asked to do anything he’s not already doing if he leaves Lexington.

Nick Saban is the best for a reason. He demands it of HIMSELF, his players and his staff.
 
  • Like
Reactions: The 5th quarter
G

Grumpyolddawg

Heisman
Jun 11, 2001
28,354
37,071
113
RDF922 said:
^^^This

You don’t think Stoops asks a lot of his assistants?
There is NO SUBSTITUTE for hard work. All driven, successful people know this.

BW may or may not be in the conversation for Bama, but he won’t be asked to do anything he’s not already doing if he leaves Lexington.

Nick Saban is the best for a reason. He demands it of HIMSELF, his players and his staff.
Click to expand...


I can't speak for CMS, but I suspected he was driven like Saban, Kirby and the other successful coaches. Mullen was not and he didn't last long where expectations are high.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mr Schwump
U

UKUGA

Heisman
Jan 26, 2007
18,505
26,810
0
YaketySax said:
I don't think anyone chooses to trade down from Bama to OM. I think this is like when Stoops "homed" DJ Eliot in Colorado. Saban told him to find a new job and helped him exit gracefully.

Wonder where OM's DC ends up. Was a high school only six or seven years ago.
Click to expand...


When Kirby was DC at Bama and flirted with the DC job at UGA, Saban commented publicly that his assistants don’t leave for lateral moves.

So, when a Saban assistant leaves for a lateral move . . .
 
  • Like
Reactions: will.ksr
G

Grumpyolddawg

Heisman
Jun 11, 2001
28,354
37,071
113
YaketySax said:
I don't think anyone chooses to trade down from Bama to OM. I think this is like when Stoops "homed" DJ Eliot in Colorado. Saban told him to find a new job and helped him exit gracefully.

Wonder where OM's DC ends up. Was a high school only six or seven years ago.
Click to expand...

I believe he is now the DC at Texas A&M.
 
S

SPECT imaging

All-Conference
Aug 6, 2018
854
1,403
0
BigBlueManSouthCentralKY said:
Read an article that had White as the third choice. Schumann of GA was the second choice and Pruitt was the number one choice.
Click to expand...
I think Saban would like to hire Pruitt because he already knows how Pruitt handles that job, but he will think better of it. Pruitt was recently fired for cheating at Tennessee. When it gets down to decision time, I think Saban will hire someone who doesn't have the big red X on their back. But it will not be Brad White, because White doesn't think like Eric Wolford thinks.
 
S

Soupbean

All-American
Jan 19, 2007
5,945
8,109
0
Rembrandt90 said:
Saban is the best and most successful college football coach of this era. That is indisputable. He has adapted to the evolving game, and he has out-recruited and out-schemed everyone else until his protege Kirby Smart just won two straight championships at GA. Saban is a success story who doesn't have to cling to anything. His methods are proven.

However, Brad White isn't going anywhere. Someday, White will be a head coach. For now, he is happy in Lexington, and that is exactly what he has said when other opportunities (like LSU) have arisen.
Click to expand...
We had Brad over to speak to our men's group at church last year and he told a story about him being an up and comer and climbing the carreer ladder and he was coaching with the Colts in Indy and working all day and all night and just wasnt happy at all.

Then driving to the office one day it hit him that he needed to refocus his life and his priorities (faith and family) in order to find happiness again. Ever since he learned to appreciate a good situation and feels like he found that here. He likes the idea of having an impact on the young guys and spends time with his players in bible studies etc now and said the culture here from the administration on down fits him and gives him the freedom to do things like that.

This doesnt mean he'll stay forever, nobody ever does, but he does have a good situation here that he likes to where money or prestige alone will not likely draw him away.
 
  • Like
Reactions: BigBlueManSouthCentralKY, rupp876, dapa1206 and 1 other person
J

JHB4UK

Heisman
May 29, 2001
31,836
11,258
0
Saban won't be allowed by SEC office to hire Pruitt as DC, he can only bring him in as off the field low profile analyst.
 
JASUN74

JASUN74

All-Conference
May 22, 2008
2,804
3,908
73
Grumpyolddawg said:
Don't you think all successful coaches have that drive? UGA coaches went to 100 Georgia high schools yesterday, 10 each. After getting back to Athens around 7:30Tuesday night. They will hit the other 400 or so this coming week. He is very demanding of his staff.
Click to expand...
I would love to know the percentage of your posts that (somehow in the world), somehow always end up being about Georgia instead of the topic. We all know Georgia is good at football right now. I understand if the topic is about Georgia, but it’s amazing how you can make every single topic end up being about your team. I like you and you’re a good guy but you definitely have a talent with this. Maybe we need you in the White House to keep bringing up a better economy. Ha. Go CATS!! Damn, I thought, Georgia played Kentucky this year after writing Go Cats. Lol.
 
G

Grumpyolddawg

Heisman
Jun 11, 2001
28,354
37,071
113
JASUN74 said:
I would love to know the percentage of your posts that (somehow in the world), somehow always end up being about Georgia instead of the topic. We all know Georgia is good at football right now. I understand if the topic is about Georgia, but it’s amazing how you can make every single topic end up being about your team. I like you and you’re a good guy but you definitely have a talent with this. Maybe we need you in the White House to keep bringing up a better economy. Ha. Go CATS!! Damn, I thought, Georgia played Kentucky this year after writing Go Cats. Lol.
Click to expand...

I will try to do better, but Bama is without a DC and one of UGA's Co DC is a top target. It would be a boost for everyone in the East this fall if he left.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Mr Schwump
S

satcheluk

All-Conference
Oct 4, 2009
3,129
4,354
113
Grumpyolddawg said:
Don't you think all successful coaches have that drive? UGA coaches went to 100 Georgia high schools yesterday, 10 each. After getting back to Athens around 7:30Tuesday night. They will hit the other 400 or so this coming week. He is very demanding of his staff.
Click to expand...
Hard work generally outperforms intelligence. When you combine both, that's when you often see elite.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom