Just hearing the stuff I heard about Barnett as a parent it wouldn't shock me if he told Blake "Blake this is where you are going to school, so march your ass into BK's office and commit right now"
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Just hearing the stuff I heard about Barnett as a parent it wouldn't shock me if he told Blake "Blake this is where you are going to school, so march your ass into BK's office and commit right now"
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Apparently the straw that broke the camel's back with this one was a bad experience with Lyght's and Kelly's in-home visit. I would love to know what happened there.
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What's the point of your post? That doesn't tell us anything.
He botched it
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Interesting. I would have thought it was the other way around. I can't see Lyght botching an in-home visit, but I can see Kelly botching one.
Also wasn't Loy the one who said he never believed Graham was a silent during the season? I thought it was him so for him to come out and say Graham has been a silent since his OV is weird to me...... but maybe I am thinking of a different site. Will have to re read the thread
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No clue if he was the one. Either way, Lyght shouldn't have botched that recruitment. I think Graham is going to be a good one.
Love Grahams upside, love his length as a corner as well. I will re read the thread but I thought it was him or rivals. But rivals and recruiting info in the same sentence is hilarious
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How does one botch an in-home visit? I don't understand that.
I sometimes understand when a kid visits campus and is unhappy that he didn't get to meet a certain coach. It is a game week and the coaches are working and stuff happens.
An in-home seems like it should be auto-pilot. Play it safe, do no harm, and sell the education and whatnot. Unless he hit on the kid's mom, it is baffling that an in-home could blow up a recruitment
I sometimes understand when a kid visits campus and is unhappy that he didn't get to meet a certain coach. It is a game week and the coaches are working and stuff happens.
An in-home seems like it should be auto-pilot. Play it safe, do no harm, and sell the education and whatnot. Unless he hit on the kid's mom, it is baffling that an in-home could blow up a recruitment
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Lyght just to me seems more suited with the pro game. i could see how he could have trouble relating to kids who don't match his personality.
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Maybe, but a lot of recruiting is just wanting or willing to put in the effort 24/7.
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he has such a flat affect...he is NOT charismatic or have enthusiastic....that doesn't work for kids...that's why the used car salesman coaches like tosh, coach meat etc are able to get kids to commit..............he isn't cut out for this aspect of the game...and it is painful watch during interviews
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Let's not throw Lyght under the bus just yet - I want to see what he can do with a class of 6 DBs in their second year, and without shitty BVG as his coach.
I will say this though, listening to the ISD podcasts, and they interviewed Denson right before Lyght, and Denson was way more exciting/fun to listen to. But Denson's also one of a kind too, but that transition was noticeable.
I will say this though, listening to the ISD podcasts, and they interviewed Denson right before Lyght, and Denson was way more exciting/fun to listen to. But Denson's also one of a kind too, but that transition was noticeable.
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not throwing him under the bus...just pointing out he has been a liability personality wise on the recruiting end
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i noticed in that interview also he was bashing a recruit from arizona. just the overall tone was negative, as if he believed pandering to recruits is pathetic (which is probably is). you just can't succeed in CFB with that attitude. Denson was indeed night and day in his outlook.
IMO Denson wants to help kids, Lyght only wants to work with "winners"
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What interview are you talking about? I watched the interview he did during the ND feed, and he sounded completely fine there, but I didn't see anything on ISD. I must have completely missed it.
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I agree with all of this. I thought Lyght did a pretty good job coaching up some of the young DBs this year.
Also, Denson is dynamic -- ND needs to hold on to him for as long as possible. Great hire by Kelly.
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I think Lyght got totally screwed, last year in particular. BVG obviously hated him, they apparently conflicted often. Sometimes I think these people in the media pick up bad juju from stuff like this and just keep rebroadcasting it.
This year on the other hand, Lyght is specifically working with the corners. Elko is taking the safeties. Now, before anyone calls that proof that Lyght is a deficient coach, Elko's safeties play much different than BVG's would have if they ever had a clue of what he wanted.
My point is that is how you install a new (different) defense, and that is how you bring a young (inexperienced) coach along.
We talk about young players having to drink out of a firehose. I expect that as far as coaching, that is true of inexperienced coaches, too. I think Elko, and Lea are the perfect guys to bring Lyght along. Because Lyght does know football. That much is clear!
This year on the other hand, Lyght is specifically working with the corners. Elko is taking the safeties. Now, before anyone calls that proof that Lyght is a deficient coach, Elko's safeties play much different than BVG's would have if they ever had a clue of what he wanted.
My point is that is how you install a new (different) defense, and that is how you bring a young (inexperienced) coach along.
We talk about young players having to drink out of a firehose. I expect that as far as coaching, that is true of inexperienced coaches, too. I think Elko, and Lea are the perfect guys to bring Lyght along. Because Lyght does know football. That much is clear!
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Not every coach has to be a good recruiter, but if a coach is not a good recruiter he better be an elite coach. I think the term for being a below average coach and a bad recruiter is "Vangordering."
Elko is a DB coach at heart and a good recruiter. He won't let Lyght hang around if his coaching is subpar.
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