real turf fan
March 4th, 2010, 03:00 PM
The guy knows how to get his name and face out there.
There is one trend, however, that Kiffin finds troublesome.
"I have been afraid of a trend developing where more of the top kids wait until after national signing day to decide," he said. "I was worried that this would start happening more and more after some guys started doing it, like Terrelle Pryor [Ohio State, Class of 2008] and Bryce Brown, with us [Tennessee, Class of 2009]. As coaches, we put so much energy into recruiting, and our calendar is so set by it. It takes away from coaches' getting ready for spring ball because [the previous cycle] is still ongoing."
This worked in Kiffin's favor at Tennessee with Brown. The Vols just continued to work him and ultimately landed him, but he's absolutely correct about the stress it puts on coaches. Many people don't realize that college football coaches go straight into recruiting from the season, so the reality is they are working constantly from early August to early February and in any job, there is always a need to recharge and refocus and also to move on to the next thing.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/columns/story?columnist=shurburtt_jc&id=4961286
There is one trend, however, that Kiffin finds troublesome.
"I have been afraid of a trend developing where more of the top kids wait until after national signing day to decide," he said. "I was worried that this would start happening more and more after some guys started doing it, like Terrelle Pryor [Ohio State, Class of 2008] and Bryce Brown, with us [Tennessee, Class of 2009]. As coaches, we put so much energy into recruiting, and our calendar is so set by it. It takes away from coaches' getting ready for spring ball because [the previous cycle] is still ongoing."
This worked in Kiffin's favor at Tennessee with Brown. The Vols just continued to work him and ultimately landed him, but he's absolutely correct about the stress it puts on coaches. Many people don't realize that college football coaches go straight into recruiting from the season, so the reality is they are working constantly from early August to early February and in any job, there is always a need to recharge and refocus and also to move on to the next thing.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/columns/story?columnist=shurburtt_jc&id=4961286