Say What?

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/huskyfootball/2014/03/28/tosh-lupoi-linked-to-alabama-opening/

Just think what Alabama would do if they could only recruit top talent...
Sleeping giant!

Well he won't have to worry about those pesky rules in the SEC.

At least neither academics nor admissions will be a burden and the slush fund will be much larger.

"director of player personnel" hahaha
you'll need to upgrade from that coffee cup tosh!

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ferCALgm2;842297942 said:

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Say What?

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/huskyfootball/2014/03/28/tosh-lupoi-linked-to-alabama-opening/

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Let me see if I have this right.
Coach hates hurry-up offence.
Coach hires position coach who was able to slow down UO's vaunted hurry-up offence.
OK that make sense.

LACalFan;842297950 said:

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Swap the big gulp logo for a Starbucks logo and that would be a winner.

bluehenbear;842297970 said:

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Swap the big gulp logo for a Starbucks logo and that would be a winner.

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Nah, high calibear nailed it. Tosh needed to upgrade from the small coffee cup to the big gulp. He needed more space to hold all that extra cash he has to dole out.

LACalFan;842297979 said:

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Nah, high calibear nailed it. Tosh needed to upgrade from the small coffee cup to the big gulp. He needed more space to hold all that extra cash he has to dole out.

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A big azz Slurpee cup would also be appropriate.

Saban better be sure that Tosh is through the security line and on his way to the plane ahead of him if they ever go on any recruiting trips together. Do you think he wears multiple coach polos at the same time just in case? Glad he's farther away from Berkeley and away from the Pac12.

LongLineofBluesBear;842297993 said:

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Saban better be sure that Tosh is through the security line and on his way to the plane ahead of him if they ever go on any recruiting trips together. Do you think he wears multiple coach polos at the same time just in case? Glad he's farther away from Berkeley and away from the Pac12.

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In the SEC To$h is just another dude.

I can see why Saban is doing it. Alabama has plenty to worry about now that Auburn is a powerhouse and has a top notch coach. Auburn could take over the State.

NYCGOBEARS;842297984 said:

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A big azz Slurpee cup would also be appropriate.

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Lol

Smh good move for tosh

So what?

I'd be more impressed if To$h could prove himself to be a good coach and operate within the confines of a big program with academic prestige like ND or Michigan. Recruiting in the SEC is a dream come true for him--gets to play it fast and loose, Xbox all day baby.

He'll have to trade his boat for a tricked out F-350 dually.

Lupoi is the definition of a coaching mercenary.

We still hatting on this guy? Did we not determine the real way **** went down?

tim94501;842298087 said:

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We still hatting on this guy? Did we not determine the real way **** went down?

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does it matter if JT was to blame for the injury-faking situation, or for him bailing?

as predicted, he committed a bunch of sketchy sh*t at UW like everyone thought he would under a slimy boss like Sark. that's just who he is. great recruiter, decent coach.

the real question people should be asking is why it's so hard to find a good DL coach. go ahead, Tate, prove me wrong.

beeasyed;842298088 said:

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does it matter if JT was to blame for the injury-faking situation, or for him bailing?

as predicted, he committed a bunch of sketchy sh*t at UW like everyone thought he would under a slimy boss like Sark. that's just who he is. great recruiter, decent coach.

the real question people should be asking is why it's so hard to find a good DL coach. go ahead, Tate, prove me wrong.

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To be truthful almost none of those guys have panned out. I've been over it. We all should. I wish him the best and I'm sure once we fire Sandy and get the right guy for the job we can find it in our hearts to take him back of it means wins.

tim94501;842298096 said:

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To be truthful almost none of those guys have panned out. I've been over it. We all should. I wish him the best and I'm sure once we fire Sandy and get the right guy for the job we can find it in our hearts to take him back of it means wins.

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- why are people so stuck on Tosh being the only decent coach out there? if Sandy was fired and we "got the right guy for the job", we'd be making much smarter hires than Tosh.

- "if it means wins"? you make it sound like we were winning a lot when Tosh was around. in reality, we'd been downhill for quite some time, and Tosh staying wouldn't have made a difference.

Does this mean he's trading in for a bass boat now?

He's a POS, but he'll fit in well with the sleazy SEC.

Olee Berkeley-eye;842298132 said:

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... He's a POS, but he'll fit in well with the sleazy SEC.

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Yep.

I always thought tosh would end up in the SEC. They can pay more, cost of living is less, football is priority over academics, and NCAA rules are just suggestions

beeasyed;842298097 said:

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- why are people so stuck on Tosh being the only decent coach out there? if Sandy was fired and we "got the right guy for the job", we'd be making much smarter hires than Tosh.

- "if it means wins"? you make it sound like we were winning a lot when Tosh was around. in reality, we'd been downhill for quite some time, and Tosh staying wouldn't have made a difference.

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And even at UW I thought he was doing alright but he hasn't yet approached the level of crazy star recruiting he was hitting at Cal. Granted this might certainly change at Bama given all factors in play, but I'd like to think that leaving his alma mater really did at least his ding his recruiting ability a little bit.

StillNoStanfurdium;842299037 said:

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And even at UW I thought he was doing alright but he hasn't yet approached the level of crazy star recruiting he was hitting at Cal. Granted this might certainly change at Bama given all factors in play, but I'd like to think that leaving his alma mater really did at least his ding his recruiting ability a little bit.

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there are certain constraints with recruiting in the Northwest. i guess the best case in point would be Oregon in the last few years.

Tosh has been involved in a couple of their bigger name recruits, even those not on the DL. guys like Qualls, Coleman, Stringfellow all got the deluxe Tosh treatment (24/7 texting support, Xbox live participation, etc.).

while there is the added benefit of being able to recruit for his alma mater, i don't think selling the education and academic prestige was ever Tosh's strong suit. personally, i don't believe Tosh was telling Tiny how excellent and challenging Cal is academically when he recruited him...

beeasyed;842299042 said:

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there are certain constraints with recruiting in the Northwest. i guess the best case in point would be Oregon in the last few years.

Tosh has been involved in a couple of their bigger name recruits, even those not on the DL. guys like Qualls, Coleman, Stringfellow all got the deluxe Tosh treatment (24/7 texting support, Xbox live participation, etc.).

while there is the added benefit of being able to recruit for his alma mater, i don't think selling the education and academic prestige was ever Tosh's strong suit. personally, i don't believe Tosh was telling Tiny how excellent and challenging Cal is academically when he recruited him...

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No, but he could talk about what he liked about being at Cal, playing under Tedford, etc. He could relate to how he dealt with academics at Cal and so forth. I think that's valuable stuff to a recruit.

StillNoStanfurdium;842299057 said:

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No, but he could talk about what he liked about being at Cal, playing under Tedford, etc. He could relate to how he dealt with academics at Cal and so forth. I think that's valuable stuff to a recruit.

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I agree. I just meant that he wouldn't be able to sell some things well to a recruit, namely the benefits of the academics/education/diploma.

Hope we'll have another alum-turned assistant/coach soon! A guy like Hagan or Best?

If he's not coaching and just hired as a staff member there with player personnel, isn't this a huge step back? Unless bama pays those guys $300K a year too...

Davidson;842299085 said:

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If he's not coaching and just hired as a staff member there with player personnel, isn't this a huge step back? Unless bama pays those guys $300K a year too...

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yes, if he's serious about coaching rather than recruiting only. it will be revealing to see how much responsibilities he gets at a place like Bama, where they will top $$$ for coaching talent.

Davidson;842299085 said:

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If he's not coaching and just hired as a staff member there with player personnel, isn't this a huge step back? Unless bama pays those guys $300K a year too...

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Tosh is damaged goods right now. So Saban is stashing him in a lower profile position on the support staff. Tosh will presumably get promoted to a regular staff position once some time passes.

I guess burning bridges didn't cause the damage we Cal fans had hoped for. I guess if it's a small bridge that you burn...

I somehow missed this thread.

And when this Bama coach that I follow on Twitter named Lane Kiffin retweeted the following, I did a spit take.







Falling up!

@Andrew_Gribble: Saban on Tosh Lupoi's role: "The guy's an intern."