Few thoughts:
Author refered to Bama as a cult. That’s funny.
This kid is overranked to me. Never understood why he was #1. The OL Thompson (Kite) is the same @ #5 last I looked.
Being objective - What in the flying fuck is the appeal to Kirby (his name is Kirby) - with a stupid buttcut, numerous in game gaffes and the most bitchy awkward pressers this side of mike leach - over saban.
I don’t see the machine in Athens most do. I don’t see the saban blueprint there. I see a guy making mistakes and learning on the job in his first gig as a hc. He’s nowhere close to saban. Sick of hearing that from that bunch. Other than the similarity of buying and paying for the best players money can buy.
The "blueprint" is the
method of recruiting and stockpiling elite talent across the board. Donors have to be willing to give til it hurts to bring in 20+ four and five star guys every year.
Fuck Georgia has always recruited bigly gooder. But now, suddenly this former assistant coach, who has never had a head gig in his life, is bringing in elite recruiting classes. Suddenly, so much of the top talent wants to play in that trash pit, Athens. Why? Blueprint, baby. $$$$$
You hear people talk about Lord Saybinz' recruiting and justifying all these #1 classes by saying he puts people in the pros. Top players are willing to come there and sit for a while because they know he sends people to the next level. Well, what was the reason back in 08' and 09'? He was just getting started at Bama. Why did every #1 recruit suddenly want to play for LS? His bubbly personality? Hell no! Blueprint, baby. $$$$$