Link: Interesting article on UT 'recruiter' Lance Thompson

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This guy is really full of himself. His recruiting practices at UT, especially against Bama where dubious at best. Bama recruiting has not skipped a beat since he left. UT offered a better opportunity to get out of town while the getting was good. ;)

Thompson: UT held better opportunity
"I just wanted to make a job change. I was entitled to do that. But obviously, a lot of people didn't understand why. I understand them being frustrated or hurt. In the long run, I think they will appreciate the job I did there and the kids I signed there at Alabama, because I signed some damn good players there."

Some of those recruits include receiver Julio Jones and two incoming freshmen, tailback Trent Richardson and tackle D.J. Fluker.

"(Alabama) might not lose for two years with the players they got," Thompson said. "They've got phenomenal talent."
 

REBELZED

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And people wonder why our assistant coaches aren't open to the media. I might be biased, but Thompson seems like a self-centered jerk with a reckless streak. No wonder he teamed up with mini-Kiffin.
 
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Whoops, I just posted this over on the football forum before I looked in here.
Funny thing is, I quoted the same paragraphs CS did. I guess it's true, GMTA:).
 

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Yawn. Hey Lance, I thought you had Memphis locked down? What happened? Oh that's right, you're not recruiting for CNS and Alabama anymore. :cool2:
 

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Not remarks by Lance but a post by a vol fan in reference to him.


Next time leave Lance Thompson at Home

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Went to the Big Orange Caravan tonight in Atlanta with my 9 year old. Pearl was his usual awesome selve and Kiffin was very nice. Tony Jones was very nice to my son, who was one of the few children in attendance. Besides Kiffin and Pearl trying to compete for who could say "....." the most times, it was relatively family friendly.

I must say, however, that Lance Thompson's comment to my son "Good luck -- tennis and golf" after we had our photo taken with him and he was leaving and pointing to my son in his Eric Berry jersey was uncalled for. My son isn't the biggest kid in his class, but he has played tackle football for 3 years and loves everything football, especially Vol football. For a Vol assistant coach to make a crack like that to a kid is reprehensible.

What an .....hole. If my son was a little older and actually understood the insult, I would have punched Thompson right in the face. The irony is that Thompson is shorter than I am and I'm not 6 feet tall.
 

Bamaball2001

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Lance is a tool. When he was at UA, he was a tool in a good situation but a tool nonetheless. He'll be out of work in 3 years.

The whole UT program is smoke and mirrors. A lot of talk, now lets see if they can coach. I think you are right, they will all be out of work in 3 or 4 years. Even the orange aren't dumb enough to put up with it any longer than that.

:BigA: Roll Tide!
 

CHATTBRIT

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I think Kiffy the Clown (my apologies to Bozo) and his gang will put TN on probation and/or get fired. There is just too much buzz from up there of little problems, faux pas (pronounced Fo - Pa for our TN lurkers), and general bonehead comments and actions from the football staff, that things will come to a head. Unless, of course, they have another free pass agreement between Kiffy and the Nazis, there will be trouble brewing on rocky top.
 

IH8Orange

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Not remarks by Lance but a post by a vol fan in reference to him.
That's pathetic. At least Kiffin takes his shots at men.

I guess since Thompson couldn't hack it under Saban, couldn't keep his wife pleased and now realizes that his departure from Alabama hasn't affected recruiting here in the least, he's turned to making fun of little boys.

I hope that the kid ends up a blue-chip recruit and remembers that slight by Thompson. That would be poetic justice.
 

VolFan1

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I think Kiffy the Clown (my apologies to Bozo) and his gang will put TN on probation and/or get fired. There is just too much buzz from up there of little problems, faux pas (pronounced Fo - Pa for our TN lurkers), and general bonehead comments and actions from the football staff, that things will come to a head. Unless, of course, they have another free pass agreement between Kiffy and the Nazis, there will be trouble brewing on rocky top.
Kiffin can make all the bonehead comments he wants to make........as long as the team can win on the field and we stay out of NCAA trouble.

We don't win...then he will turn out to be the buffoon all most of you think he is.
 
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