CU officially hires Mel Tucker as new Head Football Coach

[CitizenKane]

I would say YES, but what I mean is HELL YES!! Best defensive minded coach CU could have landed. Excellent recruiter, a guy kids will want to run through walls for and a guy that won't put up with me me me players, even for an instant. Love this hire

 

[bar9716]

Not a bad PR move to leak this tonight, now the story becomes a narrative thread in the nationally broadcast SEC championship game tomorrow. Should be good pub for us as long as they aren’t destroyed by like 70 points.

Good point. It was brought up this morning on College Game Day. The publicity can only help at this time of year.

 

[manhattanbuff]

Good point. It was brought up this morning on College Game Day. The publicity can only help at this time of year.

The reaction was that this was a surprising/great hire

 

[BuffCaliBoi]

G

I remember when Food Cart was a done deal too, until it wasn't.
It's pretty bad when AllBuffs is on the banned list of websites here in China. Trying to follow this thread when it keeps kicking me off the server is pissing me off!

Get a better VPN

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

I think you can make a compelling argument he probably shouldn't be a NFL DC, but we're in the P12 ... not the NFL. We need him to resonate with guys fresh out of High School, not millionaires in their early 20s.

Yeah. He was the Jags DC for a decent amount of time, though, so he had to have been competent. Admittedly I don’t know where his JVille defenses ranked and I don’t really care to look it up, but regardless, college is a different sport entirely from the NFL.

 

[BerkeleyBuff]

I can truthfully say that I've never met a Georgia fan I didn't like.

I can think of one. When Georgia played in Boulder, that Sunday I went up to Rocky Mountain National Park to watch the elk bugle. Some Georgia fan attempted to set his child on an elk for a pic.

 

[Ralfie]

HCMT
Coach Tuck
Tucker Train
MT

Taking votes for hashtags and nicknames

Hashtags are stupid.

 

[Ralfie]

Alright - apologies, but a little superficial perspective: I kinda like that he's a big, imposing black dude. I think that will help him set a serious tone about playing tough football.

 

[dio]

Jesus, some of you people are insane.

 

[CarolinaBuff]

The reaction was that this was a surprising/great hire

You could hear Desmond say "Wow!" when they showed that graphic of him likely going to CU and it definitely sounded like a good Wow, as if to say "Impressive!"

 

[Ruckus]

@Jens1893

Hey Jennifer! As a man with a woman’s name, I bet you’re happy with our new coach, Melanie Tucker, who can make it more acceptable in the Buff society.

 

[BerkeleyBuff]

Alright - apologies, but a little superficial perspective: I kinda like that he's a big, imposing black dude. I think that will help him set a serious tone about playing tough football.

Ya, see, the earlier post about him bringing diversity the recruits can relate to was spot on. This one feels misguided at best and frankly makes me uncomfortable.

 

[L Buff]

I can think of one. When Georgia played in Boulder, that Sunday I went up to Rocky Mountain National Park to watch the elk bugle. Some Georgia fan attempted to set his child on an elk for a pic.

Hey ... I didn't say they were all geniuses.

 

[gobuffs58]

Is our first game next week?.....im ready to put the pads on!

 

[L Buff]

Is our first game next week?.....im ready to put the pads on!

Don't worry ... spring practices should be AWESOME!!

 

[jizzrag85]

Hahaha were a ticker report on ESPN! Woo hoo!

 

[jizzrag85]

What’s the odds of a possible Home/home with Georgia now?? That would be awesome. You bring the dog and we’ll bring the Buff.

 

[chitownbuff]

I can truthfully say that I've never met a Georgia fan I didn't like.

Their girls aren’t too bad either

 

[manhattanbuff]

Stop the presses. No offer to any candidate yet. Nothing until next week.

 

[L Buff]

Their girls aren’t too bad either

True ... but neither are ours. So it's a good match!

 

[slider]

Whoa.

So why so long for RG to comment if the news has been out 12hrs

 

[BuffaloB]

Stop the presses. No offer to any candidate yet. Nothing until next week.

Expected release. Just means it’s done.

 

[L Buff]

Stop the presses. No offer to any candidate yet. Nothing until next week.

Party pooper.

 

[BerkeleyBuff]

Whoa.

So why so long for RG to comment if the news has been out 12hrs

Uh, the game today?

 

[manhattanbuff]

Party pooper.

I like the hire.

I don’t like celebrating prior to a presser announcing the hire.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

Why would anyone expect an official announcement the same day he is coaching in the SEC title game?

 

[BuffLuke80]

MT is going to take DBU to a whole nother level.

I'm hoping he makes it DLU, that's where it all starts.

 

[The Alabaster Yak]

I like the hire.

I don’t like celebrating prior to a presser announcing the hire.

Eh. The news is out there, and fans can do what they please. Holding off on celebrating because it’s not official is like telling fans not to look past any opponents.

 

[jizzrag85]

Stupid Plati. CU has to say those things though.

 

[BerkeleyBuff]

Why would anyone expect an official announcement the same day he is coaching in the SEC title game?

Seriously- this is so blatantly obvious that I’m left wondering if I missed some sarcasm in those posts.