Way early on both counts. There are plenty of red flags surrounding his coaching ability from last season, but I'm gonna give the guy a chance to get some of his guys into the system before claiming that he can't coach.
In terms of recruiting, he's more or less holding serve in terms of landing similar classes that Mullen typically got. 11th out of 14 SEC teams last cycle, and while he's gotten a nice start to the '20 season, the class isn't exactly filled with blue chippers. With the transfers, we'll just have to see how they pan out. I know a lot of folks are praising Joe not giving up, and he does deserve credit, but the whole transfer portal deal is nothing like it was back when Mullen was here, and it's just hard to gauge how Dan would have utilized it back in the day as well if it existed.
Anyway, kudos to Joe for working on two critical needs late in the game, but I'm still waiting to see how this next season pans out.
In terms of recruiting, he's more or less holding serve in terms of landing similar classes that Mullen typically got. 11th out of 14 SEC teams last cycle, and while he's gotten a nice start to the '20 season, the class isn't exactly filled with blue chippers. With the transfers, we'll just have to see how they pan out. I know a lot of folks are praising Joe not giving up, and he does deserve credit, but the whole transfer portal deal is nothing like it was back when Mullen was here, and it's just hard to gauge how Dan would have utilized it back in the day as well if it existed.
Anyway, kudos to Joe for working on two critical needs late in the game, but I'm still waiting to see how this next season pans out.