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Must not have seen what they are spending on coaches right now to say they are doing something "on the cheap"

He was a good recruiter but i dont think he was that great of a coach and with browns offense we need recievers that can catch the ball.

Sure hope Hinshaw doesn't get stuck with the check!!!!!! Lol

This. For as great of a recruiter he is, UT fans were not pleased with his ability to coach up receivers. It goes without saying that with Brown's offense receivers must be strong route runners. Much like Tee Martin, Hinshaw seems to be able to recruit with the best of them, but his reputation as a WR coach leaves much to desire.

IIRC, Hinshaw was apparently on board before Brown was finalized. I would bet when Brown came in the fold he had other ideas on the kind of WR coach he needs to help run his offense, which Hinshaw did not fit. Of course, this is all speculation.

Though I am disappointed that UK isn't getting Hinshaw's recruiting prowess, I ultimately feel that there are better WR coaches out there to be had that will benefit Brown's offense better.

Coaches make decisions for their own future. Ky could offer him a the position of passing game coordinator or QB coach which is what he wanted to move his career forward. Basically the OP is saying KY made a "GIGANTIC" mistake by hiring Neal Brown instead of Hinshaw. It's okay to post stupid stuff stupid but at least get the facts right.

I'm really bummed about Hinshaw going to Cincy too. We have a bunch of really good recruiters on staff so far, but no elite recruiters like a Tee Martin, Joker Phillips, James Franklin, or Hinshaw, although Marrow seems like he will fit into this mold by next year. Since we haven't named an Associate Head Coach or Special Teams Coordinator yet, I guess there's still a solid chance we could end up with a guy like James Coley or someone else of his caliber in this position. I just hope we don't hire Gerald Parker or Craig Yeast as WR coach (I'd much rather have Parker than Yeast in that case since Parker seems to be a proven recruiter just based on the whole DJ Warren recruitment).

Stick to reading.

How about this. Stoops has done this so far
Hired Eliot. Proven recruiter
Hired Brown. Proven recruiter and great OC.
Hired Marrow. Not much experience but seems to be good recruiter
Hired Schlarman. I honestly don't know enough about him to judge this hire.
Hire Scott. Looks to be a good recruiter.

I would bet Stoops has a back up plan on a WR coach. Let's see who he hires before we call not getting Hinshaw a mistake.

If he thinks the UC job is a better job than an SEC job, we didn't need him anyway. His decision-making seems to be lacking.

Come on guys... Cut the guy a little slack. If we treat new posters like this this board will be dead in no time. Your points are right but he's entitled to his opinion.

Stoops has assembled a top notch recruiting staff for sure. They have proven themselves as elite recruiters at FSU and TTU.
Can they do it at UK? I think they will but there are no commitments yet. The dynamics of Recruiting at FSU and TTU are a little different than a school that is considered by some as only a basketball school who just came off a 2-10 season.

All that being said I think this staff will make a difference in a big way given some time. I think next season is the key. If they can show good improvement in the win column it makes recruiting a whole lot easier.

In Stoops I trust.

Again, why and how do you know Hinshaw was even in consideration? Don't you think the new OC who happens to be one of the highest paid in the SEC should have input on his WRs coach? Why didn't the rest of the SEC, including UT step up and make the offers you believe we're required to keep Hinshaw. You are WAY out of line with your man crush on Hinshaw and painfully misinformed.