Yea, Im glad he was "told to leave".

1. Lance Thompson
Current school: Linebackers coach, Alabama
2006-2013 positions: Defensive coordinator, UCF (2004-2006); linebackers coach, Alabama (2007-2008); linebackers coach, Tennessee (2009-2011)
Top recruit 2006-2013: Julio Jones
What he's done: Looking for a way to describe Thompson's success on the trail? Just ask one of the best players he landed. "He is the best recruiter ever," A.J. McCarron said in 2008 after picking Alabama. The job Thompson did with the 2008 class helped set the table for Alabama's national title runs, and it included household names like Julio Jones, Mark Barron, Robert Lester and McCarron. In 2009, he signed D.J. Fluker and Trent Richardson, both first-round NFL draft picks. While at Tennessee, he was able to land all-SEC selections Christian Harris and Ja'Waun James, before returning to Alabama to land highly touted recruits Jonathan Allen, Robert Foster and Da'Shawn Hand in the 2013 and 2014 classes.

But remember he was shown the door!

Y'all definiy need some help that's for sure.

Turrible towel 2.0
I could care less if LT is or is not on the staff. Bama will be fine and Auburn will be fine. You just have to wipe the filth off your hand when you shake LT's. We have to to the same thing when we shake Kiffins so can we agree that its a slimy business, nothing more nothing less. I congratulate all AU alums on the new hire.

Good pick up for AU.

Sounds like he goes somewhere every few years. Who cares that he got the can and Gus grabbed him?

Like I said before...great recruiter, average coach.

Someone remind me...did Alabama's recruiting slow down any when Thompson left for Tennessee for 3 years?

auburn fans need to remember, Nick Saban is MFIC of recruiting.

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Depends on the service you look at. ESPN has slightly different results.

Either way, take away his recruits and see if that first title happens.

Will it be the end of great recruiting in Tu$caloo$a? No.

But to act like the guy is a bum is just hilarious.

Going to Auburn automatically makes him a bum.

True, and were guilty of it too when James Willis went to UA.

I would think Willis would be on the short list to return to Bama as a LB coach.

Burbank - most of those players in the list you continuously told us they sucked and were overrated and now you claim Thompson is a recruiting genius for getting them...make up your mind!

He's a spy sent over by Saban to bring down the barn.

He is unfortunately a year late.

Or, take him away, and see if Bama still signs all those recruits. I'd say probably so, for the great majority of them at least.

What I do know for sure is that our linebacker play was A LOT better while Sal Sunseri was at Bama coaching LB's and Lance was gone to UT. I wouldn't mind at all seeing Saban re-hire Sal. Great recruiter, great LB coach.

My my.... all this fuss over a linebackers coach. Good luck at Auburn. Bama will replace him and keep steaming on along.

Has anyone used the "He's dead to me" line yet? I laughed until my sides hurt seeing that posted back when Willis changed jobs.

Can you imagine the crazies Thompson and Willis had to endure on social media? That would make an awesome documentary. Just do like Jimmy Kimmel did and sit them down and have them read some of the comments and then give their thoughts and opinions on it. That would bring some ratings!

Pretty sure Willis got his "Auburn Man" card took away from him by several posters here.