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At least I'm willing to roll up my sleeves and do what's necessary to help the lad. He's no longer a birther, and I take credit for that.AlabamAlum wrote:You've really become an Argue-asaurus Rex, haven't you, Tick? First, arguing politics and now ignoring BoJ's correct summation of the English Department in Knoxvegas calling the shots...
Toemeesleather wrote:Don't want to get involved w/the discussion here but...whoever said this doesn't know what they're talking about.
every university has those majors where you can put borderline athletes. Vanderbilt, Stanford, Georgia Tech; they all have them
Again just completely ignore the actual facts of the matter and just say "I don't believe it because I don't like Matthews, Hubbs, Lewis, Hyams, they are just making excuses for Fulmer......" even though that was never the case this stuff they were talking about was after Fulmer and was some of the reasons given that we had to go all the way down to Dooley after POS scumbag left.bluetick wrote:Tri-state Area Teams Ignored by Dooley and Staff - timesfreepress.com
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012 ... ley-staff/
In a Times Free Press early-season poll of 37 prep coaches from southeast Tennessee, northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama, 32 gave Dooley and his staff a failing grade for recruiting rapport and overall communication and effectiveness.
"To be honest, a lot of high school coaches in the state felt like Derek came across as arrogant," Fitzgerald added. "We talked about that at coaches meetings around the state for several years, actually, It wasn't just in the Chattanooga area; it was coaches all over the state. Derek is highly intelligent, but it just came off as him proving how smart he is when he talks. He just has no people skills."
English Department!
Think about it OF, do you really want a coach that Dooley beat like a drum?Orangefreak wrote:The article mentioned above references a coach I have only heard/seen of once before, Butch Jones. I saw his name mentioned on the short list to take the job at KY during the game this last weekend.
He is currently the coach of the Cinci Bearcats. He looks fairly decent. Compared to the other people we are likely to get, or perhaps I should say not likely as the case maybe, we may want to look hard at this guy.
Having said that, I'm quite frankly worried. There is not really anyone out there worth mentioning. We seem to be fighting Arkansas of all teams for the same losers. Is Tommy Tuberville still on the list of possible candidates? We might as well dump the football program if that is all we can get.
Jungle Rat wrote:Gruden goes NFL, Butch Jones is your man. The history of ex Cincinnati head coaches using them as a stepping stone is growing bigger every year. Best part is, they seem to win.
LOL Matthews is the lone Fulmer apologist, and he is the lone admissions nut. He obviously touches you in a special way.Big Orange Junky wrote:
Again just completely ignore the actual facts of the matter and just say "I don't believe it because I don't like Matthews, Hubbs, Lewis, Hyams, they are just making excuses for Fulmer......" even though that was never the case this stuff they were talking about was after Fulmer and was some of the reasons given that we had to go all the way down to Dooley after POS scumbag left.
Do you ever do anything but attack sources?
Funny thing about that - do you remember who Gruden's opponent was in that SB? The Oakland Raiders...who Gruden left to take the Tampa job. He actually had the shorter stick talent-wise yet he beat the team he built up (coached by Bill Callahan, nuff said).Orangefreak wrote:
Besides, why do we want this guy so @#$% bad?! Has anyone taken a really good look at his record? It's not all that great. Yeah, Gruden won a superbowl during his first season at Tampa but with somebody elses players (Tony Dungy's).
I did remember the opponent actually. Tampa beat da Raydahs in a fairly lopsided victory as I recall. I recalled Gruden's record at Tampa off the top of my head but had to check his stats out while he was with da Raydahs. He seemed to actually be a better coach at Oakland. At any rate, it appears practically everyone credits his early success at Tampa in large part to the defense Dungy built up while he was there. I guess you also have to give props to the defensive coordinator as well. What was his name... something Kiffin or another... the guy enjoyed putting on the full Monte.... eh, oh well....bluetick wrote:Funny thing about that - do you remember who Gruden's opponent was in that SB? The Oakland Raiders...who Gruden left to take the Tampa job. He actually had the shorter stick talent-wise yet he beat the team he built up (coached by Bill Callahan, nuff said).
I agree 100%. He is a rock star in every sense of the word. I'm just a bit concerned he is a bit of a one-hit wonder of todays era versus a solid Rolling Stone group who keep producing and producing and producing. Considering how much money we appear to possibly want to pay Gruden, I hope he is the Rolling Stones type if you catch my drift. With as few choices as there appears to be for quality coaches right now, I am particularly worried and am ultimately concerned UT is at a crossroads where a decision we make now, good or bad, will last a long time. Let it be a good one.bluetick wrote:Look, football-wise he's a rock star in every sense of the word and would blow the lid off this place if he graced us by taking the job. Will it happen? Probably not, but at least we gave it the ol' college try. Will the big money people regroup and load up the vault for somebody else of similar stature? The hope is yes.
