At this rate, Tennessee won't win the SEC Again in my lifetime

[Rolltide94]

I'll start in 1980.... Johnny Majors was the head football coach. He hired Phillip Fulmer. Ed Bolling was the president, Bob Woodruff was the athletic director. All Tennessee football players or alumni. History and tradition of the program was all over the place. In 1989 there were 6 UT players on the staff including David Cutcliff from Alabama. That continued through 1999 when Joe Johnson was the president, Doug Dickey was AD and Philip Fulmer HC was head coach. Presidents since then have been non vols. AD's have been non vols. HC's non vols. Now it's set up that the Governor elects the Board of Trust. The BoT hires the president. The president hires a chancellor. The chancellor hires and AD. The AD hires a football coach. Whole lot of people saying "Well I hired so and so to handle that".

Tennessee won a NC in 98 and has taking a large nosedive ever since. I don't know that every positions needs to be "Tennessee" person but it's obvious how things have gone with none. It's a backwards ass place.

I did think the comment was funny though.

Shit, another ten years like this and all the Vols that remember what it was like to win will be dead.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Will be interesting if Tennessee and Schiano signed any type of papers. Tennessee could owe his ass before it's all said and done.

I wouldn't worry about that and it's highly unlikely anything was signed other than term sheets.

 

[Volbound1700]

I wouldn't worry about that and it's highly unlikely anything was signed other than term sheets.

If I was TN, I wouldn't pay up. Any judge tries to award him anything should be killed along with his family. I say let's pick a coach and I go meet with him. I will hint to him if he doesn't take the job and do well, him and his family may disappear mafia style.

 

[FakeBelieve]

I remember when Tennessee lost to Wyoming.

 

[Cowboyinexile]

How is Tee Martin not their guy?

 

[batchaps4me]

I think Mullen was their ace in the hole backup and Florida blinked first. There are people out there but the problem is no way the fan base accepts anyone who hasn't been a proven head coach.

My guess is they will swallow their pride and try for a Petrino but can they afford it. No idea what his buyout was and Tenn burned probably 14 million on Butch and his assistants.

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4.5 for petrino. Surprisingly low. My guess is because of all the baggage he came with.

If I recall correctly, Coach Petrino has a clause in his contract voiding the buyout if they fired the AD, and Louisville did just that over the basketball scandal.

 

[Wild Turkey]

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If I recall correctly, Coach Petrino has a clause in his contract voiding the buyout if they fired the AD, and Louisville did just that over the basketball scandal.

Very interesting....nice catch.

 

[batchaps4me]

Very interesting....nice catch.

I was thinking that he was the coach they could get that would have the most instant impact.

 

[Volbound1700]

How is Tee Martin not their guy?

I think that is a bad hire because if he doesn't win, we would be forced to fire a guy who won a National Title and has a street named after him.

 

[rfjeff9]

I think you should go after this guy hard.

 

[Cowboyinexile]

I think that is a bad hire because if he doesn't win, we would be forced to fire a guy who won a National Title and has a street named after him.

So what if he gets hired my Memphis and becomes your version of Scott Frost 3 years from now?

 

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I think that is a bad hire because if he doesn't win, we would be forced to fire a guy who won a National Title and has a street named after him.

They did it to Fulmer and he is now an advisor to the football program. Vol logic blows my mind at times.

 

[Kaplony]

I'll start in 1980.... Johnny Majors was the head football coach. He hired Phillip Fulmer. Ed Bolling was the president, Bob Woodruff was the athletic director. All Tennessee football players or alumni. History and tradition of the program was all over the place. In 1989 there were 6 UT players on the staff including David Cutcliff from Alabama. That continued through 1999 when Joe Johnson was the president, Doug Dickey was AD and Philip Fulmer HC was head coach. Presidents since then have been non vols. AD's have been non vols. HC's non vols. Now it's set up that the Governor elects the Board of Trust. The BoT hires the president. The president hires a chancellor. The chancellor hires and AD. The AD hires a football coach. Whole lot of people saying "Well I hired so and so to handle that".

Tennessee won a NC in 98 and has taking a large nosedive ever since. I don't know that every positions needs to be "Tennessee" person but it's obvious how things have gone with none. It's a backwards ass place.

I did think the comment was funny though.

Tommy West is a Vol and has experience coaching in every part of Tennessee (east, central and west) now that he's at MTSU. You can't get more Tennessee than that!

 

[Volbound1700]

Tommy West is a Vol and has experience coaching in every part of Tennessee (east, central and west) now that he's at MTSU. You can't get more Tennessee than that!

Honestly that would be a good hire. I would support it. I would support Mike Norvell as well. Heck Tee Martin doesn't sound bad either, I am just worried about it not working out because he is a legend on campus.