This guy left a good response and summary of our current situation. I think all the numbskulls should read it. Even if CDD were to go 5-7 again next year, it would still be better for the long-term health of the program than firing him now. Anyone claiming different simply cant grasp reality. That's my 2 cents, but here's Wea's...
"I think the heat comes solely from lack of wins. A surprising loss at Kentucky was a powder keg, but it is not an accurate gauge of the overall state of the program. A fan base that was itching to complain about ugly losses which were to top ten teams found an undisputed in with the Kentucky debacle. The comments made by two players concerning stats and “prestige of bowl games” were primarily directed at a single player (D.R.) and not the team as a whole. This is a relative side show and some form of this nonsense is to be expected when a team racks up too high of a sum in loss column.
Get real Tennessee fans. I don’t care who you are…. when you are forced to select a coach who is something less than a proven champion on your level (SEC), you never really know if he is going to be able to do the job or not. Sometimes not even that is enough (e.g. Rich Rod) as the fit is bad. Two years ago when Dooley was hired, Tennessee did not know what he would be capable of in his current position.
Two years later we know that DD is probably a good fit culturally and can recruit well. He appears to have reduced the “bad apple’ count significantly. This is about half of the picture.
For the other half, can he lead the team to a championship level?, I still think Tennessee does not know any more or less than we did when he was hired. So in reality Tennessee has half of the boxes checked yes and the other half are blank. Two years ago all of the boxes were blank yet a portion of the fan base with no perspective somehow thinks the program is in a worse position now as opposed to then. Vol fans should not be ready to check any boxes “no” just yet. It’s easy start to nitpick every bad guess or decision when you are losing. Everyone has them – e.g. pick one of several by Nick Saban in the LSU game. This shouldn’t be confused with any kind of realistic analysis on a Dooley’s ability to have long-term success in a program. That “first date” that passed gas may end up making a great wife.
True, Dooley has proved he can lay an egg. Again this is not a deal breaker (see Nick Saban – Monroe, Utah). Dooley hasn’t done anything to let you know he can gut out wins with lesser talent (see Brady Hoke, Al Golden). Had he, he may have proven he can win. But the fact that he hasn’t won without talent is not proof he can’t win with it. If the coach can recruit, he won’t have to win without SEC talent. This man will have the talent to compete perhaps as soon as next year.
Vol fans that is what you need to wait for to reserve your judgment. "