If a coach cant give multi year contracts for his assistants, it sends a message that the AD doesnt have much confidence in the head coach.
VolQuest.com - Vols lose two defensive assistants
Whatever the job performance is seen, assistant coaches have expressed to VolQuest.com concern over their ability to secure multi-year contracts moving forward on Dooley's staff. First-year athletics director Dave Hart was non-committal on that topic when questioned last month by VolQuest.com.
"I think marketplace dictates a lot of that. I think where you have to strike a balance is, I'm not going to reward mediocrity. Never have. Never going. I'm not going to start now," Hart said.
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Hart will not give assistants multi-year deals @ TigerDroppings.com
I wanted Dooley to do really well here, but apparently the deck is stacked against him.