"Darth Raleigh must be light sabered", LMAO! I like that. If we can get one of the high profile Tennessee guys (Garner, Cockrell, etc.) I'm all for it. I know folks don't want a coach from a lower level, but that IMO isn't what the problem. CTR doesn't suck because he's from Coastal Carolina, CTR sucks because he just plain sucks, he should have never been hired. But there are MANY good coaches at mid-majors.
I say try for the big name alumni. If we don't get them go and hire Ken Campbell from Walters State. I know, go ahead and laugh....dude can coach. He's turned Walters state into arguably the best JUCO program in the nation. In 11 yrs at Walters State he has been to 4 JUCO CWS and has 1 JUCO National Championship along with 7 #1 national rankings, boasting an .814 win percentage. Without a doubt he could play .650 ball in the S.E.C. and get us to Hoover. He also has EXCELLENT relations with HS coaches statewide, along with Florida connects. We have 3 players in East Tennessee HS baseball ranked in the top 28 NATIONALLY...NATIONALLY, none of which are Tennessee commits. That won't happen if he's coaching UT. As a JUCO coach, his players are coveted by MLB, LSU, UT, Vanderbilt, Memphis, Auburn, and Ole Miss to name a few. I'd bet my paycheck he could take his Walters State team and spank CTR's UT team, then turn around and beat his WS team with CTR's UT team. The guy can flat out coach, no ands ifs or buts. When we whiff on the "big name" guys who won't come work for M. Hamilton, Hammy needs to drive 50 minutes down the interstate to Morristown Tennessee and get Ken Campbell from Walters State.