Neyland Law Vol
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I see and smell a Dooley/Sunseri mess all over again...I just think we can do better. Maybe I'm wrong...and I trust Butch because this can be a career-making or a career-breaking move for him.
People talk down about Chief, but his defenses were primarily responsible for two different schools (with suspect offenses) getting into the national championship game.
Even during the two losing seasons that cost CFP his job, Tennessee's defense was tough. The problem for the Vols during Chavis final years on staff were offenses that couldn't turn 4 first half interceptions at UCLA into rout, that couldn't score more that 13 points on Northern Illinois or score more than 7 against Wyoming.
Jancek did a fine job... hate to see him go... but John Chavis coming home right now would be an upgrade. (AND... just plain RIGHT.)![]()
I'm pretty sure that whoever our next DC is, he's already been hired. You don't fire someone and then go looking, you go looking and then fire someone to make room.
My guess is the lawyers are hammering out the details of the contract now and they are giving lip service about interviewing "potential" candidates.
Sunseri had never been a coordinator.
He came in and tried to switch to a 3-4 before having the personnel to do it.
If this is the hire then it could certainly fail... but I very much doubt it would fail to the degree that Sunseri failed.
I agree with you regarding Chavis's ability to coach. One cannot argue his ranking in the top 5 to top 10 DCs of college football right now. Although he would be a huge upgrade to Jancek, I don't see CBJ going with Chavis. CBJ will go with a DC who is a top notch recruiter as well as either a top notch DC or up and comer DC with potential to be top notch. Chavi's recruiting will kepp him from being consider by CBJ IMO.