Give me your Top 3 canidates...

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IluvdoubleD's said:
Brohm is a drama queen. He has done very well and won games and played games well, but he is just getting figured out. When he is figured out will be as good? He loves to do things like throw chairs in the locker room and he is REALLY BIG on slogans like "row the boat".
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And? If clichés bothered players... who'd be on UT's roster right now? If emotion scared them away... then Saban would be out of coaching.
 
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Dougie_D said:
Your predictions are so right... like the way TN was going to BLOWOUT Georgia.

Chip Kelly is the bottom of my list. He's like a Charlie Strong.
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Charlie Strong may have learned enough and matured enough to be successful at a big program now.
 
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sjt18 said:
Charlie Strong may have learned enough and matured enough to be successful at a big program now.
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I agree Charlie has but the question is : does he want to get back into a program with high demands like Texas? I see Charlie going to Missouri than TN first.

This is why I don't want Chip Kelly. You are right.. where has Chip matured? Definitely not his egotism
 
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1) Cutt with Jim Bob as HC in waiting. Brings stability, known offensive plan, and would be received as a favored son coming home.
2) Les Miles - proven winner with no baggage. Can beat Bama.
3) Jim Bob
 
#136
#136
1) Les Miles
2) Les Miles
3) Les Miles

The only one with a proven record in the SEC (West).
A true understanding of real priorities (in life), and a teacher on the field.
Les is definitely more.
 
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#1ManningFan said:
Here's mine...

1) Jon Gruden :crazy:
2) Chip Kelly :rock:
3) Jim Bob Cooter :thumbsup:
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Realistic candidates:

Norvell
Durkin
Brohm
Brown

not in any particular order..

I'm not going to list options that are not realistic for this program...
 
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#141
1. Chip Kelly
2. Gary Patterson
3. DJ Durkin

The first two have not said No, IMO, and would listen if the money and control were right. Durkin would be a disappointment, but I would give it a wait and see. He has a nice coaching pedigree and has documented success as a head coach.

Stoops isn’t happening and Peterson won’t leave where he is. Frost would bolt for Nebraska, he should be considered only if there is a Nebraska clause in his contract. Not even addressing Gruden because it’s stupid.

Anybody else would be a gamble, diamond in the rough type and I would have to think real hard how much longer I would want to put up with UT football.
 
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rjd970 said:
1. Chip Kelly
2. Gary Patterson
3. DJ Durkin

The first two have not said No, IMO, and would listen if the money and control were right. Durkin would be a disappointment, but I would give it a wait and see. He has a nice coaching pedigree and has documented success as a head coach.

Stoops isn’t happening and Peterson won’t leave where he is. Frost would bolt for Nebraska, he should be considered only if there is a Nebraska clause in his contract. Not even addressing Gruden because it’s stupid.

Anybody else would be a gamble, diamond in the rough type and I would have to think real hard how much longer I would want to put up with UT football.
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Gary is 57 he isn't changing scenery
 
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Dudleys87 said:
Gary is 57 he isn't changing scenery
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Maybe. For stupid money he might consider it. That dude can flat out coach.

It’s really Kelly then everybody else though. Great coach, documented college success, NFL experience, and no contract buyout. UT really needs to make this happen.
 
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sjt18 said:
Just curious. Do you think Fuente or Brohm are pipe dreams? Both are very good coaches. Both are great with the X's and O's and appear to be pretty good with the players too.

Both have favorable buyouts at their current school and a salary package lower than JOnes'.

He wins. You'd have to put a 24 hour chaperone on him... but he'd win.
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Fuente would be my honest to God first pick if I thought we could get him. There were several openings back in 2015 and he quite deliberately chose Virginia Tech because of his relationship with Whit Babcock. I don't think we could lure him away if we wanted to. He already makes $3.2 million. He has one of the best DCs in the nation in Bud Foster (who probably wouldn't be following him). The ACC is easier than the SEC, but he has the resources to contend for a national title at VT. And fan expectations are less insane.

You could try throwing $6 million at him, but he probably just gets a raise from VT and stays put.

I think Dan Mullen is more realistic option to lure away with the "boatload of cash" option. You can't win national titles at Miss State. Though, honestly, I think I prefer Brent Venables or Scott Frost over Dan Mullen.

As for Brohm, he's a realistic candidate. I just don't understand the excitement around him. He has only been at Purdue for 1/3 of a season. Before that, he was at Western Kentucky for a few seasons, where he compiled a track record that looks similar to Butch Jones' at Cincinnati. Obviously, that doesn't mean he'll fare the same as Butch --- but I don't necessarily see why he would be considered the best candidate.

In sum, I don't think there is a true realistic "home run hire" here. There's no Nick Saban, Urban Meyer, or Jim Harbaugh. Even Chip Kelly, I think, would be a bit riskier than those three guys (not that he wouldn't succeed --- but does he want to be in Knoxville?).

Petrino would win while he was here, but I can't help but to notice that most of the places he's been have fallen pretty quickly after he left. Louisville was a disaster after he left. Arkansas was a disaster after he left. Is this just a coincidence?
 
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#150
I'm going to go with REALISTIC candidates. So no Gruden, Kelly, Peterson, Patterson, etc..

1. Justin Fuente
2. D.J. Durkin
3. Mike MacIntyre
 
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