Recruiting Forum Football Talk XLVII

[jordan4vols]

I would add Dave Arranda and Mike Norvell to that list.

What’s the mood like?

 

[BigZiti09]

Between tweeting about Gruden and posting University of Texas stuff, id say so

Yep. She has no clue. Just another terrible hire. Drove around campus for 6 months with Cincinnati plate holder on her car.

 

[RSATURDAY]

Report: Dan Mullen was leaning toward taking Tennessee job until Florida swooped in


They are saying Mullen was wrapped up and last minute switch when Florida swooped in.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Davenport is the best upper Admin on campus. Trust me on that.

Best of a garbage heap of stooges...big deal.

 

[McGeesPub]

Campbell won't be involved, per Thamel.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Is there any kind of hope out there that Currie will actually be fired? If we can get Fulmer or Blackburn in the AD seat I think either can get us out of this. But then I think about how Haslam would probably totally be against that. Such a helpless feeling man. All I want to do is belt one of the Haslam's in the mouth. Doesn't matter which one.

 

[csprig9]

brohm is the type of guy that would tell people to go get ****ed, so no the fanbase wouldn't eat him alive

 

[engineerVOL]

OK, my insane thought. Don't bash me too hard for this.

It was never gonna be Gruden. Case closed...

But could it be Gruden now that we will have a new AD, and Gruden knows that he will be hated if he does not take the job now? You know, he may have already known that he was not going to be given a chance to be the one.

A fellow can dream can't he?

Say his name. One. More. Time.

 

[Aesius]

Kinda funny to picture Schiano and Currie both awkwardly becoming cognizant of the insane backlash at the same time while hammering out the final details of the contract.

 

[millst987]

We might be stuck with Hoke boys

 

[TNDCVol]

First time UT will have to pay out 2 fired coaches and an AD in the same month.

We just keep making history, even in the off season!!!

Damn GBO!

 

[volfan4lyfe]

How could we owe damages then?

If the MOU was worded as a contract, then maybe. It would really depend on what the text of the document said. Could be Schiano’s side posturing for some type of payout because this whole fiasco is going to hurt his coaching career.

 

[BruinVol]

Is there any kind of hope out there that Currie will actually be fired? If we can get Fulmer or Blackburn in the AD seat I think either can get us out of this. But then I think about how Haslam would probably totally be against that. Such a helpless feeling man. All I want to do is belt one of the Haslam's in the mouth. Doesn't matter which one.

Yes a lot of smoke Currie will be or has already been fired.


I think the fact he didn't tell GS we were pulling out says it is happening or already has

 

[orangefreak21]

What a sh!t show

 

[Aesius]

We might be stuck with Hoke boys

I'm fine with it. Next year is going to suck anyway. Get the AD situation fixed and be ready to spend $11 million/year next November. Fix the program once and for all and don't let the Haslams touch anything.

 

[Rishvol]

We might be stuck with Hoke boys

I'm mentally prepared for that

 

[drvenner]

Man... just caught up. Here was my thoughts.

1. Woke up at 6:00 am, checked ESPN app immediately, like a kid on Christmas morning. Vols on verge of hiring Schiano. "What the..."

2. Begin checking VN, every single page, getting enraged and tensed with every page. Thinking about the prospect of dropping my obsession with Tennessee football, posting a little, but just really ready to drop it.

3. I remember my fears and posts about the AD not caring about anything but making shiny things, about how I had been a fool to ever believe otherwise... only to have some faith restored as we began to debate the merits of whether Mullen was worthy. Suddenly... my fears were absolutely, and completely realized.

4. I see that Currie has apparently not put 10 minutes of work into this, based on his behavior, was much more concerned with the air of secrecy and thus did not open his thought process up to anyone with a brain. He stewed in his own self-arrogancy, thinking this was the best he could do. I was told to trust the master plan, and that he would come out smelling like roses. I was led to believe that Patterson and Mullen were in the back pocket. I was told that he was high on Frost and Campbell. I actually watched an acting AD use every possible positive name as a smokescreen for one of the worst possible hires, and actually convince himself this was a good idea. He may have actually even signed him already, screwing the AD out of 20 million, though I have to see this to believe it.

5. Then... like the Titans of old... I saw Volnation rise up with a fury which has never been seen in the world of sports. Singlehandedly, this fanbase crushed it all. I would not have thought it possible, but we did it.

6. Now, Currie must go. Put Fulmer in. Don't waste time. He's there already, he loves Tennessee, and as we've seen, when you give these monkeys 9 months to hire an AD, Currie is what we get.

7. We are probably not looking to get a proven winner. Campbell, Petersen, Taggart, Frost and mostly likely out, unless they were never contacted due to Currie's ineptitude. We are to the point to where maybe we get Morris, who may turn out good. Leach may come because he is completely unaware of anything, but the dude wins everywhere. Otherwise, Tee may angle to get in, and may be the best we can do.

8. I am sad, because our dreams of a top coach have once again been dashed, and our administration has proven again that they do not care and only want butts in the seats. I am proud of us as a fanbase, that we have let them know this is unacceptable. Let's watch.

Great post. We keep thinking we know what rock bottom feels like and we keep slipping further.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I’m all in on bringing Tee home. Make Tennessee Tennessee again. Let’s go. Get Currie outta here ASAP and send Haslam with him

 

[Grey_pilgrim]

Yes a lot of smoke Currie will be or has already been fired.


I think the fact he didn't tell GS we were pulling out says it is happening or already has

Bruin I will take back all the crap I’ve given you if you’re right about this.

 

[awaitingawin]

I would add Dave Arranda and Mike Norvell to that list.

I posted Norvell quite a bit at the start but some people said he may carry a lot of baggage himself....i have no idea

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

No i don’t. I believe boosters courted him and he got calls from various people. It was never gonna be gruden. I said Currie and JG were ok with keeping Grumers alive bc i guess it gave him shade to talk to Schiano. And JG leveraging ESPN/NFL job.

This was just a hugely stupid error on Currie's part. Dude lacked the basic awareness that letting the rumors go wild would set things up to boil over.

If he'd had half an ounce of brains, he'd have publicly shut down the Gruden rumors at the PC after he fired Butch.

 

[Grey_pilgrim]

And just when my BVS was starting to go away.
Today has me shook.

 

[LotteryPick]

LOL at Kevin Steele walking away from a playoff team to coach under Tee Martin in Knoxville.

Not all that outlandish. He loves the Vols.

Why would Scott Frost choose Nebraska over the other teams pursuing him? Because he loves the school.

 

[HankHill]

Pat Forde just took a dump on our fan base.

 

[GoBigOrangeUT]

OK, my insane thought. Don't bash me too hard for this.

It was never gonna be Gruden. Case closed...

But could it be Gruden now that we will have a new AD, and Gruden knows that he will be hated if he does not take the job now? You know, he may have already known that he was not going to be given a chance to be the one.

A fellow can dream can't he?

Gruden. Is. Never. Coming. To. UT.