Recruiting Forum Football Talk XLVII

[Enki_Amenra]

Not ready for positive gifs. Not yet.

 

[snowvols]

don't buy it guys

Miles is a C- hire. Hasn't been good for a few years and has a worse offense than us. 7-5 every year.

 

[Ron Swanson]

[twitter]https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/935558702525906944[/twitter]

 

[ionaVOL]

I think it is more likely that the Halsmas realize how badly they screwed this all up and this is there attempt to right their wrong by going out and trying to hire an actual good proven coach by throwing a ridiculous amount of money his way.

What is your dad hearing?

 

[WinginFlorida]

We just tried to sneak in Greg Schiano and we’re seriously being picky about Mike Gundy. Quit feeding the Narrative guys. Lol

If the hire was Bill Belichek, there'd still be a number of vocal posters who would claim he'd be a bad hire since he couldn't bring Brady with him.

 

[Aesius]

This could have as much to do with Bill Haslam as anything.

Dude is toast if the Haslam family screws up yet another hire of this magnitude. They would be known as the family that killed Tennessee football. Everything good they did for the academic side--tarnished.

And Bill is the one with the political career. He would be persona non-grata in the state, guilty by association. Vastly overpaying Mike Gundy is nothing if it means saving face for the family.

 

[LotteryPick]

Gundy has had some DAMN good teams and no Championship to show. Maybe it is time for a change of scenery.

I would cart wheel in the streets of Nashville.

 

[volatil]

Letting it be reported that you are offering $8.4m/year is the first time Bahama John has looked competent in this search. That’s big enough bait to draw attention from anybody who would actually be interested in coming.

Reported 8.4 so all these coaches who were defending GS are now saying

“Greg Schiano deserved that ish”

 

[CrunchingTheVolz]

Hire Gundy at 8+. Next year another school interviews him and we bump him and an extension. Have to fire him after a couple poor season's. His buyout, like 30-40 million.

 

[volssam]

My heart:

.*


My mind:

 

[chvy1986]

How about this.....We partner with Gundy to help him get a raise and to publicly put out that we are offering a lot of money. Other coaches will take notice and the phones start lighting up. All while we never intended to hire Gundy for that amount of money in the first place

 

[LA Vol]

The genius of publicizing this offer (if legit—or even if not) is that if Petersen would come to UT for $8m, he will call Bahama John now.

That's what I meant by buying luck. Suddenly, UT's phone is ringing with agents saying, "Hey, my guy's interested at $8, $7.5, $6, whatever." No options become more options.

UT will be a case study soon. However it ends up, this has been revolutionary.

 

[BruinVol]

Chris Low, Trey Wallace, Jimmy Hyams, Brent Hubbs and OSU's 247 guys..

He may be playing us for a raise but at least we're trying.

What this board has been asking for

 

[Rishvol]

Podium. I still think it's a way for Bahama John to say I tried

 

[BigZiti09]

Y’all are opening up your nuts for another swift kick. Gundy about to become a $6m coach in Stillwater.

 

[Hammer85]

Possible, but also equally possible the Haslams are scrambling to save face.

They don't live in a hidden lair at the top of Mount Le Conte. They have to live and work in public. Their incompetence was on full display on Sunday. They want to make it right, IMO.

Their incompetence has been on display. Nobody has had enough spine to bow up on them until now.

 

[John Wick]

I'm up in Indiana. What's the best Knoxville station to listen to for sports talk. I'll hang up and listen.

 

[SeanJean]

This could have as much to do with Bill Haslam as anything.

Dude is toast if the Haslam family screws up yet another hire of this magnitude. They would be known as the family that killed Tennessee football. Everything good they did for the academic side--tarnished.

And Bill is the one with the political career. He would be persona non-grata in the state, guilty by association. Vastly overpaying Mike Gundy is nothing if it means saving face for the family.

Very good points.

 

[LotteryPick]

Hire Gundy at 8+. Next year another school interviews him and we bump him and an extension. Have to fire him after a couple poor season's. His buyout, like 30-40 million.

Gundy's had 5 double digit win seasons (potentially 6) since 2010.

He's not having "a couple poor seasons."

 

[Aesius]

Their incompetence has been on display. Nobody has had enough spine to bow up on them until now.

It wasn't, IMO. Some people knew. But now average fans are talking about them and how they're the problem.

 

[ChattaTNVol]

More details, coaches actually being interviewed, Currie has 3rd party break the news to Schiano, no public PC after the fact, Hubbs says Currie didnt do anything yesterday.


I know, Haslams and iron grip and all but is it possible the mutiny against the Haslams has worked? Or at least loosened the grip some?

I think Currie may actually have been doing something yesterday. It's my understanding that a group of boosters decended on Knoxville yesterday and hell was following close behind them.

 

[BoseefusTheVol]

Y’all are opening up your nuts for another swift kick. Gundy about to become a $6m coach in Stillwater.

Agree 100%

UT administration is too incompetent to pull this off.

 

[volatil]

Y’all are opening up your nuts for another swift kick. Gundy about to become a $6m coach in Stillwater.

My nuts are used to it

 

[B EaZy40]

Podium. I still think it's a way for Bahama John to say I tried

Im sticking to this until its proven otherwise. Just dont understand why wouldnt of taken this approach out of the gate.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Y’all are opening up your nuts for another swift kick. Gundy about to become a $6m coach in Stillwater.

We all have balls of steel at this point.