ESPN reporting Locksley to Maryland.

[RollerVol]

dollar, dollar bill ya'll...heck, I wished Sexton would just put Coach Freeze on an auction block and get it over with...

GO VOLS...RECRUIT LIKE HECK!

 

[BeecherVol]

Tennessee has had a lot of time between Helton leaving until today to hire a proven OC and they have screwed around just like they always do. Tn out shopping at the dollar tree and this is where the hire will come from. At the end of the day Kansas will have a better OC than Tn. Now you got FSU,AU and possibly Bama in the mix for Freeze and all 3 of those schools will throw money around to get what they want to win. Tn looking for that clearance sale

How much do you think they need to spend?

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Swimming team gets a blank check. Frustrating

Well, swimming trunks and nose plugs. You do the math.

 

[greazy1722]

Freeze going to Bama

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Well, swimming trunks and nose plugs. You do the math.

Someone once complained to Bear Bryant in the late 70s that UA spent too much money on athletics and not enough on academics.

Bryant replied, "You think all those fans in Bryant-Denny come to watch the math team?"

 

[preacherwebb]

Looks like Les got his guy ...

... hope Pruitt gets his.

 

[tnvols72]

How much do you think they need to spend?

Depends on how bad you want to win. How much is Bama spending?

 

[BeecherVol]

Depends on how bad you want to win. How much is Bama spending?

They paid Locksley 1.2 mil this year according to USA Today.

UT paid 1.2 mil this year for Helton.

 

[LMU-Law UT-Love]

Depends on how bad you want to win. How much is Bama spending?

On recruits? Asking for a friend...

 

[DougVol]

Well, swimming trunks and nose plugs. You do the math.

Surely u knew it was a joke

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

They paid Locksley 1.2 mil this year according to USA Today.

UT paid 1.2 mil this year for Helton.

It will take 2m Imo.

 

[Vol737]

You just can't make this stuff up. We make hiring coaches look like we're trying to solve the world's hardest quantum physics problem. Keep it up UT, keep it up.

 

[BeecherVol]

It will take 2m Imo.

For Freeze? Maybe.

I just thought it ironic that when the bar is money and the comparison is Bama. We spent what they did this year on an OC.

 

[photovol]

Why doesn't TN just offer Freeze he can't refuse, I mean if we are serious about winning and all.

I think it's becoming apparent that Freeze does not want the job at Tennessee

 

[tnvols72]

They paid Locksley 1.2 mil this year according to USA Today.

UT paid 1.2 mil this year for Helton.

Looks like they might want to up the pay.

 

[tnvols72]

For Freeze? Maybe.

I just thought it ironic that when the bar is money and the comparison is Bama. We spent what they did this year on an OC.

I bar isnt about money, its about bringing in the best that is out there and it takes money to get the best. Helton got paid and Tn got robbed. Helton was never a splash hire in the first place and nothing he ever did was worth 1.2 mil. before Tn or while at Tn.

 

[BeecherVol]

I bar isnt about money, its about bringing in the best that is out there and it takes money to get the best. Helton got paid and Tn got robbed. Helton was never a splash hire in the first place and nothing he ever did was worth 1.2 mil. before Tn or while at Tn.

Your post I quoted was specifically about money and the comparison was Bama.

The rest of your post lands directly on top of my point. I would bet a lot of people didn't know we were paying as much for an OC as Bama did this year. It didn't guarantee anything.

 

[BeecherVol]

Looks like they might want to up the pay.

They need to identify better options and go from there. UT is not alone in overpaying coaches that don't work out.

 

[87&91ALUM]

Maryland will make their decision today and is announcing their new coach tomorrow. The overwhelming majority feel it will be Locksley, thus creating a job opportunity at Alabama. Tomorrow announcement even adds that it will be Locksley, he is unavailable today as he is at the Broyles Award Show. What does Alabama do? Do they promote Dan Enos or do they take another swing at Hugh Freeze? FSU thinks Alabama will look at Freeze. FSU has said they will have a coach in a couple days so they are moving very fast. Auburn has now entered the Freeze sweepstakes as well. And, of course, Liberty.

Tennessee has put more of the legwork in on Freeze, but it seems like they need to move quickly if they want him on board. Does TN need to wrap this one up today before (at the least) Alabama drives up the cost?

I do think if Alabama hires Freeze, Enos will go elsewhere. I’ve stated my opinion of him, think very highly of him. It might be in Tennessee’s best interest however to make a decision between the two before FSU or Auburn offer Freeze a deal he can’t refuse and then Alabama promotes Enos and Tennessee misses on both,

Wish life was as simple as you and most of the OPs/Freeze posters would make it seem. We are not in the top of the SEC at this point. It is going to take some luck, prayer, and hard work to dig us out of the hole we are in. I'm in to win with PF and CJP. Whatever they do next couple years, I support. That includes making an occasional mistake or taking a swing at a diamond in the rough. Doing anything less, IMHO, is digging a deeper hole.

 

[UTwick]

Because the notion of overpaying for a coach offends a lot of Vols fans for some odd reason, we will continue to shop at Big Lots

True, but we were willing to pay Helton 1.2 million and his resume is limited.

 

[1 in 102 455]

ESPN reporting Locksley to Maryland. Maybe we’ll start to see the moves take place?

Edit: added link

SOURCES: Maryland is hiring Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley as its next head coach. Stadium first reported the hire. Locksley, who today won the Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant, returns to a school where he twice served as an assistant. Matt Canada, who served as Maryland interim coach this season, and Michigan quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton, also were finalists.

 

[illvol]

Per ESPN

 

[tnvols72]

Your post I quoted was specifically about money and the comparison was Bama.

The rest of your post lands directly on top of my point. I would bet a lot of people didn't know we were paying as much for an OC as Bama did this year. It didn't guarantee anything.

I got what you were saying , I dont think I came off the way I thought I was lol....its all good

 

[ETV]

So freeze has another option now.

Best players money can buy or dumpster fire? Tough call there.

 

[KeyVol14]

This is comical. Another univeristy hires before we do. Freeze is going to bama now. Congrats at UT administration for screwing up another coaching search!