Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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Paper_Towel said:
dude's keeping it on news paper.
probably needs mulch for humidity so it can actually shed; unless he feel brave enough to wrangle it (hopefully it's not a spitting cobra) and pluck those caps off.
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Yeah, some snakes are hard to keep in captivity. But people do it anyway. And there's no way that's an Elapid. Unless that guy is just a complete moron. No way I would let a venomous snake that close to my hand.

I'm 99 percent sure that's a Colubrid. My money's on an Indigo. However, it could be a King or a Rat snake. Snakes are tricky. Color variations can be deceiving. It's all about the scales when you're trying to ID them.

Snakes are a bit of a hobby of mine. I'm fascinated by the little guys. My Herpetology professor was amazing with them so I picked his brain as much as I could.
 
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butchna said:
You defend him more passionately than you ever have the Vols Dawgs.
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Sunshine pumpers make fun of me, I make fun of the same people who said "mehlen" is a bad coach. Also because Tennessee hasnt really done anything worth defending over the last decade.
 
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HankHill said:
I’m just guessing too. I don’t think Tee was interviewed for the OC position solely. Lebby only makes like 200k at UCF so he would be an easy pull. There has been a lot of smoke about weinke leaving just like there was Helton. He may not end up leaving but i think Tee was talked too as a replacement there if anything.
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Take the 1.4 mil we were paying Helton, give Lebby $700,000.00 and Tee $700,000.00
 
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Catbone said:
Sunshine pumpers make fun of me, I make fun of the same people who said "mehlen" is a bad coach. Also because Tennessee hasnt really done anything worth defending over the last decade.
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Not once, have I ever heard Mullen labeled as a “bad coach” on here, with the exception of people citing the never existing posts.

It’s one of the greatest illusions of the modern era, like the Sinbad movie where he was a genie
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
Dan Mullen: An VN Oral History, retold by Nicksjuzunk:

I would like to give some history and context to the Dan Mullen debate. I'm going to dig just a bit through post history, because I've got a weird memory and these things are able to be found if you desire to search.

1. The Context: When this debate began, Butch Jones was still the head coach. Generally speaking, there were roughly speaking, two camps. Gruden, and other coaching candidates. The most "reasonable" names circulated at this point are as follows:

a. Jon Gruden
b. Scott Frost
c. Dan Mullen
d. Chip Kelly
e. Other names, Patterson, Brohm, Campbell, were also pitched around.

At this point in the game, every Vol fan had the exact same thing in mind... bring me the coach who will give us the opportunity to win championships. We heard things such as "money will not be an issue" to get our hopes very high. When Butch is fired, Currie gives the illusion that he is about to run this thing. Hopes are high on Rocky Top. We were told we were "swimming in different waters."

2. The Conversation: So, being a message board, we begin to pick apart each candidate. Gruden has never been a college coach, Frost has never won at a big program, Kelly would never come, Campbell's buy out, Brohm is too small, Patterson will never come, etc. This brings us to Dan Mullen. I was largely one of the Mullen detractors, which is well known. I believe McGill coined the phrase "Mehlan", which unfortunately was more catching than my personal "7.5 win Dan". I'm not about to go over the reasons of the anti-Mullens, as this has been discussed endlessly, but the context seems to be lost and only the conversation is remembered. No one every questions whether Mullen was a "good" coach. He is obviouslly a great quarterback coach and did very well at Mississippi State. The question at this point in the game was, "Can he bring championships to Tennessee?" Because that is exactly what our eye was on at this point in the game. I personally, did not think so.

3. The Continuation: So, we are knee deep in the coaching search, and it becomes clear, we've been fed a line. There is no Santa, there will be no "proven winner" hired, and suddenly
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When it became clear that we would not be able to hire a tier 1 coach, most people said Mullen would be just fine... but Florida had grabbed him. Later on, in March, I would admit...

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4. The Concession: Given the resources at Florida, it's obvious that

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But will he win championships? I still tend to think not, though he certainly could.

5. The Conclusion: Having now settled exhaustively how 95% of anti-Mullen posters feel about Dan Mullen, I would like to let you konw that I will continue to take shots at Mullen every chance that I get. I will laugh at his dancing, mock his cheesy quotes and call him 7.5 Win Dan with every single loss that he takes. I am a fan, and he coaches my most hated rival. It doesn't mean I think he is a terrible coach, but I'll hammer that if he gives me nails. I am not sure if we will ever get the joy of overtaking the Gators while he coaches, but with every slip, I will be there to gloat, because when your team is as bad as the Vols are right now, you gotta enjoy something.
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Bumped for context... once again
 
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SIAP:

I have HEARD nothing concrete from any source on Jim Chaney leaving, have NO clue where it is coming from. I did talk to one that told me a couple of NFL teams have reached out.

Jim Chaney could take the Dolphins HC or the Buford job tonight and it would not surprise me. He had a helluva year regardless what you think about Monday night.

Right now we have heard nothing that makes us believe we need to write something. We could be wrong but we have checked MULTIPLE sources as of tonight and folks are acting like we are idiots for asking if you want to know the honest truth.
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- UGA 247
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
Not once, have I ever heard Mullen labeled as a “bad coach” on here, with the exception of people citing the never existing posts.

It’s one of the greatest illusions of the modern era, like the Sinbad movie where he was a genie
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I heard that discussed a few months ago. Pretty amazing.
 
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