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snowvols said:
Good article on the new deal. It also mentions that the deal may start sooner, if CBS and ESPN decided to have ESPN buy out the remaining CBS contract.

Inside SEC's 10-Year Deal With ABC Starting in 2024
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This article says an extra $20 million in tv revenue per school in 2024 per year. That pays for a coaching staff easily in 2024. We should have been fine with the $40 million we are getting now.
 
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SLICKYINC said:
Nah man, you can make your own rules with LED lights. We can use em during time outs, turn overs, pick 6s, shut em all the way off after sacks so you don’t notice the QB picking himself up. The possibilities are endless.
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We have a whole world of opportunities with our current team is what you’re saying... 🤔
 
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bigdan said:
Unrelated to the money topic: But you mentioned stadium upgrades. Are they still planning to follow the ones Currie had in place when he was here? Or are they going in a different direction?
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The master plan has been around since Hamilton and continues to change with every AD. They've presented several new options under Fulmer and the plans continue to evolve, based on need and feedback. And there are other facility improvements planned. All years away. And none of which are going to preclude a coaching search.
 
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LA Vol said:
The master plan has been around since Hamilton and continues to change with every AD. They've presented several new options under Fulmer and the plans continue to evolve, based on need and feedback. And there are other facility improvements planned. All years away. And none of which are going to preclude a coaching search.
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So you’re telling me there’s a plan for a coaching search!?!?
 
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SLICKYINC said:
Keep a Stihl in the back of my truck. Use it all the time and what you posted is a deep long lasting fear I have. I’ll have nightmares for weeks now, thanks.
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1 of my fears too, man.
Always try to stay at a somewhat angle from where the chainsaw kickback should be and rely on the safety brake.

Just no option for either on a grinder. I'll use several tools to achieve the same result before ever using that attachment again.
Way too aggressive and too much power for such an unstable tool.
 
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LA Vol said:
Feel free to ask him. You can Google his email.
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You have been all over the place the last couple of days claiming UT doesn’t have the money to fire Pruitt.

If the AD/University doesn’t have any money, why does it have money to replace Pruitt’s assistants but not him? Why does it have money to upgrade stadium experience but not the product on the field?

You make these claims as “facts” then don’t want to defend them when they are inconsistent and don’t match up to what is actually happening.
 
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If anything is going to happen with the coaching change it will be after the season is over, Just don't see Fulmer firing CP until the season is over. I just hope we are able to hang on to some decent talent for the next HC.
 
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LA Vol said:
I don't see how people find it insulting or tone deaf that UT wants to provide a better experience for all fans. Club seating was upgraded a while back and upgrading other areas of the stadium, including non-premium seating, has been in the long-term plan. Fans have complained for decades about things that are long overdue. And now it sets people off? But that's the last I'll say about it.
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I would stand in a briar patch in shorts to watch, if that meant not getting blown out by Kentucky.......in football
 
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LA Vol said:
The master plan has been around since Hamilton and continues to change with every AD. They've presented several new options under Fulmer and the plans continue to evolve, based on need and feedback. And there are other facility improvements planned. All years away. And none of which are going to preclude a coaching search.
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Gotcha. I appreciate your response, and was trying to stay away from the coaching search/ funding issue when asking that. I personally liked the master plan that Currie had to be honest. I know some don’t want capacity to be reduced, but some parts of Neyland are so dated it’s embarrassing.
 
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LA Vol said:
This is a false and truly uninformed statement. UT does not have the money. The university just bailed out UTAD's $40 million shortfall and used reserves to reconcile the current year's budget. UTAD is projecting a similar shortfall next year, which will have to be covered-- and that's before paying buyouts. UT can source the money for a coaching change. But to say UT has had it sitting around and is doing nothing with it is just flat-out wrong.
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UT has a half billion in cash and investment accounts. It's not a secret, their financials are posted on line. They are even taking on Martin Methodist in Pulaski now - which was having to be propped up by the UMC for decades. I'm sure they can do the financial projection making assumptions on the percentage of tickets sold, seat donations, concessions, gear, licensing, etc. as the economy recovers from COVID economic suicide - which it will. The new ESPN deal can be used to rebuild reserves with the $15 M annually. They probably hope boosters will step in to cushion the blow. But the blow is coming whether it happens this year or next. The question is how big of blow? They can pull the trigger now, pay out the money to change, and earn many millions back beginning next year. Or they can kick the can and hope the economy has recovered along with enough fans losing their memories to buy the tickets for next season.

That later position is what they want to do, the former position is what they should do. As my experience as a business banker for many years proved out, the old adage of "never throwing good money after bad" proved to be 100% truth. The bad is evident - in full view for all to see including the vast majority of the fan base who is out on Jeremy. "Empty Neyland" will not have to be promoted by Nega-Vols next season.
 
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Orange Studs said:
If anything is going to happen with the coaching change it will be after the season is over, Just don't see Fulmer firing CP until the season is over. I just hope we are able to hang on to some decent talent for the next HC.
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Nothing is going to happen unless we lose to Vandy
 
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Kingston Vol said:
No, they don’t. But let’s not cry poor when a pandemic hits and the athletic department needs bailed out.

The fact of the matter is UT - and colleges all over the country - are sitting on billions of dollars they refuse to touch and would rather let people be furloughed or fired. And let’s not even get started on the fact they have that much in reserves and continually raise the price of tuition for a declining product.
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It’s not reserves. They use the interest as part of their operating budgets.
 
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