Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Tri-CitiesVol]

A normal year with Pruitt next year would’ve been far better than whatever abomination we eventually piece together when the dust settles.

 

[jave36]

Strong leadership can see the forest for the trees. An irrational fanbase, for the most part, cannot.

The forest and trees have been on fire for a decade, but leadership has continued to throw amateur firefighters at it. Give me an irrational fan base if that's what strong leadership is all about.

 

[Smokeytom]

Yall are really underestimating how few coaches will want this job when we are dangling our current one out like fish bait. There is one man in my opinion who would take this regardless of the perception of the job & thats Freeze.

Maybe that was the plan all along by the people who made the investigation public?...nah who am I kidding!?! This is UT were talking about! Their strategy is a little more like this

 

[quadlee21]

All I know is if they was paying me $500 a hour I would want to talk to everyone. I’m talking trainers, team doctors, janitors, vol navy captains the whole 9 yards I would be dragging this out as long as possible.

 

[preacherwebb]

Marrone with Chadwell as OC.

But wait no that can't happen!!!
I've been told by multiple folks on this board that Chadwell would not accept OC even with a double or triple of his salary because he is now a HC and that would be a demotion!!!!

(I agree with you by the way JMG)

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

This fanbase eats its own, and that’s a problem. Fans are irrational and should not be the key influence in decision making. Strong leadership overcomes this, and that’s what we have in Boyd, Plowman and Fulmer. Be prepared for Jeremy to be back next season.

Irrational to see that a 3-7 coach with more blow out losses than our past two failures combined is not going to work out? Ok guy. Go troll on another board. We do not have strong leadership. In fact, if you read some national news reports, they will tell you how dysfunctional our administration is. Fans need to tell our terrible administration we are done and not show up to any games. Maybe they will get the point that losing is not ok and their terrible decisions are ruining this once proud program. We are the laughing stock of the SEC because of our “leadership”so take your dumb a** comments somewhere else.

 

[windrider]

Dude... It's VolNation.. Coaches, transfers, dogs, guns, doctor consults, you name it, it's here...

It's what we do

The only thing we wont talk about is vasectomies.

 

[rjd970]

 

[Dudley Smith]

Napier wants a support system in place before he will accept any job..... Tennessee does not and apparently will not do that here..... I don’t think we will hire freeze but even if we did..... I don’t know if he could stay here the way our support system is.

What support system are you speaking of, specifically? Someone posted a David Ubben article from the Athletic listing all of the facility upgrades and other off-field advantages we have, and saying that it shouldn't be an impediment to hiring someone.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Sadly, that is true. Exactly what we're doing.

We're at rock bottom...we've just whipped out the jackhammer and are still diggin

 

[yourstruly23]

Chadwell should be a complete and total, last ditch fallback

Beats the heck out of having Dooley as a last ditch fallback

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

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That’s what this “strong leadership” wants from all the fans. To excuse their complete incompetence.

 

[VOL6479]

Y’all are really under estimating how bad freeze wants this job. A little ncaa heat isn’t getting in the way of that. If we call, he’s here.

A little NCAA heat my not bother Freeze but would it stop us from even thinking about making the call?

 

[butchna]

That's actually not a bad idea.

I’m not positive that the Bill Clark part is a GREAT idea...but way better than some of the alternatives I’ve read on here.

 

[jave36]

Beats the heck out of having Dooley as a last ditch fallback

I remember when I thought Dooley was the worst UT could ever possibly do.

 

[windrider]

This fanbase eats its own, and that’s a problem. Fans are irrational and should not be the key influence in decision making. Strong leadership overcomes this, and that’s what we have in Boyd, Plowman and Fulmer. Be prepared for Jeremy to be back next season.

Let me say this. Without the fans support you got nothing. And don't even talk about leadership when there is absolutely none at this point.

 

[volatil]

All we can do is hope we back into a good hire some day. Hopefully before I die

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

A little NCAA heat my not bother Freeze but would it stop us from even thinking about making the call?

Fulmer would not make the call. I believe in order to get Freeze we have to send Fulmer packing. I’m all for that because Fulmer is part of the overall problems, investigation aside.

 

[Power T-Rev]

I see the dumpster fire is still burning bright!

Like a guiding star to the pits of hell

 

[yourstruly23]

We’re going to f around so much that we’re going to fall face forward into having to hire Freeze and it’s going to be glorious

 

[CobbVol]

For Chadwell, I am concerned the word option is used to describe his offense. I don't think this will bode well in the SEC with the speed of the defenses. In a G5 conference yes - SEC no.

 

[Tennessee Stud]

The forest and trees have been on fire for a decade, but leadership has continued to throw amateur firefighters at it. Give me an irrational fan base if that's what strong leadership is all about.

Haven’t been under the same leadership for a decade. Cleaned house after the Currie fiasco and things have been moving in the right direction. Infighting goes on at every university across the country. Tennessee is no different. Be prepared for Jeremy to return, and to go 8-4 next year.

 

[UTfan94]

I’m not positive that the Bill Clark part is a GREAT idea...but way better than some of the alternatives I’ve read on here.

Ingram and Clark, just built the UAB program from nothing. Probably what's going to be needed here.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I don’t know enough to say there have been formal interviews, but I have been told Tennessee is talking to a select handful of potential coaching candidates already.

There is a plan. It might not go as well as Texas with a hiring and firing in one day, but like I said, we are in the market.

 

[Aesius]

We’re going to f around so much that we’re going to fall face forward into having to hire Freeze and it’s going to be glorious

Nah...in true Vols fashion we will actually hire Freeze and he will forget how to coach.