Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[gainesvol82]

Only way Fisher would be successful is if he put together a great staff and let them do their job like Mack Brown and Herm Edwards have done.

Which is exactly what I think he would do. I'm a little excited about UT football for the first time in a while thinking about this hire.

I'm sure I will get kicked in the nuts and we won't even give him a look but I have to think that Fulmer would be intrigued and even the Haslam's.

Fisher might be one of the only realistic hires that could get everyone on the same page.

 

[omghulkhands]

Didn't Jeff Fisher have interest in the Vanderbilt job also?

I would assume he is smarter than that. Likely went through motions for the sake of experiencing the process with no intention of actually coaching there.

That’d be my guess.

 

[BruinVol]

Didn't Jeff Fisher have interest in the Vanderbilt job also?

Yep.
Begged to get involved and zilch

 

[Ace]

Fisher will for sure be a candidate for the Southern Cal job if Helton is ever fired.

Our luck would be we would hire Fisher and after one successful year of 10-3, he would pull a Kiffin.

 

[Volator]

As stated, he might not have had control over those personnel decisions. And everyone in the NFL ran similar concepts until recently. The Oilers and Rams had terrible players when he was there.

He is well known in TN and would be a big name hire. Recruits would listen.

Never had more than 2 (Two) consecutive winning seasons which means he couldn't build consistency. Most 17-18's may know the name but little else. As Bruin notes, he didn't get sniff for the Vandy opening so what does that tell you. Don't think he would be successful. Obviously you do based on what??

 

[scvolfan7]

My own personal dark horse candidate:

Would love to have Leipold. Proven winner and program builder. I was worried vandy would hire him

 

[gainesvol82]

Fisher is interesting but also so far removed from coaching

4 years? Gruden was at least that far removed. Just because he was on TV doesn't count. I seriously doubt that Fisher has been completely ignoring the game. He wants back and wants UT. Do it!

 

[Blake25p]

Well, this board doesn't make decisions for UT.

Plenty of first-time HCs stabilize programs-- just not the one we hired. Like many, I thought Pruitt was a red-flag hire, but the thinking was he would grow into the role with guidance.

Honestly it’s all about luck when hiring college coaches. If it were up to Florida Chip Kelly or Scott Frost would be their coach, and those hires were considered home runs by UCLA and Nebraska. We just gotta get lucky.

 

[Power T-Rev]

VFL TALK REAL GOOD MAKE AD

Not sure what this comment is supposed to mean

 

[B EaZy40]

What sites were mentioned in here that had .223 5.56 ammo in stock?

 

[Bruce Wayne]

VFL TALK REAL GOOD MAKE AD

I have spent time with him, and know he’d do a much better job than Fulmer. He actually understands the business side of athletics and has great connections in the industry, but yes he does “talk good”.

 

[tblakeshow]

How much you asking for that whisk? Money is no object so don’t even try to tell me it’s not for sell

How does 3.99 and a month of your coaching sound?

The 3.99 is about what UT will spend on the next hire.

 

[Ace]

You guys realize Fisher wanted the vandy job and didn’t get a sniff right ?

Vandy had already hired their coach. It was never anyone other than Clark Lea. They came close to hiring Lea before 2020 season.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Yup, I want

HC- Gus
OC/QB - Major Applewhite
RB - Jay Graham
WR - Tee
DC/DB- Charlie Strong

Major Applewhite is on the payroll at $43,350 and I'm assuming Charlie is making around the same.

 

[UTfan94]

You guys realize Fisher wanted the vandy job and didn’t get a sniff right ?

Didn't see this.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Would love to have Leipold. Proven winner and program builder. I was worried vandy would hire him

He will be a great coach for someone one day.

 

[Ace]

Didn't see this.

It is not true

 

[BruinVol]

It is not true

Yes it is. It was reported by the Nashville media

 

[BAJAvol]

Scored some titan tickets! Titan TF Up!

 

[Jackcrevol]

Scored some titan tickets! Titan TF Up!

ok, cool

 

[gainesvol82]

Never had more than 2 (Two) consecutive winning seasons which means he couldn't build consistency. Most 17-18's may know the name but little else. As Bruin notes, he didn't get sniff for the Vandy opening so what does that tell you. Don't think he would be successful. Obviously you do based on what??

Are we really going to base a Vandy "decision" on not looking at him a reason for us not to? They've had one good hire in...well ever. And Franklin wasn't a sure thing at the time.

Nobody knows how those Vandy convos went but their choosing not to pursue him has no bearing on us.

 

[RikidyBones]

OK boys, wish me luck. Gotta get a Rona test today. As of this AM, low grade fever and my quads and gluts feel like I did a crossfit session last night. We take care of the MIL and she's 73 so better to be safe than sorry.

 

[Ace]

Yes it is. It was reported by the Nashville media

I do not care what media said. Vandy put on the appearance of a coaching search, but Lea was always their man and everyone with real connects knew it

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Bane in the Dark Night Rises is a hero:

Wore a mask
Quarantined a city
Cancelled sporting events
Root of problem was a bat

 

[McGeesPub]

Pruitt was a bridge hire. Bring him in, give him what he needs and, at least, he'll stabilize the program and build a roster for the next guy, they thought. Repeating a failed strategy probably isn't the way to go.

We don't need bridge hires. We need get it done guys.

This was so avoidable with even mediocre foresight. Pruitt doesn’t fit the profile of a bridge hire at all. He was a high risk/high reward guy from day one. Shows the intelligence over there.