Kevin Steele. One of the worst coaches in NCAA History...

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Guy is a good (but not great) DC. He has experience. Has connections to guys in the portal. Has recruiting connections. From a financial perspective, very low risk.

Taken in a vacuum, this is a very solid hire. Taken with the backdrop of our ClusterF program, not so sure but with the financial risk this low, seems to be OK
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
He was a head coach 19 years ago. Clearly wasn't ready. He hadn't even been a DC yet. Silly to judge him off of that in 2021. Gene Stallings was also a terrible head coach at Texas A&M when he was young before he became a Hall of Fame coach at Bama.

Steele was one of the better DCs in the SEC. There's a reason some people at Auburn wanted him for Head Coach. But doesn't matter since he isn't DC anyway; he's likely coaching LBs.

Great hire IMO. Of the many things I'm worried about in UT football right now, this isn't one of them.
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Isn’t he the *future interim head coach?
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
He was a head coach 19 years ago. Clearly wasn't ready. He hadn't even been a DC yet. Silly to judge him off of that in 2021. Gene Stallings was also a terrible head coach at Texas A&M when he was young before he became a Hall of Fame coach at Bama.

Steele was one of the better DCs in the SEC. There's a reason some people at Auburn wanted him for Head Coach. But doesn't matter since he isn't DC anyway; he's likely coaching LBs.

Great hire IMO. Of the many things I'm worried about in UT football right now, this isn't one of them.
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Very happy with the hire as long as it doesn’t mean he is head coach in waiting.
 
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De La Cloobs said:
Very happy with the hire as long as it doesn’t mean he is head coach in waiting.
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It has that feel that he is being brought in to be an interim coach if needed, though. If Pruitt gets fired in February, who are you bringing in? The interim coach would likely be Steele and he might very well get most if not all of 2021 to audition for the permanent job while Fulmer (or someone) conducts an "exhaustive" search.
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
Guy is a good (but not great) DC. He has experience. Has connections to guys in the portal. Has recruiting connections. From a financial perspective, very low risk.

Taken in a vacuum, this is a very solid hire. Taken with the backdrop of our ClusterF program, not so sure but with the financial risk this low, seems to be OK
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We hired a COORDINATOR from a school that’s currently better than we are to be a POSITION COACH and our MENSA candidate fan base is angry.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
We hired a COORDINATOR from a school that’s currently better than we are to be a POSITION COACH and our MENSA candidate fan base is angry.
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No one in this athletic department should be worried about hiring right now. They should all be worried about finding a new job. That's why people are angry.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
He was a head coach 19 years ago. Clearly wasn't ready. He hadn't even been a DC yet. Silly to judge him off of that in 2021. Gene Stallings was also a terrible head coach at Texas A&M when he was young before he became a Hall of Fame coach at Bama.

Steele was one of the better DCs in the SEC. There's a reason some people at Auburn wanted him for Head Coach. But doesn't matter since he isn't DC anyway; he's likely coaching LBs.

Great hire IMO. Of the many things I'm worried about in UT football right now, this isn't one of them.
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Great post. As an LB coach, Steele is a good hire. If Pruitt is fired in a year as most expect to happen, what does it matter anyway? This is just something else for the legion of the miserable to whine over... but it's nothing, really.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
We hired a COORDINATOR from a school that’s currently better than we are to be a POSITION COACH and our MENSA candidate fan base is angry.
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I dont think Pruitt is the answer as HC but this hire is sorely needed on the defensive side of the ball where every current coach is overmatched in their position...
 
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VolArmy74 said:
No one in this athletic department should be worried about hiring right now. They should all be worried about finding a new job. That's why people are angry.
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The OP and most of the angry posters are angry at their perception of Steele’s resume. Whether or not we should be filling assistant slots is a completely separate discussion.
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
I dont think Pruitt is the answer as HC but this hire is sorely needed on the defensive side of the ball where every current coach is overmatched in their position...
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This. And if Pruitt is fired and an offensive guy like Chadwell/ Freeze or Herman decides to keep Steele, we would be in business.
 
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RockyTop140 said:
Relax. He’s not even DC. He had some stout defenses under auburn and he can recruit. Out of everything that’s happening, this is what you choose to get all upset about?
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Maybe because hes big buddies with Fulmer...really, just another way for Fulmer to keep his hands all over the team. 3-9. Really?
 
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If Gray stays on the team maybe he can explain how he accounted for over 200 yards against Steeles defense this year.
 
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