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#36,076
#36,076
Well, maybe a sort of wrapping things up:

Stoerner Fumbles said:
After starting this thread, I guess I should follow up now that the dust has settled. My friend has been in the midst of helping a staff member exit, and I’ve been trying to be respectful of that transition. People and families are more important than message boards. That said, there are a couple of things I’ve heard that are non-controversial, while possibly of interest. We negotiated with Franklin, Elliot and Heupel only. Franklin played his hand much longer than anyone expected. He kept leaving the door open, but never accepted reasonable terms. The slow pace of that probably fatigued the Elliot deal. He had a full proposed staff etc. One can assume he was very serious. I just think our inability to act on that deal wore down his enthusiasm. Heupel was genuinely a place DW didn’t want to go, given his affection for UCF. That said, he might be the best choice of the three. He’s a head coach. He has no ego. He is an honest guy who DW trusts etc. my friend has become more optimistic about the NCAA as well. Apparently the aggressive way we intervened was by the book, and lauded by Glazier etc. We would’ve been in much worse shape if we turned the information over without acting decisively. I’ll share more once my friend is on the other side of his exit negotiations. There are several coaches who acted in good faith, and put the kids and the school first. It’s been good to hear that. Hearing how Pruitt ran the staff and the program makes me feel relieved that we’ve moved on. Many of the things my friend told me back in December have come to fruition months later. It’s interesting to see how long it takes for these things to unfold. In hindsight, there is probably no way a Tennessee search was going to be simple or clean, but I’m hopeful about the result. More to come...
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orange parmejohn said:
What is the temperature around the football program moving forward with Heupel?
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(Quoted reply by Fumbles, who screwed up the quote, and I can’t figure how to fix it)
It’s hard for any of these kids to trust the plan given what’s happened. I think the young kids are buying in, and some of the older guys. We’ve lost 18 players since November. That’s going to be hard to overcome. He sounds like an honest guy and a good coach, but he’ll need time.
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#36,077
#36,077
Apparently, Heupel is having a hard time hiring a DC. To some candidates, Tennessee is toxic. Others demure due to Heupel’s offense and the burden it places on the defense.
 
#36,083
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Tin Man said:
Apparently, Heupel is having a hard time hiring a DC. To some candidates, Tennessee is toxic. Others demure due to Heupel’s offense and the burden it places on the defense.
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So you're saying the rumors he has his DC and is just waiting to announce the entire staff on Monday are false?
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
It’s possible you don’t recognize rejects because you don’t conform to the mindless crying that goes on it the FF either
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Are you hearing any rumors on the defensive staff, or is DW got leaks on that info plugged too?
 
#36,096
#36,096
Supposedly Basillio is saying we're interviewing Jancek to be our DC again. No thanks.

Can't help but wonder if we're getting turned down by DCs? If that's happening, we're in more trouble than I ever imagined.
 
#36,097
#36,097
Weezer said:
Supposedly Basillio is saying we're interviewing Jancek to be our DC again. No thanks.

Can't help but wonder if we're getting turned down by DCs? If that's happening, we're in more trouble than I ever imagined.
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I wonder if there’s a shortage of clean coordinators, as well as head coaches?

The combination of demands on defense by CJH’s offense, no prior history of recruiting violations (known to public or not), and concerns about sanctions could shrink the pool quite a bit.
 
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Weezer said:
Supposedly Basillio is saying we're interviewing Jancek to be our DC again. No thanks.

Can't help but wonder if we're getting turned down by DCs? If that's happening, we're in more trouble than I ever imagined.
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Wasn't there an "issue" that pretty much got him black balled
 
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