Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Perhaps the reason Josh hasn't been able to hire a DC yet is he's filling the interviews with too much heuperbole.

 

[m1al]

Just your normal everyday big feet, big head, knee high football player.

I think it might actually be a grey alien with very large feet giving football a go....

 

[T Dog]

Who was the guy we hired that was a Marine. Same exercises I did at Paris Island back in the day. Oorah!!! Same count on pushup, flutter kicks and hill climbers same way and the yelling, whewwww we got them boys in boot camp. Let's F'N go!
Tyler Baron looking like The Man out there.
This is gonna build confidence, teamwork, dependability, well all the leadership traits (JJ DID TIE BUCKLE) those few and proud will know what that means.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Let me take a minute from the coach conversation to show off my new office. Painted myself View attachment 351090

Would’ve been cooler if the checkers lined up with the ceiling tiles.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Every DC candidate mentioned so far........

 

[Mrpeabody8888]

Would’ve been cooler if the checkers lined up with the ceiling tiles.

. Painting is definitely not my forte. I would have never thought to align tiles.

 

[RikidyBones]

Perhaps the reason Josh hasn't been able to hire a DC yet is he's filling the interviews with too much heuperbole.

 

[pismonque]

Would’ve been cooler if the checkers lined up with the ceiling tiles.

lol that's the most VN response ever.

 

[Vfl2407]

Perhaps the reason Josh hasn't been able to hire a DC yet is he's filling the interviews with too much heuperbole.

Vols are HeuperBallic

 

[drvenner]

Because you said:


I said we were trying to hire a black coach and for some reason you felt it was necessary to describe what a "diverse" hire is.

I know what diverse/diversity means and I was clearly correct by saying we were trying to hire a black coach and not hire the best available coach.

I was pointing out the hypocrisy in the coaching search.

Not sure you know what clearly or correct means.

 

[RikidyBones]

Vols are HeuperBallic

 

[I4Jay]

So it seems there is an emphasis on diversity with this staff. Can someone please explain to me what in the hell does the color of a persons skin have to do with coaching?

I’d imagine within you guys circles, y’all don’t understand the feelings outside of the program.
There is a feeling that Tennessee has a ways to go when it comes to being inclusive.
No one wants to talk about it without angry accusations or scoffing at it but it’s real.
when kids are discouraged from coming here, high character coaches are told stay away, it’s a PROBLEM.

I am a strength coach, I’ve helped with camps for about 7 years down here. when I ask kids or mention Tennessee, the prevalent answers are they feel unwelcome.
I’ve mentioned this before but One of the top, if not the top QB coaches in America has nothing but bad things to say about the university.

So a new AD coming in and letting it be know that “you’re” important, will be included, and can thrive here is pretty important message to get across when the overall feeling hasn’t been that

(and when I say “feeling”, this is coming from parents, kids, other coaches)

Me, Being a lifelong Tennessee fan who’s black gives me a little different perspective.
when I’m rocking my T gear, I often get scrunched faces & asked “Tennessee? What!?!”

So to answer what does this have to do with coaching, it has to do with opening doors that were closing on us.
by no means am I taking the Haynesworth route and going on a race rage, I’m just pointing out that there is bad feeling out there
And Fat Albert is on one extreme and the people who claim “there are no issues like that here” are on the other end of the extreme.

 

[Vfl2407]

Siap
A Football Fraternity | Duke

Wow. I like David Cutcliffe even more after reading that story about the adoption.

 

[volswillrise12]

Perhaps the reason Josh hasn't been able to hire a DC yet is he's filling the interviews with too much heuperbole.

 

[I4Jay]

Sooo, WTF is going on in here? Been busy all day. Finally got a new job.. Good grief, what a long drought... We hire anyone else? Have the wheels come off? Are they wobbling? Any good, new rumors?

congratulations!

 

[Geronimo]

Beer is good and people are crazy

My wife’s parents were good friends with Troy Jones, writer of that song. Sadly he passed last year of freak accident.

 

[volswillrise12]

Vols are HeuperBallic

 

[avolation]

Perhaps the reason Josh hasn't been able to hire a DC yet is he's filling the interviews with too much heuperbole.

I heard he got heu and forgot to hire one.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I’ve had a busy work week, so I’m behind on this thread. Where are all these unfounded rumors about DW meddling in the staff coming from? Why would Heupel follow DW to TN if he thought White would be hard to work with? This doesn’t make any sense.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Perhaps the reason Josh hasn't been able to hire a DC yet is he's filling the interviews with too much heuperbole.

 

[DarthVol1]

Volnation to DW

 

[volswillrise12]

I’ve had a busy work week, so I’m behind on this thread. Where are all these unfounded rumors about DW meddling in the staff coming from? Why would Heupel follow DW to TN if he thought White would be hard to work with? This doesn’t make any sense.

Tony Basilio—-who gets his information from Volnation.

 

[JacketVol]

What the hell is up with calling people “ peasants “ ? No more Monty Python movies for you

It’s in honor of @Big Gucci Sosa

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

It’s in honor of @Big Gucci Sosa

Couldn’t be me

 

[Batman1948]

I honestly don’t understand how you hire defensive position coaches before a DC. I would have bet money a DC was incoming when Gardner hire was public. It’s becoming obvious that Tennessee will always choose the most difficult path.

Garner--------not Gardner