Would have preferred Conklin, but this is better than some of the alternatives. Much like with Heupel, will wait to see what the on the field product looks like.
According to the Legions of Doom, you can feel okay about it, but not great. Of course, feeling miserable about it is also okay, since it took so long and he coached at Cincy at one point, along with the generally accepted reasons for despair. Cautious optimism is permitted by some as long as you don't go overboard. It might not work out. But it might but we don't know until 2035 how to feel.
That's pretty much it.
UT finally signs a DC. One that apparently has experience with a hurry up offense. Has a pretty good record as a secondary coach and as Co-DC at Penn State. People can come back from the ledge a little since it looks like we will soon have a full staff of respectable coaches. Yet...still the complaints. Folks do realize that they might as well just get behind these hires and hope for the best, because there will be at least 3 years for the assistants and 5 years for the HBC, right? I mean, c’mon...at this point just hope they work out. It’s gonna be a slog getting back to relevance. Settle in and accept it.
F***—all the fans can do about any of it anyway. So be a fan or don’t. But enough of the histrionics.
Gonna keep telling myself this.
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Did you know Al Washington? Without your answer, you may have had the same opinion and it would be a similarly questioned hire...but that’s where we were at. I’ve heard of Banks and his name came up and disappeared as “not interested” adding to our unintended comic effect. Big Orange Train clung to the “we know nothing” refrain and wins the betting pool.Not sure about this hire. Haven’t heard of him. The name hasn’t even popped up in past coaching hires for other programs. Seen some in here say he’s a good recruiter but who has he help sign at penn state that he has brougjt in an developed that went
On to the nfl? I was fine with the wait in the hire, at least get it right if that was the plan so In this case I hope this was the best hire out of all the others. Welcome Coach Banks.
Here's some tape on the new coach:
Seems bright, well-spoken, energetic, talks about risk-taking and expectations, sounds comfortable in a leadership role.
The man used the word 'plethora'. We're beyond 'aight, now.
“The last time the Vols produced a no brainer NFL QB pick, Heath Shuler ended up turning to their 7th rounder in the same draft. I don’t trust UT QBs” actual line from an anonymous NFL scout. Every example is it own science.The last time we hired a DC working with Franklin (Shoop) the candidate looked elite but didn't pan for us or anyone else. Let's hope Banks has the goods apart from Franklin and not because of him.