Can Heupel capitalize on the coming coaching turmoil?

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Danny Dollars said:
Let’s appreciate what we have with Heupel right now that many other programs do not have: stability.

However, stability can lead to stagnation if he and the other coaches are not trying to take advantage of the upcoming epic coaching carousel.

None of have a crystal ball, but we all have an opinion. Can Heupel take advantage of the turmoil and pull some talent to a stable program in Knoxville? There will be a lot of hungry players in the portal who want a chance at a championship.

Do we have the NIL and support to benefit from this or do you think Heupel is stuck in his ways?
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Pinch your tender parts. Hard.
 
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xpsyclonex2002 said:
I'm more hoping we can steal better coaches and staff to support him.
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That’s kind of what I was getting at. There are very good assistants who will be making moves.

With them comes the talented players. We haven’t seen a shake up like this in a while.
 
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Probably worth talking to Blake Baker the LSU defensive coordinator, they have had more good days than bad days, but he is currently making $2.5 million per season at LSU, might be looking on to the NFL, but the Tennessee defense has been bad since Heupel got here with a measured improvement last year, lost to graduation, transfer and expired eligibility. Banks is a ball and chain around the Tennessee program's future.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
"Is Heupel leaving Tennessee for a job at LSU realistic? It’s tough to rule out any scenario you can think of in today’s college football, but it’s extremely tough to imagine Heupel ever being a serious candidate for this job.

Not because he’s not qualified, but because a jump to LSU would be a lateral move. He’s already at a program with the resources to win a national title inside the SEC."

I'm sorry but that last line is laughable. LSU would not be a lateral move. The off the field situation would be worse, but the job itself is a better job than Tennessee.

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LSU is a better job than most in the country but they have an AD that was responsible for Fisher at A&M and then Kelly at LSU I believe. I think lsu would have to go after Danny white first.
 
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Ernie McCracken said:
Agreed! I think LSU will give Kiffin the keys to Ft. Knox., nuclear security codes, and lifetime free corndogs as a opening offer.

GBO

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French's mustard is great on corndogs. Just saying!
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I agree and I think he’s the big reason they moved on from Kelly now instead of at the end of the year.
 
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vol94 said:
This isn’t directed towards you but Why would Heup leave for a much lesser job in BA Tech. Tech doesn’t have the history or tradition UT has. They couldn’t spell football until Vick played there.

It’s amazing how people make up this 💩 as I just read an article stating Heup is being considered for LSU job.
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Heupel isn’t going to VT or LSU or too the moon right now. Heupel is focused on Oklahoma and winning at Tennessee. Folks bite on every ludicrous article like a skip Jack to a white grub.😀🤣
 
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Ernie McCracken said:
Agreed! I think LSU will give Kiffin the keys to Ft. Knox., nuclear security codes, and lifetime free corndogs as a opening offer.

GBO

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French's mustard is great on corndogs. Just saying!
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I don’t think Kiffin is leaving Ole Miss, all this talk and he stays there. Make LSU and Florida have to go another route and keep their situation in turmoil.Why start over, he is making millions where he is at. I predict he stays at Ole Miss right now. Make Florida and LSU have to scramble, whoever they hire will have to be getting into the playoffs regularly or they will fire him. No doubt Florida will. Kiffin is going to play them, I don’t blame him if he does. GBO
 
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Danny Dollars said:
Let’s appreciate what we have with Heupel right now that many other programs do not have: stability.

However, stability can lead to stagnation if he and the other coaches are not trying to take advantage of the upcoming epic coaching carousel.

None of have a crystal ball, but we all have an opinion. Can Heupel take advantage of the turmoil and pull some talent to a stable program in Knoxville? There will be a lot of hungry players in the portal who want a chance at a championship.

Do we have the NIL and support to benefit from this or do you think Heupel is stuck in his ways?
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I’m wondering if he can pull in some talented assistant coaches on the defensive side who are looking for a place to land.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
"Is Heupel leaving Tennessee for a job at LSU realistic? It’s tough to rule out any scenario you can think of in today’s college football, but it’s extremely tough to imagine Heupel ever being a serious candidate for this job.

Not because he’s not qualified, but because a jump to LSU would be a lateral move. He’s already at a program with the resources to win a national title inside the SEC."

I'm sorry but that last line is laughable. LSU would not be a lateral move. The off the field situation would be worse, but the job itself is a better job than Tennessee.

www.rockytopinsider.com

Josh Heupel Named on LSU Football Writer's Hot Board for Tigers Job | Rocky Top Insider

An LSU football writer listed Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel as a candidate for the Tigers' opening.
www.rockytopinsider.com www.rockytopinsider.com
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I agree with you. We don’t fire coaches for going 8-4, although sometimes I wish our expectations were so high that we would.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
One thing Brian Kelly's firing proves is he was just a higher profile Butch Jones! The "Mad Hatter" and the "Swamp Monster" managed to win championships there for gods sake!
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Not even close - Kelly coaches circles around Jones 7 days a week and twice on Sunday. He went 34-6 at Cincinnati and then took ND to the national title game, Jones went 23-14 at Cincy then ran Tennessee into the ground.

The LSU experiment was a bad fit all around. That’s all there is to it. Kelly belongs north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
 
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VolCalls said:
Not even close - Kelly coaches circles around Jones 7 days a week and twice on Sunday. He went 34-6 at Cincinnati and then took ND to the national title game, Jones went 23-14 at Cincy then ran Tennessee into the ground.

The LSU experiment was a bad fit all around. That’s all there is to it. Kelly belongs north of the Mason-Dixon Line.
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Wasn't Les Miles from Michigan? How was he somehow a "better fit" than Kelly?

Also, Kelly won a lot of games but never could win when it counted and he got his everloving ass handed to him in the championship game!
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Wasn't Les Miles from Michigan? How was he somehow a "better fit" than Kelly?

Also, Kelly won a lot of games but never could win when it counted and he got his everloving ass handed to him in the championship game!
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Les Miles did follow Saban who didn't necessarily leave the roster bare bones. Coach O didn't leave things bad for Kelly, but between all that NFL talent on the 2019 team leaving and the pandemic, Kelly didn't necessarily have the luxury that Les Miles walked into
 
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DonDiego said:
This might just be the most poorly written, absurdly conceived article I've read in awhile. He couldn't even spell CJH's name right. Why would any coach leave Tennessee to go to Va Tech---he failed to address that.
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i'm convinced atoz and some of these outlets just use AI to write slop
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
Wasn't Les Miles from Michigan? How was he somehow a "better fit" than Kelly?

Also, Kelly won a lot of games but never could win when it counted and he got his everloving ass handed to him in the championship game!
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Miles was from Ohio but had coached the previous decade at Oklahoma State and with the Dallas Cowboys before going to LSU, so it wasn’t like he had never set foot in the South.

And Bama handed just about everyone their ass at some point during Saban’s run. The only exception was Clemson.
 
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Vol524 said:
RTI just posted LSU is looking at CJH to fill their coaching opening. I for one hope this is not true.
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No way. He has white in his corner and everything he needs/wants to win with an aligned university vs lsu who has an ad who hired jimbo and BK…how much more time does the ad have, and if he stays why would you risk it? Just like when we were all out of sorts before current regime. On paper LSU job is best one out there but in reality, prob UF and psu..at this time.
 
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superdave1984 said:
I think only OU could lure Heupel away. And they would have to really kiss his butt too. I think he is pretty happy where he is and if he beats OU on Saturday, the smirk will be fantastic.
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They would also have to tell Bob Stoops to move somewhere else.
 
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