Recent content by dbowen

It sadly does. Al Davis only thought Lane Kiffin would destroy UT football. He did not get to comment on Jimmy Haslam.

Despite the emotion of the press conference when he was let go, I think he has handled the situation very well since and remained loyal to the university when he could have been bitter. For his part, there was very little staff turnover on his watch. That became a part of the draw in the glory...

Recruiting is about relationships. For the time he had and the dumpster fire he walked into, CJP and staff did an awesome job. Yes, we missed on several yesterday, but UT was not on their list two months ago and he brought elite players into the discussion. We were a hat on the table many...

Nike sponsors a lot of camps for high school players that feeds the recruiting. That is why they are an important part of the process. Their marketing feeds our marketing. The kids do like those alt uniforms and that brand - good, bad or otherwise. The grey uniforms are popular with the...

Somebody is not paying attention. I think we struck gold with Pruitt. By all accounts, he is one helluva coach and a relentless and tenacious recruiter who has assembled a great staff of recruiters. If you had not noticed we are now 13 in recruiting and well positioned for a top ten finish after...

That's true, but if he lived in Athens, Auburn or Baton Rouge and his dad played on the local team and he had been committed there for a couple of years before abandoning that commitment when some adversity arose, I would expect those fans to be equally upset to be cursed by a native son. This...

not yet, but soon.

If we transition to a 34 and other high level SEC teams that run a 34 are not offering, he may be a good DL but doesn’t fit the prototype for that scheme.

So the national championship defense at FSU and the great defenses at UGA were also micromanaged by the head coaches? When he was named recruiter of the year twice that was a fluke? The trend in conference has been success by defense oriented coaches who have very physical and disciplined...

This would be a very good hire. That conclusion will hinge on staffing to support him. He has been well mentored (Saban, Smart, Del Rio, etc) and has the experience including as interim head coach. He will recruit well. We should be much more physical and aggressive as that has been the...

NEVER. How could anyone who did, call themselves a Vol fan? We are named Volunteers because we answered the call to arms, because we did not cut and run and because we are fiercely loyal to higher ideas worthy of defending. Giving your ALL never means decommitting.

I watch for the nutrition tips.

Yes, Gruden won the Super Bowl with a team built by and for Tony Dungy at Tampa, but you leave out that he played and beat in that Super Bowl the Raiders, the team he helped build as head coach. So, let's not try to diminish or cheapen his Super Bowl ring. He can win and would surround himself...

Venables, the DC of a national championship team that recruits incredibly well, would be an awesome pick. He can bring former Vol staffers, Dan Brooks (DL coach) and Marion Hobby (recruiting coordinator), home with him.

You sound like TAM trolls on Twitter last night. Sometimes losses provide something to build on. The Sugar VOLS are honored but they had notable losses and played through attrition. It must be nice to be Ricky Bobby (if you're not first, you're last), I want wins too, but you can be proud of...