Alabama promotes Enos

[VolunteerHillbilly]

More nails in the coffin lid. SOON.

 

[Behr]

 

[TUSKtimes]

With all these Alabama guys up here on staff and perhaps more on the way, it's gonna be a habit.

 

[rickyyrs]

So now we are down to Lebby, Friend, Kitchens, and Propst from the names that have been thrown out these last two weeks?

WOW who can get excited about those names.

 

[08Vol]

Makes absolutely 0 sense if it is Friend, no reason in that case to not announce and tout up his resume of accomplishments even mention how he knows the system, year two see's substantial growth, very much involved in '18 yada yada yada...

Has to be an NFL guy or someone in the playoffs, otherwise just delaying is silly and poor managed.... in that case, probably is Friend.

The reason he doesn’t announce it is so he can say that he did his due diligence interviewing better candidates before deciding to give his friend a raise. We saw the same thing when Butch gave the OC job to his old coach who was an Olympic sports manager at the time. He wants to hide this hire from the fan base who will be pissed and the uncommitted recruits who want to see a splash hire. If Pruitt promotes Friend they’ll both be gone after the 2020 season

 

[Vol Main]

I just like looking at the possibilities rather than wringing my hands and gnashing my teeth over something I enjoy watching, but have no control over.

There's the rub, the catch, the snag, the hang-up, the problem in a nutshell.

 

[CountVolcula]

Ok then explain why nothing has been said by now?? If Will was getting promoted word would have gotten out by now...

It's the old bait and switch

Could you imagine if they went right ahead and announced Friend as OC with all the quality candidates available? The backlash would be epic

Did you see how Voltwitter acted when we found out the BOT was potentially blocking Freeze?

Just imagine if they didn't "interview " other candidates before announcing Friend as OC

This way, UT has the " well, we tried but nobody else really wanted the job" out

Of course, they will no doubt, hype Friend( if he is hired) and most of the fans will lap it up like always

I've seen this dog and pony show in Knoxville enough to see the proverbial writing on the wall

 

[08Vol]

Who gives a f about football. If the administration doesn't, I dont... Lets start giving the credit where its due... Vol Hoops !

UT football last beat a top 5 team in 2005. Since then the basketball team has beaten three #1s, two #2s, a #3, a #4, and a #5.

 

[columbia vol]

This is what I see reading all these Chicken Littles

 

[Pride85]

You mean the ones who rehashing the same old diatribe in thread after thread after thread.......

Oh, you have seen them too.

 

[VolInNW]

There's the rub, the catch, the snag, the hang-up, the problem in a nutshell.

Yup. Hard to stay excited for 10-15 years of absolute inept management. A proud name and valuable brand, Tennessee Football, is taking yet another hit. Eventually, it just isn't any fun anymore.

 

[BenGrimm]

I really think it's going to be an NFL guy.

At this point I thinks it pretty obvious it’s an NFL guy.

 

[GetYouSomeofThat]

Not me brother. Read all the hissy fits going on because of Briles, Freeze, and Enos. As long as the process isn't hurting recruiting, we're good.

Is it hurting recruiting?

 

[08Vol]

Well, after the bama debacle in Atlanta, Kirby doesn’t exactly look like the “genius” everyone thought him to be, so there’s that...
GBO!!

Considering we are at least 6 years away from our coach even being in the position to make a bad call that costs us a SEC title...

 

[volgrad500]

Are they really that respected? Someone close to UGA said Smart considers our staff a joke and full of coaching rejects.

What was the beef people were talking about between Pruitt and Smart? I can't remember.

 

[Buddr]

Tennessee, first team in for an OC and the last team left standing without one.

 

[Buddr]

I think Pruitt is going to be the OC also.

 

[rocytop2624]

I really think it's going to be an NFL guy.

Kitchens, Cooter, Stark, this is why Liberty is Freezing.

 

[hog88]

At this point I thinks it pretty obvious it’s an NFL guy.

Then why not announce? There is no rule against it and it would obviously be a guy not going to the playoffs.

Face it, if he has his guy (outside hire) there is absolutely no reason not to announce even if he has to finish out his season. If it's a college guy playing in a meaningless bowl and he's delaying for that, CJP and or the new OC have no business here.

 

[BenGrimm]

Then why not announce? There is no rule against it and it would obviously be a guy not going to the playoffs.

Face it, if he has his guy (outside hire) there is absolutely no reason not to announce even if he has to finish out his season. If it's a college guy playing in a meaningless bowl and he's delaying for that, CJP and or the new OC have no business here.

I don’t know the exact reasons but it’s common practice for NFL coaches to wait until the end of the year to make a move.

I’m sure it has something to do with contract fulfillment or something.

 

[hog88]

I don’t know the exact reasons but it’s common practice for NFL coaches to wait until the end of the year to make a move.

I’m sure it has something to do with contract fulfillment or something.

It's common practice (actually a rule) when they are moving from one NFL team to the other but there are no limitations on NFL to college. Fine that the guy has to finish his season but why not announce? Whoever it would be isn't leaving a playoff team.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I don’t believe nothing until I actually see it.

How does one see nothing?

 

[508mikey]

There is no firm confirmation that FSU has hired Briles and we should have all expected Enos to get promoted. This was pretty much expected.

is Locksey staying for the playoffs like Pruitt did ?

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

Well, after the bama debacle in Atlanta, Kirby doesn’t exactly look like the “genius” everyone thought him to be, so there’s that...
GBO!!

Wishful thinking.

 

[tnvols72]

It's the old bait and switch

Could you imagine if they went right ahead and announced Friend as OC with all the quality candidates available? The backlash would be epic

Did you see how Voltwitter acted when we found out the BOT was potentially blocking Freeze?

Just imagine if they didn't "interview " other candidates before announcing Friend as OC

This way, UT has the " well, we tried but nobody else really wanted the job" out

Of course, they will no doubt, hype Friend( if he is hired) and most of the fans will lap it up like always

I've seen this dog and pony show in Knoxville enough to see the proverbial writing on the wall

^This