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[hjeagle1vol]

Here's an interesting read that should have it's own thread imo, but i don't have the post count yet.

http://http://blazerchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/01/truth-about-derek-dooleys-recruiting.html#!/2012/01/truth-about-derek-dooleys-recruiting.html

 

[Hayezb]

Here's an interesting read that should have it's own thread imo, but i don't have the post count yet.

http://blazerchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/01/truth-about-derek-dooleys-recruiting.html#!/2012/01/truth-about-derek-dooleys-recruiting.html[/URL]

Damn... pretty interesting. Time for the results to show on the field now.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

this is the year they should begin to show, but UT is still 2-3 classes away from being fully replenished. We're still going to be thin and don't have the backups when one or more of the studs go down. Once only 3-5 freshman are getting playing time or counted on in minor roles then I think it's fair to scrutinize the coaching a lot more.

So far the talent hasn't been there and that article does a nice job of showing it.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

http://http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2011/10/31/2526091/whats-wrong-with-tennessee-football-has-nothing-to-do-with-derek

Another good read showing what Dooley has had to work with and should have it's own thread with the one above. It's easy to be negative and hate on Dooley when you refuse to look at the facts. I also understand some just don't like him and that's fine, but to argue winning and losing without looking at how void the talent level has been the last 2 years is faulty logic imo.

 

[BubbaWms]

argue winning and losing without looking at how void the talent level has been the last 2 years is faulty logic imo.

Agree and thanks for article

The primary reason Tennessee has fallen is the program's recruiting classes in 2007, 2008, and 2009. As we'll see after the jump, those three years weren't kind of bad...they were absolute disasters. In a row. And Derek Dooley - who wasn't around for any of them - is simply left to pick up the pieces

Duh