No! Haven't you read on here? He's a HORRIBLE coach and obviously Jones is going to hire him no ZA no Scott er uh Helfrich.It really wouldn't make sense for him to come back..besides he might get a better NFL job soon, it looks like Winston has played pretty well so far.
Greg Auman ‏@gregauman 5h
5 hours ago
Just to clear up -- Bucs QBs coach Mike Bajakian on speculation about his old OC job w/ Vols: "No truth at all. I'm very happy where I am."
I can't blame him. Being the OC at a power program like UT is not the easiest job in the world and it seems like he's content to be a QB coach in Tampa where there's less pressure. Probably a better environment to raise a family in.
Fwiw, I think he did a good job here. Remember, Coach Jake had little talent to work with when he was here, whereas DeBord had loads of talent. Coach Jake's offenses were well disciplined and made few mistakes, but we were severely overmatched on the O-line in 2014 (Dooley's fault; not Bajakian's). Not much Coach Jake could do about that except recruit O-linemen for the future (which he did!) I'd actually welcome his return and we badly need a QB Coach right now. (Though, I'm still hoping for Helfrich even if the media is saying he's not a candidate.)
Am I missing something? Bajakian wasn't a bad OC, just try to remember what he had to work with while he was here.
Also, 2013 (following Dooley's last year), and 2014 (only one true recruiting class under the staff's belt) the SEC was loaded with talent and UT was playing catch up.
2013 was essentially a throw away season, and UT still managed to beat a top 10 SCAR, and barring a Pig fumble trying to dive for a touchdown they most likely beat UGA.
2014 the offense was greatly improved with Dobbs at the helm and new recruits (Hurd's first year). They get to a bowl and trounce Iowa.
Go look at the offensive numbers. You could argue that he shouldn't have been fired and would have been more successful than Debord, given the talent Debord inherited.