Unlike anytime before in these coaching changes, we now have a new coach with a huge chip on his shoulder. I've read articles from everywhere about how safe and underwhelming this hire was and about how CJH is in over his head. I'm sure he's seen these reports and stories as well. All the negativity, not only from local and national media but also some fans is going to create a fight in this man as we've never seen in a coach during the last 20 plus years.
I think he's smart, actually brilliant in developing talent and offense. I'm sure he has a raging fire in his desire to succeed. He wants to prove all the nay sayers wrong.
Give him a chance and show room for some errors. No one is perfect. I'm back to being excited about watching VOL football but let's be realistic on his first year. 6-6 would be good. 7-5 or better would be amazing.
GBO!
He was a successful OC at Oklahoma and Missouri where the offense's were wide open and high scoring under him. He was QB coach for Sam Bradford who won the Heisman Trophy. Landry Jones who won the Sammy Baugh Award for the Nations Top Passer, Trevor Knight who won the MVP of the Sugar Bowl and Drew Lock who lead FBS in touchdown passes. He ran a successful program at UCF and was runner up in the Heisman Trophy race in his playing days. You are correct in the fact he may never have played in a Marching Band in high school.He isn’t anymore proven than Butch
This is the most qualified coach we have had since Majors. I think most everyone has to agree that with UT's past history of promoting from within or letting people that had no earthly idea what it took to hire a coach over the last 20 year's at least this is a step in a different and hopefully the right direction for a change, Getting rid of Fulmer as AD and the ones before him that were either a Bamer or that were hand picked by some so they could be controlled is a step in the right direction alone.Every coach we've brought in here had the fire in his belly to get 'er done and at the end had tail tucked twixt legs and cashing our checks. Heupel will be no different untli he is. I hope he is, but head says we're doing this again end of season 2023.
Doesn't seem to me that you are much of a Vol Fan
Really? Where was this stated? Or is this supposed to be blue font lolHeupel used to watch Tennessee games with his dad as a kid. He was born for this job.View attachment 348485
I think it will be exciting anyway. His offense was the one that made Saban want to stop the hurry up style in College Football after Okla. dusted Ala. in the Sugar Bowl, not saying that will happen anytime soon but it does work if we can execute it on the field
I thought Oklahoma fired him?He was a successful OC at Oklahoma and Missouri where the offense's were wide open and high scoring under him. He was QB coach for Sam Bradford who won the Heisman Trophy. Landry Jones who won the Sammy Baugh Award for the Nations Top Passer, Trevor Knight who won the MVP of the Sugar Bowl and Drew Lock who lead FBS in touchdown passes. He ran a successful program at UCF and was runner up in the Heisman Trophy race in his playing days. You are correct in the fact he may never have played in a Marching Band in high school.