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From CFN: Top Story lines in SEC:

(3) How Much Pressure is on Derek Dooley?

Derek Dooley is in an almost impossible situation at Tennessee right now, he has a number of trouble-makers recruited by the previous staff, he has zero quarterback experience even though there is some talent and he has a schedule that includes five road games plus a visit from likely top ten Oregon. Derek Dooley can do a good job at Tennessee if he is given the time to do so, the question becomes will he be given the time and what are the expectations for Tennessee in year one?

Making a bowl game with a 6-6 record this year would be a massive achievement for Tennessee, a winning record might put him in the discussion for some postseason coaching awards. There has been too much turnover, too many suspensions and too many tough games for Tennessee to expect the same results from a year ago. Because of all things changes Dooley should be given a free pass on this season and fans should focus on minor victories like continuing to recruit well, building depth and gaining experience at the quarterback position. Year two should be the first litmus test for Dooley, give him the chance to heal the wounds of being the third coach in three seasons.

Scout.com: Blog ... Nine SEC Storylines for 2010

Thoughts?
 
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sounds about right to me. however there is one idiot on here that expects to win right away. he created a thread about it
 
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It just amazes me that we've gotten to the point where our coach could be considered 'Coach of the Year' if we have a winning record. Sheesh.
 
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jeblevins said:
It just amazes me that we've gotten to the point where our coach could be considered 'Coach of the Year' if we have a winning record. Sheesh.
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Which is why Dooley is in a win win situation.

He wins big here, he's a genius.

He loses here, well the situation was terrible.
 
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jeblevins said:
It just amazes me that we've gotten to the point where our coach could be considered 'Coach of the Year' if we have a winning record. Sheesh.
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I think 7-5 regular season would be a fine year, but not "COY" status, unless CDD pulls off a win over Saban or CUM - that would make this year pretty special.

Although the roster is thin, 6-6 can never be considered a "good" season at TN. Decent given the roster, yes, good - no.
 
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I think 6 - 6 is doable, especially with an early win (I'm looking at you Oregon) in that brutal stretch. Assuming we play hard, I'm not going to go into vapor lock if we don't quite make it.

My fear is NSD. I hope Vol fans will not go into vapor lock if he signs a Top 15 - 20 class. If Dooley slashes attrition (as his policy suggests), a class like that will be Top 10 by September. But will we be patient, or will set-backs afterwards only prompt more coaching turnover?
 
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The CFN article doesn't consider that TN's 2010 sucess is important to recruiting, which will affect future sucess down the road. The recruits want to see what CDD's Vols look like.

Thus, how the 2010 TN VOLS perform on the field will affect the recruiting class success more than anything else. If the team is competitive against the Big Boys and makes a bowl game this class will finish out strong. If the team can't make a bowl, and gets blown out in most big games, the recruiting class (and the program's future) could fall apart.
 
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Dooley just needs to keep his teams spirits up. That will be his biggest challenge. If we we are 2-4 heading into the bye week, this team will probably fall apart.
 
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I hope for a surprising year. On the other hand, it could be a very rocky ground for him and Hamilton . I support the coach I'm just saying.
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
sounds about right to me. however there is one idiot on here that expects to win right away. he created a thread about it
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I'm afraid there is more than one of those "idiots" running around this board. This article is about as dead on as it can get. This program literally is in shambles.

People can complain about the current coach all they want, but the truth is that our dearly departed Mr. Fulmer is 95% responsible for letting this prgram lapse into this state. You can hang the other 5% on Fulmer's one-year-wonder successor.

Finally, it took this program about 8-10 years to slide into this state, and we cannot expect it to miraculaously return to the top. I don't think it should take 8-10 years to get back, but 2-4 seems about right to me.
 
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Coach Dooley gets a free pass this year...He came into a horrible situation...Lets just see how good he is about turning it around.
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
Dooley just needs to keep his teams spirits up. That will be his biggest challenge. If we we are 2-4 heading into the bye week, this team will probably fall apart.
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Well CDD and the staff better have some glue or tape because that is a real possibility. I am hoping we can be 3-3 at that point but I am not betting on it.
 
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I'm starting to get that feeling that all these low expectations fall right where Dooley is comfortable, that he might even be encouraging them. A quality win here, a winning record there, and all of a sudden Derek Dooley is a hot commodity and Tennessee is on the way back in the eyes of the national media. Perfect timing before NSD.
 
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Not even 8-4 record should be considered coach of the year. Get a win against Alabama, Florida, or georgia and lsu together with at least a 9-3 record to even think about success. 6-6 or 7-5 and being awarded for it is a joke.
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Dooley's third year is where he will really be judged as a head coach. Or at least that's when he *should* be judged on his coaching and recruiting ability.
 
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Can someone email that to our idiot AD? That way he doesn't fire him after the first two years...
 
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I disagree with this article. The situation for Dooley at UT is better then his situation at La Tech was potentially going to be.

Dooley had 2 losing season in 3 years at Tech, if he had another losing season Dooley might have been replaced. Tech's previous HC was replaced after going 16-20 in his last 3 seasons where Dooley had been 17-20 at Tech.

At UT he will get at least 3 seasons to turn things around, and probably 4 looking at the cushion Hamilton has given Raleigh, the baseball coach. Coming to UT was a no-brainer for Dooley. Not to mention the significant pay day he got. Maybe it's an impossible situation, but a better situation then he was potentially going to have at Tech. :twocents:
 
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I'm very optimistic about our defense. I think our defense and special teams will keep us in some games we shouldn't be in and save some we would have lost otherwise.
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
sounds about right to me. however there is one idiot on here that expects to win right away. he created a thread about it
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EZE said:
I'm afraid there is more than one of those "idiots" running around this board. This article is about as dead on as it can get. This program literally is in shambles.

People can complain about the current coach all they want, but the truth is that our dearly departed Mr. Fulmer is 95% responsible for letting this prgram lapse into this state. You can hang the other 5% on Fulmer's one-year-wonder successor.

Finally, it took this program about 8-10 years to slide into this state, and we cannot expect it to miraculaously return to the top. I don't think it should take 8-10 years to get back, but 2-4 seems about right to me.
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Yup, Im one of em!
Truth is we really dont know what DD is yet, I know this. He could be a flop or he could be great! I just think we are due some breaks and we arent as bad as some think, especially if we get good OL and QB play. I think we lucked into DD, and I think he will be a surprise! I did not think this at first, I do now especially with his staff, its part of what changed my mind!!
Could be wrong, but so could you, doesnt make you or me an idiot!!
 
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Agree with article. Points: We are playing with a short-handed roster. Our quaterbacks, running backs, and ENTIRE O-line have very little to no starting experience. We have a new HC, OC, and DC, and all new coaches except Chaney and Thompson. I think any of these lowers expectations from previous season. Put them all together and who knows what will happen. I am cautiously optimistic about going 6-6 or 7-6 due to really good kickers, defensive starters, and Justin Wilcox's game planning/calling. If we have many injuries in the starting D, could be really bad though.
 
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grace2u said:
I'm very optimistic about our defense. I think our defense and special teams will keep us in some games we shouldn't be in and save some we would have lost otherwise.
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I was very optimistic about the D too until the bar fight. The loss of Myles will be difficult to replace, he was a future star in the making if he had just stayed out of trouble. Filling this void is manadtory as Vol fans have been accustom to Eric Berry back there. Myles would have been a good start to replace Berry.

I hope someone steps up, as teams will now throw deep and often on the Big Orange until someone proves themselves.

The special teams alone will be much improved this season under Dooley as they focus a lot on ST since Dooley and staff arrived.

The O just needs to score when they get the chance, and protect the football.

In Summary, 7-5 or 6-6 with a lower tier Bowl should be reachable this season regardless of the difficult schedule, Anything less than that means the program is headed for a lot of lean years.

Gunner
 
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oklavol said:
I disagree with this article. The situation for Dooley at UT is better then his situation at La Tech was potentially going to be.

Dooley had 2 losing season in 3 years at Tech, if he had another losing season Dooley might have been replaced. Tech's previous HC was replaced after going 16-20 in his last 3 seasons where Dooley had been 17-20 at Tech.

At UT he will get at least 3 seasons to turn things around, and probably 4 looking at the cushion Hamilton has given Raleigh, the baseball coach. Coming to UT was a no-brainer for Dooley. Not to mention the significant pay day he got. Maybe it's an impossible situation, but a better situation then he was potentially going to have at Tech. :twocents:
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Why would Dooley fire himself?
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