Clay Travis Destroys Dooley

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velovol said:
if it wasnt for Blaine Bishop I wouldnt even listen to the show.
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Brent's the one I don't get. A huge Tennessee fan trying so hard to come off as unbiased he craps on us every chance he gets. Clay's just another pathetic Candy fan...
 
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Roughneck said:
This whole idea cracks me up. Vandy Law degree, author of 3 books, writer for fanhouse and co-host of a radio show and he's in his early thirties. I'd be willing to say that he is more successful than 99% of the posters on here. Whether you agree with what he says or not, don't act like you wouldn't switch jobs with him in a heartbeat.
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my degree is from UT so I feel no desire to switch places with a Vandy fan. One doesn't have to be jealous to call out a bad article (and he's had plenty)
 
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SonRise said:
Clearly if CDD inherited a program with a semblance of stability, we could assume that the issues facing this team would find their genesis with him. This however would be ludicrous and down right foolish. Only one with no football, or coaching, knowledge would assume that every player would buy into CDD's program. The kids burned by kiffin have clearly shown signs of lack of trust in the coaching staff. Therefor, join the rest of us who live in reality, and remember that the state of the program was five years in the making. There is not one individual who thought that this season would have been any better than it has been thus far. A true Volunteer would spend less time bashing a staff who began their tenure in a hole, and be patient. Get over the fact that this season there will be no Championship title, and support our boys and their coaches.
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Exactly :clap:
 
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easyvol said:
Brent's the one I don't get. A huge Tennessee fan trying so hard to come off as unbiased he craps on us every chance he gets. Clay's just another pathetic Candy fan...
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utvolpj said:
my degree is from UT so I feel no desire to switch places with a Vandy fan. One doesn't have to be jealous to call out a bad article (and he's had plenty)
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Clay is a UT fan & fulmer lover.
 
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Volinnooga said:
I want a job where I do nothing but take potshots at people and don't have to account to anybody for anything.

Travis will do whatever sells. Remember, he is the guy who asked Tebow at Media Days if he was still a virgin. Now that's reporting!
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This is just sad. We say we are going to give Dooley a few years to get things in order, than, as soon as the first kick-off is performed, we forget our promises.

Clay Travis is a joke, and the post above is spot on. He's just a bandwagon reporter who thinks that he can get more ppl to read his crap wiping material by putting negative stuff about Coach Dooley on it.

Sad, and what would you want UT to do Clay? Fire Dooley, hire another coach and have 4 coaches in four years? Are we trying to break a record? I'm not going to say the same things again about learning new systems, getting his players in, rebuilding, because you all know what those things are and have heard them before. It's pointless, but they are true, and Clay just wants to be the first to say Dooley should be fired, so if he turns out bad, then Clay can say, "Well I've been calling for his head for years!"

Clay, you're a joke. And I bet you would be such a better Coach for UT, huh?

Idiot.


GO VOLS!
 
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utvolpj said:
that's great that he bought a t-shirt and decided UT was his team but that doesn't mean he's right
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He's always been a UT fan. He is a fan because his granddad played for Robert Neyland and he spent as much time as he could watching games with and talking football with his grandfather. From middle Tennessee, parents both UT fans.
He is just as much a fan as anyone else, and he might not be right, but it sure doesn't mean he's wrong.
 
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awebb7 said:
and he might not be right, but it sure doesn't mean he's wrong.
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so what does it make him? My guess is acting like it's an outrage to get a few more clicks on his site. Sorry Clay, you're not getting my money
 
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utvolpj said:
so what does it make him? My guess is acting like it's an outrage to get a few more clicks on his site. Sorry Clay, you're not getting my money
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It makes him an entertainer. He's no journalist, not a reporter, he's entertainment. Like Rush or Finebaum.
 
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awebb7 said:
He's always been a UT fan. He is a fan because his granddad played for Robert Neyland and he spent as much time as he could watching games with and talking football with his grandfather. From middle Tennessee, parents both UT fans.
He is just as much a fan as anyone else, and he might not be right, but it sure doesn't mean he's wrong.
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I think you're confusing Brent with Clay. Brent's grandfather hired Neyland. Nathan Dougherty, I believe his names on a building.
 
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easyvol said:
I think you're confusing Brent with Clay. Brent's grandfather hired Neyland. Nathan Dougherty, I believe his names on a building.
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I'm not. Clay's grandfather played for Gen. Neyland. Clay has been following UT his entire life.
 
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Clay is just calling it like he sees it. Some of our fans seem to think that there should be zero accountability for anything that happens this year because the talent is down. I don't think that Dooley has performed poorly enough to get fired after one season but I do think that if the team goes 0-8 or 1-7 in conference and he does not sign some recruits who are legitimate SEC starters coming out of Summer practice then the leash needs to get alot shorter. If recruiting and the record look anything like they do now this time next year then I will be 100% in favor of axing him immediately and hiring whoever is the next best option.
 
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easyvol said:
I think you're confusing Brent with Clay. Brent's grandfather hired Neyland. Nathan Dougherty, I believe his names on a building.
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nope clay's grandfather played too. it's in his book "on rocky top". i like the book even though the season didn't go as he expected. kinda disappointed in clay for saying dooley isn't the answer 7 games in. auburn might have been in the same place as we were but what happens if they hire a douche who really just wants to be at USC and leaves after yr, recruits talented kids who have ego's that he will give special treatment too (who won't put up with CDD's coaching style cause they're pusses), takes the entire coaching staff (minus 2), and tries to take as many recruits with him as possible? yeah it wouldn't be such a great year either. Dooley was left with zero depth and minimal experience.
 
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I got no sympathy for the loud complainers right about now. They blame those working the hardest to restore our program. Anybody can be down-in-the-mouth during hard times. That is not what our coaches and players need from fans to see us through to better days.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
Clay is just calling it like he sees it. Some of our fans seem to think that there should be zero accountability for anything that happens this year because the talent is down. I don't think that Dooley has performed poorly enough to get fired after one season but I do think that if the team goes 0-8 or 1-7 in conference and he does not sign some recruits who are legitimate SEC starters coming out of Summer practice then the leash needs to get alot shorter. If recruiting and the record look anything like they do now this time next year then I will be 100% in favor of axing him immediately and hiring whoever is the next best option.
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In his biased opinion. According to him Phil has no responsibilty in this mess at all, which immediately renders all his other opinions questionable to say the least.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
Clay is just calling it like he sees it. Some of our fans seem to think that there should be zero accountability for anything that happens this year because the talent is down. I don't think that Dooley has performed poorly enough to get fired after one season but I do think that if the team goes 0-8 or 1-7 in conference and he does not sign some recruits who are legitimate SEC starters coming out of Summer practice then the leash needs to get alot shorter. If recruiting and the record look anything like they do now this time next year then I will be 100% in favor of axing him immediately and hiring whoever is the next best option.
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That's the rub; with an unproven guy in a depleted situation, the decision to keep him and let him build or cut him loose because things aren't working has to be forward looking. Is there anybody on the Hill capable of making that evaluation?
 
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Travis took Dooley to task during the show today, too. They were pretty much bashing him saying he is not the answer, and that it is clear after 7 games. Clay said he has seen no reason for optimism in Dooley.

I didn't realize that things like Herman Lathers missing an easy tackle Maze on a screen pass on 3rd and 14 has to do with the scheme Wilcox had on that play. Good to finally be educated on things like that.

The thing that worries me the most is that this team has too many, or too few, players on the field in multiples games this year. I see no way that something that simplistic is defensible. And if you can't even get that right in a game, it's hard to believe everything else will get worked out when we actually have our depth and have better players...
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
Clay is just calling it like he sees it. Some of our fans seem to think that there should be zero accountability for anything that happens this year because the talent is down. I don't think that Dooley has performed poorly enough to get fired after one season but I do think that if the team goes 0-8 or 1-7 in conference and he does not sign some recruits who are legitimate SEC starters coming out of Summer practice then the leash needs to get alot shorter. If recruiting and the record look anything like they do now this time next year then I will be 100% in favor of axing him immediately and hiring whoever is the next best option.
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OK, so if we are ranked inside the top 25 (our recruiting ranking right now) in the nation, you will want to fire Coach Dooley. Ok, Gotcha. Good call....:crazy:
 
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cotton said:
That's the rub; with an unproven guy in a depleted situation, the decision to keep him and let him build or cut him loose because things aren't working has to be forward looking. Is there anybody on the Hill capable of making that evaluation?
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That's where I tend to agree with Clay. Hamilton did not hire a proven program rebuilder like a Saban or Butch Davis. With a proven guy it's easy for me as a fan to buy into the idea of letting the process play out. With an unproven guy I'm apt to get more and more skittish with each loss and ho-hum recruiting commitment. Dooley was really good for our collective psyche in December but it's wearing off fast.
 
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Jake Tate said:
OK, so if we are ranked inside the top 25 (our recruiting ranking right now) in the nation, you will want to fire Coach Dooley. Ok, Gotcha. Good call....:crazy:
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If Dooley recruits this year in the low part of the top 25, and is in that position the early part of the recruiting season next year, I will really be worried. I think his record for this year and next year should not be held against him too much, but mediocre recruiting results will really chill my enthusiasm.
 
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