Coach Dooley, I salute you!

[carolinaviking]

You came to Tennessee when we were in the abyss. You inherited a bloody awful mess and got no breaks along the way. Yet you kept trying when most men (many of whom criticized you ruthlessly) would have folded under the pressure. The good things you did have improved the program and will go a long way to returning us to prominence. Unfortunately, those are not the things that bring in the money or the recruits and we all recognize the nature of this beast. It is my hope that you will not leave with overwhelming bitterness, that you will come to realize that many UT fans respect the heck out of you and genuinely rooted for you. You may not have been the most successful UT coach, but YOU WERE A COACH OF THE TENNESSEE VOLS!! There are very few men who can claim that. I salute you and I hope you will remain a VFL.

 

[JonWard]

Was expecting Johnny Cash flip off GIF.

 

[Blackburn]

You came to Tennessee when we were in the abyss. You inherited a bloody awful mess and got no breaks along the way. Yet you kept trying when most men (many of whom criticized you ruthlessly) would have folded under the pressure. The good things you did have improved the program and will go a long way to returning us to prominence. Unfortunately, those are not the things that bring in the money or the recruits and we all recognize the nature of this beast. It is my hope that you will not leave with overwhelming bitterness, that you will come to realize that many UT fans respect the heck out of you and genuinely rooted for you. You may not have been the most successful UT coach, but YOU WERE A COACH OF THE TENNESSEE VOLS!! There are very few men who can claim that. I salute you and I hope you will remain a VFL.

Thanks for the SUCKAGE...next!

 

[Neyland Law Vol]

TN is still in the abyss - we just lost to Vandy 41-18! This team is playing worse than the 2010 team.

 

[McCat]

Was expecting Johnny Cash flip off GIF.

This.

 

[allvol123]

I hope I never see him in Neyalnd Stadium again. He did as poor of a job as anyone could have done.

 

[Dool-Aid]

sheep baaaa

 

[strongtower]

I salute you for 3 losing seasons :salute:
Allsome

 

[OH-Vol]

**** this, he embarrassed this school with the product he put on the field

 

[GiveHimSixGoVols]

This has got to stop Dooley was the worst coach in Tennessee history. He deserves our jeers not cheers.

 

[Dool-Aid]

:machgun::machgun::machgun::machgun:

 

[Larkin]

GOOD RIDDANCE Dooley.

 

[OH-Vol]

Worst team in Tennessee history with 4 potential 1st round picks - unreal!!!

 

[YankeeVol]

I'd say we've sunk deeper into the abyss

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

I salute him for taking the job when no one wanted it. I salute him for the VFL program.

I have no doubt that he gave his all for Tennessee. However, at the end of the day, it was not enough. I wish him and his family well. Go in peace Derek.

 

[Nashvol2]

This has got to stop Dooley was the worst coach in Tennessee history. He deserves our jeers not cheers.

Disagree. Battle was pretty bad also and he still comes back every now and then.

 

[865dude]

He was the only one who would take the job. I don't think he is leaving the program any better than he found it. So hopefully we won't be grasping at straws to find a coach.

 

[utkell65]

And salute :the_finger:

 

[Larkin]

I don't salute a guy that basically did nothing but fail for 3 years at UT. Why salute him?

 

[Cdywolfe]

I hope I never see him in Neyalnd Stadium again. He did as poor of a job as anyone could have done.

I actually hope security is notified to escort him off campus if he ever shows back up. He's a liar and a thief and should be treated as one. He misrepresented himself as a football coach and stole millions of dollars from the university I love. F em.

 

[Blackburn]

Do you guys think Dooley will make it into the College Football Hall of Fame, like Fulmer?

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!

 

[SGMVols]

You came to Tennessee when we were in the abyss.

Uh, we're 0-7 in SEC play. We're still very much in the abyss.

Goodbye and good ****ing riddance, Dusty Britches.

 

[vols4evah]

some of you need to act with some class instead of always being hateful and ugly

 

[SGMVols]

Do you guys think Dooley will make it into the College Football Hall of Fame, like Fulmer?

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha!!!!

Dooley belongs in the Hall of Shame.

 

[865dude]

some of you need to act with some class instead of always being hateful and ugly

This! He is not a good coach, but I haven't seen anything that would make me think he is a bad person.