Coaching Questions That Must Be Answered

#51
#51
People on this board are going to have to stop looking for instant gratification. If that is what you yearn for, go root for bama, or lsu. This kind of behavior is why we are in the situation we are in right now.
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#53
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Vol4Life_75 said:
People on this board are going to have to stop looking for instant gratification. If that is what you yearn for, go root for bama, or lsu. This kind of behavior is why we are in the situation we are in right now.
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IMO our current situation has more to do with allowing a former coach to hold down the job for at least 3 years too long, his replacement bailing after and year and then replacing him with a guy who couldn't even win in the WAC. That's just my $0.02, but it could be fans on a message board getting impatient because they fail to see their team ever making any improvements and their top rivals habitually embarrassing them every time they play.
 
#54
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Vol4Life_75 said:
People on this board are going to have to stop looking for instant gratification. If that is what you yearn for, go root for bama, or lsu. This kind of behavior is why we are in the situation we are in right now.
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Good thing there wasn't a message board during all the mediocre days of Battle and Majors.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
IMO our current situation has more to do with allowing a former coach to hold down the job for at least 3 years too long, his replacement bailing after and year and then replacing him with a guy who couldn't even win in the WAC. That's just my $0.02, but it could be fans on a message board getting impatient because they fail to see their team ever making any improvements and their top rivals habitually embarrassing them every time they play.
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Posted via VolNation Mobile I think that if we hadn't have let Fulmer go we wouldn't be in this mess. You don't just up and fire the winningest active coach in college football because some boosters are busting your balls. That was chicken**** on Hammy's part IMO. You can't honestly tell me that Fulmer couldn't have fielded a better team than what was shown today.

Don't get me wrong, I believe in coach Dooley, and I think he will do great things for our program, but some people just don't get it. We aren't going to be a stellar football team overnight, it takes time.
 
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#56
#56
GVF said:
Moral victories are garbage, but I do give some credit for not quiting. That will pay them back.
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How? Is the NCAA going to review the tape and retroactively award us some points and possibly a win? No sense in looking for rays of sunshine in this game, because at the end of the day, one of our top rivals straight up kicked our ass today, and that always sucks.
 
#57
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PC Jr. said:
Oh yes, and there needs to be something done about Palardy. I can go out there and kick it wide left. Seriously, is he the best we have???
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Palardy has strong a leg. He didn't have much a a FG resume in high school, because St. Thomas Aquinus scored TDs and rarely needed him too. He is improving, and will be a consistent FG kicker in time. Just watch.
 
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#58
bleedorange0037 said:
IMO our current situation has more to do with allowing a former coach to hold down the job for at least 3 years too long, his replacement bailing after and year and then replacing him with a guy who couldn't even win in the WAC. That's just my $0.02, but it could be fans on a message board getting impatient because they fail to see their team ever making any improvements and their top rivals habitually embarrassing them every time they play.
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Dude...really?...some of you delusional guys need to have some patience with Dooley. Look at what he inherited.... and then the recruits he has brought in....only half of Kiffen's recruits are still on campus and fulmer's last couple of classes were void of SEC caliber talent....see the roster for your self and then maybe you'll get a clue. As far as the WAC comment goes....Vince Lombardi couldn't win at LA Tech.....
 
#59
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bleedorange0037 said:
IMO our current situation has more to do with allowing a former coach to hold down the job for at least 3 years too long, his replacement bailing after and year and then replacing him with a guy who couldn't even win in the WAC. That's just my $0.02, but it could be fans on a message board getting impatient because they fail to see their team ever making any improvements and their top rivals habitually embarrassing them every time they play.
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Right, there have not been any improvements. I don't know what you are watching but last week I watched us annihilate a Cincinnati team that was comparable to teams we would loose to a couple of years ago (UCLA), and I see more speed and athleticism on the field than there has been for years here. Sounds like progress to me, Rome was not built in a day.
 
#60
#60
bleedorange0037 said:
How? Is the NCAA going to review the tape and retroactively award us some points and possibly a win? No sense in looking for rays of sunshine in this game, because at the end of the day, one of our top rivals straight up kicked our ass today, and that always sucks.
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You take this stuff way too seriously dude...you need to get a hobby or maybe a life
 
#62
#62
orange_blood said:
All great return men go FULL SPEED straight ahead. These guys seem like they're afraid of getting hit full speed or something. On a positive note, at least our kick off team has learned how to stop the return much better.
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I got a lot of fan support for Marlin Lane...but not so much as a KR. Da'Rick isn't looking so great at KR either. They both run into the nearest pile.
 
#63
#63
Carl Pickens said:
You take this stuff way too seriously dude...you need to get a hobby or maybe a life
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No, I'm just sick of week after week having to look for some BS silver lining in the wake of another beatdown from an SEC team. At some point, beating crap teams and only being able to chalk up moral victories against real competition gets old.
 
#64
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bleedorange0037 said:
No, I'm just sick of week after week having to look for some BS silver lining in the wake of another beatdown from an SEC team. At some point, beating crap teams and only being able to chalk up moral victories against real competition gets old.
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Are you a Fulmer loyalist as well? Whether you believe it or not the program was decimated at the end of his tenure and then Kiffin's recruits turned out to be less than stellar so give Dooley a chance before you spout all this garbage. none of us like to see the Vols lose, but you're making yourself look ignorant....straighten up
 
#65
#65
Carl Pickens said:
Are you a Fulmer loyalist as well? Whether you believe it or not the program was decimated at the end of his tenure and then Kiffin's recruits turned out to be less than stellar so give Dooley a chance before you spout all this garbage. none of us like to see the Vols lose, but you're making yourself look ignorant....straighten up
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No, his time had come and gone. By this point we should at least be seeing some inkling of results if we had a competent HC, not just getting annihilated in gainesville AGAIN, by the most beatable UF team we've seen in 5-7 years. How can you justify calling my statements about DD ignorant, when you're defending a guy literally done nothing but lose as a HC? Eventually you just have to call a spade a spade.
 
#66
#66
IMO our current situation has more to do with allowing a former coach to hold down the job for at least 3 years too long, his replacement bailing after and year and then replacing him with a guy who couldn't even win in the WAC. That's just my $0.02, but it could be fans on a message board getting impatient because they fail to see their team ever making any improvements and their top rivals habitually embarrassing them every time they play.

Posted via VolNation Mobile I think that if we hadn't have let Fulmer go we wouldn't be in this mess. You don't just up and fire the winningest active coach in college football because some boosters are busting your balls. That was chicken**** on Hammy's part IMO. You can't honestly tell me that Fulmer couldn't have fielded a better team than what was shown today.

Don't get me wrong, I believe in coach Dooley, and I think he will do great things for our program, but some people just don't get it. We aren't going to be a stellar football overnight. It takes time.
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#68
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Vol4Life_75 said:
Posted via VolNation Mobile I think that if we hadn't have let Fulmer go we wouldn't be in this mess. You don't just up and fire the winningest active coach in college football because some boosters are busting your balls. That was chicken**** on Hammy's part IMO. You can't honestly tell me that Fulmer couldn't have fielded a better team than what was shown today.

Don't get me wrong, I believe in coach Dooley, and I think he will do great things for our program, but some people just don't get it. We aren't going to be a stellar football overnight. It takes time.
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Well, even for as pathetic as today's performance was, it was a more competitive game than Fulmer's final two efforts in the series.
 
#69
#69
Vol4Life_75 said:
IMO our current situation has more to do with allowing a former coach to hold down the job for at least 3 years too long, his replacement bailing after and year and then replacing him with a guy who couldn't even win in the WAC. That's just my $0.02, but it could be fans on a message board getting impatient because they fail to see their team ever making any improvements and their top rivals habitually embarrassing them every time they play.

Posted via VolNation Mobile I think that if we hadn't have let Fulmer go we wouldn't be in this mess. You don't just up and fire the winningest active coach in college football because some boosters are busting your balls. That was chicken**** on Hammy's part IMO. You can't honestly tell me that Fulmer couldn't have fielded a better team than what was shown today.

Don't get me wrong, I believe in coach Dooley, and I think he will do great things for our program, but some people just don't get it. We aren't going to be a stellar football overnight. It takes time.
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Your right, you don't just fire him because some boosters are busting your balls, you fire him because he had been a useless coach since 2001, how a coach with a team of that talent level cannot get them to a national championship game is beyond me. And what is even worse is that was only the start of the decline under fulmer.
 
#71
#71
well we just lost 1 game now i know it was dang FLA but look at the schedule we have a number of games to get our swag back lets say we get behind our team at neyland and take out georgia and #3 LSU at rocky top!!
 
#72
#72
bleedorange0037 said:
No, his time had come and gone. By this point we should at least be seeing some inkling of results if we had a competent HC, not just getting annihilated in gainesville AGAIN, by the most beatable UF team we've seen in 5-7 years. How can you justify calling my statements about DD ignorant, when you're defending a guy literally done nothing but lose as a HC? Eventually you just have to call a spade a spade.
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Yep, Dooley should be fired tomorrow and UT should offer Saban $7,000,000 a year
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#73
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PC Jr. said:
How many balls did Bartholomew catch? Poole? Lane? Milton? Arnette? and on and on. How many drops did they have? None. There are plenty of guys to get the ball to who will catch it. It makes it harder when there is no running offense and everyone in the stadium knows you are going to throw it.

If you have never played wide out, then stop talking. Nothing gets you focused like watching some one else catching the ball...while you stand on the side line.
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Played QB and when I lost my #1 to injury, my #2 was a wreck. He was used to playing second fiddle which he was great at, but wasn't ready for the added pressure. Also and more importantly his route running got all confused that 2nd week b/c he was lined up as the #1. On one play, I called post and he went corner simply b/c he was used to going left on his post route in that formation. Moral of the story, this is going to be tough on DR going forward and was visibly tough for him today! Lay off the kid! He needs support right now! Benching him there is the absolute worst thing they could've done!

Side note: I'm assuming they put arnett in JH's spot which led to him being the primary, which led to all the catches. Just assuming that though.
 
#74
#74
militarydude said:
Rogers wasn't pulled because he was our best reciever left on the field. That is like saying why wasn't Rainey pulled when AJ stripped him. Yes he dropped some balls it happens also made some stellar catches his second TD was a great catch
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Genetic.:hi:
 
#75
#75
The coaches better own some things:

Why was Stone left in the game? He just about ruined the offense with his ground ball snaps.
-Here's a thought, this is the 1st time he has had a problem. He is probably the far better then his backup. He was having tons of problems blocking his man, which might be what caused the botched snaps. You got to remember we are still a very young team. We are not there yet.

Why was time not called once the Gators lined up to block the punt???
-Really? There is never an excuse for getting a punt bocked. It was poor execution. I don't care if they send all 11, you should be able to get the ball off. I'm sure the coaches would agree.

Are the offensive lineman not good enough, too fat, or to dumb to run block? This makes three games in a row.
-Again, it's entirely possible and probable, that we have the best guys on the field. They are not there yet. I don't know if they ever will. As a coach all you can do is teach them blocking schemes and train them in the weight room. What more do you want from the coaches? I mean you are a 300+ lbs. man, get out there and freaking block your man!

Why was Rogers not pulled after his second drop? ANYONE can drop the ball. Lack of discipline.
-Probably because he was not catching the ball as well as say DeAnthony Arnett. It looked to me like he coaches were throwing everything along with the kitchen sink, trying to get somebody to make a play.

Not going for it on the fourth down was a mistake. That goes back to not being able to run block.
-Probably.

The return game was miserable. Why not try DY? Losing is losing.
-Well we haven't lost a punt on a fumble yet, I'd say we are improving.

Tyler Bray can't win the game by himself. He did an amazing job.
-I agree.

Why was Poole used less than Lane?
-It's possible that he is better. I want to be a Poole fan, but he seems to run timidly. He is far too big to be running like that.

It is going to be a long year if these are not answered.
-Yes it is. However, I for one, am not ready to fire the coaches. We are going to win some more games, and lose some as well. It will be interesting to see if we improve throughout the year.
 
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