Curt Phillips interview today

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Rasputin_Vol

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Tony Basillio asked him if Tennessee picked up the phone and gave him a call, if he would reconsider going to Knoxville. He said that he and his father had been in discussions with Cutcliffe for a while and Cutcliffe was adamant about not using the spread or running any kind of offense that would fit his abilities as a mobile/dual threat quarterback. Said Cutcliffe was confident that his offense works and he didn't see any need to change.

Which makes you ask, why are they going after Pryor and Randall Cobb? Cutcliffe is gonna ruin those two guys and try to make them a bunch of stiffs, that would be pitiful and I would feel sorry for those kids. Their talents would be wasted here under Cutty. :cray:

So any of us (myself included, unfortunately) that may have thought that Cutty might see the light and change his offensive philosophy, we may be holding our breaths for a long, long time.
 
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He probably just told Curt that because he doesnt really want him.. trust me if we land Pryor Cut will put 10 Wr's out there for him if he asks
 
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I think Cutcliffe is more a problem than Chavis or Fulmer. Fulmer did great this year and Chavis' defense was just sooo young and inexperienced.
 
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i really never thought anything would change after this year either. i just hope they get a quarterback that is mobile. even with the offense running the way it is now, if we had someone that could run if he didnt have anyone open it would still give us a better chance. the new recruits may not exceed their full potential which sucks, but if we could just get someone back there that has good vision and could possibly take a hit every once in a while.
 
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Tee Martin was a mobile QB, so was Heath Shuler...they both did pretty well in our offense. Maybe not spread guys, but mobile with good arms.
 
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I wish we could get some fresh innovative coaches in here. The teams that win year in, year out are those that adapt to their surroundings.

We cannot even adjust our game plan during halftime. A great example of in game adjustments was during the Hawaii/Washington game. Wash was blitzing every down and June Jones and the boys started moving backs into position to block the rushers.

Have we or can we do this?

Cut is overrated and is starting to take the shape of a boil. When it is going to pop? Maybe next year.
 
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We have two mobile QB's on the bench right now and we will see one of them next season in Crompton or Coleman. Not sure why getting Curt Phillips is something we should be worried about since our DT depth chart is getting really bare.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
We have two mobile QB's on the bench right now and we will see one of them next season in Crompton or Coleman. Not sure why getting Curt Phillips is something we should be worried about since our DT depth chart is getting really bare.
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I wish he would consider not playing QB, he also played saftey at my High School
 
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Come on man why would he have to change. Change doesn't happen when you single handily put a future Hall of Famer, Super Bowl winning Peyton Manning into the NFL. Also, put in his brother and also put a former All-Star first baseman into MLB.

The whole reason Brandon Stewart beat Kansas State in 1998 was because of Cutcliffe. The Rockies amazing World Series run, you got it Cutcliffe. Heath Shuler's budding political career, Campaign management by Cutcliffe. Are we forgetting about these?

Cutcliffe spits on out of the box thinking.

He did all of these things, how dare anyone question him.
 
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I think you'll find... especially if UTs offense is as inconsistent next season as was this year... that UT will find a new OC and stsart to run a more spread option based offense.
 
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I heard the interview myself and it wasn't like Phillips and his dad wanted or expected Cutcliffe to change the offense, so to say Cut was adamant about his offense is an eggageration. Plus Wisconsin doesn't run a spread, so it was probably just a conversation about Cutcliffe's offense, not them demanding the spread offense or anything.
 
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The Dude said:
I heard the interview myself and it wasn't like Phillips and his dad wanted or expected Cutcliffe to change the offense, so to say Cut was adamant about his offense is an eggageration. Plus Wisconsin doesn't run a spread, so it was probably just a conversation about Cutcliffe's offense, not them demanding the spread offense or anything.
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Yep. PJ Hill running out of the I-Formation really doesn't look like the spread to me
 
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Why do we keep crediting him with the Manning's success? They would have been successful under any coach, or even no coach. Their father and relentless hard work should get all the credit.
 
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Piss on the spread offense. There is nothing wrong with running the I if you can execute it well (Which we haven't been doing lately).
 
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Forget the spread and let's go back to the single wing. The quarterback is the running back.
 
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overseasorange2 said:
Why do we keep crediting him with the Manning's success? They would have been successful under any coach, or even no coach. Their father and relentless hard work should get all the credit.
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That's a fair arguement. But in all honesty it doesn't matter how talented an individual is... without the right system or coaches molding that talent... the individual will be mediocre at best with only a handful of highlights to his credit.
Ryan Leaf comes to mind in here. He could've been so much more... but was a waste.
 
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vols kick balls said:
Piss on the spread offense. There is nothing wrong with running the I if you can execute it well (Which we haven't been doing lately).
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The I is only dominate if you control the guys up front. The face of college football and the nations defensive packages are changing too much these days for the I to be an all out effective offense. Although LSU ran the most generic form of that offesne in the Miss. State game and dominated... but that's not a realistic comparison when you're as deep at talent as LSU is.
 
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LSUguy31 said:
I think you'll find... especially if UTs offense is as inconsistent next season as was this year... that UT will find a new OC and stsart to run a more spread option based offense.
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That would be about 2 years too late, imo.
 
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The Dude said:
I heard the interview myself and it wasn't like Phillips and his dad wanted or expected Cutcliffe to change the offense, so to say Cut was adamant about his offense is an eggageration. Plus Wisconsin doesn't run a spread, so it was probably just a conversation about Cutcliffe's offense, not them demanding the spread offense or anything.
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I know this. Read my original post.

He said that he and his father had been in discussions with Cutcliffe for a while and Cutcliffe was adamant about not using the spread or running any kind of offense that would fit his abilities as a mobile/dual threat quarterback.
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Nor did I say that Phillips and his dad were campaigning for Cutcliffe to change. Just said that Cutcliffe told him and his dad that he was confident in his system and he didn't see any need to go to the spread or anything that resembles using an athlete like him at QB.
 
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The spread has only won one NC since I've been alive. Like any new offense it will come and go. Variations will exist, but it will go.

New fresh ideas? New coaches. RU kidding me. Who is playing for the NC this year?? Two old school Big 10 coaches. Careful what you wish for.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Nor did I say that Phillips and his dad were campaigning for Cutcliffe to change. Just said that Cutcliffe told him and his dad that he was confident in his system and he didn't see any need to go to the spread or anything that resembles using an athlete like him at QB.
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You said Cutcliffe was "adamant" about his offense, and that insinuates that they urged him to change or something.
 
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There is a certain amount of change in every offense with every qb. Like with Ainge, Cut told him to get rid of the ball after 1.5 seconds.
 
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