Cutcliffe calls for Tennessee family to come together

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Orange_Vol1321 said:
I know it's John Adams but seen a article today he wrote saying it could be completely possible she wants to bring in her own hand picked AD. Will look for that link.

Edit: Sorry on mobile now and cant find the exact article he said this in.
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TNnative said:
We wish. However, it is not coincidence Tennessee just paid off a Title IX lawsuit and then hired our first female chancellor.

And at the risk of sounding sexist, there are certain advantages and disadvantages to this hire. And one of those disadvantages would be Blackburn (or anyone else) being hired soon.

And whether she is taking her time for sound vetting, for mere appearances, or for spite, only she can know for sure. I discount no motives. We may be waiting until June.
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I honestly cannot understand the mindset of those clamoring for this to be done already?

Did our current AD not clearly say he was retiring in the Spring? What are the admins to do ... throw him out early and hire somebody before he retires? It seems to me that the current AD made an attempt for a nice smooth transition with the best possible research and preparation for a replacement WITHOUT a break in leadership.

What gives here. 1/2 this board has been b1tchin' and moanin' about how backward this has taken place. We have a new boss in place who seems to be doing due diligence in filling the position. That's smart in my book. Remember how many whined about the Donnie Tyndall hire and how he wasn't properly vetted?

We;ll Hart prepped everything great for a transition. The newly hired chancellor is on the job and looks like she's properly vetting candidates on a national search. The timeline is on perfect course for seamless transition when Hart retires. I perfectly understand the uninformed (us @ VN) picking favs like Blackburn or Fulmer or even some other.

But, dang it, I can't understand what the uproar is about. :unsure:
 
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livefaith said:
I honestly cannot understand the mindset of those clamoring for this to be done already?

Did our current AD not clearly say he was retiring in the Spring? What are the admins to do ... throw him out early and hire somebody before he retires? It seems to me that the current AD made an attempt for a nice smooth transition with the best possible research and preparation for a replacement WITHOUT a break in leadership.

What gives here. 1/2 this board has been b1tchin' and moanin' about how backward this has taken place. We have a new boss in place who seems to be doing due diligence in filling the position. That's smart in my book. Remember how many whined about the Donnie Tyndall hire and how he wasn't properly vetted?

We;ll Hart prepped everything great for a transition. The newly hired chancellor is on the job and looks like she's properly vetting candidates on a national search. The timeline is on perfect course for seamless transition when Hart retires. I perfectly understand the uninformed (us @ VN) picking favs like Blackburn or Fulmer or even some other.

But, dang it, I can't understand what the uproar is about. :unsure:
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Don't know how old you are, but you seem very naive to think that Davenport might make this hire contradictory to the wishes of big money contributors. She will have her say but they will decide. At least I hope so.

It is true that Hart's contract doesn' run out until a certain date, but so what! We needed the new AD in place to help Butch with all his new hires. If I was a coach contemplating a move to UT I would want to feel secure enough to leave where I am and uproot my family for another job. A new AD could have helped in that regard.
 
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so...the end is actually near...actually, to me, for him to have to comment at all...sad...:cray::yes::peace2::salute:...and, as always...

GO VOLS!
 
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jonnon111 said:
He mentions Fulmer by name and his loyalties are in the open to everyone who knows his history with Fulmer.

While "no comment" might have been PR savvy, it would be dishonest. I respect that he commented. He did not speak negatively about anyone. He promoted his friend in a full disclosure way. Guess I'm saying nothing to really see here and I hope our new AD loves UT too lol
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No doubt. But I also don't think he would blindly push his friend if he didn't think he would be a good fit.
 
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Top Gun said:
Don't know how old you are, but you seem very naive to think that Davenport might make this hire contradictory to the wishes of big money contributors. She will have her say but they will decide. At least I hope so.

It is true that Hart's contract doesn' run out until a certain date, but so what! We needed the new AD in place to help Butch with all his new hires. If I was a coach contemplating a move to UT I would want to feel secure enough to leave where I am and uproot my family for another job. A new AD could have helped in that regard.
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We have a minority on volnation and a few barking sports writers saying Butch is in the hot seat. He is not. Butch doesn't need AD support to hire position coaches. If public support were needed Davenport could give it.
 
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There could be lots more going on here than most have even thought about.

Everyone knows that Cut is a great football coach and I have wondered for years why he hasn't left Duke for a HC job at a bigger program that will pay him lots more $$$$.

No doubt that Cut and Fulmer are great friends and both are great friends and mentors to Peyton Manning as well.

Many times it's been reported that Peyton is right in the middle of this AD search.

This article is a obvious sales pitch for Fulmer to get the AD job.

Looking into the future a year or 2 now...What if Fulmer has a deal already made with Cut that Fulmer will hire Cut as the Vols next footVol HC whenever the time is right to let buTch leave?

That puts the old UT "family" back together with Fulmer as the AD and Cut as the Vols footVol HC and just maybe Peyton behind the scenes helping with recruiting and doing extra work in the Summer with the QB's.

Just maybe with Cut as the HC he might get Peyton to agree for some time as the QB coach to send recruiting through the roof.

This is also something the BIG $$$$$ boosters might also really like to come true to put Tennessee back into the National Championship discussions pretty fast.

The logic behind these thoughts is very simple to see and if Beverly Davenport sees this as well and doesn't approve it she could turn all the BIG $$$$ boosters away from Tennessee really fast and that will hurt UT really badly in many ways.

If, and a big IF, this is what's really going on behind the scenes then it's also very logical that Davenport would want to slow walk the AD hire of Fulmer for more good press to come out on Fulmer and it to seem that her only logical AD choice could be Phil Fulmer after going through a so-called serious search.

Also to make all of this work properly all the BIG $$$$ boosters would have to commit in advance to whatever amount of $$$$ it will take to let buTch and his staff go and to go get whatever coaches Cut would want on his staff no matter how much $$$$ if would take to hire them away from whereever they're working now.

Logic says that this could be a plan in the works and logic also says that our BIG $$$ boosters, Fulmer and Cut would all want whatever it takes to put alaBubba back down in the rankings behind us and for our Traditional game against alaBummer to become a huge game that really becomes the National Championship game in advance of the playoffs.

If this was to actually happen then Tennessee would roll in the $$$ like alaBubba has been doing ever since nick saTan took over.

Now there's lots of things for my VN brothers and sisters to think about but think...just what if this is really what's going on behind the scenes?

VFL...GBO!!!
 
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Where is this idea that a UT Chancellor would want to see football fail coming from? It's completely irrational. No UT Chancellor would want that. To put it another way, would you want to make your own job and life harder for zero benefit to yourself and family?

Chancellor Davenport has only been on the job a few weeks. The AD search predates her own hiring and has been a mess from its inception and that's largely been due to the permanent dysfunction our boosters and other movers and shakers have shown for ages. They have too many petty squabbles and rarely put the program above whatever personal agendas they happen to have.
 
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UTProf said:
Where is this idea that a UT Chancellor would want to see football fail coming from? It's completely irrational. No UT Chancellor would want that. To put it another way, would you want to make your own job and life harder for zero benefit to yourself and family?

Chancellor Davenport has only been on the job a few weeks. The AD search predates her own hiring and has been a mess from its inception and that's largely been due to the permanent dysfunction our boosters and other movers and shakers have shown for ages. They have too many petty squabbles and rarely put the program above whatever personal agendas they happen to have.
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I think Davenport is more worried about getting disowned by her own family(Tn fans) for making a bad hire than anything else.

It's my understanding Fulmer threw his name in the hat when it came out that Blackburn hadn't been interviewed.

CBJ should let the crowd decide at the O&W game. The same way we decide on Smokey back in the day. (Blue for those that need it)

I'm good with either. Drag it out long enough and one of em might step aside for the other, making it easier for everybody.
 
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I understand Cutcliffe's history with UT but him speaking out about the matter is just odd.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Respectfully disagree. This AD hire should have been a done deal by now. Especially when you consider Blackburn meets every conceivable criteria for an AD at Tennessee. What is the need to shop around? If nobody was really interested in the job, then I could understand.
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I agree about Blackburn. I expected him to be on campus in December. The delay makes me think there is something going on behind closed doors between the money and the bureaucracy: arguing, positioning, settling some old scores, I have no clue. The UT Administration is like watching an episode of The Wire.
 
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I have seen Coach Cutcliffe and his family at Duke Chapel several times and each time I tell him "we miss you in orange." He usually says "thank you" but one time said "so do I". He is a man of God and has been a real asset to the Duke program. Methinks that he will always be a VFL.
 
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I was in a suite down from Fulmer'so during the Bama game. All the former players wold make their way to Fulmer'so suite and hang out. They loved him.

Yes Cutcliffe supports him. So does Peyton and Helton and many others. That is a huge positive. Blackburn may not receive that support as backlash. We can see that these past three football coaches don't enjoy the benefits of friendships with Hall of Famers.

Pass on Fulmer and bridges are probably burned because of his age. Pass on Blackburn, less people angered. Besides, Fulmer was very successful. How may UT coaches have won a NC? How many have beaten Bama 8 years straight?
 
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smokey90 said:
I was in a suite down from Fulmer'so during the Bama game. All the former players wold make their way to Fulmer'so suite and hang out. They loved him.

Yes Cutcliffe supports him. So does Peyton and Helton and many others. That is a huge positive. Blackburn may not receive that support as backlash. We can see that these past three football coaches don't enjoy the benefits of friendships with Hall of Famers.

Pass on Fulmer and bridges are probably burned because of his age. Pass on Blackburn, less people angered. Besides, Fulmer was very successful. How may UT coaches have won a NC? How many have beaten Bama 8 years straight?
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Not a single thing you just listed is a reason to make fulmer AD. Come on, people.
 
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