There is no doubt that TN is not near as lucrative as a coaching job as us fans want it to be. However, hiring a boring, mediocre coach is certainly not the recipe for a cure. This is when it's time to go out on a limb and get the up and comer. Have to make a riskier hire essentially. I would do what it takes to try and get Matt Campbell if that too much I still like Mike Leach. I'm assuming venerables (clemson dc spellcheck) is not interested? Justin Fuente (vt)? Jim bob cooter been contacted? Anything better than greg schiano imo... liked the idea of dooley and butch better than him and hated both of those.
Fuente turned down no fewer than 10 Power 5 jobs before he left for VT. Why, because VT has 30+ of stability, has realistic expectations (8 and 9 win seasons are ok), and it fit his personality. You think he's jumping into the UT dumpster fire?