David Cutcliffe Thread

[m1al]

Cutcliffe.. 63-63 record at the end of last year.. Also the man is almost 60...

I'd pass..

IF Dooley is let go, how bout we quit digging up all these wore out people from the past, latest flavor of the month new 'up and comer' who has NEVER had any head coaching experience and get SERIOUS about the next hire and SERIOUS about the money we pay him...

The AD needs to set his sites on a REAL coach and literally make him an offer he CAN NOT refuse... OFFER the guy serioius money and bug the pi$$ out of him until he either takes the job or calls the police on the AD for harassment... haaaa

 

[tnvols72]

I would take Cut over Dooley in a heartbeat.

 

[Volumnus 2011]

Duke also does not have the highest recruiting budget in college football. Cut is limited to who he can recruit at Duke. His recruiting at Ole Miss was pretty good. I could only look at his 2002 class, and it contained 8 4 star players and 1 5 star. Not bad for Ole Miss recruiting.

Yeah, for sure. You and I differ on how we stand with Dooley, but we don't differ on this. I'd actually enjoy having Cutt as head coach. People are making assumptions based on his time at Duke, but Duke is a horrible job. I would love to see Bray in one of Cutt's offensive systems as opposed to the "big play or nothing" style.

 

[ob79]

It's like people forgot that he actually DID get a head coaching gig in the SEC and failed....and, if not for Eli, would have failed miserably.

I'd hire him as the OC right now but HC?? No.

 

[whobethis16]

It's like people forgot that he actually DID get a head coaching gig in the SEC and failed....and, if not for Eli, would have failed miserably.

I'd hire him as the OC right now but HC?? No.

He didn't fail. He was pushed out after Ole Miss got what they wanted in the last Manning. Then they proceeded to undo all his work with the dumbass Orgeron.

 

[oregonvol]

wow, you guys really aim high

 

[Tenn Ted]

Yeah, he only won because he had Eli... Of course, the only reason Eli went to Ole Miss, was because of Cut. He only had 1 losing season at Ole Miss, in 2004. The year before he went 10 and 3. And firing him was the stupidest thing Ole Miss ever did. Then they brought in Oregeron and he sucked. They are still the door mat of the west.

 

[Vol8188]

Can't stand when people don't look into the record just like with candy last yr. no wins worth a crap just a bunch of cupcakes and everyone called Franklin the best coach in history and no look at him. Same thing with cut. We would have the worst roster in history if America if we had the duke coaching staff. Recruiting is not their strong suit

Perhaps recruiting isn't their strong suit, because they are recruiting at Duke? Have you even considered the academic standards?

 

[ob79]

He didn't fail. He was pushed out after Ole Miss got what they wanted in the last Manning. Then they proceeded to undo all his work with the dumbass Orgeron.

He won 4 games his last year in Ole Miss, including a loss to Wyoming.

If that's not failure...

And I like Cut, but he's not SEC HC material, nor does he want to be, IMO.

 

[Vol8188]

Yeah, he only won because he had Eli... Of course, the only reason Eli went to Ole Miss, was because of Cut. He only had 1 losing season at Ole Miss, in 2004. The year before he went 10 and 3. And firing him was the stupidest thing Ole Miss ever did. Then they brought in Oregeron and he sucked. They are still the door mat of the west.

The idiots who think Cut only won because of Eli at Ole Miss, I guess they think Eli followed him to Duke.

 

[Wylo]

Figured the talk would come eventually.. Seen tweets from former players saying if Dools was not retained that Cutcliffe would be a the best choice.. Saying Bray would be running the 2007 offense.

Who knows.. But you gotta give it up to the guy. Just beat UVA and... DUKE is now a 5-1 or 4-1 team... Yes, Duke.. What say VN?

God no.

 

[TNRazor]

I would take Cut over Dooley in a heartbeat.

Rumor was that we almost hired Cutcliffe, but Hamilton wanted him to leave his DC at Duke, and Cutcliffe wouldn't, so we hired Dooley instead.

 

[gunner]

I love Dooley, but if he gets pushed out the door, I want a Tn man.

Cutcliffe would be a great choice, and would win a NC here.

Hamilton had the chance to hire Cut instead of Dooley. I think Dooley is a much better recruiter, but their is no comparison when it come to developing QB's and football knowledge.

 

[patrick]

Cut will never be the head coach of the Vols!!

 

[TNDRIVER]

Figured the talk would come eventually.. Seen tweets from former players saying if Dools was not retained that Cutcliffe would be a the best choice.. Saying Bray would be running the 2007 offense.

Who knows.. But you gotta give it up to the guy. Just beat UVA and... DUKE is now a 5-1 or 4-1 team... Yes, Duke.. What say VN?

No to old and had never beaten anybody of significance. He beat Virginia so what.

 

[Rudy123]

Figured the talk would come eventually.. Seen tweets from former players saying if Dools was not retained that Cutcliffe would be a the best choice.. Saying Bray would be running the 2007 offense.

Who knows.. But you gotta give it up to the guy. Just beat UVA and... DUKE is now a 5-1 or 4-1 team... Yes, Duke.. What say VN?

Cutcliffe wanted to bring his own staff with him, had he been hired and Hamilton said "No" So, Cutcliffe stayed at Duke.
My guess is that Hamilton wanted at least some hold overs from the Kiffin staff, so as to not pay buy outs for any that may have had that type of deal.
Cutcliffe won at Ole Miss, but not so much as Duke....
Also, at his age, would he be the long term solution?
I do say he would be a safe hire though.

 

[Vol8188]

Hamilton had the chance to hire Cut instead of Dooley. I think Dooley is a much better recruiter, but their is no comparison when it come to developing QB's and football knowledge.

Hamilton should have hired Cutcliffe instead of Kiffin. He would have kept the Chief, and we would be kicking @$$ and taking names.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Don't forget the fact that he appeared to be loaded on Valium and booze when Fulmer had his press conference announcing his return.....Mr. Excitement he is not

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

I think he's better off at Duke although he might get one more offer if he has a good finish this year. He's a good coach and he did us a lot of good when he was here. Glad for his current success.

 

[DaddyChad]

Figured the talk would come eventually.. Seen tweets from former players saying if Dools was not retained that Cutcliffe would be a the best choice.. Saying Bray would be running the 2007 offense.

Who knows.. But you gotta give it up to the guy. Just beat UVA and... DUKE is now a 5-1 or 4-1 team... Yes, Duke.. What say VN?

Not gonna happen. I think he is a decent enough coach but this is going to be a multiyear rebuild and he is up there in age and has heart problems. Just don't him as the way we go.

Honestly Petrino is probably the best choice. He is a complete POS but I don't think many will deny that he is an elite HC. Also he is a cheap elite HC. As much as we'd like to dream about UT opening up the wallet to get an elite HC, that is unlikely to happen.

 

[Tenn Ted]

He may not have been exciting, but he made us a better team. He adds discipline where ever he goes. When he left for Ole Miss, Discipline went out the window. When he came back here as the OC again, he brought it back. When he left for Duke, he took it with him. I think, he was Fulmer's spine.

 

[Carl Pickens]

He may not have been exciting, but he made us a better team. He adds discipline where ever he goes. When he left for Ole Miss, Discipline went out the window. When he came back here as the OC again, he brought it back. When he left for Duke, he took it with him. I think, he was Fulmer's spine.

Spot on....

 

[jabber]

Bobby Bowden won a lot. How about we get him?

Hart really likes the Bowdens. I've heard that terry and tommy have been mentioned.

 

[CRAZYVOL24]

Not gonna happen. I think he is a decent enough coach but this is going to be a multiyear rebuild and he is up there in age and has heart problems. Just don't him as the way we go.

Honestly Petrino is probably the best choice. He is a complete POS but I don't think many will deny that he is an elite HC. Also he is a cheap elite HC. As much as we'd like to dream about UT opening up the wallet to get an elite HC, that is unlikely to happen.

Petrino would be an excellent choice, even with the baggage. Low cost-High return.

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

Petrino would be an excellent choice, even with the baggage. Low cost-High return.

Not sure how "low cost" Petrino would be. He made almost 4 million a year at Arkansas. I would think it would take at least 3.5 to get him to consider coming here.