Listen...last year we needed an OC. and Butch kept on talking about consistency in the program, terminology, philosophy, bla bla..
It's gonna be IN-HOUSE.
it seems the list, at least as constructed here, looks like this, in no particular order:
Chizik
Shoop
Hoke
Foster
Chavis
Hobby
Orlando
Martinez
Stripling
L. Smith
Wilcox
Pellini
in the end, i think it's Hoke, Shoop or Chizik.
Tennessee fans have an abysmal history of evaluating defensive coordinators. Jancek was a good coordinator, Wilcox was a better coordinator, and Chavis was an excellent coordinator. Even in Fulmer's last year, Chavis had a top 10 defense. That defense, btw, was on the field most of the time because the offense was a trainwreck.
As for replacements for Jancek--
1. Chavis
2. Shoop
3. Wilcox
4. A proven coordinator under the radar who has a top 25 defense in 2015
I don't see the love for Shoop. He would not be in my top 5.
My list
Chizik
Orlando
Pellini
Chavis
Wilcox
Of those I think the most realistic is Pellini. IMO, he would be a good fit for Butch.
