Derek Dooley......(merged)

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1) 4-8 last year
2) Endorsed by Nick Saban
3) Mother is a dingbat that was a regular guest on the Paul Finebaum Show during the fall.
 
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I almost wrecked when I heard Buck Belue mention this guy today on the radio. It's a sad day for us if he's getting serious consideration. I'm guessing he's not.
 
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If people are fuming over Cut they will all die from massive heart attacks when the announce Derek Dooley. Would be the most foolish coaching hire in 25 yrs.
 
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this would not be that bad of an idea. while he was with nick saban at LSU he was the recruiting co. and landed a number 1 class and the year following a top 3 class.... if we surrounded him with a good staff with other good recruiters (CLT) then this could work. he is young and energetic like what MH wants
 
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I'd take him. Ever been to Ruston and had a look at La Tech's facilities?

Dooley has to work against that--and the crap left to him by Jack Bicknell, Jr.

They were so damn awful Rice rolled into town and gained 692 yards rushing on them (Never thought I'd see that in my lifetime--but it actually happened.). It took years for the old AD and President to find the money to fire Bicknell--so things got worse and the fans stopped going to games.

He's made them a better program and actually laid the groundwork for the future in terms of facilities.

He'd be a good fit here because he's seen hell. He's not had it easy like Muschamp. He's not fallen into great jobs like Kiffin. There are challenges to working at Tennessee...especially as it comes to recruiting. But these would be like a walk in the park for someone who has had to build all phases of a program in Ruston.

I don't necessarily want the guy who has had all the breaks. I'd like a coach who has had a struggle and knows what it is like to build from that.
 
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T.N. Buckingham said:
I'd take him. Ever been to Ruston and had a look at La Tech's facilities?

Dooley has to work against that--and the crap left to him by Jack Bicknell, Jr.

They were so damn awful Rice rolled into town and gained 692 yards rushing on them (Never thought I'd see that in my lifetime--but it actually happened.). It took years for the old AD and President to find the money to fire Bicknell--so things got worse and the fans stopped going to games.

He's made them a better program and actually laid the groundwork for the future in terms of facilities.

He'd be a good fit here because he's seen hell. He's not had it easy like Muschamp. He's not fallen into great jobs like Kiffin. There are challenges to working at Tennessee...especially as it comes to recruiting. But these would be like a walk in the park for someone who has had to build all phases of a program in Ruston.

I don't necessarily want the guy who has had all the breaks. I'd like a coach who has had a struggle and knows what it is like to build from that.
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The other guy said his mom is a dingbat. Holy Crap I'm finding that really funny right now for some odd reason. Dingbat? We hire him and I'll always think dingbat.
 
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I follow college football a decent amount and I haven't heard of this guy until his name came up for this job. That's what I don't like about this.
 
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Dooley? Omg, gosh, i would rather get a guy with the last time name Turd. Get a coach Hamilton, gosh...
 
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Ihatethebuckeyes said:
The other guy said his mom is a dingbat. Holy Crap I'm finding that really funny right now for some odd reason. Dingbat? We hire him and I'll always think dingbat.
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Barbara Dooley has always been a little spaced out. Remember her doing commercials in Georgia talking about how long you can keep drinking a jug of milk after the sell-by date. Always wondered why a football coach's wife would go on television talking about that.
 
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If we get Dooley we will lose every recruit and i would be in for letting them have waivers. Dooley is a bad candidat.
 
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tmac5469 said:
If we get Dooley we will lose every recruit and i would be in for letting them have waivers. Dooley is a bad candidat.
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How many have we already lost? Four or five now?

Seems to me we were going to lose those kids regardless.

Dooley isn't going to make that worse. And given the fact he has a reputation as a good recruiter, he could well make it better.

This isn't going to be an easy situation to enter into. Do you want the guy who has been riding on the passenger side of a Rolls Royce? Or do you want the guy who was left with a dang Yugo and is somehow finding a way to make it work?

Give me the guy who has been in the sh** fighting over the guy who has had it given to him on a silver platter.
 
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T.N. Buckingham said:
I'd take him. Ever been to Ruston and had a look at La Tech's facilities?

Dooley has to work against that--and the crap left to him by Jack Bicknell, Jr.

They were so damn awful Rice rolled into town and gained 692 yards rushing on them (Never thought I'd see that in my lifetime--but it actually happened.). It took years for the old AD and President to find the money to fire Bicknell--so things got worse and the fans stopped going to games.

He's made them a better program and actually laid the groundwork for the future in terms of facilities.

He'd be a good fit here because he's seen hell. He's not had it easy like Muschamp. He's not fallen into great jobs like Kiffin. There are challenges to working at Tennessee...especially as it comes to recruiting. But these would be like a walk in the park for someone who has had to build all phases of a program in Ruston.

I don't necessarily want the guy who has had all the breaks. I'd like a coach who has had a struggle and knows what it is like to build from that.
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Then he must be stupid to take such a job and shouldn't get a major HC job until he proves he can win something.
 
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Derek Dooley - Current Head Coach at Louisiana Tech
1996 - Grad Asst at Georgia
1997-99 - WR coach at SMU
2000-02 - coordinator/tight ends coach LSU
2003-04 - running backs and special teams LSU
2005 - TE coach Miami Dolphins
2006 - Head Coach Louisana Tech

17-20 all time
 
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hell, it's someone at least at this point

that's what people need to be worrying about honestly, more than who it is sadly because we got really screwed in a way that there is some sense of we should just be happy to get anyone to willing help with the mess left behind before national signing day....god what a meltdown this week
 
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La Tech.....Really?...All they are famous for is having a good womens basketball team back in the 80's
 
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