Does anyone feel better about the program under Dooley than you did under Kiffin?

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Previous Staff (Previous Job) (Last College Job)
Head Coach: Lane Kiffin (Head Coach, Oakland Raiders) (Offensive Coordinator, USC)

Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator: Ed Orgeron (Defensive Line Coach, New Orleans Saints ) (Head Coach, Ole Miss)

Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends: Jim Chaney (Offensive Line/Tight Ends, St. Louis Rams) (Offensive Coordinator, Purdue)

Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin (Defensive Coordinator, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) (Head Coach, North Carolina State)

Offensive Line Coach: James Cregg (Offensive Line Assistant, Oakland Raiders) (Defensive Line Coach, Idaho)

Quarterbacks Coach: David Reaves (Quarterbacks Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, South Carolina)

Defensive Backs Coach: Willie Mack Garza (Defensive Coordinator, North Dakota State)

Linebackers Coach: Lance Thompson (Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Alabama)

Wide Receivers Coach/Passing Game Coordinator: Kippy Brown (Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator, Detroit Lions) (Wide Receivers Coach/Assistant Head Coach, Tennessee)

Running Backs Coach: (Vacated by Eddie Gran)


Current Staff (Previous Job) (Last College Job)
Head Coach: Derek Dooley (Head Coach, Louisiana Tech)

Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach: Charlie Baggett (Wide Receivers Coach, St. Louis Rams) (Wide Receivers Coach, Washington)

Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs: Jim Chaney (Offensive Coodinator/Tight Ends, Tennessee)

Defensive Coordinator: Justin Wilcox (Defensive Coordinator, Boise State)

Offensive Line Coach: Harry Hiestand (Offensive Line Coach, Chicago Bears) (Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line, Illinois)

Quarterbacks Coach: Darrin Hinshaw (Wide Receivers Coach, Memphis)

Defensive Backs Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Terry Joseph (Secondary Coach/Recruiting Coordinator, Louisiana Tech)

Tight Ends/Special Teams: Eric Russell (Special Teams Coordinator, Texas Tech)

Defensive Line Coach: Chuck Smith (Defensive Line Assistant, New York Jets) (No College Coaching Experience)

Linebackers Coach: Lance Thompson (Linebackers Coach, Tennessee)
 
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I think the only fair comparison would be to compare Dooley and Kiffin at this same time in the year. For example, do you feel better about Dooley now, than you did about Kiffin at this time a year ago?
 
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No, honestly.

But I will wait until after a year before really cementing my opinion.
 
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I knew with Kiffin that if he didn't succeed then he would be gone within a few years, and if he did he would be gone when the SC job opened (except I thought that would be ten years down the road). With Dooley I know he also will be gone in a few years if he doesn't succeed, but I'm not worried about him bolting to another school if he has success. So in a way I feel more secure with CDD.
 
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wbeaver said:
I think the only fair comparison would be to compare Dooley and Kiffin at this same time in the year. For example, do you feel better about Dooley now, than you did about Kiffin at this time a year ago?
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This time one year ago we were in the midst of getting commitments from David Oku and Bryce Brown and the town was buzzing about football, one year later Dooley has done nothing at all to generate any buzz about football. In fact it’s almost as if he’s trying to make fans forget about him.
 
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Kiffin inflated expectations with his recruiting. He's a great offseason coach but has yet to prove anything on the field. With that said neither has Dooley. I think kiffin was good at getting fans excited about recruiting and the places the program COULD go. It seems Dooley is keeping things close to the vest and sticking to business. Nothing matters until we're on the field..
 
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ReeceBobby said:
I knew with Kiffin that if he didn't succeed then he would be gone within a few years, and if he did he would be gone when the SC job opened (except I thought that would be ten years down the road). With Dooley I know he also will be gone in a few years if he doesn't succeed, but I'm not worried about him bolting to another school if he has success. So in a way I feel more secure with CDD.
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Two big differences:
1. I figured that when Kiffin left or was fired (3-6 years is what I gave him) we would be stacked with talent, which we would have been. With Dooley I don’t feel that way.
2. I was worried Kiffin would go to USC, the NFL, or another big time school, with Dooley I don’t think fans need to worry about him leaving until the day Hammy forces him to.
 
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In some ways yes -- He probably won't get the program into ncaa trouble for recruiting violations. In some ways not enough time yet -- know more after spring camp, and especially once the regular season gets under way.:twocents:
 
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I feel better that the NCAA investigators did not setup an office near campus. They moved out after The Weasel left town and followed him.
:)
 
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robvols said:
I feel better that the NCAA investigators did not setup an office near campus. They moved out after The Weasel left town and followed him.
:)
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Not exactly. They are still going to be looking into the hostess gate thing.
 
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volwarrior33 said:
Two big differences:
1. I figured that when Kiffin left or was fired (3-6 years is what I gave him) we would be stacked with talent, which we would have been. With Dooley I don’t feel that way.
2. I was worried Kiffin would go to USC, the NFL, or another big time school, with Dooley I don’t think fans need to worry about him leaving until the day Hammy forces him to.
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Hamilton will be gone before Dooley.
 
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i'm really just going through the motions right now. i really don't know what to expect, but so far, rather it be for better or worse, things have sure as hell gotten a lot more boring since Dooley took over.
 
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volwarrior33 said:
This time one year ago we were in the midst of getting commitments from David Oku and Bryce Brown and the town was buzzing about football, one year later Dooley has done nothing at all to generate any buzz about football. In fact it’s almost as if he’s trying to make fans forget about him.
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This time last year, the football program needed a buzz. Now we need stability and that's what we're getting. I am choosing to believe the way things played out will be best in the long run...that is of course assuming CDD will get the program back to reasonably expecting at least 10 wins a year.
 
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volwarrior33 said:
If so :crazy:
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If you think anyone that disagrees with you is crazy then why did you post this? I do not feel better about the program today than I did one year ago, but that is only one man's fault. Lane Kiffin. The future is uncertain with Dooley, much as it really was with Kiffin, but it can't end any worse than with the last two guys.
 
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volwarrior33 said:
Two big differences:
1. I figured that when Kiffin left or was fired (3-6 years is what I gave him) we would be stacked with talent, which we would have been. With Dooley I don’t feel that way.
2. I was worried Kiffin would go to USC, the NFL, or another big time school, with Dooley I don’t think fans need to worry about him leaving until the day Hammy forces him to.
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You need to become an SC fan! Integrity makes me feel good! :finger3::finger3::finger3:
 
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Dooley is an upgrade in character, upholding UT's traditions etc... but as far as the most important thing...winning championships...I am not so sure.
 
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I still feel that all the two straight years of coaching changes have added another year onto the rebuilding process
 
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