Dooley calling out players

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Every coach is not the same and some players are motivated differently.... And we dont know exactly what goes on behind the scenes. IMO, players and fans need to grow a set and quit crying.
 
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sjt18 said:
You are a reasonable poster here. Can you give us a quote from Dooley to compare where he called a specific player out and blamed him without taking part or all of the blame for not having the guy coached well?
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I think a coach saying a player didn't play well, but it's on him b/c its his job to make sure he plays well is kind of a copout

more to the overall point though a coach has to understand how to read his players - some will respond well to being called out and others won't - it is his job to get as much as he can out of each player so he can get all he can out of the team

it is hard to know if DD is doing that to the right players as we aren't there in practice but on a general basis I would always prefer a coach to call kids out in practice instead of in front of cameras

also a lot of coaches that supposedly blame themselves blame execution - the implication is that he gameplan is 100% perfect and the players just aren't out there executing it - i rarely hear this type of coach say we really messed the gameplan up, our kids executed well, we just didnt put them in good spots

so like i said this type of callout is really more of a copout and I find it hard to believe you could go 5-7 with great gameplans each week - was execution an issue, sure - but also i'm sure gameplans could have been better as well
 
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#54
I would call out players too, if the team grossly underperformed in the second half.
 
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ReebaVol said:
I am really sick of this "Dooley calls out his players" nonsense! Some people on here and in the media act like he berates them every time he is in front of a mic. That's just not the case at all. Quit being crybaby nancy boys and grow a pair!
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If someone can actually give an example of Dooley "throwing a player under the bus" then I will join those who say he should not do it.
 
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Pat summitt can call players out bc she is a proven winner. When dooley does it, there is a perception that he is shifting blame.. Once he proves he is a winner, then he can call players out without any blame or controversy. Just the way it is.
 
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Look, I drink the Doolaide, but I still maintain that at some point the coach has to show the players he has their back and take some of the blame even if it is not deserved. Dooley has YET to take any blame and has done nothing but throw everyone and everything under the bus except his coaching or lack of. Last piece of the puzzle.... A lot of these guys are going to be juniors and are getting tired of being called out every game. Show me another successful coach in the SEC that calls out specific players as much as Dooley??
 
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volinbama256 said:
Look, I drink the Doolaide, but I still maintain that at some point the coach has to show the players he has their back and take some of the blame even if it is not deserved. Dooley has YET to take any blame and has done nothing but throw everyone and everything under the bus except his coaching or lack of. Last piece of the puzzle.... A lot of these guys are going to be juniors and are getting tired of being called out every game. Show me another successful coach in the SEC that calls out specific players as much as Dooley??
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False. I'll post a link in a sec.

Here ya go:
Coaching better at top of Dooley's agenda - SEC Blog - ESPN - titled coincidentally enough "Coaching better at top of Dooley's agenda"...
 
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sjt18 said:
If someone can actually give an example of Dooley "throwing a player under the bus" then I will join those who say he should not do it.
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I thought it was funny - but some would likely consider Couch's sled-induced asthma an example

also he called out Neal for not having a good motor when a reporter asked about him playing more

my problem is more w/ him calling out execution in general instead of gameplan issues - he did this in sevarl postgame interviews - if you don't remember it go back and find the link to the postgames and you can hear for yourself
 
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sjt18 said:
If someone can actually give an example of Dooley "throwing a player under the bus" then I will join those who say he should not do it.
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The Couch asthma issue was one but Couch played inspired football later. I think this is way overblown.
 
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Dooley has already stated to the media that there are no more excuses, like youth, depth and so on. Also stated he needs to step up and be a better coach. So I think you will hear Dooley taking responsibility for mistakes that are made on the field. As bad as the Kentucky loss was, I think it was an eye opener for CDD and will make him a better coach and leader. That one will be eating at him for a long long time!
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The Juror is still out on your boy Dooley.

If the coach is to blame, admit it. If the player is to blame, call him out!! If it's a combination of both, say so. This is NOT peewee football. It's BIGBOY football. Smack their helmet. Grab their jersey. Shake 'em up. Tell the press and fans "he don't listen", "he won't practice hard", "he doesn't execute". SEC baby!

I bet if we were 11-1 last year and DD was calling out lazy players, the fans would be PRAISING him. js
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Of course "ITS CALLED WINNING"! YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!
 
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OK, pussies, let's make a thread on how the coach has to speak to the media. Seriously, if a kid is dogging it, why not call him out in the media? He's a University of Tennessee football player. We don't need players who can't handle the truth. Seriously, you guys are all up in arms about CDD's telling the truth. And, once more, he's doing it with flair and personality. I think it's refreshing. Cody Pope? Seriously? Everything he said about him he'd say directly to his face. Half in jest, half serious.

Catdaddy's right, though, winning cures everything. That is what it is all about. We can sit around and talk about this stuff all day but at the end of the day the W is all that counts. Plus, some quality wins next year and some optimism for the year after and all this stuff goes away although, I hope, dooley will be the same.
 
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I think the players need to shut the f*** up and hit somebody. What a bunch of pu***** we have for fans.


There is no crying in football!!!
 
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PapaBurgundy said:
False. I'll post a link in a sec.

Here ya go:
Coaching better at top of Dooley's agenda - SEC Blog - ESPN - titled coincidentally enough "Coaching better at top of Dooley's agenda"...
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Good article and let's hope he follows through, but the point is this article is POST season/OFF season. He saw what happened to the team's attitude by the end of this past season (insert KY game) and figured out that if he keeps it up, no one will want to play for him. NOW, let's see what happens once the actual season starts and we are playing games... Hope he doesn't go back to his old self and has learned from his mistakes.
 
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VolsDeep said:
Pat summitt can call players out bc she is a proven winner. When dooley does it, there is a perception that he is shifting blame.. Once he proves he is a winner, then he can call players out without any blame or controversy. Just the way it is.
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Or you could say, "Holding players responsible seems to be an attribute of winning coaches, so I can't fault Dooley for it."

(See how that works?)
 
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I am so sick of fans on here getting on to Coach Dooley for calling players out. I was raised in a time when you got called out , it motivated you to try harder not go over in the corner and cry like a little school girl. Now in this we got to give every kid a trophy generation. We have lost focus that hard work and honesty is what built character, not patting everyone on their little sensitive tail and saying its ok. Thats what most of you guys use to get on to Fulmer for all those years. I personally like seeing the coaches holding the players feet to the fire, but I guess that is the Marine in me.
 
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Escape Goat said:
Somewhere between the two lies a happy medium.
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I guess that's it. This is football. There's nothing happy about it when it comes to getting it done on the field. Enjoyment comes from success. Disappointment comes from defeat. Football is game that will teach you about life and just like another poster said, it's not easy making men out of boys. That's the truth.
 
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orangeslice13 said:
I think the players need to shut the f*** up and hit somebody. What a bunch of pu***** we have for fans.


There is no crying in football!!!
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i liked it when johnny majors poked some players in the gut and called em panzies
 
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when i played basketball from 4th grade to one year of collage. i felt i improved more when we had a coach that would call us out.and the years i had a coach that just gave us a pat on the back or ass and said its his fault. then i don,t think we ever got better as a team.it made m/e want to go and prove i was better and most of time i did play better.but i guess some people get their little feelings hurt and cry about it .i guess it is up to the type of player the coach has those who want to get better and when or those who think their entitled and wont do or get better.i hope the vols haave the players that will respond and get better to prove themselves.
 
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Wanted:
Hard nose, stomp azz, fearless, snot bubble inducing football players.

Titty babies need not apply.
 
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madbamahater said:
Thank goodness Dooley calls out his players and throws them under the bus because he expects the BEST out of them on and off the field!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank goodness that Pat Summitt and Bob Knight aren't or weren't as passive as you want Dooley to be. OP is troll
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You're a troll. Go join another fanbase, troll.
 
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vollygirl said:
Thread title made it pretty clear what this post was about. There are plenty of other ones to read and discuss. Or you could start one yourself if you have something you'd like to discuss.

Comparing coaching philosophies makes sense to me. Especially during the off season.
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great post. kinda put'em in his place.
 
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