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Doug is telling is like it is this morning. Pretty much called out the Haslam family without mentioning their name.
 
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Nobody wants to hear how we got into this sh.. storm. The incompetence at all levels is mind boggling and does not need to be dwelled upon. All we want to do is put this nightmare in the rear view mirror and learn who the new Moses is to lead us out of this wasteland in which we now find our football program.
 
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If you don’t do something about those who got us in this storm, you will remain wet and defeated for a long, long time.
 
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I agree with most of Doug's Rant but him implying we have a bunch of good players is delusional- Good players no way get hammered by Vanderbilt- Putting Lipstick on the pig doesn't make it a cow- Must recruit real physical & Mentally tough players & quit looking at Star ratings. A whole lot of Soft Deadwood needs to be Culled. Must sign & develop Tough players that eat, sleep & live football not Social media warriors.
 
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NashvilleFan said:
I agree with most of Doug's Rant but him implying we have a bunch of good players is delusional- Good players no way get hammered by Vanderbilt- Putting Lipstick on the pig doesn't make it a cow- Must recruit real physical & Mentally tough players & quit looking at Star ratings. A whole lot of Soft Deadwood needs to be Culled. Must sign & develop Tough players that eat, sleep & live football not Social media warriors.
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Roster is loaded. New coach will break them down and build them back into champions.
 
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Dr H Lecter said:
If you don’t do something about those who got us in this storm, you will remain wet and defeated for a long, long time.
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Doug is focused on only hiring people with UT ties. If true, I don't agree with the "cleansing" but I also don't agree with only hiring those with ties to UT.

At the beginning of the program, I wondered if he was campaigning for Fulmer as the next HC. I hope that is not the case. I like Doug and appreciate his loyalty to Fulmer.

If you are referring to the Haslam family when saying "those who got us in this storm", how do you propose to "do something about" them? How do you remove and replace their financial influence?

I don't believe that you remove them. Your best approach is to move them in their thinking.

I am not a proponent of only considering former UT students, coaches, or admin for current open positions. "Getting the band back together" usually sounds better in theory than in reality.
 
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Volfan615 said:
Doug is telling is like it is this morning. Pretty much called out the Haslam family without mentioning their name.
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Nobody wants to hear what Matthews is saying, although he is spot on this morning. The Grudenites will continue to say Gruden is the only answer, others that are sensible will continue to push for somebody that makes sense OTHER than Gruden and the AD and his cronies will do what they want. Whoever is hired will need a mulligan for at least 2 years to even get this ship called TN football from taking on any more water.
 
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NashvilleFan said:
I agree with most of Doug's Rant but him implying we have a bunch of good players is delusional- Good players no way get hammered by Vanderbilt- Putting Lipstick on the pig doesn't make it a cow- Must recruit real physical & Mentally tough players & quit looking at Star ratings. A whole lot of Soft Deadwood needs to be Culled. Must sign & develop Tough players that eat, sleep & live football not Social media warriors.
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Agree. This roster was just physically abused by the 13th rated team in this league. Lost to Georgia and Alabama 86-7 and it could have been worse in both cases.
 
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NashvilleFan said:
I agree with most of Doug's Rant but him implying we have a bunch of good players is delusional- Good players no way get hammered by Vanderbilt- Putting Lipstick on the pig doesn't make it a cow- Must recruit real physical & Mentally tough players & quit looking at Star ratings. A whole lot of Soft Deadwood needs to be Culled. Must sign & develop Tough players that eat, sleep & live football not Social media warriors.
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These are players Butch evaluated and thought were winners. I have no use for jones as a person or coach. I have even less use for him as an evaluator of football talent. Turn this roster over as soon as humanly possible.
 
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NashvilleFan said:
I agree with most of Doug's Rant but him implying we have a bunch of good players is delusional- Good players no way get hammered by Vanderbilt- Putting Lipstick on the pig doesn't make it a cow- Must recruit real physical & Mentally tough players & quit looking at Star ratings. A whole lot of Soft Deadwood needs to be Culled. Must sign & develop Tough players that eat, sleep & live football not Social media warriors.
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We do have a bunch of good players. We just won't adjust to the players strengths.
 
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I believe a great coach could immediately make this roster a respectable team. We are loaded with talent, we didn’t so much miss in the evaluation as we did in the development.
 
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Doug wants someone with UT ties.
Phil
Gruden
Jim Bob
Cut
Tee
Clawfence
Sanders
who else?
besides chucky, Jim bob or Tee are the only ones that would bring any excitement or at least intrigue. Anyone else and east Tenn may go nuclear.
 
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SandoVOL said:
Doug wants someone with UT ties.
Phil
Gruden
Jim Bob
Cut
Tee
Clawfence
Sanders
who else?
besides chucky, Jim bob or Tee are the only ones that would bring any excitement or at least intrigue. Anyone else and east Tenn may go nuclear.
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:blink:
 
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SandoVOL said:
Doug wants someone with UT ties.
Phil
Gruden
Jim Bob
Cut
Tee
Clawfence
Sanders
who else?
besides chucky, Jim bob or Tee are the only ones that would bring any excitement or at least intrigue. Anyone else and east Tenn may go nuclear.
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Lane Kiffin
Big Name
Explosive Offense
Expensive? Maybe
SEC Experience
Great Recruiter
 
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SandoVOL said:
Doug wants someone with UT ties.
Phil
Gruden
Jim Bob
Cut
Tee
Clawfence
Sanders
who else?
besides chucky, Jim bob or Tee are the only ones that would bring any excitement or at least intrigue. Anyone else and east Tenn may go nuclear.
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This isn't what he wants. He wants someone with UT ties and with football background to be involved in the hiring process.
 
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OriginalCoach said:
What QB on the roster now could start a another P5 school that's worth anything?
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Guarantano could start for plenty of them.

Last 4 games:
52 for 81, 766 yards, 3 TD, 1 Int. QBR 153, 9.45 yards per attempt.

And the interception hit the receiver in the hands, bounced up in the air, and was picked off. JG will be a terrific QB in the near future with a decent OL.
 
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westennvol said:
This isn't what he wants. He wants someone with UT ties and with football background to be involved in the hiring process.
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he along with phil have mentioned for weeks on his show that whoever takes the job needs to at least have some sort of ut ties. Its obviously opinion but it has been said.
 
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SandoVOL said:
he along with phil have mentioned for weeks on his show that whoever takes the job needs to at least have some sort of ut ties. Its obviously opinion but it has been said.
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Which is dumb to limit the search like that. There are very good coaches out there with no ties to UT who would be great hires.
 
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