Eric Russell former STC says...

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VolBeef88 said:
Show me just one post where I've stated DD took over a very talented team. Oh that's right you can't because once again you're making stuff up.
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No. You have just constantly acted as if that fact did not matter as you declared Dooley a failure for not winning in his first two years with UT... or meeting whatever subjective standard of "improvement" you think you are expert enough to evaluate.
 
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CountVolcula said:
Your posts indicate that you are not happy that he hasnt won more games against far superior teams in depth and talent

Do you hate him for other reasons?

Does his hair intimidate you?
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aw don't listen to him... He just admitted that his main arguement has a flaw in it.
 
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CountVolcula said:
Your posts indicate that you are not happy that he hasnt won more games against far superior teams in depth and talent

Do you hate him for other reasons?

Does his hair intimidate you?
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That's your problem. You have a simpleton approach. I don't hate Dooley, I just strongly believe he is the wrong man for the job. That decision is based on his record and his coaching career.
Your defense of him is based on what you "hope" he can do.

I'll tell you this, he doesn't have near the talent UT had in the late 90's but but he damned sure had a TON more talent than KY did this year.
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sjt18 said:
Dooley was covering for Russell much the way he was covering for Baggett or the way a local company covered for a Plant Manager who was said to be "pursuing opportunities near his hometown of Dallas".

It would have been a career blow if Dooley had said, "Coach Russell is leaving because he couldn't handle the pressure here at UT. His performance didn't warrant an extension and raise so he tried to find a soft landing place".

To that degree, Russell isn't helping himself. While the Dooley haters here will twist any and everything into an indictment of Dooley... the rest of the college football world is either saying "He couldn't cut it" or else "Tennessee fans are so delusional about expectations that he could not meet their expectations".
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Lol. Russell didn't have an pressure on him. His STs were fine. He just didn't like that his job security was in the hands of a bad coach he has no confidence in. It's pretty simple.
 
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I for one have
faith in Dooley. I am glad he is here. Like someone else said. If you don't like the situation don't go to the games. Don't watch the games. All the negative stuff that is said on these threads is really getting old.
 
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gb39 said:
I for one have
faith in Dooley. I am glad he is here. Like someone else said. If you don't like the situation don't go to the games. Don't watch the games. All the negative stuff that is said on these threads is really getting old.
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The blind, undeserved faith is getting even older.
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VolBeef88 said:
That's your problem. You have a simpleton approach. I don't hate Dooley, I just strongly believe he is the wrong man for the job. That decision is based on his record and his coaching career.
Your defense of him is based on what you "hope" he can do.

I'll tell you this, he doesn't have near the talent UT had in the late 90's but but he damned sure had a TON more talent than KY did this year.
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Simpleton?

More people would listen to what you had to say if you didnt have to berate peopl in every post

I admit that I have my moments where I call out folks, but not almost every post

As far as Kentucky, yes

We also had more talent than Memphis in 96

Bad loses happen to every team
 
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VolBeef88 said:
I'll tell you this, he doesn't have near the talent UT had in the late 90's but but he damned sure had a TON more talent than KY did this year.
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You act like it's the first time a superior talented team lost to an inferior one, however. Wake Forest beat Florida State. Northwestern beat Nebraska. NC State beat Clemson. SMU beat TCU. Texas Tech beat Oklahoma.

And all of those rosters were stacked with players, including strong upperclassmen-laden rosters. It happens. If it continues to happen, then sure I'll be with you. But I'm not making a judgement call until he shows me what he can do with a roster that actually has some upperclassmen contributors.
 
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Cheese Donkey said:
You act like it's the first time a superior talented team lost to an inferior one, however. Wake Forest beat Florida State. Northwestern beat Nebraska. NC State beat Clemson. SMU beat TCU. Texas Tech beat Oklahoma.

And all of those rosters were stacked with players, including strong upperclassmen-laden rosters. It happens. If it continues to happen, then sure I'll be with you. But I'm not making a judgement call until he shows me what he can do with a roster that actually has some upperclassmen contributors.
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Excuse excuse excuse. 5 years as head coach 4 losing seasons. And none of it's his fault. 7 coaches leave in one season and it's not his fault. He lost his team and it's not his fault. He lost to KY for the 1st time in almost 3 decades and it's not his fault. He's made of tephlon.
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Sandman 423 said:
Why do you keep saying nice try? I simply told you what the other poster meant by his statement.
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It's all about proving someone wrong which means he's right. He will create the scenerio if it doesn't fit for self gratification.

Arguing with a guy that always wants the attention will never end because he will create a way to disagree if it doesn't exist. I would just put this guy on ignore and move on.
 
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This thread is the VolNation equivelant of "Groundhog Day", just the same thing over and over....

Will one of you please fall in love with Andy McDowell and end this monotonous b.s.?!?
 
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there's one thing about it ,if you put everyone that disagrees with your point of veiw.finally you want have to read what anyone thinks about anything.
 
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Jackson_Harris said:
You can believe me if you want, but I have a friend who has a very good kicker son graduating in 2012. They went thru the UT summer kicking camp, and then later met with Dooley and Russell/Baggitt in their home town. They really liked Dools. But the exact word they used to describe Russell was.........."sleazy".

Anyone who selects a photo with their mouth hanging open ain't all that...lol!
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Anybody that actually uses the term lol ain't all that either.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
Excuse excuse excuse. 5 years as head coach 4 losing seasons. And none of it's his fault. 7 coaches leave in one season and it's not his fault. He lost his team and it's not his fault. He lost to KY for the 1st time in almost 3 decades and it's not his fault. He's made of tephlon.
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La tech was a cellar dweller before he took it over. He took that team to its first bowl win in nearly 3 decades. His third season he lost 6 starters for the season and 20 to significant time. Think circumstances played toward those losing records? You haven't responded once to this point, so I don't expect you to now. Because it hurts your argument and you don't want to even think you are wrong or if there even is a middle ground.

EDIT: Oh, and just for the record, I'm not trying to convince you to believe from the perspective I'm showing you. I'm simply trying to say you need to take it down a notch, because the points you're making aren't nearly are rock solid as you believe them to be. And if you respond to this point and not the original point in the first paragraph, then that only proves you're hard-headed and believe what you want to believe.

Which, in turn, says that you're not here looking for discussion. You're here to project your opinion on everyone else. If they don't see your way, then you insult them and say Dooley is made of Teflon, apparently. You don't even offer a counter-argument. Your arguments are basically "**** you, here's the facts" without extrapolating on anything that leads to those facts of yours.

Which leads me to question, again, why his losing at LA Tech gives credence to any of your "points" (don't respond to this, respond to the original point. I know you'll try and dodge it.)
 
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bamawriter said:
Yeah! Screw the guys who are concerned about stability and feeding their families! They should risk it all in the name of "accepting a challenge"![/QUOT

How dramatic can you get? Was Russell concerned about stability Russell knew the situation when he accepted the job. He knew it was a rebuilding situation and he knew in the SEC a HC doesn't get more then 3-4 years to show significant progress. I highly doubt had he stayed and things didn't work out he would be unable to land another coaching job. Risk it all? Give me a break.....
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