I am nearly speechless! How does a 4-8 record in the WAC qualify for a SEC Head Coach position. All the talk about Dooley's recruiting feats means nothing, those recruits did not commit to LSU for Dooley, it was because of Nick Saban! Now that being said, the deal is done and I will support him. It is an entirely different story with Mike Hamilton. He has absolutely no excuse for the embarrassment to UT he has stirred up. I will admit that the Kiffen departure was out of his hands but to hire a coach with a nearly identical resume, come on! I am not making this stuff up, for example: Kiffen and Dooley were both considered recruiting powerhouses, both had similarly unattractive records, both had fathers who were coaching legends, and both had strong ties to other schools than UT. Hamilton has potentially put us back in the same murky waters we got out of when Kiffen went to USC. I cannot fathom how this pick for head coach is in the best interest of the program. Dooley was obviously not initially a top candidate but rather a last ditch effort to salvage what's left of the recruiting class. Kippy Brown should have been named head coach and then Hamilton would have had a year to shop around for the best fit coach with UT(maybe someone with ties to the school or just no ties at all) and if Kippy did not excel at the position then bring in the new future of the Tennessee Volunteers, whoever it may be. Again, I mean no disrespect to Coach Dooley but it is unrealistic to think that he will turn UT into a national contender in just a short time. And if by the grace of God he does, there will always be a looming fear of a Georgia or Virginia head coaching vacancy. So, welcome Coach Dooley and good luck, we can only hope that your SEC record will be an improvement to your WAC record last year (pun intended).
Please, before people get bent out of shape and say that I am not a true fan because I do not blindly follow an unproven coach and a cancerous Athletic Director, consider this: If you disagree with your president or those in government/leadership positions does that mean you are disloyal and do not greatly love your country? Of course not, it just means that you are concerned and have doubts for the future.