ESPN reporting Locksley to Maryland.

[mikec143]

According to Swain this morning, he received info from an anonymous source that Booster Charlie Anderson isn't behind the Freeze hire... that appears to be the delay... my best guess, Freeze ends up at another school and we're left with few options... we probably end up with Friend being promoted internally...

If true, CA needs to be put in his place by CPF. Anderson really has a control issue and is power hungry. Reds like CA is what is wrong with our program. Fulmer must take charge of people like this jerk.

 

[SobeVol]

Urban announced he is retiring!!!!
Go raid and plunder his recruits!!!!

 

[BeecherVol]

According to Swain this morning, he received info from an anonymous source that Booster Charlie Anderson isn't behind the Freeze hire... that appears to be the delay... my best guess, Freeze ends up at another school and we're left with few options... we probably end up with Friend being promoted internally...

Interesting that he went that route to out Anderson.

If thats actually the way he phrased it, thats pretty odd.

 

[JFBanicki]

I agree. If you look, there are multiple schools already filling positions with current coordinators. I hope Tn does not wait to long to pull the trigger, if so, we will once again be settling for an up and comer. Just once I would like to see our AD and HC go out and get a proven winner, we have the financial resources to get a deal done. Either UT wants to compete with the big boys or we need to face the facts that we are content with being below mediocre. I miss the glory days of winning. I don’t care if is it Freeze or whom ever, just get a top notch OC and start winning.

We aren’t getting a top notch OC. My guess is we get and OC from a run heavy team And most likely from a small conference, so look at Ohio, Toledo, Ga Southern, UNLV, or any other small school in the top 25 of rushing and that’s where you will find our next OC

 

[jakez4ut]

the guys on VQ last night apparently said with pretty solid conviction that it would not be a promotion from the staff, and the hire would come from the outside.;

so, assume they're right, Friend is not going to be the new OC. unanimously, they all agreed, apparently, that there is a hold up with Freeze. it's just not known, exactly, what that hold up is or why it's happening. they also said Drink and Enos were not legit candidates...at least up to this point. as i stated earlier, there have been several different reports made from various outlets around UT as to what the issue is, on our side of the table....be it pruitt, Freeze, boosters/admin being the responsible party for the slow play.

there's really no telling what's going on behind the scenes. things were coming out so fast yesterday. there were reports that Freeze was in Tallahassee interviewing for the FSU job. that came out later to be false. they did talk but apparently it was on the phone, not in person.

this morning, there's now rumors that Drink may be in play at Auburn given the fact that he worked for Freeze at Ark St and they have a previous relationship. and no one believes that Auburn will allow Malzahn to hire Freeze, cause they want him out at some point. so again, depending on what you want to believe, Auburn is now trying to actively hand cuff Gus on this hire (i am not vouching for this or not...just going off what i've seen and heard lol).

insiders all have differing information or just have said they don't know what's going on, and are saying as much.

the only thing i know for sure, Pruitt and Fulmer have been super quiet, Randy Boyd says it's in the UTAD's hands to hire. and Freeze has yet to be hired anywhere.

lotta rumors. lotta dominos that will fall. and until they do, we just won't know wth is going on....lol.

nobody does coaching searches like us.
lol.

Price coming on swain now....

 

[CountVolcula]

Yeah Pruitt doesn't care about the hire. Actually it probably means more for you to agree with the hire instead of him.

Pruitt isn't in charge

He's in a hell of a predicament

 

[INDEFENSE]

Things like this are why every year I am a little more of a Vols BBfan and a little less of a Vols football fan. I hope I'm speaking for the majority when I say, I don't mind where my team finishes in the league nearly as much as I hate seeing the University just doesn't seem to want to win. If we are doing everything we can to win and just can't catch the Alabamas or the Bulldogs then what can you do? The real problem is the not trying!

 

[JOEY'S ALL VOL !!!]

my gut says Freeze is coaching somewhere in Alabama next year.

That was my thought initially, but now my gut is telling me FSU. I could be way off the reservation here, but I could see Freeze taking the FSU OC job and stepping right in to take over for Taggert who is undoubtably going to get canned if he has another year like last year. Freeze has his Head Coaching job at an elite and high paying high profile program in a conference that's easier to win in than the SEC and no having to look over his shoulder for Sankey while doing it. Makes a ton of sense to me, but who knows ?

 

[Chilmonty]

Is it just me or does it Seem Like:

This is what we want!



And this is what we will Pay for!?!?

 

[solivols]

Freeze wants his choice of where he coaches and see's Tennessee's rebuild as a 3-4 year endeavor

3-4 years going on ~12 now.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Why doesn't TN just offer Freeze he can't refuse, I mean if we are serious about winning and all.

To outbid the Gumps, UT would probably have to pay Freeze more than Pruitt. Freeze has got to like this opportunity more.

 

[OnlyGodForgives]

Maryland will make their decision today and is announcing their new coach tomorrow. The overwhelming majority feel it will be Locksley, thus creating a job opportunity at Alabama. Tomorrow announcement even adds that it will be Locksley, he is unavailable today as he is at the Broyles Award Show. What does Alabama do? Do they promote Dan Enos or do they take another swing at Hugh Freeze? FSU thinks Alabama will look at Freeze. FSU has said they will have a coach in a couple days so they are moving very fast. Auburn has now entered the Freeze sweepstakes as well. And, of course, Liberty.

Tennessee has put more of the legwork in on Freeze, but it seems like they need to move quickly if they want him on board. Does TN need to wrap this one up today before (at the least) Alabama drives up the cost?

I do think if Alabama hires Freeze, Enos will go elsewhere. I’ve stated my opinion of him, think very highly of him. It might be in Tennessee’s best interest however to make a decision between the two before FSU or Auburn offer Freeze a deal he can’t refuse and then Alabama promotes Enos and Tennessee misses on both,

"More of the legwork" says who? Just because it's been discussed in the media doesn't mean the University has lifted a finger to do anything, with Freeze or otherwise.

 

[chattavol420]

At this point we've almost certainly offered freeze. The ball is likely in his court. This is the type place where Pruitt needs to be a CEO of the team. I made a post earlier about how he talks (we tried but they done gooder than us...) and a lot of y'all said it doesn't matter. Well...it does matter. A head coach wears a lot of hats. One of them is getting the best assistants to come here and buy in. Saban doesn't speak that way. He's an excellent communicator. We were way out ahead of these other jobs. I'd like to believe that our coach could've went to freeze and said this is the place for you to rebuild your legacy, but we're not sitting around and waiting for you to assess every other job. You have 24 hours to let us know otherwise we're moving on.
Does Pruitt have timhe ability to close a deal like that? That's why it matter that your coaches is a well spoken/intelligent guy right here.

 

[jakez4ut]

That was my thought initially, but now my gut is telling me FSU. I could be way off the reservation here, but I could see Freeze taking the FSU OC job and stepping right in to take over for Taggert who is undoubtably going to get canned if he has another year like last year. Freeze has his Head Coaching job at an elite and high paying high profile program in a conference that's easier to win in than the SEC and no having to look over his shoulder for Sankey while doing it. Makes a ton of sense to me, but who knows ?

price was just on the swain show, and he confirms that Freeze definitely prefers the TN job over FSU or Auburn. but he may be waiting to see if the Bama job opens should Locksley go to MD. and if that happens, then it's a choice for Freeze, he likely chooses Bama.

so we're kinda back to....."what do we want to do here? and if it's Freeze we want, the time is now"

 

[Rudy123]

Maryland will make their decision today and is announcing their new coach tomorrow. The overwhelming majority feel it will be Locksley, thus creating a job opportunity at Alabama. Tomorrow announcement even adds that it will be Locksley, he is unavailable today as he is at the Broyles Award Show. What does Alabama do? Do they promote Dan Enos or do they take another swing at Hugh Freeze? FSU thinks Alabama will look at Freeze. FSU has said they will have a coach in a couple days so they are moving very fast. Auburn has now entered the Freeze sweepstakes as well. And, of course, Liberty.

Tennessee has put more of the legwork in on Freeze, but it seems like they need to move quickly if they want him on board. Does TN need to wrap this one up today before (at the least) Alabama drives up the cost?

I do think if Alabama hires Freeze, Enos will go elsewhere. I’ve stated my opinion of him, think very highly of him. It might be in Tennessee’s best interest however to make a decision between the two before FSU or Auburn offer Freeze a deal he can’t refuse and then Alabama promotes Enos and Tennessee misses on both,

We need to accept the real possibility of Friend being our new O.C. They will put perfume on a pile of manure and try to sell it to us as being good when Pruitt does his press conference after promoting Friend. I think everything is in place to hire Freeze but it is likely that he and Sexton are stalling to see what other positions open in college football. Not Pruitt or Fulmer's fault.

 

[SmokeyLives]

 

[tennrich1]

No one has the slightest idea as to what UT has done or not done in regards to Hugh Freeze other possibly communicate with him. We have no idea if the talks were anything more than just an opening dialogue. We want to assume that they have but that is nothing more than conjecture.

It truly is a study in human nature. I've laughed more over this hire and the boards responses than I have in a long time over anything. It really is pathetic when you stop and think about it. Grown, mature men (and ladies), at least that's my huge assumption, waiting for any morsel of info, be it legit or not, to fawn and wring the hands over a coaching hire. And many have worked themselves into such a frenzy that if we don't hire Hugh Freeze we somehow screwed this up. Amazing thing the human brain....having said that, "man I wished we'd hurry and hire a OC so our lives will mellow out again"....

 

[secking]

price was just on the swain show, and he confirms that Freeze definitely prefers the TN job over FSU or Auburn. but he may be waiting to see if the Bama job opens should Locksley go to MD. and if that happens, then it's a choice for Freeze, he likely chooses Bama.

so we're kinda back to....."what do we want to do here? and if it's Freeze we want, the time is now"

I wonder who he confirmed that with??? Sexton?

I’m sure Sexton confirmed that same statement with FSU and Auburn. Auburn gives him the best chance at what he wants, to be HC again. Gus is done in a year.

 

[chrismc1000]

If I was Freeze, I would head to Auburn. Be hired as OC and retained next season as Head Coach. Freeze has shown he can beat saban and that is all Auburn cares about.......and money will not be an issue. Also, Auburn has shown baggage is not an issue (Bruce Pearl). Seems like the best scenario for Freeze.

Money is a big issue with Auburn right now considering the extension their current head coach got.

 

[VOLnMiami]

No matter who we hire there will be that batch of fans who will go crazy and swear they are the next big star while the rest of us who KNOW what is happening will go back in our corner and watch the mayhem unfold...It's sad to love something so much only for it not to love you back.

 

[JOEY'S ALL VOL !!!]

price was just on the swain show, and he confirms that Freeze definitely prefers the TN job over FSU or Auburn. but he may be waiting to see if the Bama job opens should Locksley go to MD. and if that happens, then it's a choice for Freeze, he likely chooses Bama.

so we're kinda back to....."what do we want to do here? and if it's Freeze we want, the time is now"

I know that Locksley has had two stints at Maryland before and has good recruiting ties there, but his name has come up in several recruiting violations accusations over the years and he was 2-26 as a Head Coach ! I'd be a tad surprised if the Terrapins go that route.

 

[m1al]

Because the notion of overpaying for a coach offends a lot of Vols fans for some odd reason, we will continue to shop at Big Lots

Well, they sure overpaid Butch (still overpaying). Might as well overpay for someone that can actually coach.

 

[chrismc1000]

We need to pay HFreeze 2mil a year and have a clause in the contract that helps retain him for at least 3 years to help get good recruits in and truly rebuild this program

 

[m1al]

Money is a big issue with Auburn right now considering the extension their current head coach got.

I do not believe money is EVER an issue at the barn...

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

According to Swain this morning, he received info from an anonymous source that Booster Charlie Anderson isn't behind the Freeze hire... that appears to be the delay... my best guess, Freeze ends up at another school and we're left with few options... we probably end up with Friend being promoted internally...

Is or Isn't...

NM, I can't read too well.