FoxSports blasting Ainge over Currie email

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UT_Dutchman said:
Trying to compare Ainge to Peyton is just ridiculous.
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Everything he stated was factually correct. Ainge won a lot of games, Peyton won more. Ainge threw a lot of td passes, Peyton threw more. You can “compare” without it being ridiculous imo.

If you don’t like Ainge’s radio persona I get it, he can go off the rails and get a little too goofy at times imho. But he’s a pretty good dude who loves the Vols, just like you and me.
 
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eVOLve said:
Ainge has the most recent wins over Tennessee rivals. I wouldn't harp on him too much. The man is from Oregon, he came to UT for a coach and a school he believes in, and now his livelihood is tied to this place. He's one of the most evident VFLs. Don't drag him down.
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You can acknowledge all of that and separate that from his current gig.
 
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I too don't quite get the hate here. Ainge is pretty much a typical jock. His show isn't about management inside the AD, and he pretty much doesn't claim that. He's more an X's and O's guy, trained by Cutcliffe. It's as close as most of us will ever get into understanding Cut, who is a guru. Yep, Ainge does dumb jock stuff, but he's tight with Fulmer, speaks highly of his wife and kids, and loves the VOLS.

Me, I'm stuck down here in Alabama. The podcasts bring local Knoxville radio flavor to my day, and Brian Rice is no idiot - he throttles Ainge back when he starts getting ridiculous.

Between then and Doug Mathews, it keeps UT front and center for me. Yes, you'll say both are Fulmer homers and I don't disagree. So what.

P.S. Silverberg is good too, maybe better than Rice. Rice at least did a stint in the AD and knows the inner workings.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
This thread is right in my wheelhouse.... but I'm going to let this thing simmer before I go in harder.

I told you guys about Ainge 12 years ago...
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Did the guys on here disregard you as much as I am right now? :boredom:

“Go in harder”.
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KBVol said:
Everything he stated was factually correct. Ainge won a lot of games, Peyton won more. Ainge threw a lot of td passes, Peyton threw more. You can “compare” without it being ridiculous imo.

If you don’t like Ainge’s radio persona I get it, he can go off the rails and get a little too goofy at times imho. But he’s a pretty good dude who loves the Vols, just like you and me.
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Well there are times he needs to just stfu.
 
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UT_Dutchman said:
Well there are times he needs to just stfu.
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Wouldn’t disagree with that. He can get too goofy, especially sometimes when he’s trying to be self-deprecating. But when he can focus, particularly when he’s talking Xs and Os, he’s really good to listen to
 
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KBVol said:
Everything he stated was factually correct. Ainge won a lot of games, Peyton won more. Ainge threw a lot of td passes, Peyton threw more. You can “compare” without it being ridiculous imo.

If you don’t like Ainge’s radio persona I get it, he can go off the rails and get a little too goofy at times imho. But he’s a pretty good dude who loves the Vols, just like you and me.
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Ainge is too goofy and immature for me. He needs to be more professional while on the air.
 
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UT_Dutchman said:
Yeah well you can say what you want, but you brought Peyton into that conversation. The two are not that close in comparison, but you are right they were both UT qb's.
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Of course Peyton was the better qb, but it’s not like we’re comparing to Peyton to Jonathan Crompton or Sterling Hinton here.

Ainge is 3rd all-time in wins as a starter at UT (27 vs 39 for PM), 3rd in passing yards (8,700 vs 11,201 for PM) and 3rd in TD passes (72 vs 89 for PM). Ainge owns the freshman QB record for TD passes, most TD passes in a single game and is one of only 2 UT QBs to ever throw for 30+ tds in a single season, along with Manning.

Statistically speaking as a prostyle/passing QB, Ainge is our 3rd best QB in program history behind only PM and Clausen, and, as mentioned earlier, only PM and Clausen have won more career games at UT as a starter.
 
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In my opinion, Ainge is a complete jackass. Here’s why...

1. Carried water and was a a shill for Butch. Even when it was apparent to everyone that Butch was in way over his head.

2. Remember that twitter fiasco with Lane Kiffen? Enough said.
 
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rolling_coyote said:
In my opinion, Ainge is a complete jackass. Here’s why...

1. Carried water and was a a shill for Butch. Even when it was apparent to everyone that Butch was in way over his head.

2. Remember that twitter fiasco with Lane Kiffen? Enough said.
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You guys should hold ever player to those standards.

Yeah, Ainge is immature. He owns that. Give him credit, he's a jackass and he knows it. Hell he was in with the Jackass guys for a while.

Make it personal? be judgmental? Your call. We fans, view these guys as players of sports. Some for differing reasons. They are human. I choose to separate the good from the bad. Ainge was a helluva player. Could have been a great NFL player, but made some numskull calls. Peyton didnt.

Ainge was talented as hell. Dont forget that. Kid was abgatorade AA, played Bball and baseball. I think he could have played baseball professionally. he is a qualified authority on sports, and, won some ballgames. think ill defer to him on sports matters. If i need parenting advice, ill hold off.

If you dont like the radio show. You can always tien it to Heather Harrington, juss saying.
 
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SKnoxVol said:
Wow... hate Basilio much? Lol... fyi, everything he reported months ago (and was attacked for) was verified in the release of UTs texts and emails... if not for him starting the social media uproar, we'd all have to deal with pedophilia enabler Schiano as our HC... I'll hang up and listen...
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Basilio posts his show on facebook!! If he is trying to take credit for any movement of any fanbase, he is delusional. a dozen loyal listeners and no one from the UT Athletic Dept even knows who he is.
 
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Backwards K said:
Basilio posts his show on facebook!! If he is trying to take credit for any movement of any fanbase, he is delusional. a dozen loyal listeners and no one from the UT Athletic Dept even knows who he is.
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You really think he's been able to stay on the air for 25 years like this. You underestimate.

And, your argument is he uses social media. Wow!
 
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rolling_coyote said:
In my opinion, Ainge is a complete jackass. Here’s why...

1. Carried water and was a a shill for Butch. Even when it was apparent to everyone that Butch was in way over his head.

2. Remember that twitter fiasco with Lane Kiffen? Enough said.
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This describes 90% of the posters on this site. When asked what made Butch so great their only answer was, "He's better than Dooley."....

The UT job was too big for Butch. That's all.
 
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Roustabout said:
You really think he's been able to stay on the air for 25 years like this. You underestimate.

And, your argument is he uses social media. Wow!
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He has bought time on stations that reach about as many listeners as a good CB radio for 23 1/2 of those years.

He uses social media because he can't buy times on a CB radio channel.
 
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