Give me your Top 3 canidates...

[Panthro]

Frost is interesting. Took a 0-12 team and turned them into a bowl team in his first season. Now he's got them ranked already. Truly an impressive job.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

1. Chip Kelly
2. Russ Huesman
3. Bobby Petrino

I'd take Art Briles anywhere on that list if he were employable.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

1. Chip Kelly
2. Russ Huesman
3. Bobby Petrino

I'd take Art Briles anywhere on that list if he were employable.

Sick

 

[jeffgordon]

John Currie' first 3 phone calls:

1)Brent Venables- DC Clemson
Played and Coached at Kansas State
2016 Rivals Recruiter of the Year
Is he ready to be a Head Coach?

2) D J Durkin (Most likely option as Tennessee HC)
2012 Rivals Recruiter of the Year while working at
Florida.
Worked with Urban Meyer at Bowling Green.
Worked with Jim Harbaugh at Stanford and was DC at
Michigan in 2015.
Michigan defense under Durkin gave up 213 points all
season or 16.4 points per game.
Doing great job at Maryland and upset Texas and
Minnesota this year.
DC at Florida under Will Muschamp.

D J Durkin makes 2.5 million a year at Maryland and
his buyout for leaving within the first two years is
2 million dollars.

During John Currie' baseball coach hire he noted that
he wanted someone WHO WAS A GOOD RECRUITER
and he required that new coach have SEC
EXPERIENCE.

3) Jeff Brohm-Backup plan if turned down by top 2
(Bobby Petrino clone without the baggage)

 

[Biopsyman]

Right now

Larry
Moe
Curly

Maybe Shemp

 

[tvolsfan]

John Currie' first 3 phone calls:

1)Brent Venables- DC Clemson
Played and Coached at Kansas State
2016 Rivals Recruiter of the Year
Is he ready to be a Head Coach?

2) D J Durkin (Most likely option as Tennessee HC)
2012 Rivals Recruiter of the Year while working at
Florida.
Worked with Urban Meyer at Bowling Green.
Worked with Jim Harbaugh at Stanford and was DC at
Michigan in 2015.
Michigan defense under Durkin gave up 213 points all
season or 16.4 points per game.
Doing great job at Maryland and upset Texas and
Minnesota this year.
DC at Florida under Will Muschamp.

D J Durkin makes 2.5 million a year at Maryland and
his buyout for leaving within the first two years is
2 million dollars.

During John Currie' baseball coach hire he noted that
he wanted someone WHO WAS A GOOD RECRUITER
and he required that new coach have SEC
EXPERIENCE.

3) Jeff Brohm-Backup plan if turned down by top 2
(Bobby Petrino clone without the baggage)

Currie is aiming much higher than that. At least for a first three.

 

[SoMissVol]

1. Mike Gundy
2. Chris Peterson
3. Gary Patterson

Honorable mentions: DJ Durkin and Brent Venables

 

[theFallGuy]

Patterson
Kelly

 

[theFallGuy]

1. Mike Gundy
2. Chris Peterson
3. Gary Patterson

Honorable mentions: DJ Durkin and Brent Venables

forget Gundy, Patterson has a much better record. Gundy just has a terrible haircut

 

[Biopsyman]

forget Gundy, Patterson has a much better record. Gundy just has a terrible haircut

His haircut is actually legendary

 

[JohnD13]

Just fits our profile. Along with coordinators like Venable.. Frost at UCF is another

Off topic....


Hey Larry do you keep up with Mt. Juliet football? Being down here in SFL for 35 years so don't get much info but looks like they are undefeated. Anyone on that team look like they can play FBS?

 

[SoMissVol]

His haircut is actually legendary

I agree. It's part of why I want him.

 

[LWSVOL]

What profile is that? Do you have something current or are you speculating based on the last 3 hires?

lot longer than the last 3...

Neyland was an assistant.. Fulmer was an assistant.. Dickey was an assistant.. Battle was an assistant..

Tennessee's MO has always been to not pursue high profile coaches unless they have a tie (Majors and Wyatt)..

 

[LWSVOL]

Off topic....


Hey Larry do you keep up with Mt. Juliet football? Being down here in SFL for 35 years so don't get much info but looks like they are undefeated. Anyone on that team look like they can play FBS?

Sorry, don't keep up with high school ball.. I'm not very good at evaluating high school talent. I saw John Henderson (Actually probably last high school I saw) and thought he was too lazy to ever make an impact..

 

[GOVOLS 1]

It makes me sad that people would welcome a sleez like Petrino just for the sake of having a winning football team

 

[Cpatter4]

Chris Peterson
David Shaw
Chip Kelly

 

[TNnative]

1. Chris Petersen, Washington
2. Gary Patterson, TCU
3. Bill Cowher

 

[TNnative]

The one that coached the Cowboys.

You mean the one who has been out of coaching for years, goes deep sea fishing whenever he pleases,and has fun working for just during football season for Fox? The 74 year old?

Yeah, that'll work.

 

[IPleadInsanity]

Did anyone on this board pick any of the last 3 coaches in advance of the hire? Certainly they were not in anyones top 3. I predict this hire, if it takes place, will be no different.

 

[Boston Vol]

Did anyone on this board pick any of the last 3 coaches in advance of the hire? Certainly they were not in anyones top 3. I predict this hire, if it takes place, will be no different.

I think a lot of people were picking Kiffin from the get-go. He was one of the leading candidates from the start.

 

[rebelvol]

1. Mike Gundy
2. Chris Peterson
3. Gary Patterson

Honorable mentions: DJ Durkin and Brent Venables

I'd take any of those. But does anyone seriously think that Gundy would leave Okie St?

 

[TN_Transplant]

Jon Gruden
Chip Kelly
Brent Venables

 

[greazy1722]

1. Brent Venables
2. Charlie Strong
3. Chip Kelly last resort

 

[orangesicle]

1. Anybody

2. But

3. Butch

 

[james_govols]

1. Peterson
2. Patterson
3. Fleck