Glad I left Georgia... [Derek Dooley running for US Senate]

[GAVol]

Smart move. Hit the big money guys early on.

He clearly needs to do more research on his fundraising lists.

 

[05_never_again]

The Republican primary for this will be very interesting. Buddy Carter and (especially) Mike Collins are both veteran politicians who have a lot of in-state name recognition and are super-aligned with Trump. Collins in particular is pretty well-known for his shitposting on Twitter.

 

[sjt18]

Being a bad coach doesn't make him a bad politician. Look at Tuberville.

 

[Smokymtnbullet]

He’ll be kicked out for having too many men on staff.

 

[TN Jed]

Ole boy's got a few more gray hairs. I can relate.

 

[JCHateSteve]

He's probably charismatic enough and not an unlikeable guy. He's just not cut out to be a head ball coach.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

I actually like Dooley as a person, not a HC.

He was way in over his head but it’s not like he tried to purposely sabotage the program.

 

[DaddyChad]

I always like DD. Really good football coach who should have never been a head coach.

Not a bad human imo. Really bad football coach and it really ate him up that he couldn’t succeed.

 

[GVF]

Dez went from HOF track to replacement level by his age 27 season....

Evan Engram trashed him as well during Dooley's 1 season as NYG TE coach.

Not defending Dooley at all, but as a grown NFL man that had incredible talent, the loss thereof would be more Dez related?

Edit: Read further down after the fact.

 

[ENGRVOL]

Obviously the 3 years he was our coach were pretty miserable but he always seemed to be an outstanding human being who cared for his players. The story of what Dooley did for Daniel Hood was one that I think got a thread on this board not too long ago.

If Tennessee got a Dooley do-over, here’s one life that might not have made it

Any kind of sports “do-over” is trivial, obviously, compared with the real-life one Daniel Hood has thought about for eight years.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Volanta]

I live here. I doubt he wins. That big beautiful bill rubbed a lot of working folks the wrong way. Funny how football and politics are colliding. I wish him the worst.

 

[KittenVol]

This guy had a losing record at La. Tech and somehow got hired to be an SEC football coach. Now he’s being endorsed for Senate with no track record, just a bunch of buzzwords like “open borders” and “woke stuff”. I think he secretly has the power of hypnosis.

 

[headhunter15]

 

[sonofUT62]

This guy had a losing record at La. Tech and somehow got hired to be an SEC football coach. Now he’s being endorsed for Senate with no track record, just a bunch of buzzwords like “open borders” and “woke stuff”. I think he secretly has the power of hypnosis.

There isn’t a deep bench of qualified candidates running for GOP Senate in Georgia. I’ve wondered more than once if they were losing these races on purpose. That would almost make more sense. Ossoff is Georgia Beto and Dooley would probably eat him alive in a debate.

 

[number1volfanfrom76]

i have always blamed his Dad, Vince for the failures he had here. His Mom was here quite often praising Precious. Vince never showed up, or said a word. He must have hated UT with a passion & praised his son for destroying a once proud program. And I have hated UGA since i took my first breath.

 

[fossilfiction]

This belongs in the politics forums with all the other political trash.

 

[Smokey X]

There isn’t a deep bench of qualified candidates running for GOP Senate in Georgia. I’ve wondered more than once if they were losing these races on purpose. That would almost make more sense. Ossoff is Georgia Beto and Dooley would probably eat him alive in a debate.

and.....history is kind to your observation

 

[Titans4Vols]

I like how at the age of 57 the only tangible good thing he says about himself in that video is who his dad was.

Dude's spent his entire life riding his dad's coattails, guess I shouldn't be surprised.

 

[VOLINVONORE]

I could be completely wrong but I believe yes, he or at least the admin when DD was coach, set up the VFL program at that time.

Out of all the coaches after Fulmer, Dooley was never someone I HATED, he just got put into a place he wasnt ready for because we got dropped in the honeymoon with a very immature Kiffin.

I dont know if he knows jack squat about anything related to congress but then, Ossof certainly doesnt. Besides, Senators are not expected to know things, like house members are, thats what Senate staff are for. Senators need to manage experts and make decisions moreso than housemembers.

They tried to get Hershel Walker elected to the Senate in the last election and he failed. They seem to think that any one connected to Georgia football can and should be elected to the Senate. I worked in Alabama a couple of years ago and you seen what they got.

 

[lastlapuncle]

Other than not signing any offensive linemen,knowing how many men are on the field at any one time,and being certain that good hand-washing needed to be utmost in his teams mind-he would be a perfect senator for Georgia.

 

[tennrich1]

Ditto. I’ll vote for DD, but bottom line is Osoff has to go.

CLEARLY....you are correct my friend. DD would be an indescribable upgrade for sure.

 

[LegionnaireOfTheMiserable]

The most telling quote I’ve ever heard about Derek Dooley, from someone who worked in the athletic department for many years across several different head coaches:

“Derek Dooley is the most petulant, immature man I have ever worked with, and I worked with Lane Kiffin.”

 

[Jackcrevol]

We have Bill Swaggerty and Marsha Marsha Blackburn.

Derek Dooley would be a step up.

 

[Unimane]

Ugh. I'm definitely on the left end of the political spectrum so not likely to advocate him anyway, but I wouldn't vote for Dooley if he were the combined reincarnation of FDR, MLK, Ghandi, and John Lennon simply based on the fact he tried to have Eric Berry's car towed from the practice center.

 

[zjcvols]

In my 25+ years of watching sports, I have never seen a collective group of players say (without saying) “**** this guy, we want nothing to do with him, please let us go home.” like the 2011 Vols did against Kentucky. It’s the most pathetic display in Vol football history and y’all are way too quick to forgive because he said britches once time.

Screw him forever