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landscapingvol said:
That article isn't exactly a ringing endorsement of the hire and it almost sounds like he might clash with Pruitt unless he wants to work longer hours?
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Longer hours is why he'll get OVER A MILL a year to coach. More than many CEOs earn. Think he'll deal with it.
 
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Devo182 said:
Longer hours is why he'll get OVER A MILL a year to coach. More than many CEOs earn. Think he'll deal with it.
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Doesnt sound like he will get the chance. Per VQ


Tuesday brought literally no news on the Tennessee offensive coordinator front. The lack of news certainly gives thought to the idea that Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich is not going to end up in Vol orange.

Now, we don’t have anyone telling us that the possibility is completely dead, but it’s been five days since Yurcich interviewed for the job. And with each passing day the possibility seems to grow less likely meaning either Yurcich wants to stay in Stillwater or Jeremy Pruitt is not pursuing him very hard.

So the obvious question is if Yurcich is not the choice then where is Pruitt’s search heading next.

Pruitt interviewed Kendal Briles and Jeff Lebby on Friday as well, but multiple sources have told Volquest that Yurcich was the most impressive of the three.

Briles has been thought to be headed to Florida State, but that deal hasn’t gotten done and sources have told us that Briles is not a factor with the Vols. It’s also be said to Volquest that Lebby has told people he’s not heading to Rocky Top.

So as Tennessee’s official search for an offensive coordinator enters day 16, the two questions are where is the search going and what is timetable? Thats if there even is one with the early signing date a week from today.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Doesnt sound like he will get the chance. Per VQ


Tuesday brought literally no news on the Tennessee offensive coordinator front. The lack of news certainly gives thought to the idea that Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich is not going to end up in Vol orange.

Now, we don’t have anyone telling us that the possibility is completely dead, but it’s been five days since Yurcich interviewed for the job. And with each passing day the possibility seems to grow less likely meaning either Yurcich wants to stay in Stillwater or Jeremy Pruitt is not pursuing him very hard.

So the obvious question is if Yurcich is not the choice then where is Pruitt’s search heading next.

Pruitt interviewed Kendal Briles and Jeff Lebby on Friday as well, but multiple sources have told Volquest that Yurcich was the most impressive of the three.

Briles has been thought to be headed to Florida State, but that deal hasn’t gotten done and sources have told us that Briles is not a factor with the Vols. It’s also be said to Volquest that Lebby has told people he’s not heading to Rocky Top.

So as Tennessee’s official search for an offensive coordinator enters day 16, the two questions are where is the search going and what is timetable? Thats if there even is one with the early signing date a week from today.
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If Pruitt can't do what's necessary to get a guy like Briles, who had 2 TOP TEN offenses with different teams in the last 2 years, then we might as well cue up Dandy Don Meredith's version of
"Turn out the lights, the Party's Over..." Briles is the right guy to be OC at Tennessee.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
Is Mike Yurcich the Favorite for the Tennessee Offensive Coordinator Job?

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chargervol said:
He's been there since 2013.
That's a long time for a coordinator. There's a difference between loyalty and being entrenched for the rest of your life.

Love your take though
"I doubt we can get him, but if we can, then he's obviously a horrible person" 🙄
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You wouldn't feel a sense of loyalty to a guy who plucked you out of a pool of tens of thousands of high school/community college coaches and paid you 8 times your current salary? I would. It would be hard for me leave that guy in the lurch, especially for a lateral move.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
You wouldn't feel a sense of loyalty to a guy who plucked you out of a pool of tens of thousands of high school/community college coaches and paid you 8 times your current salary? I would. It would be hard for me leave that guy in the lurch.
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Loyalty? Of course. Indebted servitude for the rest of your life? No, not really.
 
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While I'd hope he learned from Gundy, this is Gundy's offense. Oklahoma State scores at the same rate roughly ever since he's been there no matter who the OC is on the team. So there's a good chance he's a very good offensive coach, there's also a chance he's just good at following Gundy's lead.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
His offense. Gundy gives him free reign.
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I’d agree to an extent, I do think Gundy is the quarterback whisperer for them though. He has a good track record of building up QB’s in Stillwater. With the pressure being so much less at state I can’t see Yurcich leaving for the VOLS though.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
You wouldn't feel a sense of loyalty to a guy who plucked you out of a pool of tens of thousands of high school/community college coaches and paid you 8 times your current salary? I would. It would be hard for me leave that guy in the lurch, especially for a lateral move.
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So, if he does take an offer eight years later, he's a "dirt bag"? I agree that he's been thankful, as he should have been, but that's pretty severe. The fact of the matter is that Gundy found him after looking online at stats, in pursuit of the best OC he could find. IOW, Gundy was looking for personal benefit to his own coaching career, not to throw a university's money at a welfare recipient.

It's a mutually beneficial business relationship. From outside looking in, it looks like it's been beneficial to both involved. All indications are that he's been very loyal to Gundy. But you're being a bit melodramatic with the "dirt bag" comments and the apparent belief that he should live and die for Gundy.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
So, if he does take an offer eight years later, he's a "dirt bag"? I agree that he's been thankful, as he should have been, but that's pretty severe. The fact of the matter is that Gundy found him after looking online at stats, in pursuit of the best OC he could find. IOW, Gundy was looking for personal benefit to his own coaching career, not to throw a university's money at a welfare recipient.

It's a mutually beneficial business relationship. From outside looking in, it looks like it's been beneficial to both involved. All indications are that he's been very loyal to Gundy. But you're being a bit melodramatic with the "dirt bag" comments and the apparent belief that he should live and die for Gundy.
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2018 minus 2013 = 5 not 8. Who's being melodramatic? You guys are FOS this morning.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
So, if he does take an offer eight years later, he's a "dirt bag"? I agree that he's been thankful, as he should have been, but that's pretty severe. The fact of the matter is that Gundy found him after looking online at stats, in pursuit of the best OC he could find. IOW, Gundy was looking for personal benefit to his own coaching career, not to throw a university's money at a welfare recipient.

It's a mutually beneficial business relationship. From outside looking in, it looks like it's been beneficial to both involved. All indications are that he's been very loyal to Gundy. But you're being a bit melodramatic with the "dirt bag" comments and the apparent belief that he should live and die for Gundy.
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I believe I read that Gundy was tired of losing OC's to other programs and decided he'd find an OC that would stay for more than a few years. Hence, he looked and found Yurcich on the InterWeb. I'm sure the OC is very grateful for Gundy's grit. However, I agree that 5,6,8 (whatever it is) years is a fairly long time to be an OC for the same HC. I doubt there would be hard feelings if he left for Tennessee.
 
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butchna said:
6 seasons...carry on.
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Yes, 5 years but 6 seasons, the dude said years though, if he'd have said seasons I'd have counted seasons. I just found it ironic that in a post in which he accused me of being melodramatic that he so obviously exaggerated the number.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
You are. You're also harping on peripheral points to try to distract from it. Grow up.
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LOL, if you guys can't acknowledge that the Gundy-Yurcich story is just a bit unique and may just inspire a little more loyalty than your average HC-OC relationship, and deservedly so, I can't help you.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
LOL, if you guys can't acknowledge that the Gundy-Yurcich story is just a bit unique and may just inspire a little more loyalty than your average HC-OC relationship, and deservedly so, I can't help you.
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I actually wrote that it is and may. You see, after your "dirt bag" argument, the proper response would be, "Yah. Maybe I overreacted a bit." You could help yourself, actually.

As stated, it's a great story and he's obviously shown a lot of loyalty to Gundy, with good reason. But at the end of the day, it's been a mutually beneficial business relationship. And with any business relationship, if Yurcich feels UT (or any other offer) is best for him and his family, he should take it with no perceived or actual guilt associated. Gundy's actually said this publicly.

But seriously... "Yah. Good point. Maybe I overreacted..." would be the best response if you have some intellectual integrity invested here. Straw men just add to your problems.

I hope you have a good day.
 
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