Couple of good quotes from the article. Hart appears to mean business and sounds like he knows that next year the excuses run out. Its time for Tennessee football to be competitive again.
"No season where you lose more than you win is acceptable because I think you do have to set standards, and I think the bar has to be high because if it's not, complacency sets in," Hart said. "I think people need to know what the expectations are, and we'll be very specific about expectations across the spectrum of our athletics program. Obviously when you have a season that results in more losses than wins, then no, that's not acceptable to anybody. It's not acceptable to Derek, it's not acceptable to anybody who touches the program: players, coaches, support staff. That's very obvious."
"I think this, we're not young anymore in football. We're not young anymore.
While it is realistic and it is factual to say that we have fielded an inexperienced team the last year or two, we're not going to field inexperienced teams anymore. Those are the kinds of things you have to sit down, talk about and assess. I have thoroughly enjoyed Derek Dooley. I think Derek Dooley has the skill sets to be a highly successful coach."
Full article below if you'd like to read it.
UT AD Dave Hart discusses football program and Derek Dooley | timesfreepress.com
