Brianchevy
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I posted this earlier on another topic, but apparently some language caused the thread to be deleted... I'll try again.
I've looked at a deeper level into the Dooley 4-8 season at LaTech. here's what I found;
There were 4 games that LT was SUPPOSED to lose. What I mean by that is Boise, Auburn, LSU and Navy went a combined 41-13 and 3 of those 4 were on the road. The Green highlights were losses when the AD signed the contract.
let's look at the OTHER games on the schedule. The games in pink were WINS when the AD signed the contract, those teams were HORRIBLE and they were all home games. Bottom dwellers in the conference. LT DID win all those games.
So far he's won the ones he was supposed to and lost the ones he was supposed to. Now let's look at the remaining 4 games. 3 of those games were Nevada, Idaho and Fresno. All three of those teams were 8-5. Sadly LT lost all of those games but 2 of them could have gone either way.
The final remaining game is the disturbing and unexplainable one. AT UTAH STATE. USU finished 4-8, jumped out to an early lead and held on to stun LT. This one is the unexplainable loss. But we as Vol fans have UCLA which this year is the unexplainable loss. HOW THE HELL DID THAT JUST HAPPEN? Well, upon further inspection, we don't know too much about Dooley, but we do know that for the most part he does what he's supposed to do and loses where he's expected to lose. Far from the 4-8 story you'd first read, but also perhaps not the miracle worker LT had hoped for.
I'm warming to coach D, and this analysis tells me not to be too harsh on his coaching record.
I've looked at a deeper level into the Dooley 4-8 season at LaTech. here's what I found;

There were 4 games that LT was SUPPOSED to lose. What I mean by that is Boise, Auburn, LSU and Navy went a combined 41-13 and 3 of those 4 were on the road. The Green highlights were losses when the AD signed the contract.
let's look at the OTHER games on the schedule. The games in pink were WINS when the AD signed the contract, those teams were HORRIBLE and they were all home games. Bottom dwellers in the conference. LT DID win all those games.
So far he's won the ones he was supposed to and lost the ones he was supposed to. Now let's look at the remaining 4 games. 3 of those games were Nevada, Idaho and Fresno. All three of those teams were 8-5. Sadly LT lost all of those games but 2 of them could have gone either way.
The final remaining game is the disturbing and unexplainable one. AT UTAH STATE. USU finished 4-8, jumped out to an early lead and held on to stun LT. This one is the unexplainable loss. But we as Vol fans have UCLA which this year is the unexplainable loss. HOW THE HELL DID THAT JUST HAPPEN? Well, upon further inspection, we don't know too much about Dooley, but we do know that for the most part he does what he's supposed to do and loses where he's expected to lose. Far from the 4-8 story you'd first read, but also perhaps not the miracle worker LT had hoped for.
I'm warming to coach D, and this analysis tells me not to be too harsh on his coaching record.