If Heupel stays.....

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#52
If he is serious about rebuilding here. he best slam the door pdq for the sake of recruiting.
 
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There has been no evidence that OU is even considering CJH. These threads are ridiculous.

In fact, most evidence points to there being no mutual interest by both parties.
 
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CJH was on TV this morning in Knoxville and sternly said that he is NOT taking the job at LSU.....

And the rest begins

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dono said:
If he is serious about rebuilding here. he best slam the door pdq for the sake of recruiting.
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Exactly. I really hope he is calling the radio stations today, and affirming his intentions to stay. For not only the "sake" you mentioned, but to cover the "best" as well. He seems like the first serious guy we have seen during this century. If I had a pressure washer and his address, I would be up there cleaning the street leading up to his house right now!
 
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therealitytheory said:
I don't think CJH is leaving and I'm all for that, but it nags at me how he chose Milton over Hooker to start the season. Heupel's hyper offense requires precision, mobility, and quick-thinking at the qb position and Joe came up far short on the 1st part. Still hard to imagine that HH was a back-up until game 3...
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MILTON is the mold of what type of QB fits his system. Strong arm can get the ball out in the splits fast to give the receiver time to make a play before the rest of the defense catches up he ran the offense fast he has some mobility. Milton is a freak of nature that any coach will give a chance. If you look at the beginning of the year the hole offense was not playing like they are now Tillman and Payton had not hit there stride and there was receivers playing that hardly play now and alot of dropped passes Milton can be fixed but When Hendon came in he wasn't playing like he is now either . This is all good signs because it shows we have good coaches that coached up the players as the season went on and the lights came on for Hendon and the team as a hole and I bet if Hendon didn't turn out to be a hole lot better than everyone thought and we didn't have him Milton would have got better every game with the rest of the team. It all comes down to this at the beginning of the year all you have to go by is practice and by all accounts Milton was the better QB at practice.
 
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DukeDaisySam said:
He may not be leaving (I don't think he is) but him being fired from OU has NOTHING to do with it. Absolutely nothing. Folly to think he would turn down the kind of money OU can offer because his pride was hurt many years ago.
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I'm sure him being fired from his alma matter will have a factor in it. He was fired by Stoops, Riley was brought in and he was eventually named Stoops successor.
 
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therealitytheory said:
I don't think CJH is leaving and I'm all for that, but it nags at me how he chose Milton over Hooker to start the season. Heupel's hyper offense requires precision, mobility, and quick-thinking at the qb position and Joe came up far short on the 1st part. Still hard to imagine that HH was a back-up until game 3...
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Well at least he didn't keep playing Milton
like Pruitt did J G.
 
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CAVPUT said:
Exactly. Think someone said Stoops is interim. I'm sure those two would just let bygones be bygones and nail down a contract in no time flat. What some fans don't think about is who your boss is going to be if you make a move as a head coach. Heupel knows White and they've worked well together. Not sure that can be said of the power structure at OU above Stoops. Besides, if Heupel has shown me anything, it's that he's not a Kiffin type. He's got character. He doesn't garner the respect of a team like he has this year by being fake like Kiffin. He's the anti-Kiffin IMO so while he'd have no qualms about leaving a program after a year, I really can't see a guy like Heupel doing that. I'd be shocked and greatly disappointed if he did.....and sadly, in the world we live in, disappointment is to be expected.
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I know OU AD has been there for almost 30 years so they are pretty stable in the AD department. I don't see Stoops coming back to coaching fulltime but I do see him having a big part in the hiring process. My suspect is that they will keep it in house and probably go with their DC as head coach. If not they will be the team to make the big splash hire as it is the most attractive job on the board with how talented they are.
 
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utvolpj said:
This is in no way a 50-50 proposition. Goodness
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Exactly. As far as we KNOW, he is NOT looking for another job, NOT dissatisfied, NOT being pursued, and NOT doing anything except trying to build the UT program.

All that can change but until it does... why live in a state of panic?

If he leaves, there is little chance IMO that it will be for OU. People seem to forget that MOST of the people who scapegoated him are still there. The boosters who let it happen are still there. He's not from Oklahoma. He's from South Dakota. I suspect he is wise enough to let his fond memories as a player remain fond memories rather than trying to revive them as a coach.
 
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TNnative said:
Oh. I feel SOOOO much better now.
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The question is why you would feel "bad". There's nothing suggesting that he's interested in leaving. Honestly, there's nothing I've seen that suggests he's currently in high demand for a job he'd consider.
 
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dono said:
If he is serious about rebuilding here. he best slam the door pdq for the sake of recruiting.
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I would let OU show interest then slam the door shut then he can use that for recruiting by showing that he is committed and that a playoff team wanted him but he sees its better here at Tennessee..
 
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TNnative said:
OK, guys. There has been and will be much speculation on what Heupel will do. And I am know most threads have already hashed out what happens if he leaves.

But this is a 50-50 proposition. He stays or he goes. What do we do if he stays? If he does, and you appreciate him choosing Tennessee over his alma mater? Folks, that is huge. In today's age of multiple coaches being fired or moving on every year, I suggest we go out of our way to show our appreciation. I am sure the students will be painting the rock. And I bet plenty of people will be calling their sports radio station of choice.

I open this to the suggestions of others, but I am going to open with my main two target dates: The Orange and White spring game, and September 3 when the Vols open against Ball State. What kind of very creative ways can we show Josh Heupel, and his entire staff our deep appreciation? I know some of you can get creative. Heck we were pretty good at showing our displeasure when Kiffin left, and when Schiano was signing his MOU. Let show we can do just as well making this cup overflow in the opposite way.
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Buy a game ticket, show up and cheer your azz off. That's what they appreciate and the way we roll. Screw all this drama being created by Riley taking the USC job. It not gonna happen and CJH is busy trying to get some recruits up in here.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
The show of appreciation is the $20 million buyout for a guy who turned a 13-0 program into a 6-4 program in three seasons.
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And more to what just happened? A moribund 3 win team into a highly competitive and exciting 7 win version. šŸ˜Ž
 
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I think the biggest thing in our favor is that the decision makers at OU are divided on the prospects of a Heupel return. However, the biggest concern that I have is that those same decision makers are underestimating how difficult it will be to convince a coach to take over an OU program moving to the SEC. Just my opinion but I donā€™t believe the top tier coaches on their board today are realistic and itā€™s only a matter of time before Heupel starts looking like a viable option.

Candidates that I see as OUā€™s realistic options:
- Mark Stoops
- Lane Kiffin
- Josh Heupel
 
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Oklahoma is not in the business of hiring asst. coaches. They can hire almost any head coach they decide to go after! If they go after our coach, they will earn him a gigantic raise and he will be worth every penny of it! Face it, Josh Heupel is in a different income bracket as of right now!
 
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therealitytheory said:
I don't think CJH is leaving and I'm all for that, but it nags at me how he chose Milton over Hooker to start the season. Heupel's hyper offense requires precision, mobility, and quick-thinking at the qb position and Joe came up far short on the 1st part. Still hard to imagine that HH was a back-up until game 3...
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Search for something desperately motivated enough and youā€™ll find it.
 
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uncle chewii said:
Can we please stop with these freak out threads. CJH got fired by Oklahoma when he was the OC he ain't going back. He is building something here at TN. He isn't Kiffin and I'm glad of it.
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I started this damn thread. And if you read my opening post? I think you will find it is suggesting doing something positive. Something this stupid fanbase obviously cannot embrace. In fact, as much as it pains me to say because I was raised a Vols fan? The critics of our fanbase are spot on.

The majority of the responses to this thread brings me to a clear conclusion: This fan base is ignorant, arrogant, unappreciative, entitled morons. I often engage with fans of many sports such as NFL Aussie Rules football, NHL, MLB, and occasionally other sports. You all might be really good people, but as fans? You all need a role model. Or perhaps, you all should have been in Jonestown. Tragic things are gonna happen. But if they are fated to happen, if it ends up raising the average intelligence? C'est La Vie.
 
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TNnative said:
I started this damn thread. And if you read my opening post? I think you will find it is suggesting doing something positive. Something this stupid fanbase obviously cannot embrace. In fact, as much as it pains me to say because I was raised a Vols fan? The critics of our fanbase are spot on.

The majority of the responses to this thread brings me to a clear conclusion: This fan base is ignorant, arrogant, unappreciative, entitled morons. I often engage with fans of many sports such as NFL Aussie Rules football, NHL, MLB, and occasionally other sports. You all might be really good people, but as fans? You all need a role model. Or perhaps, you all should have been in Jonestown. Tragic things are gonna happen. But if they are fated to happen, if it ends up raising the average intelligence? Ce La Vie.
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At least we understand probability
 
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