Interview with Coach Dooley...

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Sabanocchio said:
This guy was never meant to be a WAC coach. He was destined to get an opportunity like this one.
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Some larger program was likely going to come calling on DD somewhere down the line, UT just arrived a bit sooner than others, because of circumstances.
 
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zidanefan said:
Just sayin'. . .

Sheriff Kiffin lays down the law at USC - Pac-10 Blog - ESPN
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Yeah, a year and some change coaching the NFLs most hapless franchise followed by turning the pile of slop Fulmer left into a 7-6 squad that, if they had a kicker, beats the national champion on their home turf is a really damning blemish on Lane Kiffin's dossier.

Oh, BTW, Lane Kiffin had absolutely nothing to do with signing the number 1 player in the country and stealing two very highly coveted prospects from rivals. It's even more unimpressive that he accomplished those tasks after a season in which the Vols lost to Wyoming, didn't go bowling, and had been irrelevant for damn near a decade.
 
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Fijivol72 said:
Willin you are right on. Those not on the Koolaide worry about the excitement factor that has a major impact on recruiting. He is as exciting as dry toast. Add the obvious concerns regarding recruiting foul ups and us skeptics are just that, skeptical. The koolaide crowd point to his recruiting of the 2010 class only problem with that is it was Kiffin's class and without the EE it would not have ranked in the top 30. I am waiting on some proof this staff can recruit and I have no evidence yet. They up to this point look like the keystone cops. I would like nothing better than him to prove me wrong.
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Yeah, that Saban guy is real exciting. LSU was in no better shape than we are when Saban took over there. He churned out top recruiting classes with the lack of a personality.

All you need to know is that this guy was Saban's coordinator there. Saban hired him specifically to run his recruiting program. He knows how to run a recruiting effort and churn out top 5 classes. Of course there is no proof yet. It is friggin' April. To get upset about recruiting in April is akin to worrying about who is going to get dismissed from the team this time next year.
 
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VolsRule said:
USC fans aren't impressed with kiffin so far. They expect national titles, not minor bowl games.
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Kiffin hasn't even coached a game yet.

And, yes, they are. I have a feeling a lot of their possible qualms vanished when Markeith Ambles, Nickell Robey, and Seantrel Henderson signed to play for Lane.
 
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Kiffin61 said:
Kiffin hasn't even coached a game yet.

And, yes, they are. I have a feeling a lot of their possible qualms vanished when Markeith Ambles, Nickell Robey, and Seantrel Henderson signed to play for Lane.
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Quick, Kiffin vs Vols. Who do you root for axion?
 
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Kiffin61 said:
Yeah, a year and some change coaching the NFLs most hapless franchise followed by turning the pile of slop Fulmer left into a 7-6 squad that, if they had a kicker, beats the national champion on their home turf is a really damning blemish on Lane Kiffin's dossier.

Oh, BTW, Lane Kiffin had absolutely nothing to do with signing the number 1 player in the country and stealing two very highly coveted prospects from rivals. It's even more unimpressive that he accomplished those tasks after a season in which the Vols lost to Wyoming, didn't go bowling, and had been irrelevant for damn near a decade.
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YouTube - Gone-Montgomery Gentry
 
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I can understand why some folks might feel demoralized about not getting a big name coach to replace Kiffin and about the slow start in recruiting for 2011, at least slow compared to UF and Bama, and how that translates into a kneejerk dislike for Dooley. I also understand that for some fans, Dooley may represent and archetype that they just cannot abide. I cannot, however, understand why any Vols fan would hold up what Lane Kiffin did as hfc at UTK as an example to be admired and followed. Lane Kiffin did more harm to UTK football with the manner and timing of his departure than any other single person inside or outside the program ever has done, and likely ever will do and he did it as a conscious decision of his own free will. I try not to question the degree of fan loyalty that any poster feels for the program, but I have a really hard time believing that a friend of the UTK football program would have anything but contempt for Lane Kiffin and what he did to our program.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
I can understand why some folks might feel demoralized about not getting a big name coach to replace Kiffin and about the slow start in recruiting for 2011, at least slow compared to UF and Bama, and how that translates into a kneejerk dislike for Dooley. I also understand that for some fans, Dooley may represent and archetype that they just cannot abide. I cannot, however, understand why any Vols fan would hold up what Lane Kiffin did as hfc at UTK as an example to be admired and followed. Lane Kiffin did more harm to UTK football with the manner and timing of his departure than any other single person inside or outside the program ever has done, and likely ever will do and he did it as a conscious decision of his own free will. I try not to question the degree of fan loyalty that any poster feels for the program, but I have a really hard time believing that a friend of the UTK football program would have anything but contempt for Lane Kiffin and what he did to our program.
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VolsRule said:
Kiffin61 said:
But kiffin failed miserably with the raiders and lost 5 games with UT. What gives????:blink:


Yeah, a year and some change coaching the NFLs most hapless franchise followed by turning the pile of slop Fulmer left into a 7-6 squad that, if they had a kicker, beats the national champion on their home turf is a really damning blemish on Lane Kiffin's dossier.

Oh, BTW, Lane Kiffin had absolutely nothing to do with signing the number 1 player in the country and stealing two very highly coveted prospects from rivals. It's even more unimpressive that he accomplished those tasks after a season in which the Vols lost to Wyoming, didn't go bowling, and had been irrelevant for damn near a decade.
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From a page back.
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Thanks for posting the video, eric :good!:

Every time I listen to CDD speak or watch him in an interview I like him more and more. I have a feeling we're all going to be very happy in a couple years that Kiffin left and Hamilton made the hire he did. A young, well spoken, hard working, disciplined, intelligent, southern gentleman is exactly what we needed and as long as he puts W's on the board, and I have little doubts he can make that happen given time with the programs resources, he's going to be our HFC for a very long time imo. GO VOLS!! :rock::):rock:
 
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LittleDTO said:
The rational of some of the Dooley haters is extremely funny.
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Yeah, and it's funny how the extreme haters have just one argument as to why they hate him so much. His losing record in the WAC. They don't care why he may have lost so much, just that he did.

But, bring up FLK (thanks Sabanocchio) losing record and the excuses come from the woodwork. Amazing.
 
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Kiffin61 said:
Yeah, a year and some change coaching the NFLs most hapless franchise followed by turning the pile of slop Fulmer left into a 7-6 squad that, if they had a kicker, beats the national champion on their home turf is a really damning blemish on Lane Kiffin's dossier.

Oh, BTW, Lane Kiffin had absolutely nothing to do with signing the number 1 player in the country and stealing two very highly coveted prospects from rivals. It's even more unimpressive that he accomplished those tasks after a season in which the Vols lost to Wyoming, didn't go bowling, and had been irrelevant for damn near a decade.
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Oh, okay, so you are using something other than win-loss record as a head coach to determine "loser" status. The AL moral victory is an excellent point, too. Dooley definitely didn't almost have one against LSU, with WAC talent.

You also conveniently miss the abysmal defeat to UCLA, due solely to Kiffin's playcalling, the fact tha the loss to AL (which as you so eloquently pointed out, was due to Kiffin's superior coaching) was, in fact due to Kiffin's farting around with the ball and then trying to kick a field goal, after two other failed attempts. Then, of course, there's the blowout at Ole Miss where a single player ran circles around our entire defense. Oh, and the bowl game - that was another stellar performance.

Just to clarify, I am merely pointing out that there are arguments on both sides, and that one cannot intelligently deem Dooley a failure before he's coached a down in the SEC while touting Kiffin as an accomplished coach. Kiffin's record, and accomplishments, suggest otherwise.

And both are capable recruiters, by the way. To suggest that Dooley isn't is totally asinine.
 
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LittleDTO said:
The rational of some of the Dooley haters is extremely funny.
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I don't have a problem with the skeptics or the doubters. Hell, I am one. I am optimistic about Dooley but that is being hopeful more than having any real proof of how he is going to do.

It's these morons that think they already know what's going to happen that rub me the wrong way. Same with the doofuses that are saying Wilcox>>>>Monte.
 
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Behr1213 said:
Yeah, and it's funny how the extreme haters have just one argument as to why they hate him so much. His losing record in the WAC. They don't care why he may have lost so much, just that he did.

But, bring up FLK (thanks Sabanocchio) losing record and the excuses come from the woodwork. Amazing.
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Because there's obviously no difference in going 4-8 in your 3rd season in the WAC and following up a cup of coffee in the NFL with the molding of an atrocious QB into a draftee, a near victory over the eventual national champion on their home turf, and recruiting with the best of the best.

Oh, I forgot to mention the latter team he led had no LB core, no deep threat WRs, and two undersized walk-ons playing significant minutes on the OL.

Oh, one more thing: he had no kicker.
 
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zidanefan said:
Just to clarify, I am merely pointing out that there are arguments on both sides, and that one cannot intelligently deem Dooley a failure before he's coached a down in the SEC while touting Kiffin as an accomplished coach. Kiffin's record, and accomplishments, suggest otherwise.
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This is the salient point. If all the folks who think Dooley is definitely going to succeed also thought that about Kiffin, they're either just optimistic folks or put a lot of stock in the comments of other coaches or in recruiting ability. If those who thought Dooley was going to fail also thought Kiffin was going to fail, they're either just pessimistic folks or they put a whole lot of stock in previous W/L record. It's those who have vastly disparate ideas of their qualifications who are being irrational here.

Note, I'm not saying you can't like one a lot better based on personality or speaking ability. Just saying that their resumes really don't make room to expect one to be wildly successful and the other a miserable failure.
 
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