John Palermo hired as DL coach

[VOLnMiami]

Laughing at your own jokes?

Well I get tired of laughing at people like you so yeah...Probably :thumbsup: And who said it was a joke?....It's the truth

 

[DERELICK_MY_VOLS]

You don't coach for 30+ years at programs like Miami, the Redskins, and Wisconsin without having a clue of what you're doing.

 

[EricFreakingBerry]

So is MTSU considered a football powerhouse?

No, but we just hired a defensive coordinator from the National Champions, not every single hire *has* to be in the NFL or SEC at their last position prior to coming to Tennessee to be a good coach. My point is we didn't hire a guy from a tiny school that has never proven a thing.

 

[Volsbackto1998]

Great hire! NFL experience - nice

 

[StlCardinals2618]

But the fact is he still hasn't successfully rebuilt anything. YOU could have coached last year's team to 5 wins.

Haha thats funny. We have had to start a freshman quarterback for the past 2 years. We lost our best offensive and defensive player. We started 4 true freshmen in positions you don't want them in.

We were projected a 6-6 team with Janzen, Bray, Hunter, and Lathers.

 

[NMVol]

Well now. You guys complain that the O-Line didn't show last year against MTSU and now we have some reason to believe that maybe the MTSU D-Line knew what they were doing. I like this hire. All you guys going all Donald Trump here are all wet!

GBO!

 

[justingroves]

Its a factual statement he has had to rebuild the two places he's been a head coach. La Tech rivals writer even said that he was given a very hard hand to deal with at La Tech and UT.

What has he rebuilt? The entire team got worse this past season.

 

[AllVolYall]

You argue like Clay Travis. round and round

That guy actually makes some good points. He said we should take a dump truck full of money and go to the best coach in the country and make him turn it down. Then go to the second best and so on till one of the top coaches accepts the offer. He's not for hiring a HC from the WAC with a losing record either. Like everyone agrees, this is UT.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

_BrettCraig Brett Craig
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@wesrucker247 he was at Tennessee Tech when I played there He demands respect and will get the most of the players -- that I'll promise.

:good!:

 

[StlCardinals2618]

What has he rebuilt? The entire team got worse this past season.

Name a team that gets better losing their 4 best players on an already extremely heavy underclassmen team. Name one

 

[VOLnMiami]

What has he rebuilt? The entire team got worse this past season.

As well as the La Tech teams he coached...But hey don't use logic and FACTS or anything :whistling:

 

[WesternKyVol]

What has he rebuilt? The entire team got worse this past season.

People keep saying we're getting better at every position, but the truth is that the 2010 Vols would beat the 2011 Vols.

 

[CountVolcula]

You would be doing cartwheels if they hired Pee Wee Herman as DL coach lol:

Only if he brought in Monte Kiffin as his DC

 

[Volsbackto1998]

Well now. You guys complain that the O-Line didn't show last year against MTSU and now we have some reason to believe that maybe the MTSU D-Line knew what they were doing. I like this hire. All you guys going all Donald Trump here are all wet!

GBO!

I like the hire but, I wonder if we took a look at Montana's and Buffalo's DL coaches as well.

 

[StlCardinals2618]

People keep saying we're getting better at every position, but the truth is that the 2010 Vols beat the 2011 Vols.

The 2010 vols also had a Denaruis Moore, Herman Lathers, Janzen Jackson, a healthy Tyler Bray, Gerald Jones, Luke Stocker, Justin Hunter, Nick Reveiz, and Chris Walker.

 

[VolunteerJam]

Anyone know why he always seemed to bounce back to Tennessee in-between a lot of his larger gigs? Is he a native?

He looked Caucasian to me.

 

[AllVolYall]

Neither are the Washington Redskins, but if it's so easy to get a job there, then why haven't you taken your considerable talents there? A front office position where you have control over personnel decisions sounds right up your alley. :crazy:

I'm not a trained chef but I can tell you when the food tastes bad.

 

[CountVolcula]

That post doesn't make sense...sorry

Figures

 

[UT's#1Fan]

You don't coach for 30+ years at programs like Miami, the Redskins, and Wisconsin without having a clue of what you're doing.

Having a clue of what you’re doing and coaching at an elite level in the most powerful conference in the world at arguably the most important position are two completely different things.

NO ONE is saying the guy can't coach at a BCS qualifier conf. level. Whether he can coach in THIS league at THIS level is yet to be seen. Those claiming great hire have no clue what they're talking about because he's not proven anything at this level. He fills that position and that's about it IMO. Will he turn our DL unit into the next great thing? Maybe, but nothing on his resume suggests that enough to claim, "great hire".

 

[Georgia Peach]

What team didn't?

Sad but true. Second halves were not our speciality last season. Like some sort of curse. Right on time, everytime.

 

[StlCardinals2618]

Having a clue of what you’re doing and coaching at an elite level in the most powerful conference in the world at arguable the most important position are two completely different things.

NO ONE is saying the guy can't coach at a BCS qualifier conf. level. Whether he can coach in THIS league at THIS level is yet to be seen. Those claiming great hire have no clue what they're talking about because he's not proven anything at this level. He fills that position and that's about it IMO. Will he turn our DL unit into the next great thing? Maybe, but nothing on his resume suggests that enough to claim, "great hire".

So he can coach in the NFL, but he can't coach in the SEC? That makes a lot sense:crazy:

 

[AllVolYall]

Figures

Hey at least my screen name isn't named after a chocolaty kids cereal.

 

[NMVol]

I like the hire but, I wonder if we took a look at Montana's and Buffalo's DL coaches as well.

Seems like Montana had a farily successful seasonl. I just remember the MTSU game as the one where we had the most disappointment with the O-Line. Can you provide the numbers for the the three games?

 

[WesternKyVol]

The 2010 vols also had a Denaruis Moore, Herman Lathers, Janzen Jackson, a healthy Tyler Bray, Gerald Jones, Luke Stocker, Justin Hunter, Nick Reveiz, and Chris Walker.

2010 Vols were freakin loaded.

 

[volroadwarrior]

He looked Caucasian to me.

He's not Caucasian. He's ITALIAN!!!lol::crazy: