Kiffin to interview Tom Rathman

#101
#101
Trust that CLK will find the right guy. Who knew who Cregg was before he was hired, imho he has done more with less than anyone on the staff.
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#102
#102
I'm sure whoever he hires will be a good replacement. I just don't want another guy shopping himself to the highest bidder. We need someone committed to making Tennessee football better and oh yeah he needs to be a pretty good coach as well.
 
#104
#104
All Rathman he would have to do in recruiting is, flash those super bowl rings. That being said, I would still rather have Gran.
 
#105
#105
Rathman has one year of experience at the college level. not sure i would call it the college level though. He coached at a small school name Menlo College for a year.
 
#106
#106
Nobody has said anything about McNair.

Is that even a possibility?

I know it would be a lateral move at best for him and it's not likely but I would LOVE to have him.
 
#107
#107
CLK seems prepared to coach the WRs for the bowl game (According to the Tennessean this morning).

Sounds like that position fill, may lie in the NFL. JMO
 
#108
#108
Does anyone think it would be worth taking a look at Shane Beamer for ST. I believe he is at USCjr. With his pedigree, it might be worth a shot. Plus it is always fun to take something away from the Ole Ball Coach.
 
#109
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poncharello said:
Does anyone think it would be worth taking a look at Shane Beamer for ST. I believe he is at USCjr. With his pedigree, it might be worth a shot. Plus it is always fun to take something away from the Ole Ball Coach.
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hmmmmmmmmmmm interesting
 
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BeecherVol said:
CLK seems prepared to coach the WRs for the bowl game (According to the Tennessean this morning).

Sounds like that position fill, may lie in the NFL. JMO
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That seems consistent with the timing, job demands, and CLK's positioning of UT's program.
 
#113
#113
DC Vol said:
And if Kiffin/Rathman accomplish enough in the next 3 years to warrant an offer to be a HFC/RB Coach I dare you to find anyone to complain. Yeah, I'd like longevity with a staff... but that's not the state of CFB (recent years) or the NFL (long time now). Staffs move.

With that said, I wouldn't be surprised if LK is the longest tenured coach on the staff. He likes College ball more than NFL ball, I think, but he craves a challenge. Once he gets to the "plateau" in college ball... I think he will move on. Either to another College team or an NFL team (more likely). And I'm fine with that. He got a "has-been" program back up to where it wants to be. I'd much rather have a UT that can hire a coach after a 14-0 season and a NC than a 5-7 team with no bowl game.
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This is all well-stated and I totally agree. Sorry I let work get in the way of responding earlier. I know... bad priorities on my part. :hi:
 
#114
#114
Tom Rathman would be an unbelievable hire! I sure hope this is the guy we get to replace gran, but i'm not getting my hopes up yet.
 
#116
#116
DC Vol said:
Absolutely not. I know he was up for OC jobs when he was at Oakland, and he's turned them down. I think Orgeron said the same thing about being a HC against a DC... and Monte never wanted additional duties as HC.


Who knows. Maybe he does just want to stay as an RB Coach... maybe he does want to give collegiate coaching another try. I wouldn't expect him to be here for more than 3 years. But, if we get him here with Chaney, Cregg (who he's worked with at Oakland) and Kiffin (again) for 3 years... they will take this team to high places.
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I agree 100% with this
 
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Lofton4Three said:
I'd give the nod to Rathman, too.
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Well, Rathman would be a tough pull...same with Kippy. But both of these guys would not only be an upgrade as coaches, but would absolutely light up our recruiting mojo.
Alas, it will certainly be expensive. I think it's worth the investment. People will moan and ***** about us paying assistants so much, but we need to remember one thing...SEC programs are getting a MASSIVE raise from the new TV contracts. I believe I read that the first checks start rolling in come March. Why should the coaching staff's, who help create the success that made the fat TV contract possible, not have their due share in the new increase in revenue?

Apart from that, I would have to agree we may not be able to afford having a staff will such a big payroll. But to get these NFL pedigree guys in here, that's the price you pay. I contend that the ROI makes it well worth it. The downside is the other non-NFL coaches, making significantly less will likely harbor some resentment.

The other factor is that these kind of coaches will be harder for other teams (especially outside the SEC) to pick off. They wouldn't be able to afford them.
 
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getyopopcornready said:
Why not?
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I thinking it may be a mutual respect type of thing. I may be wrong on this. Just a thought though.

I know Kiffin has a job to do and to win and to get the best staff. It just seems like he would get CPC's blessing if he did want to raid a coach. Anywhere else is fair game though I would think. Like I said I could be totally wrong though.
 
#124
#124
Love the Rathman on TN sidelines idea, but not sure what level of recruiting he can provide. We need a coach/recruiter balance that at least matches Gran's ability. I think there are better options out there (i.e. Rob Ianello - ND or Jay Graham - USCjr).
 
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cinnanutz said:
Love the Rathman on TN sidelines idea, but not sure what level of recruiting he can provide. We need a coach/recruiter balance that at least matches Gran's ability. I think there are better options out there (i.e. Rob Ianello - ND or Jay Graham - USCjr).
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IF he comes here... wouldn't you want to play for him? Recruiting is sellling... and his selling is a proven track record.

Ianello would be WRs, I believe.
 
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