Kippy Brown will be named coach?

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no later than Sunday IMO, most likely before then so there is a permanent coach in place when the recruits visit this w/e.

Why Kippy ?

1) Because he is the only person currently on this staff whom MH trust to hold the team together during this fiasco.

2) Anyone who saw his PC Wednesday saw a very calm and composed individual who can handle this mess and move forward.

3) He has Tennessee ties, coached under Majors, Fulmer and even recently hired by Kiffin. Those three individuals are about as different as could be ... yet all felt Kippy was a good fit with their respective staffs. A true testament to Kippy's versatility.

4) Kippy knows first hand the UT traditions, expectations, challenges etc. After the Kiffin fiasco, I would be shocked if MH chose to go with a complete outsider a second time. He must get someone with loyalty who loves Tennessee and has no desire to go elsewhere.

5) Kippy is by far the most experienced guy MH will find with extensive Football knowledge, both collegiate and professional. While he may not have the head coaching experience of some, his overall experience dwarfs any other potential hires. As he mentioned in his PC, he recruited Peerless Price from Ohio (surely everyone remembers him catching the TD that won the NC in Jan 99), among many other elite players during his previous two stints here.

I truly believe Kippy will be announced as our next HC no later than Sunday, probably earlier. I will fully support whoever is chosen but my money is on Kippy for the reasons listed above. I hope he is the man and GO VOLS !!! :good!:
 
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I am not sure Kippy Brown would be my first choice for head coach, but after reading his comments from the press conference, I certainly hope he is a part of this program going forward for years to come. He is a class act and true Vol.
 
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so who should get nother outsider that don't care about Tradition? Kippy is all Vol, has been, always will be. Give him the job and let him put a staff together.
 
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I would much rather have him than that Calhoun guy. In fact I'm going out on the limb and say Kippy Brown buy Friday or sunday, MH said that this coaching search could end by friday, will be our next head coach.
 
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I would rather have Calhoun than Kippy. Calhoun is very intelligent and Kippy could still recruit as a member of staff. Kippy for HC? No way.
 
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Volskil said:
I would rather have Calhoun than Kippy. Calhoun is very intelligent and Kippy could still recruit as a member of staff. Kippy for HC? No way.
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I'm not so sure. I won't riot if Calhoun is hired, but I can see Kippy before Muschamp, personally.
 
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Why would an established HC come here now just 2 weeks prior to signing day. Really is that the kind of coach we want;hell no its not. In my ppinion It will be a Coordiantor or Kippy
 
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So I have not had that much time to process this. Today, I am in a meeting all day so have plenty of time to think of other things. I have decided it is either a big name for recruiting and a good coach or it has to be Kippy.

I am not in anyway saying Kippy is a long term solution but hear me out. We keep Kippy retain our staff and add the missing pieces. This can be a one or two year patch and allow us to find a big name. And if Kippy rocks it then we found a coach for a bit. Hiring a mid level name seems unreasonable. The SEC needs big time recruiters. Meyer was a proven big time recruiter when he took the UF job. He had out recruited his competition whereever he was. Statistically there is not even an anomaly when a good coach average recruiter has won championships in the SEC in recent history. The closest is Tubbs one year and he had some ace recruiters on staff at the time.

Miles, Meyer, Saban and Richt are all ace recruiters. If we cannot find a guy who has that on his resume it has to be a pass and Kippy. I can see nothing else that is reasonable.

So of the other candidates who is a proven ace recruiter? Does this sound reasonable?
 
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Given the situation right now and more importantly the timing of it all, I vote Kippy too. Let's see what he can do and if anything its showing the nation how UT rewards loyalty. I think it would be a class move that the team and the recruits that actually want to be Vols can rally around. That's my two cents.
 
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I can see why people would be against him, but honestly Kippy is my guy as well. I certainly think he's a better choice the Muschump or Cutcliffe.
 
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Jewbaccah said:
So I have not had that much time to process this. Today, I am in a meeting all day so have plenty of time to think of other things. I have decided it is either a big name for recruiting and a good coach or it has to be Kippy.

I am not in anyway saying Kippy is a long term solution but hear me out. We keep Kippy retain our staff and add the missing pieces. This can be a one or two year patch and allow us to find a big name. And if Kippy rocks it then we found a coach for a bit. Hiring a mid level name seems unreasonable. The SEC needs big time recruiters. Meyer was a proven big time recruiter when he took the UF job. He had out recruited his competition whereever he was. Statistically there is not even an anomaly when a good coach average recruiter has won championships in the SEC in recent history. The closest is Tubbs one year and he had some ace recruiters on staff at the time.

Miles, Meyer, Saban and Richt are all ace recruiters. If we cannot find a guy who has that on his resume it has to be a pass and Kippy. I can see nothing else that is reasonable.

So of the other candidates who is a proven ace recruiter? Does this sound reasonable?
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The Head Coach doesn't have to be the head recruiter. In due time, Kippy can hold on his own. He'll just need some time while he's building relationships.

Of the guys we lost, for this scenario, I wish Eddie Gran were still on the Hill. By most counts, he was the guy with contacts and integrity. He'd be a great add for a Kippy staff.
 
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I was saying we keep Kippy unless a big fish is on the line. No need to risk a mid level guy. In fact mid level guys are almost always failures unless recruiting ability is already evident.
 
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Jewbaccah said:
I was saying we keep Kippy unless a big fish is on the line. No need to risk a mid level guy. In fact mid level guys are almost always failures unless recruiting ability is already evident.
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I agree. I meant to start my earlier post with a confirmation that your thinking is quite sound.
 
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I would also think that Kippy can make his case with all those who doubt his recruiting prowess with the visits this weekend.
 
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I think our choices are Kippy or Calhoun.

Neither of them will win the press conference

But they might just win us a bunch of ballgames.
 
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Kippy knows the score. Remember he was in Knoxville in '88 when the Vols started 0-6 and then went on to win 15 of 16. We don't need glitz right now. We need steady motivation.
 
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Jewbaccah said:
So I have not had that much time to process this. Today, I am in a meeting all day so have plenty of time to think of other things. I have decided it is either a big name for recruiting and a good coach or it has to be Kippy.

I am not in anyway saying Kippy is a long term solution but hear me out. We keep Kippy retain our staff and add the missing pieces. This can be a one or two year patch and allow us to find a big name. And if Kippy rocks it then we found a coach for a bit. Hiring a mid level name seems unreasonable. The SEC needs big time recruiters. Meyer was a proven big time recruiter when he took the UF job. He had out recruited his competition whereever he was. Statistically there is not even an anomaly when a good coach average recruiter has won championships in the SEC in recent history. The closest is Tubbs one year and he had some ace recruiters on staff at the time.

Miles, Meyer, Saban and Richt are all ace recruiters. If we cannot find a guy who has that on his resume it has to be a pass and Kippy. I can see nothing else that is reasonable.

So of the other candidates who is a proven ace recruiter? Does this sound reasonable?
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This is my thought as well.
 
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