List of Coaches that Rejected Us

#101
#101
VolFreakJosh said:
Tom Herman would have been a better hire than Heupel and he’s currently unemployed.

White botched this hire no matter how hard you try to spin it.
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You need to grow up. Get out of your parents basement,get a job and start growing up. Why don’t you just find another school to pull for.
 
#102
#102
screenthis said:
"White cast a wide net through the Parker Executive Search firm and reached out to and/or interviewed several candidates, including Penn State's James Franklin, Cincinnati's Luke Fickell, SMU's Sonny Dykes, Minnesota's PJ Fleck and Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott, among others."

We have no idea who all got contacted. We also don't know how serious White was in perusing the ones he did contact. Pretty much all conjecture and 'sources'.
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You really want a coach you go there yourself and tell him . We want you what would it take.
With Heupel it was pretty easy , pick up the phone and I convinced them your in.
 
#105
#105
VolBricks said:
My problem is I do not see
Gus Malzahn
Lane Kiffin
Hugh Freeze
If I am making the phone calls I start with those 3 and let them turn me down. All 3 are winners in the SEC, some have baggage (Kiffin, Freeze) but all are capable of being good quality coach for us.
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Dude, Gus just cashed a check for $10.5 million. He ain’t going to coach anywhere for a few years if ever again and certainly not our dumpster fire. He wasn’t at all interested.
 
#107
#107
thistime said:
We as a fan base need to come to grips with the fact that at this point in time Tennessee is not the "DREAM JOB" we all wished it were. Top coaches don't want to come here with all the sanctions awaiting and the turmoil that got here as far as Admin and booster meddling of the past.. I hope this hire is a step in the right direction and only time will tell but I will as always to be a Vol fan and that is something I think all of us will continue to be.
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That's what four straight horrible hires in a row will do to a program.
 
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#108
#108
Screw the sanctions, if they're so bad, then why make a hire right now? Just let Steele flounder for a year or two, save the money then load up the brinks truck when the sanctions are over. Now we're just gonna end up right back here paying Heupels buyout in 2024. Hell we'll probably end up paying Pruitt a buyout anyway.
 
#110
#110
At least this Tennessee coaching search was less embarrassing than the previous 3 searches, even though many coaches turned down the job
 
#111
#111
DiderotsGhost said:
According to Chris Low, here's the list of coaches who rejected us.

James Franklin, Penn State
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
Sonny Dykes, SMU
PJ Fleck, Minnesota
Tony Elliot, Clemson (OC)

Sorry to say it folks, but as it turns out, a lot of coaches don't want to walk into a situation with NCAA penalties are looming overhead. Other than Franklin, I don't think any of those coaches turn us down in a normal search. Getting a coach of Josh Heupel's quality in this situation is actually pretty good. Compare Ole Miss in 2017 who had to hire Matt Luke.

Overall, I think White did an excellent job in a bad situation. He swung for the fences, struck out a few times, but still hired a quality coach. In the previous coaching searches, we never even tried to land top-tier coaches. We passed on Gary Patterson and Mike Leach in 2008 (both of whom were interested). We never seriously went after Mullen in 2017 and our AD got fired when he went rogue and went after Mike Leach.

Heupel may succeed or he may not, but regardless, I think we'll be in better shape 3-4 years from now. Either Heupel improves us or we're in a better spot to hire a top-tier coach.

Given what has happened over the past month, I think this is actually one of the better case scenarios. At the very least, we got an elite AD. If we're lucky, we got a good HC, as well.

P.S. Glad Sonny Dykes rejected us. I think Heupel is better than Dykes.
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The truth is there are likely more that wouldn’t even take our call (Matt Campbell).

Given what we now are, a good hire. Not many programs that have our recent history and facing likely sanctions could land anyone that had a chance of getting another P5 job. Most places would be looking at position coaches or out of work guys.
 
#115
#115
screenthis said:
"White cast a wide net through the Parker Executive Search firm and reached out to and/or interviewed several candidates, including Penn State's James Franklin, Cincinnati's Luke Fickell, SMU's Sonny Dykes, Minnesota's PJ Fleck and Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott, among others."

We have no idea who all got contacted. We also don't know how serious White was in perusing the ones he did contact. Pretty much all conjecture and 'sources'.
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Finally, someone with a common sense approach to this hiring process. No one knows who was contacted or interviewed. According the AD, he only offered the job to one man and he is now our coach. Hopefully all of the “insiders” will just go away. It is clear so many people are just as clueless as we all are in UT’s coaching searches.
 
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#117
#117
DiderotsGhost said:
According to Chris Low, here's the list of coaches who rejected us.

James Franklin, Penn State
Luke Fickell, Cincinnati
Sonny Dykes, SMU
PJ Fleck, Minnesota
Tony Elliot, Clemson (OC)

Sorry to say it folks, but as it turns out, a lot of coaches don't want to walk into a situation with NCAA penalties are looming overhead. Other than Franklin, I don't think any of those coaches turn us down in a normal search. Getting a coach of Josh Heupel's quality in this situation is actually pretty good. Compare Ole Miss in 2017 who had to hire Matt Luke.

Overall, I think White did an excellent job in a bad situation. He swung for the fences, struck out a few times, but still hired a quality coach. In the previous coaching searches, we never even tried to land top-tier coaches. We passed on Gary Patterson and Mike Leach in 2008 (both of whom were interested). We never seriously went after Mullen in 2017 and our AD got fired when he went rogue and went after Mike Leach.

Heupel may succeed or he may not, but regardless, I think we'll be in better shape 3-4 years from now. Either Heupel improves us or we're in a better spot to hire a top-tier coach.

Given what has happened over the past month, I think this is actually one of the better case scenarios. At the very least, we got an elite AD. If we're lucky, we got a good HC, as well.

P.S. Glad Sonny Dykes rejected us. I think Heupel is better than Dykes.
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I would be more accepting of this situation had Leipold and Chadwell also been on this list.
 
#118
#118
peaygolf said:
NOBODY (high profile coach) wants this toxic situation.
There was zero chance of Freeze, Kiffin, or Franklin taking the job. If you think otherwise, you are nuts. Sorry, but it's true
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You are totally right. Most of this fan base is insane. They think they could do better. SEC Network is talking about how toxic our fan base is. If you think this AD would go after a coach that has any kind of sketchy background you are crazy. In order to get your program straight then you have to walk and talk the straight line. None of those coaches: Freeze, Kiffin or Franklin fit the bill so get over it.
 
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#119
#119
peaygolf said:
NOBODY (high profile coach) wants this toxic situation.
There was zero chance of Freeze, Kiffin, or Franklin taking the job. If you think otherwise, you are nuts. Sorry, but it's true
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But a good chance that Leipold or Chadwell - maybe even Napier - would have took it.
 
#120
#120
BP4Prez said:
Low said Campbell and Fickell wouldn’t even speak to us.
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When the guy calls me to inform me that the warranty has run out on my vehicle, and I hang up on him, he can say "I never made him an offer".
Several coaches probably just said "Thanks for thinking of me, but I'm staying where I am".
 
#121
#121
RockyTop411 said:
Didn't even reach out to Tom Herman.

****ing pathetic.
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Do you not think for a minute that the idea was floated by their agent off the record to assess any potential interest?? Currently we have zero idea as to how bad the fallout is going to be from this investigation....and you think Tom Herman is beating down our door begging for an opportunity at this job?

Some of y'all need to come to grips with the fact that 8 or 9 people turned us down last go-round which is how we wound up with Pruitt....if you can tell me with a straight face that the job in Knoxville is better today than it was three years ago, then you're a damned liar. The last thing we needed this time around was an ever increasing list of "NO's" as the coaching search evolved.....
 
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