Manifesto of a Negavol

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Full disclosure: I am a full card-carrying negavol. This happened for me at some point during the Kentucky game last year. When the team showed up unprepared and without motivation, my doubts about Dooley, the doubts that I had tried hard to push out of my mind, crept to the forefront. Then, to my amazement, a team with no QB and not enough talent to match-up with a community college beat my beloved Vols. I watched in horror as the once proud Tennessee Volunteers laid down and rolled over like helpless puppies. In short, I quit on Dooley when his team did.

Since then, I have taken the time to examine the evidence and have come to the conclusion that Derek Dooley is not now, nor will he ever be successful at Tennessee. The reasons are numerous and many reasonable fans on this board have already reached this conclusion.

First, there is The Record.
Derek Dooley is:
Dooley at LA Tech: 17-20 .459 (12-12) .500
Dooley at UT: 13-15 .464 (4-13) .235
Total: 30-35 .462 (16-25) .390

Dooley against ranked opponents at LA Tech: 0-7
Dooley against ranked opponents at UT: 0-11
Total: 0-18 (Yankee Vol)

2-27 against teams with winning records (tm3)

4-13 in the SEC; 1-7 last year

There is nothing Dooley has done in the past that makes me believe in the future.

Second, there is The Quitting. For me, there is nothing more offensive and inexcusable that a team quitting on its coach. I have already mentioned KY, but CDD’s teams have consistently quit in the second half of almost every tough game.
Tennessee has been outscored in the second half:
Oregon, 35-0
Bama, 28-0
LSU, 21-0
Bama, 31-0
Arkansas, 28-0
Florida, 27-6 (PowerSweep)

A coach’s ability to prepare and motivate his team for a full 60 minutes is not a debate that anyone should have more than once. If he can’t do it then he can’t do his job. 60 minute football games are in the job description.

Third, there are a plethora of Logical Reasons. His teams are mentally weak. His staff consistently fails to make adjustments. They are consistently outcoached. You can add to this list as you like, but the reasons are many.

Consider this; Derek Dooley has never, ever beaten anyone he shouldn’t have. He has never beaten an evenly matched team (i.e. UF last night). He has, however, managed to lose games that he shouldn’t have. This is not the mark of a successful leader. This is not the mark of Tennessee football.

Therefore, this is my pledge as a negavol.
I will continue to support my Vols.
I will continue to support my University.
I will continue to attend games, and buy merchandise.
But, as long as the orange pants are on the sidelines, I will no longer hold any hope that we will be anything more than mediocre.
I will hold great satisfaction when we win, but I will no longer be surprised when we lose.
I will not drink the Kool-aid.
I will not buy the hype.
I will not criticize the players because of the ineptitude of their coach.
Finally, I will hope for a better day at some point in the future.


This is my pledge as a negavol.
 
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Stig said:
Full disclosure: I am a full card-carrying negavol. This happened for me at some point during the Kentucky game last year. When the team showed up unprepared and without motivation, my doubts about Dooley, the doubts that I had tried hard to push out of my mind, crept to the forefront. Then, to my amazement, a team with no QB and not enough talent to match-up with a community college beat my beloved Vols. I watched in horror as the once proud Tennessee Volunteers laid down and rolled over like helpless puppies. In short, I quit on Dooley when his team did.

Since then, I have taken the time to examine the evidence and have come to the conclusion that Derek Dooley is not now, nor will he ever be successful at Tennessee. The reasons are numerous and many reasonable fans on this board have already reached this conclusion.

First, there is The Record.
Derek Dooley is:
Dooley at LA Tech: 17-20 .459 (12-12) .500
Dooley at UT: 13-15 .464 (4-13) .235
Total: 30-35 .462 (16-25) .390

Dooley against ranked opponents at LA Tech: 0-7
Dooley against ranked opponents at UT: 0-11
Total: 0-18 (Yankee Vol)

2-27 against teams with winning records (tm3)

4-13 in the SEC; 1-7 last year

There is nothing Dooley has done in the past that makes me believe in the future.

Second, there is The Quitting. For me, there is nothing more offensive and inexcusable that a team quitting on its coach. I have already mentioned KY, but CDD’s teams have consistently quit in the second half of almost every tough game.
Tennessee has been outscored in the second half:
Oregon, 35-0
Bama, 28-0
LSU, 21-0
Bama, 31-0
Arkansas, 28-0
Florida, 27-6 (PowerSweep)

A coach’s ability to prepare and motivate his team for a full 60 minutes is not a debate that anyone should have more than once. If he can’t do it then he can’t do his job. 60 minute football games are in the job description.

Third, there are a plethora of Logical Reasons. His teams are mentally weak. His staff consistently fails to make adjustments. They are consistently outcoached. You can add to this list as you like, but the reasons are many.

Consider this; Derek Dooley has never, ever beaten anyone he shouldn’t have. He has never beaten an evenly matched team (i.e. UF last night). He has, however, managed to lose games that he shouldn’t have. This is not the mark of a successful leader. This is not the mark of Tennessee football.

Therefore, this is my pledge as a negavol.
I will continue to support my Vols.
I will continue to support my University.
I will continue to attend games, and buy merchandise.
But, as long as the orange pants are on the sidelines, I will no longer hold any hope that we will be anything more than mediocre.
I will hold great satisfaction when we win, but I will no longer be surprised when we lose.
I will not drink the Kool-aid.
I will not buy the hype.
I will not criticize the players because of the ineptitude of their coach.
Finally, I will hope for a better day at some point in the future.


This is my pledge as a negavol.
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Count me in bro!
 
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I'm not a Nega Vol. Actually quite the opposite, but numbers don't lie. Dooley is a loser
 
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We're too good to be this bad. It sucks. We all hate it. No excuse for it and until he's gone it won't change.
 
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I don't have a problem with the OP. At least he's not a quitter, though I don't think they quit last night. I just think they got a knockout punch and couldn't get back up. Those are my beefs. Everything else is cool. It is what it is. Big loss, after many losses.

I would still rather watch the season play out, but understand the other side if others don't. I don't agree, but I understand. It just doesn't make much sense to keep talking about firing him now because it's not going to happen during the year. If it's necessary at the end of the year, so be it.
 
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San Diego Vol said:
I'm not a Nega Vol. Actually quite the opposite, but numbers don't lie. Dooley is a loser
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He's not even a competitive loser. He's a loser that manages it make it comical to the rest of the nation.

We're a joke, a punch line, we're a Facebook E-Card joke. That's how everyone sees us now.

I for one am completely sick of it.
 
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Spartacavolus said:
I don't have a problem with the OP. At least he's not a quitter and hasn't called the players quitters. Those are my beefs. Everything else is cool. It is what it is. Big loss, after many losses.

I would still rather watch the season play out, but understand the other side if others don't. I don't agree, but I understand. It just doesn't make much sense to keep talking about firing him now because it's not going to happen during the year. If it's necessary at the end of the year, so be it.
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If Phil Fulmer can be Sh!tcanned in the middle of a season ( by Hambone, no less ) then Derek Dooley can be.
 
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GahLee said:
If Phil Fulmer can be Sh!tcanned in the middle of a season ( by Hambone, no less ) then Derek Dooley can be.
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And you think that would help?

Just be rational. 2-1 and you want the coach fired right now. Doesn't make much sense and wouldn't go over well.
 
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It's going to be interesting to see how Dooley responds the rest of the season. Probably feels like rowing up crap creek without a paddle right now.
 
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Stig said:
Full disclosure: I am a full card-carrying negavol. This happened for me at some point during the Kentucky game last year. When the team showed up unprepared and without motivation, my doubts about Dooley, the doubts that I had tried hard to push out of my mind, crept to the forefront. Then, to my amazement, a team with no QB and not enough talent to match-up with a community college beat my beloved Vols. I watched in horror as the once proud Tennessee Volunteers laid down and rolled over like helpless puppies. In short, I quit on Dooley when his team did.

Since then, I have taken the time to examine the evidence and have come to the conclusion that Derek Dooley is not now, nor will he ever be successful at Tennessee. The reasons are numerous and many reasonable fans on this board have already reached this conclusion.

First, there is The Record.
Derek Dooley is:
Dooley at LA Tech: 17-20 .459 (12-12) .500
Dooley at UT: 13-15 .464 (4-13) .235
Total: 30-35 .462 (16-25) .390

Dooley against ranked opponents at LA Tech: 0-7
Dooley against ranked opponents at UT: 0-11
Total: 0-18 (Yankee Vol)

2-27 against teams with winning records (tm3)

4-13 in the SEC; 1-7 last year

There is nothing Dooley has done in the past that makes me believe in the future.

Second, there is The Quitting. For me, there is nothing more offensive and inexcusable that a team quitting on its coach. I have already mentioned KY, but CDD’s teams have consistently quit in the second half of almost every tough game.
Tennessee has been outscored in the second half:
Oregon, 35-0
Bama, 28-0
LSU, 21-0
Bama, 31-0
Arkansas, 28-0
Florida, 27-6 (PowerSweep)

A coach’s ability to prepare and motivate his team for a full 60 minutes is not a debate that anyone should have more than once. If he can’t do it then he can’t do his job. 60 minute football games are in the job description.

Third, there are a plethora of Logical Reasons. His teams are mentally weak. His staff consistently fails to make adjustments. They are consistently outcoached. You can add to this list as you like, but the reasons are many.

Consider this; Derek Dooley has never, ever beaten anyone he shouldn’t have. He has never beaten an evenly matched team (i.e. UF last night). He has, however, managed to lose games that he shouldn’t have. This is not the mark of a successful leader. This is not the mark of Tennessee football.

Therefore, this is my pledge as a negavol.
I will continue to support my Vols.
I will continue to support my University.
I will continue to attend games, and buy merchandise.
But, as long as the orange pants are on the sidelines, I will no longer hold any hope that we will be anything more than mediocre.
I will hold great satisfaction when we win, but I will no longer be surprised when we lose.
I will not drink the Kool-aid.
I will not buy the hype.
I will not criticize the players because of the ineptitude of their coach.
Finally, I will hope for a better day at some point in the future.


This is my pledge as a negavol.
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Well-stated... can't find anything to question, except I don't know if he had an upset as a pop warner coach or not. I'd imagine that if he's coached at that level, his teams quit on him as well.
 
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Dooley is a loser but I will support him until he is fired or quits. You can call me happyvol because I'm not a nega vol.
 
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Nice post OP. The facts in your post are irrefutable. They can be ignored by some, but they can't be disproven.
 
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Spartacavolus said:
And you think that would help?

Just be rational. 2-1 and you want the coach fired right now. Doesn't make much sense and wouldn't go over well.
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It can't hurt and I mean that.

We could trot out Eddie Winslow as our coach for Akron, Troy, Vandy and UK and still win and those are the only games that I have any confidence at all of winning.

And yes, I want him fired...as of yesterday.

He has had plenty of time to prove himself and he has failed.

Time to go.
 
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This is such a good post. This is exactly how the labeled "nega Vols" feel. I for one am the same way. This actually gave me some clarity. Cheer for the vols, but just accept that as long as Dooley is the coach we probably not going to win. That is unacceptable, but we cannot make the leadership make the change. The other point I read on this is fair, if Fulmer can get fired mid season, by gosh Dooley can. If he wins I will be happy, but I don't expect it. We want TN to win, we just don't think Dooley is the answer.
 
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Spartacavolus said:
And you think that would help?

Just be rational. 2-1 and you want the coach fired right now. Doesn't make much sense and wouldn't go over well.
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Without the evidence prior to these three games, I would agree. Unfortunately for us all, there's a ton of damning evidence from prior seasons.
 
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I wish all the negavols would register somewhere....because their population will disappear as well - when we beat Georgia.
 
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matrosscbc said:
I wish all the negavols would register somewhere....because their population will disappear as well - when we beat Georgia.
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We got blown out at home by Florida and you think we're going to go to Georgia and beat a team that is better on both sides of the ball?
 
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