Manifesto of a Negavol

[Spartacavolus]

Yea because 4-12 in the SEC is awesome

Firing him right now is a terribly stupid idea. At the end of the season, who knows.

You guys worry about perception of the program. Can you imagine firing a guy the day after Gameday is in town and the biggest crowd in Neyland in years.

How the hell would that help perception of the program?

 

[GahLee]

Firing him right now is a terribly stupid idea. At the end of the season, who knows.

You guys worry about perception of the program. Can you imagine firing a guy the day after Gameday is in town and the biggest crowd in Neyland in years.

How the hell would that help perception of the program?

How does it help to have all that attention, only to quit? Like they have done time and time again under Dooley?

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

Firing him right now is a terribly stupid idea. At the end of the season, who knows.

You guys worry about perception of the program. Can you imagine firing a guy the day after Gameday is in town and the biggest crowd in Neyland in years.

How the hell would that help perception of the program?

Wanna wait till Jan. 1st to fire him so the next head coach only has 30 days to recruit and save this years recruiting class? Maybe that is another built in excuse. The next head coach would get to start with a year 0 because he came in late and the 1st class was not "his". LMAO!!!!

 

[majic73]

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.

I have always been a Dooley Negavol ...based on the principle that if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck ...then it is a duck . His body of work never suggested to me that he would be successful.

However , I have been really happy with his recruiting and 'cleaning up' the thug life in our program . I think he has brought in great coaches this season and really stepped the team up in alot of areas.

My biggest detraction has always been the offensive scheme and concept. It is not workable for the SEC. I would like to see him address CJC and set this offense to a tune that can compete in the SEC ...run the ball , play action to the receivers , balance , manage the clock , keep our defense off the field.

This cant wait until after the season. If he fixes this now , by having approval on play calls , taking play calling away from CJC , whatever ...everything else may just fall into place .

 

[GreyWolf1129]

Firing him right now is a terribly stupid idea. At the end of the season, who knows.

You guys worry about perception of the program. Can you imagine firing a guy the day after Gameday is in town and the biggest crowd in Neyland in years.

How the hell would that help perception of the program?

Agreed. But I also think it's time for Hart to start weighing his options.

Go Vols.

 

[Morpheus]

How does it help to have all that attention, only to quit? Like they have done time and time again under Dooley?

Two wrongs won't make a right. Do you really think they can just fire the staff now? Who do think they could possibly hire at this point in football season? Makes no sense.

 

[YankeeVol]

cmon man really? He has a bad game where his receivers had grease on their hands when usually they are money. Constant route issues. RB's that weren't even around when the play was supposed to be a play-action.. I could go on.

What could possibly be your reason for dropping hid draft stock by that much?

His 2 INTs had nothing to do with routes or catching

 

[gcb/hoosiervol]

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.

...as to the OP everyone has the right to opinion, here is a point he missed, the biggest quitters were not on the sidelines wearing uniforms or orange pants...it was the good folks in the stand walking out.

GO VOLS play ball

 

[GahLee]

Two wrongs won't make a right. Do you really think they can just fire the staff now? Who do think they could possibly hire at this point in football season? Makes no sense.

And watching another awful season of football does?

It seems all too inevitable at this point.

 

[The Ron Mexico]

His 2 INTs had nothing to do with routes or catching

This. On one of them the DE dropped back into the middle and Bray hit him in the chest. Bray had zero intention of looking anywhere else. It was that receiver or no one.

 

[Morpheus]

And watching another awful season of football does?

It seems all too inevitable at this point.

This season may well turn out aweful, but the fact is there's no chance in hell of hiring a new staff right now. Zero. You think coaches are just gonna up and leave the team they're coaching midseason?

 

[YankeeVol]

Firing him right now is a terribly stupid idea. At the end of the season, who knows.

You guys worry about perception of the program. Can you imagine firing a guy the day after Gameday is in town and the biggest crowd in Neyland in years.

How the hell would that help perception of the program?

Where have I ever said fire him right now?

Thought so. I'd be willing to bet he won't have a winning record in the SEC this year

 

[Spartacavolus]

Where have I ever said fire him right now?

Thought so. I'd be willing to bet he won't have a winning record in the SEC this year

You posted something about his record on a response of mine, where I was giving my opinion that firing him now was a bad idea, instead of the inevitable according to others.

Since that was the topic, and you posted that his record gave no confidence, how am I assume you didn't mean right now?

 

[Mr. Tri Star]

I love the thread title, so legit. Unfortnantely, your right about your post.

 

[utmba93]

However , I have been really happy with his recruiting and 'cleaning up' the thug life in our program.

If this is UT football without thugs and what we had before was thug-dependent football, we need to think about giving some young folks a second chance at redemption. It is a violent sport when played properly.

 

[JayVols]

There are probably 7-8 sec team AD's in the same boat. Nothing new in this league. Everybody but Bama and Lsu need to win for their HC to feel safe. Hell, auburn people are starting to want Chizik gone. And the thing is that if I was them, I think I would as well. Maybe miss st is ok with an off year.
All others are fair game. My point the whole summer and still today is to just play the games. All of them. Then make the right decision.

Chizik is an ass. I have first hand knowledge of that.

 

[orangetanker11]

Name one instance...one...where I made a statement and backed away from it.

You want the UT-UGA wager? Step up.

Go Vols.

I thought you were supposed to be gone from this site? Or don't you remember the wager that you made with a certain poster from Dooley's first year that you have already lost?

 

[lylsmorr]

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.

Let's be real. Wins over GA State and an NC State team that scored 10 points on UConn aren't looking anywhere near as great as they once did.

 

[lylsmorr]

Firing him right now is a terribly stupid idea. At the end of the season, who knows.

You guys worry about perception of the program. Can you imagine firing a guy the day after Gameday is in town and the biggest crowd in Neyland in years.

How the hell would that help perception of the program?

I'd actually feel better about UT's chances if someone like Sunseri were interim HC.

 

[Spartacavolus]

Let's be real. Wins over GA State and an NC State team that scored 10 points on UConn aren't looking anywhere near as great as they once did.

Those are in the past to me as well. Regardless of what you or anyone else may think of my stance, it has always simply been to play the games and make the best decision. That's all I have hoped for. Never said DD was the guy and never said he wasn't. Just along for the ride. I'll be supportive of whomever is on the sideline, until they aren't anymore. Been that way since '85, so it's hard for me to change that stance.

 

[Wylo]

My expectations are just as high, I am just not going to over react and damn the season over one game.

I have faith that the players will use yesterday as fuel to finish this season strong..

Like I have said many times before though.. Dooley dont get it done this year and I will be in the fire dooley crowd myself come DEC

These Vols have used nothing as fuel. They get counter punched and refuse to get up. They hang their head and pout. They look for excuses. The loss to UK to should be enough fuel for the entire planet.
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[Spartacavolus]

I'd actually feel better about UT's chances if someone like Sunseri were interim HC.

I can see how some would. I just disagree.

Putting Teague on an island late in the game, down 7 and 3rd and 9 was about the dumbest D call I have seen in awhile. Wish a defender or DD would have called timeout and forced the qb to make a tough throw. 8 yd hitch going for 80 for a td at that point in the game is crazy.

 

[golfballs]

So what's the point of believing that we're going to fail?

 

[TruthGeneral]

not negative on the vols just Dooley is not an SEC coach

 

[Spartacavolus]

So what's the point of believing that we're going to fail?

so you can come back on here and give I told you so's to anonymous people.

I can't figure out another reason. I mean, there is always doubt, but if I was always as negative as some on here, I wouldn't watch.