Manning silent, Blackburn never got formal interview

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flatiron said:
Maybe there were some red flags/misgivings about Blackburn behind the scenes?
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Maybe Peyton just thinks Currie would be a better choice, for his strengths in running a power 5 athletic department?

Not being sarcastic. I'm still mostly just "thinking out loud".
 
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Roustabout said:
Jimmy Haslam needs to write checks and get away from any decision making at Tennessee. You think he'd have his hands full with the Pilot scandal and the dumpster fire up in Cleveland.

Peyton Manning should have chaired the search committee.

Davenport obviously cracked under the pressure from how this was drug out while waiting until her formal start date.

Any proper search would have 1st established mandatory formal qualifications, as well as properly defined roles for the search committee. Those qualifications would then be posted for any potential applicants so as to narrow the pool. This way you avoid any confusion of DQ'ing a candidate over arbitrary reasons.

This would then filter into a formal interview process, that would be objective and consistent for each candidate. It's obvious ylthe left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing. It was that way before Davenport arrived and appears she was rattled by the good ole boy politicking at play.
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Jim is the power broker on the board not Jimmy. Big Jim is not connected with the Browns.
 
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Behr said:
To me it is. Very.
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Why? I'm not stunned that the school's most legendary player would be in tight with members of the family that donate the most money to the school.

I know Big Jim ultimately "manages the relationship" with Tennessee and holds the power, but the fact Jimmy is involved is not shocking in the slightest.
 
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05_never_again said:
Why? I'm not stunned that the school's most legendary player would be in tight with members of the family that donate the most money to the school.

I know Big Jim ultimately "manages the relationship" with Tennessee and holds the power, but the fact Jimmy is involved is not shocking in the slightest.
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Honestly I was a little surprised, not shocked, to hear Haslam was so supportive as well. I've tried to make it clear, that I'm not as knowledgeable on all of this booster involvement as some are, so give me some slack here. Haha. Maybe I should know more, but I don't. I'm getting there though.

You make a good point that I hadn't considered.
 
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I don't know when some of you are going to figure out who runs the University in terms of football athletics. Until the Haslams get serious about winning, nothing will change. They want to win but they have no clue how to manage a football program. Fulmer, Cutcliff, and Chavis fell into their lap. They have been grasping at straws ever since then imho. I do think bringing CPF back into the program in some capacity would have been a positive move.
 
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LWSVOL said:
Peyton and Jimmy on same page with the hire
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Where did you see this?

Vol insider Randy Smith said Manning was backing Fulmer right up until the final day. As was written:

"Beyond that, just because Manning was on the search committee doesn’t mean he actually supported Currie’s hire.

As Hyams pointed out in his article, the vote was not unanimous in the search committee’s recommendation.

So why should we believe Manning supported this decision, especially when we know about his loyalty to Fulmer?"

And if Manning is so on board with the hire why not come out with a public endorsement?

Why would he suddenly put his support behind a new candidate, unless he was told his vote didn't matter in the end.

And one more thing, check out the pic of Peyton during Curries press conference - the grimace on his face makes me thinks he's not genuinely happy with what's happened.

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UT Hill Man said:
And one more thing, check out the pic of Peyton during Curries press conference - the grimace on his face makes me thinks he's not genuinely happy with what's happened.
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Perhaps in his heart he wants Fulmer but he knows that he doesn't have the administrative chops to do the job?
 
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UT Hill Man said:
Where did you see this?

Vol insider Randy Smith said Manning was backing Fulmer right up until the final day. As was written:

"Beyond that, just because Manning was on the search committee doesn’t mean he actually supported Currie’s hire.

As Hyams pointed out in his article, the vote was not unanimous in the search committee’s recommendation.

So why should we believe Manning supported this decision, especially when we know about his loyalty to Fulmer?"

And if Manning is so on board with the hire why not come out with a public endorsement?

Why would he suddenly put his support behind a new candidate, unless he was told his vote didn't matter in the end.

And one more thing, check out the pic of Peyton during Curries press conference - the grimace on his face makes me thinks he's not genuinely happy with what's happened.

Tennessee_Currie_53852.jpg
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Was that when Davenport was saying how much she lived him?
 
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Roustabout said:
Jimmy Haslam needs to write checks and get away from any decision making at Tennessee. You think he'd have his hands full with the Pilot scandal and the dumpster fire up in Cleveland.

Peyton Manning should have chaired the search committee.

Davenport obviously cracked under the pressure from how this was drug out while waiting until her formal start date.

Any proper search would have 1st established mandatory formal qualifications, as well as properly defined roles for the search committee. Those qualifications would then be posted for any potential applicants so as to narrow the pool. This way you avoid any confusion of DQ'ing a candidate over arbitrary reasons.

This would then filter into a formal interview process, that would be objective and consistent for each candidate. It's obvious ylthe left hand didn't know what the right hand was doing. It was that way before Davenport arrived and appears she was rattled by the good ole boy politicking at play.
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LOL you have no clue do you?

BTW, what gives Peyton the credentials to head the search committee? GOAT yes, doesn't make him the head of the search committee....
 
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landscapingvol said:
I don't know when some of you are going to figure out who runs the University in terms of football athletics. Until the Haslams get serious about winning, nothing will change. They want to win but they have no clue how to manage a football program. Fulmer, Cutcliff, and Chavis fell into their lap. They have been grasping at straws ever since then imho. I do think bringing CPF back into the program in some capacity would have been a positive move.
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The landscape of CFB and the SEC in particular is much different now than when Fulmer, Cutcliffe, and Chavis were hired.

If you are a prospective head coach, Tennessee is one attractive destination among many in 2017. It wasn't quite that way in 1992.

Fulmer was ultimately dismissed because the CFB landscape had passed him by, and, as you said, the admin has been grasping at straws since.

I think it would be a smart move to bring him back in some sort of special advisory capacity, but I'm not sure Fulmer himself would want to do that despite his supposed willingness to do anything to help University. If he came back to Tennessee, he'd want run the AD and not be a show pony brought out to speak to boosters.
 
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he is a rotten apple a loser. they are ringing church bells at the place he left. if Davenport judgement is this bad she Needs to be canned, this hire along with Davenport is the Haslem brothers doing. they should stay away from our program. they can not run there own program .the Browns are the lola stock of the NFL. the Haslrms need to stick to what they do best selling watered down gas, cheating trucking firms, and keeping the poor and old from getting health care. they kicked over this can of worms to start with.
 
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UT Hill Man said:
Where did you see this?

Vol insider Randy Smith said Manning was backing Fulmer right up until the final day. As was written:

"Beyond that, just because Manning was on the search committee doesn’t mean he actually supported Currie’s hire.

As Hyams pointed out in his article, the vote was not unanimous in the search committee’s recommendation.

So why should we believe Manning supported this decision, especially when we know about his loyalty to Fulmer?"

And if Manning is so on board with the hire why not come out with a public endorsement?

Why would he suddenly put his support behind a new candidate, unless he was told his vote didn't matter in the end.

And one more thing, check out the pic of Peyton during Curries press conference - the grimace on his face makes me thinks he's not genuinely happy with what's happened.

Tennessee_Currie_53852.jpg
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just from talking to several different people. There were lot of twists, turns and mis-directions to all of this.
 
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Hyams just said on the radio Manning supported Currie over Fulmer getting the job (if I heard correctly).
 
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LWSVOL said:
Peyton and Jimmy on same page with the hire
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Where did you see this?


LWSVOL said:
just from talking to several different people.
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But you can't attach a name to the talk?





:wavey:EZE: I don't believe the experience Currie has can match what Fulmer could have brought to the table. Fulmer had an unbelievable network of people lined up ready to bring UT back to football relevance again - but Davenport has different ideas about how the football program should be run. I just hope all the sheep who are blinding trusting her judgement are happy when this all shakes out.
 
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UT Hill Man said:
I wouldn't blame Peyton if he is unhappy, since New chancellor Beverly Davenport apparently never took his preferred candidate, Phil Fulmer, seriously.

Also it turn out Blackburn never received a formal interview.

The way this went down stinks.

Search for new Tennessee athletic director went quickly once started, Blackburn did not receive formal interview | Times Free Press
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Why would she take a "candidate" with zero experience with the position, and who hasn't worked anywhere in any capacity for eight years, seriously? It would almost be malpractice for her to hire Fulmer in that position. To do so, she would be admitting that the AD is just a figurehead with no real responsibilities. Which isn't the case.
 
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