Notes from the press conference

#227
#227
Roustabout said:
Huh?
Who was I charge to hire the coach?

Why the hell does the AD have to get approval from the chancellor? Sounds like she ****ed this up.
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I didn't say she didn't screw it up. I said it's not because she's a woman and then went on to explain how she ALSO messed up the press conf.
 
#228
#228
Say what you will, I think She did a great job. Let’s remember there could be lawsuits and settlements and She was smart not to comment on the situation more than she did.

The bottom line is that She had the balls to end the **** show and whether we like Fulmer or not, the coach search will stop being the laughing stock of the country. I look forward to a quiet competent search and hopefully a great hire.

If you can say you would rather the circus have continued, you are not a true Vols fan and you will not be happy regardless.

The drama is over.
 
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#229
#229
fxsts said:
Say what you will, I think She did a great job. Let’s remember there could be lawsuits and settlements and She was smart not to comment on the situation more than she did.

The bottom line is that She had the balls to end the **** show and whether we like Fulmer or not, the coach search will stop being the laughing stock of the country. I look forward to a quiet competent search and hopefully a great hire.

If you can say you would rather the circus have continued, you are not a true Vols fan and you will not be happy regardless.

The drama is over.
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She had the balls to stop something that if it kept going, was going to cost her the job she held....real ballsy.

She is incompetent, screwed up the hiring of the AD and just compounded it by hiring the leech.
 
#230
#230
82_VOL_83 said:
I think he has choice #1 and #2 already lined up and he is going after them. After this debacle, I think he knows what will be acceptable and what won't.
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If that's the case, that is disappointing because I was thinking it would be better to enter this process with an open mind - vet several candidates, go through this process with a fine tooth comb, to make the absolute home run hire. I know time is short and the list is also, but we've chosen him to make a great hire.

If he's already has 1 and 2, his mind has been made up for awhile.
 
#232
#232
UT-Rex said:
"I've seen what honest communication ... can achieve."

That was a shout out to John Kelly !! Hopefully Coach Fulmer will find honesty, John.
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I thought he might have also been speaking to Jennings with that line. Reinstatement?

Overall, I thought Fulmer was articulate and to the point. I think we'll see some familiar faces around campus real quick. If he doesn't offer Tee the top spot right off the bat, I would guess he would go for Miles with Tee as the OC, grooming him to take over.

Davenport was clearly uncomfortable with the entire thing. I was surprised she didn't introduce Fulmer and then step away. Or if she was going to answer questions herself, be prepared to answer some more of the obvious questions that were going to be asked. Her half sentence responses did her no favors.
 
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#234
#234
Davenport made one statement that stood out to me. She said the Fulmer has shown great respect to her and everyone involved. He has always been a class act. Congrats on a position that should have been yours to begin with.
 
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#236
#236
I guarantee Fulmer laid the law down regarding Haslam's involvement with this search before he accepted the job.
 
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#238
#238
OL SMOKEY said:
wow she is really struggling with this press conference. She is gonna break down.
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Crocodile tear bs Most respectable thing to say would be "I don't care about athletics." But that chopping block is feeling mighty cool against her hyoid about right now.
 
#241
#241
txbo said:
There was nothing strong about her press conference performance. She is also at the helm of the school that just conducted the worst coaching hire of all time. Lead by her first hire.
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No amount of apologies, which she didn't provide, will compensate for her ineptness. She was shaking because she's had her azz chewed & knows HER job is on the line as well. Regardless of who gets hired as coach she needs to go too. She's only concerned now because she's responsible for hiring Currie & that shows her poor judgement by not hiring Blackburn or Fulmer to start with, and she's trying to save her own skin.
 
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chuck0303 said:
No amount of apologies, which she didn't provide, will compensate for her ineptness. She was shaking because she's had her azz chewed & knows HER job is on the line as well. Regardless of who gets hired as coach she needs to go too. She's only concerned now because she's responsible for hiring Currie & that shows her poor judgement by not hiring Blackburn or Fulmer to start with, and she's trying to save her own skin.
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All I can say is EXACTLY!!!!
 
#245
#245
JMSqb11 said:
You heard Phil fellas.

We need to be unified and passionate about getting Kiffin back in Knoxville.

May we be so unified and passionate and get #KiffinToTheHill trending!
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That will absolutely 💯 never gonna happen. I would bet my life on it
 
#246
#246
chuck0303 said:
No amount of apologies, which she didn't provide, will compensate for her ineptness. She was shaking because she's had her azz chewed & knows HER job is on the line as well. Regardless of who gets hired as coach she needs to go too. She's only concerned now because she's responsible for hiring Currie & that shows her poor judgement by not hiring Blackburn or Fulmer to start with, and she's trying to save her own skin.
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This all day long. She looked like a buffoon today and should have been shown the door along with Currie
 
#247
#247
I think there's merit to both sides of the Davenport equation. It's a good thing she brought a quick end to the xxxt show Currie had devolved into, there was no serious coach going to come work for that guy as AD, he had poisoned his own well. Even Leach was not stupid enough to sign on with Currie and I dismiss reports of his impending arrival as BS all the way. However Davenport and we have all likely seen this during our work lives, new to her job trusted the people around her she was told she could trust. Chances are she left the football coach hiring in the hands of Currie and whoever it was influencing him. Being new her trust was misplaced as she found herself signed up for hiring a .500 lifetime coach for $3.5 million per year with pedophilia scandal baggage attached in Schiano. The Schiano thing communicated UT was no longer a serious player for championships or competing at high levels even within the SEC. The salary was low ball and the person we were hiring was a low ball individual. This more than anything sealed Currie's fate IMO, no one would work for the guy after he had communicated UT was no longer a serious competitor no matter how much he offered. She realized and fingered Currie as the root cause when you have to know she was receiving guidance otherwise and she did something about it. Enter Fulmer. Davenport by virtue of trying to do the right thing in fixing it, deserves another chance IMO. Just one because I believe she now realizes the people telling her she could put any sort of product on the field at Neyland and the hicks would go along with it were and are FOS. She gets it in that the vast bulk of the fans expect winners and champions on The Hill. To me that is a very very good thing.
 
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#248
#248
Haven't read every post, but here's my take:

- She's out of her league when it comes to sports, and schools where football is king. She showed it in actions and words. Way out of her comfort zone when the subject is sports.
- She was smart enough to pick Coach Fulmer to fix it. She gets huge credit there.
- IMO, naming Coach Fulmer as the AD was the right thing to do.
- He won't let us down. Reset the clock. Yes, time is critical, but not at the expense of a bad or rushed hire. Give Phil a week or so. My guess is, he already has his #1 in mind.
- He might not save this recruiting class, but it won't get any worse. Thank God for JUCO's, and let's hope the next coach gets that as well. We are going to need JUCO's over the next two seasons...maybe three.. to keep us competitive in the SEC.
- Karma has come full circle. Second only to the General himself, Phil Fulmer was the best thing to happen to Tennessee Football. He is an alum, a player, a coach, and now the AD. If he gets this right, we are going to have to figure out where to put his statue.
- Today was a good day to be a Vol fan. After weeks of anxiety and second-guessing, I believe we have the right man running point for the future of UT Football.

And for the first time in a while, it's easy to say GO VOLS!!!
 
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#249
#249
Remy said:
I think there's merit to both sides of the Davenport equation. It's a good thing she brought a quick end to the xxxt show Currie had devolved into, there was no serious coach going to come work for that guy as AD, he had poisoned his own well. Even Leach was not stupid enough to sign on with Currie and I dismiss reports of his impending arrival as BS all the way. However Davenport and we have all likely seen this during our work lives, new to her job trusted the people around her she was told she could trust. Chances are she left the football coach hiring in the hands of Currie and whoever it was influencing him. Being new her trust was misplaced as she found herself signed up for hiring a .500 lifetime coach for $3.5 million per year with pedophilia scandal baggage attached in Schiano. The Schiano thing communicated UT was no longer a serious player for championships or competing at high levels even within the SEC. The salary was low ball and the person we were hiring was a low ball individual. This more than anything sealed Currie's fate IMO, no one would work for the guy after he had communicated UT was no longer a serious competitor no matter how much he offered. She realized and fingered Currie as the root cause when you have to know she was receiving guidance otherwise and she did something about it. Enter Fulmer. Davenport by virtue of trying to do the right thing in fixing it, deserves another chance IMO. Just one because I believe she now realizes the people telling her she could put any sort of product on the field at Neyland and the hicks would go along with it were and are FOS. She gets it in that the vast bulk of the fans expect winners and champions on The Hill. To me that is a very very good thing.
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Agree and that all sounds good, but IMO, she seems way over her head. SHe might be great at Furman or Appy St., just not at a big Power 5 school that thrives on athletics
 
#250
#250
MAUSERWERKE said:
Davenport's comments confirm my suspicion that she had decided Curry had to go before he started talking to Leach. Once she (justifiably) lost confidence in Currie, she didn't want him continuing to interview coaching candidates. Whoever they were. It sounds like Currie may have been insubordinate in continuing to have discussions with Leach after Davenport ordered him to cease. I guess he figured if he delivered Leach as a coach, she would have no choice but to go along with it and by virtue of that save his own skin.
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OR.... Chancellor Davenport was informed that Currie had gone West, unauthorized, to be interviewed by Coach Leach for the vacant AD position at Washington State University.

Ya'll, this was an old-fashioned civil war between the Haslam mafia and Fulmer, Anderson, Ergen and other big boosters. Unless I'm totally off here, State officials have been VERY CANDID with the Board of Trustees about the toxic ham-handed RULE of Jimmy Haslam, of which Dr. Bev is an integral player. It was a butt-kicking coup, and Phil won. Now he's got Ergens money and influence to shut out the Haslam gang.

Or I HOPE this is it.
 
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