Opinions on Kippy's Hiring

Do you want Kippy Brown to be named as the new HC at UT?

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Tenacious D

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I'm interested to know how many people want Kippy Brown to be named as the next head coach.

I don't care what caveat or criteria you may choose to place upon yourself in answering it (i.e. "Yes" because everyone is saying No, "No" because there are better candidates out there, etc. etc. etc.).

Pretty straightforward.
 
#3
#3
No.

His time passed in terms of getting a Head Coach job, if Memphis would pass over him then why should we pick up Memphis' sloppy seconds?

Hes a good guy and I hope our next coach finds a spot for him on the staff.
 
#4
#4
To me he seems to be the best man for the job, and can provide a short term kind of band-aid to the program, if no "big" names are out there.

He's a loyal guy, seems to be a good recruiter, and has plenty of college/nfl experience, although all as an assistant.
 
#5
#5
if he is our coach, i will stand behind him 100%, just like i did kiffin (even though he turned out to be a dirtbag). ut is and will always be my team, and whoever is at the helm will always have my full support. either way, we will be just fine.

GO VOLS
 
#7
#7
Kippy is a good guy and a UT man, but it'd be a desperation, last resort move. A WR coach who was just brought back two weeks ago becoming the HC. Wow.

I can only think it'd be a longer term interim move. 'Hey, we ran out of options so you're the only one left'. Give him a year to see what he does and then try again next year.

I'd say no, but at this point I'd take him over the Dooley kid.
 
#8
#8
The guy loves UT and wants to be here. He is loyal and can coach/recruit. Why in the world are we chasing coaches that don't want to be here?
 
#10
#10
If we can't get a big splash hire that would allow us to retain a majority of our recruiting class, I'd have no problem with Kippy, the antithesis of Kiffin, as our head coach. In fact, I'd be proud.
 
#12
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indeedpwns said:
The guy loves UT and wants to be here. He is loyal and can coach/recruit. Why in the world are we chasing coaches that don't want to be here?
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Saban didn't accept the Bama job until the third time they approached him.

Were they wrong to chase him?

Do you think that they are glad that they did, now looking back on it?
 
#13
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Tenacious D said:
Is it fair to Kippy to ask him to sign a shorter (and lesser) contract than you would other candidates?

Would he be willing to do that?
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I dont see how that helps the school progress by giving him a cheap 2 or 3 year contract to be Head Coach while we actively shop for a new coach to take over.

What about recruiting for the next 2 years? What about the quality of our team? What about the future?

The idea of giving Kippy a short contract and pushing him out the door is ridiculous.
 
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bluetickhound16 said:
+1.... This is almost verbatim what I was going to post.....
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Is that why we must always go after anybody from the Majors/Fulmer regimes?

Sorry but I have seen both staffs and I am tired of this. I want someone who is good and can build the program back up, not somebody who is an alumni that is mediocre and uses his booster buddys to keep his job.
 
#15
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Is it fair to Kippy to ask him to sign a shorter (and lesser) contract than you would other candidates?

Would he be willing to do that?
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he is a Wr coach right now with no Head coaching exp. So a 3 year deal i think he would take with a reasonabel buy out in 2 years. I think he just wants a shot as a head coach. If you want to recruit just tell them to look on wikipidia for kippy brown. that will sell itself.
 
#17
#17
If we hire a coach with no legit HC experience and 1 year as an OC just because "he wants to be here" would be a far worse hire than bringing back Cut.

Cut wants to be here.
Chavis wanted to be here.
Fulmer wanted to be here.


Why not just have a 2007-2007 reunion if we're hiring based on Tennessee ties and loyalty alone. Nothing was wrong about the Kiffin (West Coast, wasn't a Tennessee guy, no SEC ties, didn't understand Tennessee, etc) hire until Pete Carroll left. If Carroll didn't leave we'd all be entirely amped about a West Coast guy that was, by all indications, going to lead us to a tremendous recruiting class and a probable return to SEC prominence in 2-3 years.
 
#18
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I dont see how that helps the school progress by giving him a cheap 2 or 3 year contract to be Head Coach while we actively shop for a new coach to take over.

What about recruiting for the next 2 years? What about the quality of our team? What about the future?

The idea of giving Kippy a short contract and pushing him out the door is ridiculous.
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I am not saying give him 2 years and kick him out the door i am saying give him a chance to see what he can do if he dose good he stays if not we start looking agin when we have time to get the right guy. not just a guy..
 
#19
#19
Kippy is a good guy and a good coach... of course, if we want a hot-shot, arrogant know-it-all jerk, then - oh wait, WE JUST DID THAT!
 
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#20
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Kippy is too old for this job--been around the coaching track WAY too long. A lot of guys, after his presser, were talking about how mellow he was. I don't want mellow. This was the problem with Fulmer--got old and tired and lost it. We need somebody who's driven to win.
 
#21
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armchair said:
Kippy is too old for this job--been around the coaching track WAY too long. A lot of guys, after his presser, were talking about how mellow he was. I don't want mellow. This was the problem with Fulmer--got old and tired and lost it. We need somebody who's driven to win.
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54 is too old? If so this will be a tough search for MH
 
#22
#22
ernieman84 said:
I am not saying give him 2 years and kick him out the door i am saying give him a chance to see what he can do if he dose good he stays if not we start looking agin when we have time to get the right guy. not just a guy..
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But thats not true and you know it. We will still look for a "younger" and "better" coach.

Kippy would be coaching on a 1 year contract yearly that depends solely on the success of the team. If we win, we'll still look for someone to bring in as a coach-in-waiting, and if we lose, we'll complain about him being Head Coach because he was a desperation move.
 
#23
#23
I voted no, I think recruits will see him as an interm type guy and would be less likely to come here. The coaching search has proved that UT doesn't believe in him and I think it has damaged him enough for that. If he is hired he will be seen as the fallback guy and will be more likely to go if the program doesn't turn around soon. If he had been hired from the beginning then you could have sold him, now you are selling a lame duck I think. If CKB is kept, I think Hammy will be out of the job and that will further weaken CKBs position.
 
#25
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utvolpj said:
54 is too old? If so this will be a tough search for MH
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Not really.

54 is too old to get your 1st HC job, of the 1st time HC candidates we're looking at they should be no older than 45.

We need someone young who can bring interest back to the football program and do a good job recruiting.
 
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