optimism on Rocky Top?

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I have been thinking over the last 10 years and all the negative situations that have blanketed UT sports. It started I think at the Georgia Dome that December in 2001 when a heavily favored UT was beaten by LSU. The next 7 years saw a gradual but sure decline in the football team. There was some reason for hope 2006/2007 when Cutcliffe returned and UT had respectable seasons. But when he left the team was bad again and that spelled the end after UT got drilled by South Carolina CPF was fired. In comes Kiffin trash talking and flying helicopters to high school football games to check out recruits. He leaves with looming NCAA investigation into recruiting violations. Then the basketball team was great again and then 4 UT basketball players get pulled over with pot, beer and filed off serial number handgun found in the car. The biggest negative situation to hit UT was unbelievably Pearl lies to NCAA investigators over secondary violations and he is allowed to coach rest of season before mounting pressure on the athletic department forces Hamilton to fire him and then resign himself. In comes Dooley and while generally a good face for UT football, back to back losing seasons! Culminating in a loss to Kentucky with a WR at quarterback. The reason for optimism is Stokes has signed with the basketball team. He is a top 10 player and can help with returning UT to respectability in basketball. The other while not confirmed is Shannon as possible DC in football. We all deserve some good news in UT sports and maybe the tide has changed.
 
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Oh, I was soooooooo bought in there....and then you had to go and use the word 'tide'.

That was like having your mother-in-law walk in halfway thru the money shot
 
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It was the curse. I used to think it was headed toward Florida, but I may have to rethink after that Clemson episode, unless it is a SEC thang.
 
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rdechols said:
It was the curse. I used to think it was headed toward Florida, but I may have to rethink after that Clemson episode, unless it is a SEC thang.
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I would love to have been reading their boards recently with that national televised meltdown.
 
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I keep hearing all the self proclaim football experts on here talk about how terrible of a coach we have and how we are "UT" and this doesnt happen to us. I know why this is happening, because most have watch UT football only since the early 90's and have this belief Tennessee football has always been a power house. That is not the truth. No one on here including myself has ever seen UT football be year in and year out be dominating except for the 90's. I hear how you can never lose to Kentucky with a receiver at QB and deserve to continue to be coach at "UT" . Then, I wonder should LSU have fired Nick Saban after he lost to UAB or maybe Alabama should have fired him after he lost to a helpless Louisiana Lafayette. Maybe, Frank Beamer should have been fired at VT after he lost to James Madison. I think not or LSU and alabama neither one would have the one extra championship they have now in their trophy case. Then, there are some who complain when Coach Dooley recruits 3 stars, then complains when he cuts them loose and tells the to look elsewhere i.e. Henderson, Redding and Cross kids. Btw all coaches do this and it is nothing unique to Coach Dooley. Should we except less and just let things go unchecked, absolutely not. Should we allow the man to get better tools to complete the task at hand and then judge him, absolutely YES! The ship was sinking long before Coach Dooley got here and I believe when it is 2 years down the road he and his orange pants will be shining brighter than ever. Also, all of you who think Saban has always been the coaching guru look at his Mich St record 6-5, 6-6, 7-5 and 6-6 was his first four years. I know I got a little carried away for the subject, but there is reason to believe better days are ahead for our Great UT. Go Vols
 
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