Poll: Happy with AD hire?

[PineyBluff Vol]

Yes or no?

 

[Volfan1000]

Plowman and Boyd get very high marks for hiring an experienced athletic director.

Boyd owns a few minor league baseball teams including the Smokies and this kind of expertise is very helpful when putting a great staff together.

 

[cwbytruckers]

I'm a Razorback fan first but as I stated earlier in thread, you guys hit it out of the park with this hire. He has proven he has a keen eye for coaching talent.
(I didn't vote, by the way)

I feel like the Razorbacks are close to getting over the hump. You guys have a good coach.

 

[jhen713]

Didn't know who he was until today, but has a good resume. I'm good with it.

 

[whodeycin85]

Who voted no, and why???

 

[Vfl2407]

The two people who voted no are Steelers fans.

I see what you did there.
THAT Danny White might be a little too old now. Lol.
Danny White - Wikipedia

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

Depends on who the next head football coach is.

That and handling the fundraising and economics is probably 80 percent of the job.

 

[rkvdg]

yes there are 9 idiots

 

[par4rick]

It was mentioned he "was made an offer he couldn't refuse".

He was making $1.2 million. If true, somebody opened the checkbook. Hopefully the coaching hire will follow suit.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Happy over here! Ignorance is bliss!

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

The 2 no votes are proof Phil and Jeremy have accounts on here.

It’s 10 votes now as of 4:10pm representing you know who.......

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

He was also their punter

He was their chief sacked guy.

 

[VolDave53]

 

[cwbytruckers]

If you voted no explain why.

 

[VolGirl81]

Seems like a very solid hire. Because of Battered Vol Syndrome, I feel like there must be a “catch“ somewhere. Did they really do this? This quickly and seemingly smart? Or is Ronald McDonald going to jump out and say, “ha, jokes on you Volnation!”

 

[YankeeVol]

1000%

 

[volinbham]

from what I know about him he's well beyond what I dreamed UT would hire.

 

[mj755]

Very promising hire

 

[HalfullVol]

The two people who voted no are Steelers fans.

what's wrong with being a Steelers fan?

 

[MAD]

what's wrong with being a Steelers fan?

Nothing

 

[LibertyVol]

We gave him a happy meal when he showed up for the interview.

He obviously liked it. Great hire!

 

[plaincityvol]

Great hire, now we need to let him do his job.

 

[MyVolsDropped]

All the NO votes are probably Pruitt's accounts with a little JG sprinkled in.

Trolls.

 

[volhick]

I

"Ah'm not happy wit' it. Thayuts mah munny he stowl! C'mon Nieds. Lez take these foolz owt!"

I thought Early was a Ga. fan.

 

[hbjordan]

If you voted no explain why.

I voted no. Here's the why- I would have liked to see someone with a UT background at least get an interview for example Mark Ingram at UAB. Per Dan Harralson at Vols Wire, the search was focused on sitting Power 5 administrators which is why Ingram, David Blackburn and others weren't contacted. Well and good but if being in the Power 5 was a criteria, you hired a guy who has run Group of 5 programs. He looks like he's made some good hires and some the jury may still be out on (Heupel looks like he's trending in the wrong direction, Dawkins, meh). I sincerely hope he's not getting over credited for being a member of a powerful family in intercollegiate athletics. It really bugs me that at UT, and not just in the athletic department, one of the biggest strikes you can have against you is a degree from UT. I sincerely wish AD White every success but I would have liked to see candidates from within the family at least given consideration.