Postgame Press Confrence?

#76
#76
Carl Pickens said:
Well wtf point were you trying to make? If finishing the season strong isn't something to take pride in then why even attempt it? I know you're trying to say that as a program they shouldn't be proud of 8-5.....I get it.....but as players it's a different story.....and calling me mentally challenged when it took you 11 years to get through high school is sad
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You funny. You take pride in beating the top tier teams in the conference. Vandy and UK, you're happy that you beat them, but then again you expect to beat them.

In my day we took pride in beating McGavock and Gallatin, we took for granted that we would use and abuse Antioch, Glenncliff, Hillsboro and a few others.
 
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#77
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HARTUPM said:
In person I watched this same (healthy) Tennessee team struggle for 3 quarters against Akron.... explain or spin that please.
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You may not like the answer, but I will gladly explain that for you.

We had a frustrated team out on the field that day because they lost their last game in a disappointing fashion to a heated rival. Classic case of "overlooking" the opponent. You're gonna react one of two ways: kill the other team, or come out a little flat and bitter. We were the second.

And the Vols prevailed by 21 points anyways, so I don't consider it anything to complain about.
 
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Rockytop1018 said:
You may not like the answer, but I will gladly explain that for you.

We had a frustrated team out on the field that day because they lost their last game in a disappointing fashion to a heated rival. Classic case of "overlooking" the opponent. You're gonna react one of two ways: kill the other team, or come out a little flat and bitter. We were the second.

And the Vols prevailed by 21 points anyways, so I don't consider it anything to complain about.
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That's where our lack of coaching comes in. It's the coaches who are suppose to tell the team, it was a tough loss, but we have a game to get ready for and to move on. If by mid-week they are still dragging ass from the previous week, then the coaches should be doing something to motivate them and get some pep back in their step.

You're right, in the end they got the win, but they should have never let a team like Akron hang around for 3 quarters.
 
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utkell65 said:
That's where our lack of coaching comes in. It's the coaches who are suppose to tell the team, it was a tough loss, but we have a game to get ready for and to move on. If by mid-week they are still dragging ass from the previous week, then the coaches should be doing something to motivate them and get some pep back in their step.

You're right, in the end they got the win, but they should have never let a team like Akron hang around for 3 quarters.
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Agreed 100%. I was just trying to explain why it happens. And yes, I think motivation has to kick in here.
 
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GLDunlap said:
I'm not a Dooley fan myself but the people saying "I don't feel sorry for him he's going to get 5 million for getting fired" just don't get it. A professional takes pride in what their doing and once they sign a contract it stops being about the money. I'm sure Dooley is happy that he has a buyout but that's nothing compared to the satisfaction he would get from winning some games and restoring this program back to it's rightful place in the SEC. He is not a good coach at this point in his career but I'm confident he cares more about performance then he does money. It's not working out and Dooley will likely be fired but don't think he will do cartwheels down Peyton Manning pass throwing cash in the air when the day comes. Dooley wants nothing more then to be a successful head coach and will likely be devastated.
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Agreed. The paycheck will be cold comfort knowing that he continually got the **** kicked out of him in this league, feeling as though he let his team, the fans, and his boss down, and that he did not succeed as UT's head coach. That sucks, regardless of what the buyout may be.

Personally, I hope Dooley lands at a mid-major, perhaps lower level ACC, etc... corrects problems, builds a staff and coaching philosophy, and rebounds. He clearly knows and loves the game and is a bright guy, he was just in way over his head in the SEC.
 
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#1VolStar said:
Not once has Dooley owned up to any loss. He has never said this is my fault as a coach and I have to do a better a fixing the problem.
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Everyone has differences of opinion, and that's okay. But I hate seeing statements that are just blatantly untrue. I watch the majority of his press conferences on YouTube afterward, and he has placed the blame on himself and the coaching multiple times.
 
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#82
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Hard to watch and I think he knows his fate by watching and listening. Really wish he would've pulled this team up and won but after three years of being the SEC Whipping Boy...time to move on.
 
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BigVOLdaddyBVD said:
when he took over, we were 6-7...he's gone 6-7, 5-7 and 3-5 so far....3 consecutive 0-5 sec starts...only VANDY has ever accomplished that horrid feat before....are we REALLY in a " much better position" now?...and please dont give me that "we've been competitive and almost won some games" stuff...what's the saying...." you are what your record says you are"
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What's your record, big daddy? What have you ever won? How many times have you been put in a place of leadership over 100 guys like CDD?

No one likes our record, but dang it--he deserves 1 more year! :salute:
 
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MikeVol44 said:
What's your record, big daddy? What have you ever won? How many times have you been put in a place of leadership over 100 guys like CDD?

No one likes our record, but dang it--he deserves 1 more year! :salute:
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He doesn't deserve the money he gets paid don't be ridiculous. He deserves to get fired and that's it.
 
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Dr H Lecter said:
At least throw the challenge flag to redeem the time out. He definitely stepped out right in front of our coaches.
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BigOrangeTailgate said:
This. Why not challenge it. What do you lose ( and we wouldn't have lost that one).
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Didn't read the whole thread so this may have already been addressed but I don't think you can use a challenge if you don't have any time outs left. By calling time out he also used the last chance to challenge. I can see why he called timeout but I don't think he could challenge it afterwards.
 
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HARTUPM said:
In person I watched this same (healthy) Tennessee team struggle for 3 quarters against Akron.... explain or spin that please.
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So lemme get this right....if Akron hangs with us for 3 quarters, we suck


But

If we hang with Florida, Georgia, South Carolina for 4 quarters, we suck?
 
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utkell65 said:
That's where our lack of coaching comes in. It's the coaches who are suppose to tell the team, it was a tough loss, but we have a game to get ready for and to move on. If by mid-week they are still dragging ass from the previous week, then the coaches should be doing something to motivate them and get some pep back in their step.

You're right, in the end they got the win, but they should have never let a team like Akron hang around for 3 quarters.
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Typical military jargon. Win or go home. You are a mindless, order based drone. Systematically programmed to only accept results in black and white. Can't see the big picture outside of the mission at hand. Go away. Your understanding of the situation only reveals that you spent more time picking your nose in 13 years of grade school than learning. UT football is not on the same level it was 10 years ago. The talent is not the same. If you can't see that, then take the RWB out of your face and see reality.
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To the rest: Did anybody pay attention to the details of what Dooley said? There is a lot of telling information there. Some of which is not coachable.
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utkell65 said:
No smartass I'm not, but if we beat the other doormats in the east, what have we proven. Not a damn thing.
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It seems to me that if that scenario plays out, it proves we are better against Mizzou, Vandy and Kentucky (which puts us mid pack in the east). If that scenario plays out it means that we gave UGA, SCAR, MSU and UF all they really wanted. We did that with only 6 or so seniors on the roster, meaning we are still a full year short in the weight room, a full year short recruits, a full year short of better players to practice against.

I am not trying to get moral victories, I am not trying to sunshine pump or Dooley love. I am trying to be realistic. I see a team that couldn't run the ball last year, couldn't run block last year playing against the best defenses in the country and looking pretty good. I see a team that didn't have the gas to play but for about half a game last year, playing down to the wire this year. I see a team that if we hadn't made a switch to a 3-4 defense, would be getting all of the credit in the world this year.

Regardless of Dooley's future here, what he has done he has done with class and with our best interest in mind. He has done everything he could. Maybe he isn't the right man for the job long term, but I can't fault him for his effort, heart and for the foundation he has built.
 
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daj2576 said:
It seems to me that if that scenario plays out, it proves we are better against Mizzou, Vandy and Kentucky (which puts us mid pack in the east). If that scenario plays out it means that we gave UGA, SCAR, MSU and UF all they really wanted. We did that with only 6 or so seniors on the roster, meaning we are still a full year short in the weight room, a full year short recruits, a full year short of better players to practice against.

I am not trying to get moral victories, I am not trying to sunshine pump or Dooley love. I am trying to be realistic. I see a team that couldn't run the ball last year, couldn't run block last year playing against the best defenses in the country and looking pretty good. I see a team that didn't have the gas to play but for about half a game last year, playing down to the wire this year. I see a team that if we hadn't made a switch to a 3-4 defense, would be getting all of the credit in the world this year.

Regardless of Dooley's future here, what he has done he has done with class and with our best interest in mind. He has done everything he could. Maybe he isn't the right man for the job long term, but I can't fault him for his effort, heart and for the foundation he has built.
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Very well said
 
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roswellvol said:
Typical military jargon. Win or go home. You are a mindless, order based drone. Systematically programmed to only accept results in black and white. Can't see the big picture outside of the mission at hand. Go away. Your understanding of the situation only reveals that you spent more time picking your nose in 13 years of grade school than learning. UT football is not on the same level it was 10 years ago. The talent is not the same. If you can't see that, then take the RWB out of your face and see reality.
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You're right, it is win or go home and that is precisely where Dooley should be going. He has had 3 years to get the talent (which he has improved and I will not argue that) and then coach them up to start beating the better teams in the conference (which he hasn't done).

After three years in this program, the mentality of well he kept it close for 4 quarters isn't or nor should it ever be acceptable. He is being paid to get results and so far he has failed to earn the money he has been paid.

You stay focused on the mission at hand and it will play into the bigger picture. Again, this is another area that Dooley has failed at. The mission at hand was to get this program turned around in the right direction and to start winning games against better teams. He hasn't done that and by his own admission before the start of the season there were to be no more excuses for not getting it done. So that either means that he is a poor evaluator of where this team is or was or he has peaked as a HC. I tend to believe its a little of the former and a lot of the latter.

The rest of your post was pretty much mindless dribble.
 
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#93
#93
Dooley is a good guy. Good guys don't always equate to good coaches.
It is what it is. Keeping him at this point would be the definition of insanity.
We are expecting different results right?
 
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utkell65 said:
You funny. You take pride in beating the top tier teams in the conference. Vandy and UK, you're happy that you beat them, but then again you expect to beat them.

In my day we took pride in beating McGavock and Gallatin, we took for granted that we would use and abuse Antioch, Glenncliff, Hillsboro and a few others.
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Where did you go to HS and what year did you graduate? There weren't many teams beating Gallatin back in the early and mid 80's. I saw Wilson Central dismantle them earlier this year and sat near some if their former players that were in their mid 40's ......some of their comments were very telling
 
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#95
Carl Pickens said:
Where did you go to HS and what year did you graduate? There weren't many teams beating Gallatin back in the early and mid 80's. I saw Wilson Central dismantle them earlier this year and sat near some if their former players that were in their mid 40's ......some of their comments were very telling
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Overton. You are correct, Gallatin was the measuring stick back then. We didn't have to play them in 81 when we won State and we were 1-2 against them the other three years I was there. They kept us from advancing in 82 and 83. We beat them in 84, but lost to Hamilton the next week. The team really has never been the same since Coach Coutras left.

I haven't been back to see them play since 02.
 
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MikeVol44 said:
What's your record, big daddy? What have you ever won? How many times have you been put in a place of leadership over 100 guys like CDD?

No one likes our record, but dang it--he deserves 1 more year! :salute:
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I manage over 100 people for a booster, and let me tell you. If I got a health score of 80 or below twice in a row, I get fired. Our labor, and food cost are great, but I still get fired. In business it is results or failure. There are lots of guys that can do my job. So it's up to me keep my restaurant running smoothly. Or they will hire someone who will. Running a major collage program is hard, and Dooley knows that more than you guys. My problem is that he knows what he has to do, and still can't get it done. Coming into this season I thought 8 wins min.. Dooley had to win one this month, and I don't think it's asking to much for one win over our rivals, ONE. We fired our HOF, SEC champ, and NC coach ONE year removed from the SEC champ game for almost the same year Dooley has had every year here. What has Dooley done to get more time than Phil?
 
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#97
GLDunlap said:
I'm not a Dooley fan myself but the people saying "I don't feel sorry for him he's going to get 5 million for getting fired" just don't get it. A professional takes pride in what their doing and once they sign a contract it stops being about the money. I'm sure Dooley is happy that he has a buyout but that's nothing compared to the satisfaction he would get from winning some games and restoring this program back to it's rightful place in the SEC. He is not a good coach at this point in his career but I'm confident he cares more about performance then he does money. It's not working out and Dooley will likely be fired but don't think he will do cartwheels down Peyton Manning pass throwing cash in the air when the day comes. Dooley wants nothing more then to be a successful head coach and will likely be devastated.
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Finally someone gets it!!! Amen
 
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