BigSteve09
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Not really, stopping the Lane stuff is fine. But if we are talking Campbell and then you trot out another unproven coordinator the excitement is gone. If the hire is gonna be Elliott then push, LeipoldI think you are reading Too much into this diversion thing. If an AD really wants a diversion he really has no other choice but use a big name.
Let’s be honest White May have seen the pics of bring lane home on our campus and said this must End ASAP. That guy will use that against us in recruiting. For that reason alone it’s worth having a bigger name to stop that embarrassing stuff
Campbell yr 2 beat:
#3 Oklahoma on road
#4 TCU
#20 Memphis
Yr 3 beat:
#25 OK St
#6 WVU
Yr 4 beat:
#19 TX
Lost to #19 Iowa by 1
Lost to #9 OK by 1
Yr 5 beat:
#18 OK
#17 TX
#25 Oregon
Lost by 3 to #6 OK st
Lost by 6 to #10 OK in big 12 title game
Meanwhile at TN we been uncompetitive and getting our ass handed to us in big ranked games but this guy is underwhelming to a few posters...
I agree. I just think, as per usual, we convince ourselves that things have changed, and that some how magically all these great coaches are going to be interested in our opening and they will not be. And its going trickle down the list until it lands on someone with either no HC experience, a coordinator or someone at a smaller school.Then the excitement from the fan base will pop like a balloon. You don't let these names run and go get a coordinator.
Not really, stopping the Lane stuff is fine. But if we are talking Campbell and then you trot out another unproven coordinator the excitement is gone. If the hire is gonna be Elliott then push, Leipold
the thing about Campbell, that i even overlooked, is that he's been pretty consistent over a several year stretch. he's competitive at a high level, and has won enough big games to keep them relevant in the conf title talk, and they've avoided, for the most part, the embarrassing type losses.I mentioned Jimbo on Wednesday, when we were discussing who would be worth $7-8 million per year and close to realistic for us to get. I just don't see Campbell being worth that much money right now. He's at $3.5 million (wiki), we shouldn't have to double that to get him to Knoxville. I think he would be an 8-9 win coach here, which is better than what we've had. $4- 4.5 million is top dollar for Campbell, IMO.
*I'd rather give Freeze $4 million or Chadwell $2 million and get the 8-9 wins.
assuming he doesn't already have a place lined up...hope he at least finds out who the coach is. i mean hell, we never even really got to see him play.AP on Key
"Several people I’ve spoken to think he comes back but honestly reporting on the portal stuff is a no win. Kids change their minds a lot."