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I would like to get both Rocker and Rumph if possible. Both are great coaches and the defensive line is the most important position for determining success in the SEC, in my opinion. Pay them both.

I don't see Hobby as a realistic candidate. His line is dominating the NFL and he's on his way to getting a coordinator gig somewhere.
 
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appyvol said:
Tennessee could end up with an offensive coordinator from the Southern California coaching staff after all.

Per multiple sources USC quarterbacks coach Tyson Helton has emerged as a candidate for the offensive coordinator position on Jeremy Pruitt's coaching staff at Tennessee.

Those same sources have indicated to GoVols247 on Thursday morning that Helton is expected to get a job offer from Pruitt and the Vols and would likely accept the position if offered.

Pruitt was officially announced as Tennessee's new head coach, replacing Butch Jones, in a press release Thursday morning. Pruitt will be introduced during a 6 p.m. Eastern Time press conference at Neyland Stadium.

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Tyson Helton (Photo: 247Sports)
Helton, 38, has been on staff at USC since January 2016, working under his older brother and Trojans head coach Clay Helton.

He previously worked at Western Kentucky as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014-15.

Tyson Helton played quarterback at Houston and began his coaching career at Hawaii before spending three seasons (2004-06) as the tight ends coach/special teams coordinator at Memphis, six seasons (2007-12) as the quarterbacks coach at UAB and one season (2013) at Cincinnati as the tight ends coach/special teams coordinator.

At USC, Helton has coached quarterback Sam Darnold the last two years.

As a sophomore this season, Darnold was 13th nationally in passing, throwing for 3,787 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was intercepted 12 times and has a passer rating of 151.01.

Darnold was 45th nationally in passing as a freshman in 2015, throwing for 3,086 yards, 31 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Second-year USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin — Tennessee’s national championship-winning quarterback during the 1998 season — won’t be part of Pruitt’s new staff in Knoxville according to an ESPN report Wednesday night.
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Jimmy Football said:
Run game/Pass game coordinators?

Also, would be cool to have a best friend named "Friend."
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That's what I was thinking too.

Friend - Co-OC (Run game coordinator) / OL
Helton - Co-OC (Pass game coordinator) / QB
Gillespie - RB

Throw in some combination of Lupoi, Rocker, Thompson, Fair, Hobby, and Sherrer, and we finally have a legit SEC staff.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
I would like to get both Rocker and Rumph if possible. Both are great coaches and the defensive line is the most important position for determining success in the SEC, in my opinion. Pay them both.

I don't see Hobby as a realistic candidate. His line is dominating the NFL and he's on his way to getting a coordinator gig somewhere.
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Coordinator at UT
 
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LotteryPick said:
Why don't you now?
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Dude has been fired many times. Maybe he's such an alpha he can only be a HC, but sometimes that means he's not mature or professional enough to be the face of a program. Just don't like first time HC in the SEC. Kirby studied under Saban for a long, long time. I think that's why he's the exception. Odds aren't in our favor for success of a first time HC. An all star staff will help me feel much better about it though. HC and coordinator have some overlap, but they're two completely different jobs
 
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Kingston Vol said:
247 says an OC candidate is emerging but you cats are slacking and haven't brought it over yet.
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Tennessee could end up with an offensive coordinator from the Southern California coaching staff after all.

Per multiple sources USC quarterbacks coach Tyson Helton has emerged as a candidate for the offensive coordinator position on Jeremy Pruitt's coaching staff at Tennessee.

Those same sources have indicated to GoVols247 on Thursday morning that Helton is expected to get a job offer from Pruitt and the Vols and would likely accept the position if offered.

Pruitt was officially announced as Tennessee's new head coach, replacing Butch Jones, in a press release Thursday morning. Pruitt will be introduced during a 6 p.m. Eastern Time press conference at Neyland Stadium.


Tyson Helton (Photo: 247Sports)
Helton, 38, has been on staff at USC since January 2016, working under his older brother and Trojans head coach Clay Helton.

He previously worked at Western Kentucky as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2014-15.

Tyson Helton played quarterback at Houston and began his coaching career at Hawaii before spending three seasons (2004-06) as the tight ends coach/special teams coordinator at Memphis, six seasons (2007-12) as the quarterbacks coach at UAB and one season (2013) at Cincinnati as the tight ends coach/special teams coordinator.

At USC, Helton has coached quarterback Sam Darnold the last two years.

As a sophomore this season, Darnold was 13th nationally in passing, throwing for 3,787 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was intercepted 12 times and has a passer rating of 151.01.

Darnold was 45th nationally in passing as a freshman in 2015, throwing for 3,086 yards, 31 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Second-year USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin — Tennessee’s national championship-winning quarterback during the 1998 season — won’t be part of Pruitt’s new staff in Knoxville according to an ESPN report Wednesday night.
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Vols410 said:
That's what I was thinking too.

Friend - Co-OC (Run game coordinator) / OL
Helton - Co-OC (Pass game coordinator) / QB
Gillespie - RB

Throw in some combination of Lupoi, Rocker, Thompson, Fair, Hobby, and Sherrer, and we finally have a legit SEC staff.
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Who calls plays in that situation?
 
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WarMachine said:
hold the ladder and I'll take my pocket knife up there and cut that SOB down.
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Will Friend has put players in the NFL. Helton is going to run a pro-style system. Jeremy Pruitt is a great recruiter.

Don't sleep on getting Cade and Lawrence to make a move back to Knoxville. Cade is a Vol legacy and Trevor grew up a Tennessee fan. I work in sales. These "customers" want to buy, they just want to be given a deal they think is good. We can give them that deal now.

We can get them in the league AND sell them that they'll start from Day 1. No other school offers both of those things.
 
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butchna said:
There were some suspicious posters (Volfan1707, PeytonManningwoo) crying for Schiano, everywhere else I saw solidarity! I Tweeted the AD, President, Beverly et al. Jumped on multiple scathing articles about our fanbase and stated how proud I was at OUR fanbase. I wear my Vols gear even more to invite comments. Your post read like a calling out and I felt like it was off-base. If you intended otherwise, apologies but post better! :hi:
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I'll let you review my drafts before I post --- just to be sure it meets your standards. lol

You can take my comments however you like. I'm just stating facts. Sometimes it takes a revolutionary attitude -- i.e. crazies -- to affect change. I don't mean simply complaining to other people on a message board. I mean contacting legislators -- relentlessly for hours -- and showing up at the stadium to protest 90 minutes after the leak.

I'm proud of the movement that stopped Schiano and ousted Currie. UT fans changed the landscape of coaching hires forever. School admins will pay attention to their constituency during these searches from now on. The people who buy tickets and apparel now have a voice.
 
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AAVFL said:
Didn't he also work with Butch at Cincinnati?
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Don't think so. He was at Cinci for one year (2013). That was Tubby, wasn't it?

Played QB at Houston

Hawaii (GA, ST)
Memphis (TE/ST)
UAB (QB, RB)
Cincinatti (TE/ST
Western Kentucky (OC)

I think I have that right.
 
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jave36 said:
Dude has been fired many times. Maybe he's such an alpha he can only be a HC, but sometimes that means he's not mature or professional enough to be the face of a program. Just don't like first time HC in the SEC. Kirby studied under Saban for a long, long time. I think that's why he's the exception. Odds aren't in our favor for success of a first time HC. An all star staff will help me feel much better about it though. HC and coordinator have some overlap, but they're two completely different jobs
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Who has been fired many times?
 
#1,218
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All these years I've love grilled asparagus with butter and garlic..

Shame I have to let you go now

#Wehardlyknewye
 
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Second-year USC offensive coordinator Tee Martin — Tennessee’s national championship-winning quarterback during the 1998 season — won’t be part of Pruitt’s new staff in Knoxville according to an ESPN report Wednesday night.


Sounds like you can stick my ban bet in the trash hall monitor Ziti but you never forget....mmmmkay?
 
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