Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[MidTNVolunteer]

The more days pass without an announcement, the more I lean to being a coach thats still playing football... albeit NFL or College

 

[GoBigOrangeVols]

Per 247, Briles and Pruitt are expected to meet in the next couple days and could "as early as tomorrow."
Vols expected to interview OC candidates soon

Finally, some real news from a real reporter and not just speculation.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Here we go....

Per 247 Kendal Briles has emerged as a leading candidate for OC along with Enos. Briles will interview maybe as soon as tomorrow

Lets Go!!!!!

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Here we go....

Per 247 Kendal Briles has emerged as a leading candidate for OC along with Enos. Briles will interview maybe as soon as tomorrow

Did Briles not just get a pay increase up to 2.1 mill? I'm not sure we'd pay that for a coordinator.

 

[GoBigOrangeVols]

Did Briles not just get a pay increase up to 2.1 mill? I'm not sure we'd pay that for a coordinator.

That's over 3 years if I'm reading it correctly. Not per season.

 

[jkleno]

Here we go....

Per 247 Kendal Briles has emerged as a leading candidate for OC along with Enos. Briles will interview maybe as soon as tomorrow

Briles just signed a contract extension 2 days ago @Houston.

 

[VFL10]

Kendall Briles?! Man I love Jeremy Pruitt! Let's go boys!

 

[Ron Swanson]

Briles would be fun. We’d certainly score a lot of points.

 

[Kurtastrophe]

I didn't realize Briles was OC for Kiff in 2017. He has had two stellar offenses in a row.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

It's getting real now. Hugh Freeze was fake news.

 

[GoBigOrangeVols]

Briles would be fun. We’d certainly score a lot of points.

Doesn't seem in line with Pruitt's ball control style though. Enos does.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Briles just signed a contract extension 2 days ago @Houston.

And roughly $800,000 buys him out of that contract.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

It's getting real now. Hugh Freeze was fake news.

It really was which is insane. VN is crazy and we eat everything up.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

It really was which is insane. VN is crazy and we eat everything up.

We do. I'm guilty of it

 

[jkleno]

Briles should have been interviewed a week ago if CJP was interested in him. Something tells me somebody went south in a hurry.

 

[ob79]

So... Auburn can't hire Freeze, Bama isn't hiring Freeze it doesn't appear, and FSU isn't hiring Freeze. Clearly the Freeze noise was from his people and he was not a serious candidate here.

What I'm curious about is whether Freeze over estimated his chances here, stalled, allowed JP to do more digging, who in turn uncovered something that either Freeze hasn't been forthcoming about or completely omitted. And whether that is why other programs have cooled significantly on him now...

The farther away we get from potentiality hiring Freeze, the more comfortable I am. If he still has skeletons in his closet, let another program take the heat if/when they hire him.

 

[WinginFlorida]

We should be more jaded, not more gullible.

It's hard to argue against being skeptical or taking a "prove it to me" posture, it really is.

Personally speaking, I enjoy most every sport...especially team sports...and I follow my favorite teams enthusiastically and faithfully. At the end of the day, however, it's entertainment and enjoyment to me. And as disappointing as things have been at UT over recent years, I still want to be an eternal optimist as I enjoy it more when I am.

I'm afraid if I become too jaded, the enjoyment...even in good times...will be minimized or affected and I simply don't want that.

Admittedly, if I was a donor or season ticket holder, I might very well look at things somewhat differently. But, I still feel I'd be as big a fan as I am now and would look forward to each and every game....and each and every fall...they just wouldn't get as much of my money.

I guess the best way to explain it is my favorite teams will always have my fandom from an emotional perspective...but perhaps not financially.

 

[Mike4Vols]

And roughly $800,000 buys him out of that contract.

We could use the money we get from Helton's buyout for Briles buyout.

I'm a problem solver.

 

[Kurtastrophe]

It really was which is insane. VN is crazy and we eat everything up.

To be fair, I've never seen Low get faked out like this before.

 

[jkleno]

And roughly $800,000 buys him out of that contract.

Ouch. That will not happen.

 

[BucVol98]

And roughly $800,000 buys him out of that contract.

That's not bad, bring him on so I can quit worrying about this bull**** lol

 

[jpope9]

Did Briles not just get a pay increase up to 2.1 mill? I'm not sure we'd pay that for a coordinator.

That's over 3 years. We paid helton 1.2 per year.

 

[volfaninpa]

Is the roller coaster going back up?

 

[jkleno]

UTAD will NOT hire Briles with a $800,000 buy out when he could have been interviewed/hired 1 week ago without the buyout.

 

[ob79]

What I'm curious about is whether Freeze over estimated his chances here, stalled, allowed JP to do more digging, who in turn uncovered something that either Freeze hasn't been forthcoming about or completely omitted. And whether that is why other programs have cooled significantly on him now...

The farther away we get from potentiality hiring Freeze, the more comfortable I am. If he still has skeletons in his closet, let another program take the heat if/when they hire him.

Edited for clarity.