So it's obvious. We still haven't attracted a top coach.

[VegasVol]

Dantonio makes 3.6 million a year

USA Today lists his pay at $5.6M, second only to Saban.

 

[rocytop2624]

Next coach gold find would be texas tech head coach kliff kinsbury

 

[outofstatevol]

Some of you aren't going to like this, but here goes. Alabama rules football, and Kentucky rules basketball in the SEC, so I guess you can say they are our main competitors. What did they do to put themselves back on top after some years of mediocrity? They went out and got the best coach available, and didn't spare the money. Like it or not, they are the best at what they do. They came into their respective programs and started winning IMMEDIATELY. There was none of this "wait till year", or "brick by brick" crap. Now, what did WE do after years of mediocrity....we went and hired an UNKNOWN mid-major coach, who just happened to have the ability to sell himself off as being the next Nick Saban to our AD. That's the difference between programs that "have" it, and programs who don't. Bama and UK know what it takes to win, the powers to be in Knoxville apparently don't.

 

[LWSVOL]

UT won't pay the $$ for a top tier coach.

this is true

Who are top tier coaches that we should hire? There are not that many top tier coaches that would come here from where they are now for any amount of money

Saban - no

Stoops - no

Harbaugh - no

who else?

 

[Nashvol2]

Next coach gold find would be texas tech head coach kliff kinsbury

One name that I can behind.

 

[McDad]

this is true

Who are top tier coaches that we should hire? There are not that many top tier coaches that would come here from where they are now for any amount of money

Saban - no

Stoops - no

Harbaugh - no

who else?

There are a handful of coordinators with extremely good track records over several years; sometimes with different teams. There are also a few head coaches who are on the hot seat. They are terrific coordinators but didn't get the job done as a head coach. These types of finds are our most viable option at this point.

 

[theFallGuy]

You could get any head coach to eat dog sh!t right off the grass if you paid him enough money. This situation is ALL about money.

Alabama, after a decade of losing, backed up the dump truck of cash to Nick Saban's house and said "you WILL be our head coach. How much do you need?"

Alabama gets the recruits, not because the state of Alabama has so much more talent, but because they have a coach who knows how to win and a fan base that EXPECTS nothing less.

What SEC program's fans dont have the expectation to win every year? Maybe Vandy? That's it.

This isnt about team history, its not about crazy fans, its not about how much talent is in the state. Tennessee has pulled great players from all over the country. Its about money.

'Bama got lucky at the right time as Saban wanted to get out of the NFL and Shula was fired before the season was over. Having lots of cash was a plus.

 

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