Tennessee not an Attractive Job(article)

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With the sanctions, I could understand people being hesitant to want to coach here.

That being said, we can pay a lot of money(exactly how much is something I don't know), have a 20,000 seat arena, and have some of the best basketball facilities in the country, not to mention, an alumni base who has a reinvigorated commitment to the men's basketball program.
 
#3
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Our history and potentially weak roster for next season means we're a mediocre program? Mmkay. Stupid article.
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"What exactly does Tennessee offer (assuming equal money) that these schools do not? "

And there you go. "Here is a video of our awesome facilities. Here is a list of all the players we've pulled from the Atlanta area in recent years. Here is a suitcase full of money. Sure we can't fly you to Knoxville, just to look around?"

We have a $100m AD budget. Now is the time to use it to shut nimrods like this up and prove that Tennessee is serious about basketball.
 
#5
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Undoubtedly the second most important hire Mike Hamilton will make, will be Pearl's replacement. Even with the above stated positives, it will require a special person with thick skin, to take on the task of reconstruction.

Best of luck.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
"What exactly does Tennessee offer (assuming equal money) that these schools do not? "

And there you go. "Here is a video of our awesome facilities. Here is a list of all the players we've pulled from the Atlanta area in recent years. Here is a suitcase full of money. Sure we can't fly you to Knoxville, just to look around?"

We have a $100m AD budget. Now is the time to use it to shut nimrods like this up and prove that Tennessee is serious about basketball.
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Exactly right. Great post.
 
#7
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wonder what his article would have said after we fired Buzz. It's been proven that it is possible. The rest of his article was just to hit the minimum word count
 
#8
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Disagree with everything in this article except for the obvious part about potential NCAA sanctions.

1. Who cares what Tennessee basketball was before Pearl got here? Pearl showed the country that you CAN win at Tennessee. So the mediocrity before him shouldn't scare any coach who knows they are capable of recruiting.

2. The roster does look bad coming in, but the roster wasn't stacked with All-Americans when Bruce got here, and look at what he did.

3. The line about this is a football school and anything people care about with basketball is secondary. False. It USED to be that way. After being top 5 in attendance nationally over Pearl's tenure, and from obvious conversation with other Tennessee fans over the past 6 years, it is obvious that this just is not the case anymore.

In my opinion, the only two things that are going to scare potential coaches from taking the Tenn job are the potential sanctions and the uncertainty with the AD. Unfortunately, those are two MAJOR question marks. This article was just written by some national pundit who hasn't paid any attention to the atmosphere surrounding UT bball over the past 6 years, but was asked to write up an article that is junior at best.
 
#9
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If you're willing to pony up to build the Pratt Pavilion and renovate TBA, it would incomprehensibly stupid now to go cheap on the hire. This is where you can end these lazy "Tennessee cares more about football and women's basketball" stories forever.
 
#10
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I think that the Tennessee HC job would be very attractive. The coach will have time to get the players he wants and put his system into place.
 
#11
#11
Dumb. The line about how people may care more about the Lady Vols than the men's if the Lady Vols are doing well and the "above average" facilities was just ignorant.
 
#13
#13
The sky is Falling! The sky is Falling!!!



What a bunch of Chicken Littles!!!


We now have a AD who wants basketball to be successful. We will get a good coach, We will be back in the NCAA Tourny soon. Pearl did a good job and I am thankful for what he did, but he is not bigger that the program.


We will be BACK!!!!!!!!!!:dance::dance:
 
#14
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They had Jimmy Dykes on The Herd this morning.

Said that Tennessee has the best facilities in all of college basketball.
 
#15
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also why no mention of Dickey in the entire article? Wonder if he even knows the name
 
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LawVol13 said:
Exactly right. Great post.
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It is right. But, unfortunately, MH has not handled the two high-profile terminations that he has executed well at all (and that is putting it very lightly). I understand that there are other factors at play, but I think that the reason we have had a hard time (twice!) trying to get a big-name football coach is because potential hires look at Fulmer's resume and know that even if they have significant success, they aren't going to be shown much loyalty by Mikey (don't flame me, I 100% agree that it was time for Fulmer to go...I'm just speculating on what potential hires might be thinking).

Similarly, potential MBB hires can now see that Pearl was very successful and that the administration pledged support for him, only to backtrack and send him packing (again, I'm not saying that it wasn't the right decision...I'm just speculating on what potential hires might be thinking).

So, we can have all the money in the world and the best facilities, but I don't think that any high profile coaches (of any sport) look at UT and see a place where they can be comfortable for a significant period of time.
 
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TooLegit2Quit said:
Our history and potentially weak roster for next season means we're a mediocre program? Mmkay. Stupid article.
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18 tournament appearances(16-18) in over 100 years of playing and no final fours? Not exactly the greatest history.
 
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MTSUDaff said:
In my opinion, the only two things that are going to scare potential coaches from taking the Tenn job are the potential sanctions and the uncertainty with the AD. Unfortunately, those are two MAJOR question marks.
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"We understand there appears to be some uncertainty around this situation, coach, but we want you to know that Tennessee is sincerely committed to being a major player in college basketball. And to compensate you for some of the program's apparent uncertainty, we'd be happy to provide you with a very high degree of personal security. Let's go into this conference room where you can meet Mr. Haslam."
 
#19
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Most coaches are smart people and will do a little more research on a potential job destination than read some blogger's article.

I think most successful people know how bad Fulmers' record was post 2001 and what a sack of crap Pearl is.
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KingNick865 said:
They had Jimmy Dykes on The Herd this morning.

Said that Tennessee has the best facilities in all of college basketball.
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Well that is encouraging. I hope that we can use those to our advantage.

I am glad I posted this because all the comments make me feel better! We just better be ready to fork out some money for sure.
 
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daltonvol said:
It is right. But, unfortunately, MH has not handled the two high-profile terminations that he has executed well at all (and that is putting it very lightly). I understand that there are other factors at play, but I think that the reason we have had a hard time (twice!) trying to get a big-name football coach is because potential hires look at Fulmer's resume and know that even if they have significant success, they aren't going to be shown much loyalty by Mikey (don't flame me, I 100% agree that it was time for Fulmer to go...I'm just speculating on what potential hires might be thinking).
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Having high expectations should be expected. Having no expectations for your program would be a reason I wouldn't want to take the job if I was a potential coach.
 
#22
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daltonvol said:
It is right. But, unfortunately, MH has not handled the two high-profile terminations that he has executed well at all (and that is putting it very lightly). I understand that there are other factors at play, but I think that the reason we have had a hard time (twice!) trying to get a big-name football coach is because potential hires look at Fulmer's resume and know that even if they have signigicant success, they aren't going to be shown much loyalty by Mikey (don't flame me, I 100% agree that it was time for Fulmer to go...I'm just speculating on what potential hires might be thinking).

Similarly, potential MBB hires can now see that Pearl was very successful and that the administration pledged support for him, only to backtract and send him packing (again, I'm not saying that it wasn't the right decision...I'm just speculating on what potential hires might be thinking).

So, we can have all the money in the world and the best facilities, but I don't think that any high profile coaches (of any sport) look at UT and see a place where they can be comfortable for a significant period of time.
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Every coach knows that there's no stability in the college game. It's a business.
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Yankee_Vol said:
18 tournament appearances(16-18) in over 100 years of playing and no final fours? Not exactly the greatest history.
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Why does history matter when its obvious things are completely different in the present?
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Heebs said:
Why does history matter when its obvious things are completely different in the present?
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So are you saying we aren't guaranteed to be a top football program in the future because of our history!

CRAP!:banghead2:
 
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Vercingetorix said:
"What exactly does Tennessee offer (assuming equal money) that these schools do not? "

And there you go. "Here is a video of our awesome facilities. Here is a list of all the players we've pulled from the Atlanta area in recent years. Here is a suitcase full of money. Sure we can't fly you to Knoxville, just to look around?"

We have a $100m AD budget. Now is the time to use it to shut nimrods like this up and prove that Tennessee is serious about basketball.
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You are exactly right except the likelihood of us ponying up on the front end is not likely. 3 Yrs into the job maybe. I will be shocked if it doesnt go this way.
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