The Athletic: Feldman reports Peyton involved in new hire. Wildcard Bill O'Brien

[alvinkamara]

I like O'Brien given our situation but am against giving the bammers one thin dime for his services

 

[bpalmer28]

"Sources told The Athletic's Bruce Feldman that Peyton Manning will be involved in the decision. Louisiana's Billy Napier and Charlotte's Will Healy could both be approached, but if the Vols elect to hire a coordinator again, Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott would be the most likely candidate. One wild card: former Texans coach Bill O'Brien, who helped rebuild Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. "

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Healy - YES
Napier - Meh. Okay.
Elliott - NO. Head coaches only.
O'Brien - NO

 

[BUCCnVOLfan]

yes when O'brien went to Houston

Oh okay gotcha. Thank you

 

[Nasavol]

Why Healy?

Because he is a helluva coach.

 

[tennesseeduke]

You do realize what he took over don’t you?

That Penn St. situation was the dumpster fire of all dumpster fires and he righted the ship.

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

That should be the second or third tier of candidates.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Because he is a helluva coach.

What has he won?

 

[tennesseeduke]

Oh okay gotcha. Thank you

He's only remembered for his time with Texans. Dude absolutely saved Penn St.

 

[Nasavol]

What has he won?

Some football games

 

[Border Vol]

Just curious, why?

I do not want an NFL coach being Tennessee head football coach.

 

[bpalmer28]

i'm like you brother that **** makes no sense!!!!! WHY???????????????????

Former FCS National Coach of the year then took Chalotte to their first bowl ever.

 

[Hubbard]

That Penn St. situation was the dumpster fire of all dumpster fires and he righted the ship.

I'm not sure he would want to fix another dumpster fire.

 

[howie87]

So you missed the whole Penn State NCAA child rape scandal that caused half the roster to quit and got them hammered by the NCAA? He dealt with that and had two winning seasons.

He took the Texans from 2-14 to 9-7 in his first year. Ryan Fitzpatrick was his "elite" QB.

Lmao, like Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't a completely servicable QB... Dude went 10-6 with the Dolphins this year lmao... Get real... The Penn St. thing is such an exaggeration it's not even funny... Like I said, he did a SERVICABLE job... He didn't let it fall into a catastrophy... Dude is not elite...

 

[bpalmer28]

Why Healy?

Former FCS National Coach of the year then took Chalotte to their first bowl ever.

 

[tennesseeduke]

I'm not sure he would want to fix another dumpster fire.

Agreed!

 

[Boston Vol]

I’m only familiar with O’Brien and his losing record at Houston....

What losing record was that? O’Brien wasn’t the issue.

 

[Border Vol]

Wasted time listening to Bruce Feldman he's so arrogant that he's hard to listen to.

 

[Panthro]

Peyton will be THE deciding factor when it comes to both hires.

What's that you say?? He was in on the Currie hire? Welp...

 

[golfballs]

The NFL is a different game. Look at Steve Spurrier and Nick Saban

 

[Jax_Vol]

IDK why people act like Peyton is some kind of savior. He was involved in John Currie becoming AD.

The funny socks threw Peytie Pie off the trail

 

[Boston Vol]

I’m fine without fickle or chadwell. Herman and freeze should definitely be on the list though.

Tennessee is going to be charged with multiple level 1 violations by the NCAA. That pretty much ends any chance of Freeze being the next coach.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Some football games

22-31. He did some nice things at Austin Peay. This would be another bargain bin hire. Doesn’t mean he would be bad, but UT has been their own worst enemy by hiring coaches that have to learn how to win in the SEC. It would be nice if the university would hire a coach that doesn’t need training wheels.

 

[RollllTide]

YES!
Thank you Vol Nation. Get your popcorn ready!
BOB? Freeze maybe!?!

 

[BUCCnVOLfan]

What losing record was that? O’Brien wasn’t the issue.

Maybe the keyword “losing” should be changed to average..

 

[golfballs]

Peyton will be THE deciding factor when it comes to both hires.

What's that you say?? He was in on the Currie hire? Welp...

UT leadership was a total **** show at the time. His boss Bev Davenport was an absolute moron. Currie seems to be respected by many outside of Tennessee, and somehow landed an AD gig at a power 5 school.