First thing is take away all the orange. No orange uni's, no orange helmets, no orange logos, no orange buildings, no orange stadium. Repaint everything crimson. Give them crimson uniforms, paint the locker room crimson and so on. Rename the team the "alabama whipping boys". You call them the alabama whipping boys over Butch's megaphone every chance you get. The media must use the term alabama whipping boys or get cut off. You tell them they are not allowed to call themselves Tennessee, because Tennessee is NOT alabama's whipping boys. You let them know they are going to get so pissed off when they see crimson they will want to break a chair over their head, because that's the way I feel. You tell them they will have to EARN the orange back, and eventually, if they get the job done, they can take pride in calling themselves Tennessee again, but not until they get the job done!
I want a guy who is either an offensive or defensive mastermind.... it just needs to be a system that works consistently and can incorporate young talent.
Justin Wilcox once said that his D scheme was simple for his guys to learn but hard for O's to read. That is what I would like to see.
1. Im all about winning. Im not a big rah rah guy. But, I do understand what good football is and what type of athletes it takes to win in this conference. I, of course, want to graduate good citizens that do well in the classroom. But, I know that the main yardstick that I will be judged by is wins and championships. And, thats the way that it should be.
2. I am not necessarily married to any particular offensive or defensive system. I dont believe that you should try to mold your players to systems but the other way around. I plan to hire coordinators and assistants that share that philosophy and can teach multiple schemes.
3. I hope to never insult your intelligence. I am familiar
with the history of Tennessee football. It has been done here and can be done again. We have everything that we need to be successful. You are an intelligent fan base. You know what good football looks like. I hope I will never pee on your shoes and tell you that its raining.
Now, I will take any and all questions.
(Please name some things you would want to hear. Thanks)