Thoughts on Dooley from a supporter

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Vols033

Vols033

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I am a supporter of UT football, so I will always be a supporter of whoever is coaching us. I wished Fulmer could've turned it around, but when he didn't I jumped on the lane train. When he jumped town I became a Dooley supporter and will continue to look at the glass half full till he either leaves or is fired. But, I can't honestly look at the field and think that we have anything remotely resembling a football team fielded this year. Yes I understand our situation, but how does no depth mean that Bama can come out of the half after players have rested and score 2 touchdowns in 6 plays? How many more consecutive weeks will we have to burn timeouts for the number of players on the field? Why are we trying to run a Texas Tech style offense with an o-line that can't pass block and 2 QB's who honestly suck right now? Why are we being so dang conservative when we have absolutely nothing to lose? Why do I have to watch our corners get burnt on quick slants and outs all game long? I'm not going to start seriously calling out this staff till we get some better players, but I would like to see some improvement in some very fundamental parts of the game. Here's to hoping for the best. GO VOLS!!!!!!
 
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Vols033 said:
I am a supporter of UT football, so I will always be a supporter of whoever is coaching us. I wished Fulmer could've turned it around, but when he didn't I jumped on the lane train. When he jumped town I became a Dooley supporter and will continue to look at the glass half full till he either leaves or is fired. But, I can't honestly look at the field and think that we have anything remotely resembling a football team fielded this year. Yes I understand our situation, but how does no depth mean that Bama can come out of the half after players have rested and score 2 touchdowns in 6 plays? How many more consecutive weeks will we have to burn timeouts for the number of players on the field? Why are we trying to run a Texas Tech style offense with an o-line that can't pass block and 2 QB's who honestly suck right now? Why are we being so dang conservative when we have absolutely nothing to lose? Why do I have to watch our corners get burnt on quick slants and outs all game long? I'm not going to start seriously calling out this staff till we get some better players, but I would like to see some improvement in some very fundamental parts of the game. Here's to hoping for the best. GO VOLS!!!!!!
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To be honest, it was probably our best shot. I do think Poole should have gotten some more carries, but to be fair, his productivity yesterday was based on one run and rushing against a prevent defense.
 
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TruthGeneral said:
Dooley is just A bad hire. We will be average or below for many years.
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I think the job was offered to some more coaches and the TURNED us down. Every one knew it was going to be rough for 2 or 3 yrs. Give Dooley credit for taking the job. OK who would you have hired.
 
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rickyyrs said:
I think the job was offered to some more coaches and the TURNED us down. Every one knew it was going to be rough for 2 or 3 yrs. Give Dooley credit for taking the job. OK who would you have hired.
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Interim coach route looks better and better.
 
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rickyyrs said:
I think the job was offered to some more coaches and the TURNED us down. Every one knew it was going to be rough for 2 or 3 yrs. Give Dooley credit for taking the job. OK who would you have hired.
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I don't get the whole give him credit for taking the job. If you're the coach at La Tech who wouldn't take that pay raise and get the keys to a program like Tennessee?
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The lack of creatvity is baffling. I was sure the log fg try was going to be a fake. Nope. Just more senseless decision making by Doofus.
 
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rickyyrs said:
I think the job was offered to some more coaches and the TURNED us down. Every one knew it was going to be rough for 2 or 3 yrs. Give Dooley credit for taking the job. OK who would you have hired.
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I would have hired somebody to replace "Summer's Eve" Hamilton! He screwed the whole situation up to the point that nobody that was high on anyone's list would take the job. Derek Dooley will work out but it will be in spite of Hamilton, not because of him.
 
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It's what happens when your coach is about the 8th option after the first 7 say "thanks, but no thanks"
 
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I will support Dooley and give him the time he deserves to turn it around but if we don't at least win 4 games this year and beat Vanderbilt and Memphis I will say it would be a very bad coaching job. I was expecting a bad season this year but anything worse than 4-8 is absolutly not acceptable, not even this year.

I understand we have no depth whatsoever but I do think there are some coaching staffs out there who could win 6 games with this team. If we don't make it toa a bowl and win at least 6 games next year, stop playing with the wrong amount of players etc he will get one more year after after that and thats it. Certainly we are no worse than Miss St was last year and they still won 5 games. Now look at Dan Mullen and where they are this year, 6-2. Wow. Bottom line we should at least be able to keep a few games semi-competitive, and play with a little discipline. Thats not too much to ask any year.
 
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You may love Fulmer or hate him, but he had nothing to do with who was hired to replace him. It's not just losing games, it's the position Hamilton has put our program in since that decision. No one has a crystal ball, but why make excuses for Hamilton's hiring decisions. Kiffin was bad, Pearl was bad, and Dooley is a question mark. With the program in such a vulnerable state, was Dooley right for the job? No way. It may turn out ok, but it was a penny pinching decision to save money. It was a decision which uses the fan bases loyality and trusts that the fan base would continue to come and support the team, which it has. This has all been pitched as rebuilding "years" not "year" because Hamilton made a bad hire in Kiffin in hindsight who left him at the alter. We needed a proven coach whose name alone would help bring in recruits, then, as we need one now. Everyone keeps saying look at Bama. Look at Bama. They spent money to get a proven coach wo is respected and has recruiting clout. If you're gonna fire Fulmer at least replace him with better coaches. Are Lane Kiffin and Derrick Dooley better coaches? Really?
 
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Joe Vols said:
You may love Fulmer or hate him, but he had nothing to do with who was hired to replace him. It's not just losing games, it's the position Hamilton has put our program in since that decision. No one has a crystal ball, but why make excuses for Hamilton's hiring decisions. Kiffin was bad, Pearl was bad, and Dooley is a question mark. With the program in such a vulnerable state, was Dooley right for the job? No way. It may turn out ok, but it was a penny pinching decision to save money. It was a decision which uses the fan bases loyality and trusts that the fan base would continue to come and support the team, which it has. This has all been pitched as rebuilding "years" not "year" because Hamilton made a bad hire in Kiffin in hindsight who left him at the alter. We needed a proven coach whose name alone would help bring in recruits, then, as we need one now. Everyone keeps saying look at Bama. Look at Bama. They spent money to get a proven coach wo is respected and has recruiting clout. If you're gonna fire Fulmer at least replace him with better coaches. Are Lane Kiffin and Derrick Dooley better coaches? Really?
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I agree.
 
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i hate this website at times !! let's dig up knute rockne and let him coach the fulmer follies !! give the man time for crying out loud. tennesee vol fans are the worst out there. a lot of people have said that on here !! :no: :no::no:
 
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how does the OP say we shouldnt be running a Texas Tech style offense in once sentence then in the very next sentence say we are to conservative? This is what I want to know.


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The fact that our team, my team has been outcoached in the 2nd half all season says nothing about the talent level of the players. It speaks volumes about the position that the coaches, who have shown they are totally unable to adapt to any situation, have put them in. Poor.
 
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Joe Vols said:
You may love Fulmer or hate him, but he had nothing to do with who was hired to replace him. It's not just losing games, it's the position Hamilton has put our program in since that decision. No one has a crystal ball, but why make excuses for Hamilton's hiring decisions. Kiffin was bad, Pearl was bad, and Dooley is a question mark. With the program in such a vulnerable state, was Dooley right for the job? No way. It may turn out ok, but it was a penny pinching decision to save money. It was a decision which uses the fan bases loyality and trusts that the fan base would continue to come and support the team, which it has. This has all been pitched as rebuilding "years" not "year" because Hamilton made a bad hire in Kiffin in hindsight who left him at the alter. We needed a proven coach whose name alone would help bring in recruits, then, as we need one now. Everyone keeps saying look at Bama. Look at Bama. They spent money to get a proven coach wo is respected and has recruiting clout. If you're gonna fire Fulmer at least replace him with better coaches. Are Lane Kiffin and Derrick Dooley better coaches? Really?
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Those who said be careful what you wish for look smarter and wiser with every game played.
 
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jfcspaniels said:
Don't give me the recuiting BS--- Why was Dooley hired ??????
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Because "Summer's Eve" Hamilton is a horrible manager and worse athletic director. When LK said that he would submit his name for USC "if" Carroll went to the NFL, Hamilton went to Colorado to ski. He didn't bother to put together a plan or consider alternatives. When it was announced, he took a plane back to Knoxville to START looking around. Those coaches that might have been better qualified were not interested in jumping into a boiling kettle as "desparate replacements." Had he put a plan in place ... just in case ... he might have been able to get a bigger name coach. Instead he reacted instead of acting and had to find a coach. He acted in desparation due to national signing day and managed to come up with a reasonable choice (perhaps). The bottom line is that he is 100% to blame for the downfall of UT football and those that blame Fulmer or others are just plain wrong. FIRE HAMILTON!
 
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