Todd Monken

[bpalmer28]

Lol no. Just reading between the lines. Like always UT is late to the prom. A lot of really good offense minds have been hired. And here we are. Zip

Should probably let it play out before getting upset.

 

[CA_Vol]

Hell I hope we find out he's much, much better than Butch.

Me and you both, my friend.

 

[butchna]

Should probably let it play out before getting upset.

Why wait? He’s funnier that way.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Oh boy, here we go again with the "code" words.. You never stop playing that "card" do ya?

Thats his go to when he runs out of arguments, ignore the fact that if Tee was such a great OC someone would have scooped him up by now or he wouldn't have lost his job to begin with.

 

[vol-un-tear]

Should probably let it play out before getting upset.

Yep I will wait. I’m afraid he’s going to hire Friend.

 

[zydane47]

At this point, you can’t really believe this?

Do you really believe he has quietly offered a whole bunch of coaches and everyone of them have said no? I mean money alone one of them would bite.

 

[waddellba]

Hire Tee.... Then let Eric Berry meet him over the middle.

 

[DaddyChad]

Lol no. Just reading between the lines. Like always UT is late to the prom. A lot of really good offense minds have been hired. And here we are. Zip

How hard is it to hire a YES man to micromanage though? IF Pruitt was simply interested in hiring someone he could control it wouldn't be hard to hire someone to fit that bill.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Hell I hope we find out he's much, much better than Butch.

Setting the bar high, eh?

 

[CA_Vol]

What are his conditions?

 

[m1al]

I'm glad Pruitt is taking his time if for no other reason than it drives the armchair coaches of the year and the LOM crazy...

 

[bpalmer28]

Yep I will wait. I’m afraid he’s going to hire Friend.

That would suck, but it seems to me like he'd of already made the hire if he were going that route. Why wait 7 weeks to promote from within? Doesn't make sense.

 

[butchna]

Seriously? I recall nothing even suggesting the unacceptable attitudes/slurs you reference.

To me, Tee Martin is remembered as an all-time great VFL with a NC among his multiple achievements while in Knoxville. As a coach, his record has had mixed results. Nevertheless, it was reported that he was offered one or more opportunities during the last 20 years to come home as a coach and that the opportunities were declined for better offers elsewhere and so he and his family could stay in the Los Angeles area.

So, maybe I'm completely misinformed, but I think he was offered opportunities by UT and he chose to decline it (or them), as is his right. That choice does nothing to diminish his legendary role as a Vol.

The latest that was reported was that he wouldn’t interview for an OC position. Only the HC. Course that was when he still had a job.

 

[Jack Burton]

Nothing like floating a pipe dream coach, then hiring your college roommate.

Go Vols.

 

[Vol737]

Is the oc search still going as planned?

Well, if you mean there was no real plan to begin with then yes, I'd say it's going along swimmingly!

 

[BigBadVol]

Please explain.

He has said some things in the past that were not very flattering of UT especially when his son was being recruited. He has stated that he was not interested in any coaching position at UT unless it was head coach. That’s his desire and that would be toxic to our program right now. Yet he’s willing to accept coordinator positions at other schools. I believe he believes that UT owes him something and they don’t. JMO.

 

[VolNExile]

So, plaintively asking...

Although I saw a few mentions, could we have some sort of discussion about Monken, who is in the thread title? Not about Tee, not about Pruitt, not about the long history of UT and coaches searches, but about Monken as a possible candidate?

I don't pay a lot of attention to pro ball, especially coaching staffs, so any summary including why he might be a good fit here would be gratefully appreciated.

 

[CINCYVOL]

My only issue with Monken is he has not been overly successful reaching Jameis Winston. Jameis has regressed quite a bit. He is currently ranked as the #16 QB in the NFL. As a caveat, I am not sure anyone could have done better, as Winston is his own worst enemy.

You have to take into consideration that Jameis is a moron.

 

[m1al]

So, plaintively asking...

Although I saw a few mentions, could we have some sort of discussion about Monken, who is in the thread title? Not about Tee, not about Pruitt, not about the long history of UT and coaches searches, but about Monken as a possible candidate?

I don't pay a lot of attention to pro ball, especially coaching staffs, so any summary including why he might be a good fit here would be gratefully appreciated.

NO... Absolutely not.. Against unwritten VolNation rules.....

 

[DaddyChad]

So, plaintively asking...

Although I saw a few mentions, could we have some sort of discussion about Monken, who is in the thread title? Not about Tee, not about Pruitt, not about the long history of UT and coaches searches, but about Monken as a possible candidate?

I don't pay a lot of attention to pro ball, especially coaching staffs, so any summary including why he might be a good fit here would be gratefully appreciated.

Essentially there's no chance. Monken will have plenty of NFL opportunities. Unless he just wants to come back to college.

 

[vegasvolfan]

Pruitt also still interested in Tee.

If Tee comes here as CoOC it will be him and Will Friend and our fab base will not be happy.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Those of you saying you don't want Tee here, you are insane. Tee would be a hell of a recruiter here. He's not going to come here as the lone OC. At best he might come in as a Co-OC, which very well could work, depending on who he is paired with.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Those of you saying you don't want Tee here, you are insane. Tee would be a hell of a recruiter here. He's not going to come here as the lone OC. At best he might come in as a Co-OC, which very well could work, depending on who he is paired with.

Every condition you just mentioned is one to which Tee will not agree (at least, not yet). See how this works?

 

[bicenTENNial]

Chris Low mentioned Tee this morning as a potential co-oc/position coach. I would like him as a wr coach. Low thinks an announcement within a week. But who knows at this point.

Weak

 

[GOVOLS 1]

Since Pruitt is the Head Coach, He should hire who he wants, not the fans