Tony Elliott Appears To Be a Target

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Eastknox865 said:
Hiring a coach with HC experience doesn't guarantee anything. Hiring the right coach at the right time that can put together a great staff and develop players is what's most important.
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In the 2000-2020 timeframe Oklahoma, Texas, USC, Florida State, Ohio State, Miami, Penn State, Florida, Clemson, Nebraska, Georgia, Washington and Notre Dame have hired coordinators/position coaches as their HC. Yet somehow we are above that.

Supreme irony, the two winningest coaches ever here, Neyland and Fulmer, were assistants that took the head coaching job.
 
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Lol poor Danny White, guy has no idea what he got himself into here.

I can see him waking up at 2AM for a glass of water, thinking “I’ll check Volnation, let’s see how the fanbase is doing.....”

“Wow... I’m getting blasted because apparently I hired..... Tony Elliot? Isn’t that the Clemson OC?”
 
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ITSGR82BATNVOL said:
No idea if its Elliott or not but...
1) Highly, highly respected as a coach and individual
2) Clemson's running backs n now offense n general has been pretty darn good with him coaching both.
3) He turned down 2 OC offers n the NFL after Clemson lost to OSU this year b the semi's, which he missed btw due to covid protocol.
4) He virtually guarantees we sign Ty Simpson n the 2021 class.
5) Just pointing out facts b4 the haters riot lol.
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I think Tony Elliott probably has a bright future. I dont think he'd be the right hire for the current dumpster fire situation we have. Honestly, I think we'd be sitting in the same boat in 3 to 4 years and Tony would be damaging his stock.

Probably a good coach, but not the right set of skills(yet) for what this program is about to embark on.
 
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MRobVFL said:
I think Tony Elliott probably has a bright future. I dont think he'd be the right hire for the current dumpster fire situation we have. Honestly, I think we'd be sitting in the same boat in 3 to 4 years and Tony would be damaging his stock.

Probably a good coach, but not the right set of skills(yet) for what this program is about to embark on.
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That’s my feelings on it. I’d have a completely different view of this if the program was rolling along pretty good. I just think this is too big of a dumpster fire for a first time HC to put out. I’d be willing to bet he will be successful at whatever school he goes to after Tennessee.
 
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MRobVFL said:
I think Tony Elliott probably has a bright future. I dont think he'd be the right hire for the current dumpster fire situation we have. Honestly, I think we'd be sitting in the same boat in 3 to 4 years and Tony would be damaging his stock.

Probably a good coach, but not the right set of skills(yet) for what this program is about to embark on.
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Possibly, but if fans think a highly successful, sitting HC, is going to come here, not knowing what's to come sanction wise, they r both delusional and plain ignorant.
 
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VolArmy74 said:
Unqualified coaches per Vol Nation.
Phil Fulmer 1992
Bob Stoops 1999
Mike Leach 2000
Mark Richt 2001
Urban Meyer 2001
Jim Harbaugh 2004
Chris Petersen 2006
Dabo Swinney 2008
Jimbo Fisher 2009
Dan Mullen 2009
Bill O'Brien 2012
Lincoln Riley 2017
Kirby Smart 2018
Ryan Day 2019

Every coordinator is bad because Pruitt sucked.
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As I’d commented in another thread, if the program wasn’t in such terrible shape I’d have a completely different view of things. I just feel like UT is too big of a dumpster fire for a first time HC to put out. I’d be willing to bet that he will be successful at whatever school he goes to after Tennessee.
 
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DWright39 said:
As I’d commented in another thread, if the program wasn’t in such terrible shape I’d have a completely different view of things. I just feel like UT is too big of a dumpster fire for a first time HC to put out. I’d be willing to bet that he will be successful at whatever school he goes to after Tennessee.
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Many of the guys on that list took over dumpster fires. Fisher and Stoops did and won titles quickly.
 
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Boston Vol said:
It just makes zero sense to me. Within 48 hours of being named AD you hire a guy with zero HC experience?
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One of the reasons White was hired was he told Plowman and Boyd he had offensive minded candidates ready to roll out quickly. They are trying to get this done as quickly as possible for signing day and portal reasons.
 
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Well, at least we can't be accused of not hiring a minority as a head coach....MS State was lauded back in the day for
hiring Sly Croom.....his teams whipped bammer twice
 
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VolArmy74 said:
One of the reasons White was hired was he told Plowman and Boyd he had offensive minded candidates ready to roll out quickly. They are trying to get this done as quickly as possible for signing day and portal reasons.
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How do you know this? I'm not necessarily doubting you, but I don't think Donde Plowman has much of a background in football for that to have been a determining factor in his hiring.
 
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ITSGR82BATNVOL said:
Possibly, but if fans think a highly successful, sitting HC, is going to come here, not knowing what's to come sanction wise, they r both delusional and plain ignorant.
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Not from a Power 5 school... but from a place like Coastal Carolina, with a coach who was born and raised in east Tennessee? Tennessee could find someone with head coaching experience.
 
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bigfredtn said:
Will have top 5 recruiting class 2021.
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I think you may be setting yourself up for disappointment. I don’t think any coach in the country could pull a top 5 class to Tennessee at this point in time. To be honest I’m doubtful that UT will ever recruit at that level again.
 
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