VOLnMiami
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2008
- Messages
- 18,262
- Likes
- 10,204
Tee just isn't experienced enough. He's been an OC what, 2 years? Now If he goes somewhere as a HC and built a program up for a couple years,(like Frost, Fuente, M.Campbell) I'd say heck yeah go get him. Right now, he'd be a risky hire for us. Not saying he couldn't do the job, just not enough evidence yet for me.
Tee just isn't experienced enough. He's been an OC what, 2 years? Now If he goes somewhere as a HC and built a program up for a couple years,(like Frost, Fuente, M.Campbell) I'd say heck yeah go get him. Right now, he'd be a risky hire for us. Not saying he couldn't do the job, just not enough evidence yet for me.
In light of the circumstances, I think hiring Tee would be a pretty good move. He'd have a strong mentor for managing all the non-football things associated with being the Vols HC in CPF. He'd have the support of most all of the fan base. We know he can recruit.
Personally, I would think he would have as much of a chance of being successful as any candidate that is realistic at this point.
If the boosters were willing to throw big money at a big hire, hopefully they'd be willing to throw big money at assistants to help him succeed.
Other than his playing days, his being a very good OC at USC, and his lack of interest in the job prior, I don't know much about Tee.
Without HC experience, as others have stated, he would need a strong staff. I do believe that he would have a good chance at uniting the fan base.
The biggest obstacles might be his wife and his estimation of the value he brings. I may be way off base, but it seems he came with an attitude when he interviewed previously. Again, I might have misread that.
Who we getting better?
Don't know that we will. And I'm not deadset against Tee at all either. I just think I'm more likely to get my family to all agree on the same movie or restaurant or whatever (which they never will) than to get this bunch around here to agree on anything. And that's not hatin', that's just knowin'.