UT close to deal with Jeff Brohm

#79
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VEKZY said:
He made Purdue look slightly competent after an eternity of SUCK
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And was very good at Western Kentucky, which...I know, but he won two conference championships in three years, 30-10 record with them total. That's about as impressive as you're gonna get on a Conference USA resume.
 
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Bleed-Orange said:
I do not understand why people want this guy. I just read through his entire wiki page and I see nothing that even hints he could be successful at UT.
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Nobody wants to come here please wake up. They know we have a idiot AD and idiot booster that will have their nose in the FB program constantly. No coach wants that.
 
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#84
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A coworker just came over and stuck his head over the wall at me and told me he heard Brohm was on a recruiting trip and is now in Knoxville.
 
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But Vol talk said we’ve had our 1st choice all along and that all these names was smoke screens and diversions until the said coach could be announced this weekend and the hire was going to make 99.9% of the fan base really happy and it’s a better hire than Gruden or Gundy.......... this just can’t be rite, it’s Jimmy giving us a diversion.
 
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Talking to Purdue Associate Athletics Communications Director Matt Rector and says “Jeff Brohm has been out recruiting since Monday, getting ready for a bowl game and has not been contacted by Tennessee.”
 
#91
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If we are going settle. I'd rather take a chance on Tee and have one of our own. Plus he would have the support of all the former players.
 
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Louisville

On December 24, 2002, Bobby Petrino hired Brohm to return to his alma mater as quarterbacks coach.[44] Brohm worked with first-year starting quarterback Stefan LeFors,[45] helping him to a 3,145-yard passing season, the third-best in school history. LeFors finished first in the nation in passing efficiency and completion percentage and was named First Team All-Conference USA.[46] During Brohm's second season, he helped recruit his brother Brian Brohm, who was one of the most sought-after recruits in the nation.[47] LeFors and Brian split time at quarterback, similar to how Jeff split time as a freshman with Nagle. LeFors and Brohm led the Cardinals to the 2004 Liberty Bowl and a No. 6 ranking to end the season.[48] Brian finished the season as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year, and LeFors was named First-Team All-Conference USA[49] and the Conference USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year.[50] In 2005, Brian took over the starting role permanently, leading the Cardinals to an 8–2 regular season and a berth in the 2006 Gator Bowl. Brian tore his ACL, forcing the Cardinals to start walk-on Hunter Cantwell. Cantwell completed 15 of his 37 passes for 216 yards, three touchdowns, and three interceptions.[51] In 2006, Brian Brohm led the Cardinals to a victory over No. 15 Miami (FL), but he injured his thumb in the process, forcing Cantwell into action.[52] Cantwell led the team to victories over Kansas State[53] and Middle Tennessee,[54] with Cantwell throwing for a career-high 340 yards against Middle Tennessee, before Brian's return.[55] The Cardinals finished the 2006 season, 12–1, establishing a record high victories for the school in a single season and winning the 2007 Orange Bowl.

After Petrino left Louisville to take the Atlanta Falcons head coaching job, new Cardinals head coach Steve Kragthorpe kept Brohm on his staff as an assistant head coach and passing game coordinator.[56] Brohm declined an offer to join Nick Saban's staff at Alabama in 2007 to stay with Louisville.[57] The Cardinals offense went in a different direction under the coaching change. Brian threw 473 times, which was second in school history for a single season, but he broke the then record for passing touchdowns in a single season with 30.[58] He was promoted to offensive coordinator for the 2008 season.[59] Cantwell in his first season as the starting quarterback threw 16 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and averaged 207.8 passing yards a game. The Cardinals went 5–7, failing to go to a bowl for the second year in a row. The Cardinals offense averaged 377 yards a game, ranking 45th overall.[60]
Florida Atlantic

Brohm joined his former college head coach Howard Schnellenberger at Florida Atlantic for the 2009 season as the quarterback coach.[61] Brohm later revealed that he had been in contact with Schnellenberger for a month prior to the hiring.[62] Brohm inherited Rusty Smith, whom had won the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year, to coach.[63][64] After just 7 games, Smith had 1,915 yards passing to go along with 14 passing touchdowns and just 5 interceptions, but he sprained his non-throwing shoulder in the 7th game against Middle Tennessee, ending his career.[65] With the injury, Brohm worked with Jeff Van Camp to replace Smith.[66] Van Camp finished the year 1,372 yards passing and 12 touchdowns with just two interceptions and a win in the Shula Bowl.[67]
Illinois

He then took a position coaching quarterbacks on Ron Zook's staff at Illinois.[68] The move to Illinois reunited Brohm with Paul Petrino, whom Brohm worked with at Louisville. Brohm and Petrino were tasked with replacing Juice Williams, and in spring camp Nathan Scheelhaase emerged as the leading candidate.[69] The Illini named Scheelhaase the starting quarterback as a redshirt freshman, and he made strong progress throughout his first two starts. With Scheelhaase's running ability, Brohm made sure that he taught him to keep running throughout his reads before deciding to run.[70] Scheelhaase really began to start hitting his stride during a 44–10 defeat of Purdue, throwing for four touchdowns.[71] The Illini finished the regular season 6–6, earning a berth in the 2010 Texas Bowl.[72]

In year two, Brohm worked to improve Scheelhaase's passing in accuracy, decisiveness and drop backs.[73] Scheelhaase got the Illini off to a hot start going 6–0, even defeating #22 Arizona State and Brohm had acknowledged his development as a passer.[74] The Illini would finish the regular season 0–6, costing Zook his job. Brohm was promoted to interim offensive coordinator during the 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.[75]
UAB

In 2012, new head coach Garrick McGee hired Brohm to serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UAB.[76] In an interview prior to the 2012 season, Brohm said he regretted not accepting the position of offensive coordinator with Alabama.[77] The offseason began with redshirt freshman quarterback Austin Brown pushing Jonathan Perry for the starting role.[78] After an 0–3 start, Brohm named Brown the new starting quarterback. In four of his first five starts, Brown threw for 300 yards.[79] The Blazers finished the season 3–9, with the offense finishing 53rd in the country with 417 yards per game.[80]
Western Kentucky
2013 season
Main article: 2013 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

After a single season at UAB, Brohm decided to take a pay cut and take the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator position at Western Kentucky University, where he was again coaching under Bobby Petrino.[81][82] Brohm had to replace Kawaun Jakes, who was the career leader in passing touchdowns and third in passing yards for the Hilltoppers. They selected Brandon Doughty to be the starter during the 2013 season,[83] and was aided by the return of the NCAA single season all-purpose yards record holder, Antonio Andrews.[84] The Hilltoppers began the season with an upset of SEC foe Kentucky.[85] Brohm's lone season as offensive coordinator did not disappoint, as the Hilltoppers averaged 459 yards per game,[86] and both Doughty and Andrews set the single season record for yards in a season in passing and rushing respectively.[87]
2014 season
Main article: 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

On January 8, 2014, Petrino was hired to his former position of head coach at Louisville in place of Charlie Strong, who moved to replace Mack Brown at Texas.[88] Brohm was named as a candidate to become head coach later that same day.[89] On January 10, 2014, Brohm was officially named the head coach of the Hilltoppers.[90] On August 29, 2014, his Hilltoppers opened the season with a 59–31 win over the Bowling Green Falcons, scoring more points than during any game in the 2013 season. The team broke school records for total yards in a game (702) and most points scored since moving to the FBS level. Doughty also set three individual records.[91] The following week Brohm suffered his first defeat as a head coach, losing 42-34 to Illinois.[92] After losing 5 out of his first 8 games as a head coach (four of which were by a single possession), the Hilltoppers rallied to win their last four regular season games. This included a win over undefeated #19 Marshall 67-66 in overtime, again breaking the school record for points in an FBS game for the third time of the season.[93] The Hilltoppers 7–5 regular season season earned them a berth in the 2014 Bahamas Bowl where they played Central Michigan Chippewas.[94] Leading 49-14 heading into the fourth quarter, the Chippewas rallied to be down 1-point, but their failed two-point conversion with no time left led to a Hilltoppers victory.[95]
2015 season
Main article: 2015 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Brohm made it clear that he wanted to build the Hilltoppers program by recruiting players from Kentucky.[96] Brohm brought in thirteen players from the state of Kentucky in first full recruiting class.[97] On September 3, 2015, Brohm won his first game as head coach against an SEC opponent, a 14–12 road win against Vanderbilt.[98] On September 12, Western Kentucky won, 41–38, against Louisiana Tech, giving Brohm his tenth win as Western Kentucky's head coach.[99] On September 19, Brohm and the Hilltoppers lost their first game of the season, 35–38, against Indiana.[100] The Hilltoppers then won four straight games before traveling to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to face #5 LSU, where they were defeated 48-20.[101] The Hilltoppers would win four straight again to finish the regular season 10–2 (8–0), winning the East Division of Conference USA.[102] On December 5, Brohm led Western Kentucky to a 45–25 victory over Southern Miss in the 2015 Conference USA Football Championship Game, leading Western Kentucky their first ever Conference USA championship in school history.[103] The win moved Western Kentucky into #25 in the A.P. Top 25. This was Western Kentucky's first appearance in the AP Top 25 since moving up to FBS.[104] He finished his second season as the Hilltoppers' head coach with a 12–2 record, with losses against Indiana and LSU, and a victory in the 2015 Miami Beach Bowl over South Florida, 45–35. After being trailing, 0–14, in the second quarter, Western Kentucky scored 24 points as they held South Florida off the rest of the game.[105]
2016 season
Main article: 2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

After defeating Rice in the opening game of the 2016 season, Western Kentucky traveled to #1 Alabama. It was the first time Western Kentucky had played #1 ranked team since the 2012 season.[106] Western Kentucky would then cruise through its non-conference game against Miami (OH) before being defeated by Vanderbilt on the final play of the game.[107] After a blowout victory over FCS Houston Baptist, Western Kentucky was defeated by Louisiana Tech. This was Western Kentucky's first conference lost since 2014, which also came at the hands of Louisiana Tech.[108] In week seven, the Hilltoppers narrowly defeated MIddle Tennessee 44–43 in double overtime, and the first winning streak over Middle Tennessee since 1980.[109] The Hilltoppers then won their next five games by a minimum of 28 points, once again winning the East Division advancing to the 2016 Conference USA Football Championship Game.[110] The Conference USA Championship Game was with a highly anticipated re-match against Louisiana Tech. In a game that went on to be the highest scoring FBS conference championship game to date, Western Kentucky finally defeated Skip Holtz's Bulldogs 58–44.[111] On December 4, 2016, Western Kentucky accepted a bid to the 2016 Boca Raton Bowl.[112]
Purdue
Main article: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team

On December 5, 2016, Brohm was hired by Purdue University to be the head coach of the football team.[113][114][115] Brohm went to work right away on recruiting primarily the offensive and defensive lines as well as wide receiver.[116] Brohm brought in five graduate transfers to help get instant depth,[117] including two offensive linemen and a wide receiver. In his first ever game as head coach, Purdue was defeated 28–35 to #16 Louisville.[118] The following week Brohm achieved his first win at Purdue with a 44–21 victory over Ohio.[119]
 
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2014 Western Kentucky 8–5 4–4 3rd (East) W Bahamas
2015 Western Kentucky 12–2 8–0 1st (East) W Miami Beach 24
2016 Western Kentucky 10–3 7–1 T–1st (East) Boca Raton‡
 
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About a month ago, I watched a story about Brohm. He is pretty intense, but in a good way. In the story, he was talking to his players. I'm 50 years old, but heck, I was ready to go out and hit someone!!! I think we could do a whole lot worse than him. I could get behind this hire if it happens.
 
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#99
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Brohm is a crapshoot, but at this point, I'd say sign him just to end this embarrassment. I hope to God I never hear the name Gruden mentioned in the same sentence with Tennessee again.
 
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The worst loss they had this year was 18 points. They have more SEC wins than we had this year, killing Missouri. They beat an Iowa team that stomped OSU. They kept their game with Wisconsin to a one possession game.

I watched the Michigan game, there was good playcalling in that game, they just don't have the players.

The problem with that, is neither do we, based on how things looked this year at times.

This is the best we're going to do. Let's give this guy his chance.
 
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