UT Fans Clamoring for Change.May get their wish.Chris Low

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4. Dooley watch: Much like Chizik, the odds are against Tennessee coach Derek Dooley keeping his job. The Vols were hammered 44-13 by Alabama on Saturday night in Neyland Stadium, and there was a ton of crimson in that stadium. That’s never good for a coach at Tennessee. Just ask Phillip Fulmer. While Chizik has a national championship to his credit, Dooley has yet to win an SEC game of any significance. He’s now 1-11 in his past 12 league games. The only win came in overtime last season at home against Vanderbilt. There’s no question Dooley inherited a mess when he took over in 2010, and there have been signs of improvement from last season to this season. But at some point, there has to be some improvement where it counts (the win-loss department), and that just hasn’t been the case. The defense under first-year coordinator Sal Sunseri has been horrific. The Vols have given up 173 points in four SEC games. Not only that, but junior quarterback Tyler Bray has been a no-show against quality opponents. The walls are closing in fast, and Tennessee fans are clamoring for another change. They may get their wish.
 
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utfantilidie said:
4. Dooley watch: Much like Chizik, the odds are against Tennessee coach Derek Dooley keeping his job. The Vols were hammered 44-13 by Alabama on Saturday night in Neyland Stadium, and there was a ton of crimson in that stadium. That’s never good for a coach at Tennessee. Just ask Phillip Fulmer. While Chizik has a national championship to his credit, Dooley has yet to win an SEC game of any significance. He’s now 1-11 in his past 12 league games. The only win came in overtime last season at home against Vanderbilt. There’s no question Dooley inherited a mess when he took over in 2010, and there have been signs of improvement from last season to this season. But at some point, there has to be some improvement where it counts (the win-loss department), and that just hasn’t been the case. The defense under first-year coordinator Sal Sunseri has been horrific. The Vols have given up 173 points in four SEC games. Not only that, but junior quarterback Tyler Bray has been a no-show against quality opponents. The walls are closing in fast, and Tennessee fans are clamoring for another change. They may get their wish.
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Cool story. Tell us something we don't know.
 
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The Alabama game changes nothing. It's all about how he closes in the last 4 games. If he goes 7-5, he's probably back next year. With all of this talk, he may have to win the bowl game too.

Like it or not, 8-5 is a solid improvement over the last 2 years.

Comparing our situation to Auburn's is laughable. They've fallen off of a cliff and are sitting at 1-6 with games against TAMU, UGA, and Bama still to come. They're not bowling this year and will likely post a 3-9 record (worse than any in UT history).
 
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Damn..., our one single SEC win in a year and half went to OT... against Vandy. Lord have mercy it can't get any worse than that.
 
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I wonder what vegas would set as the o/u on total wins this year. My guess would be 5.5


No doubt that 3-9 is more likely than 8-4.

This is a bad team, just like last year.
 
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Col_Cathcart said:
The Alabama game changes nothing. It's all about how he closes in the last 4 games. If he goes 7-5, he's probably back next year. With all of this talk, he may have to win the bowl game too.

Like it or not, 8-5 is a solid improvement over the last 2 years.

Comparing our situation to Auburn's is laughable. They've fallen off of a cliff and are sitting at 1-6 with games against TAMU, UGA, and Bama still to come. They're not bowling this year and will likely post a 3-9 record (worse than any in UT history).
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What has dooley shown that makes you think he's going to win out over the last half of the season. He will be the inferior coach in every matchup including the one against UK. You're asking the guy to almost double the amount of SEC wins he has had in his career in just 3 games. Just stop throwing around this 8-5 record like there is any possibility it will happen.
 
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Read an interesting stat...Kiffin has more SEC wins for UT in his only season than Dooley has in 3 so far
 
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Col_Cathcart said:
The Alabama game changes nothing. It's all about how he closes in the last 4 games. If he goes 7-5, he's probably back next year. With all of this talk, he may have to win the bowl game too. Like it or not, 8-5 is a solid improvement over the last 2 years.
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No one is going to say, "those wins against Vanderbilt, Troy, and Kentucky were impressive --- it shows we're on the right."
 
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