What grade would you give Mike Hamilton as Athletic Director?

What grade would you give Mike Hamilton as Athletic Director?

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#26
#26
Nashvolian said:
B- I think the CLK hire was good it just blew up in all of our faces. Who would of thought USC would have come calling after 1 year. After the Pearl hire I have faith in his ability to evaluate coaches. Like its been said, the Jury is still out on Dooley, but as of now he has done everything right. While the contract extension for Fulmer was stupid, I still have faith in Hammy.
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Are you nuts?
 
#27
#27
vtvol98 said:
B. He went against the power brokers on the Hill and booted Fulmer but of course the stupid contract extension off-set that. Pearl was a good hoops hire and he has breathed much needed enthusiasm and life in our hoops program. Kiffin was a good hire and it's not MH's fault that Kiffin cut out for his dream job. The 800,000 buyout of Kiffin's contract was light but considering the stupid money he gave to Fulmer, I could understand. Had he put in a higher buyout clause and had Kiffin flopped, that probably would've been the death-knell for Mike. The grade on Dooley is incomplete but he seems like a solid hire. Considering the tenuous coaching lurches which MH faced, especially during quickly closing windows of opportunity to hold together some decent recruitng classes, I feel as though MH has done well with the cards he was dealt. He does have, however, room for improvement.
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Are you nuts as well?
 
#29
#29
C that is actually on the verge of an F. If Dooley doesn't work, its F all the way. I pretty much only gave him a C because of the Pearl hire, and the firing of Fulmer. But even then...

-Pearl revitalized the basketball program. However, if Pearl has indeed capped his potential here, will MH have the guts to replace him?

-Fired Fulmer, but it took too long to do it. The extensions and raises were just ridiculous

-Kiffin's buyout. Nobody will really ever know if Kiffin was gonna get the job done here, so the hire itself is a wash to me. And he couldn't predict the guy would leave when he did. But the buyout was just stupid, and didn't help

-The whole handling of our latest coaching search. I don't care what anybody says, to me it was a botch job, even if Hamilton lucks up and Dooley does work out

-Todd Raleigh. I don't think I need to say anymore about the state of our baseball program

-The whole football ticket fiasco, ranging from student tickets to raising ticket prices for a very subpar product
 
#32
#32
vol_in_il said:
that got him a D from me...
His Football hires have been horrible
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Not entirely true. Kiffin and Co. were well on their way to success. I personally felt Hamilton should have been asked to clean out his desk the second DD was announced as HC. Then, just as I was beginning to come around on Dooley, his utter negligence cost us our only current signee earlier this week. :banghead2: The Kiffin and Pearl hires were both good, and he has gotten major renovations done on the facilities. However, the Fulmer contract, in which MH essentially said that 7-5 is good enough for UT football was an utter joke. I gave him a D.
 
#34
#34
bleedorange0037 said:
Not entirely true. Kiffin and Co. were well on their way to success. I personally felt Hamilton should have been asked to clean out his desk the second DD was announced as HC. Then, just as I was beginning to come around on Dooley, his utter negligence cost us our only current signee earlier this week. :banghead2: The Kiffin and Pearl hires were both good, and he has gotten major renovations done on the facilities. However, the Fulmer contract, in which MH essentially said that 7-5 is good enough for UT football was an utter joke. I gave him a D.
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This is about where I am. I can't believe he already lost our only commit (an ESPN top 150). I thought recruiting would be his best strength, but now I wonder about that as well. Next year's class will be his (e.g. no early enrollees or commits with little time or no opportunity to switch). If he doesn't get a top 5 class, UT can't compete in the SEC with Dooley (e.g. we already know he can't coach from his LA Tech record).

MH should be gone. CBP is all that is saving him and I don't think he deserves credit for that hire.

Ernie G 'found' Pearle. It's better when we take recommendations from Vols instead of Bammers (Saban for Dooley).
 
#36
#36
how hamilton gets an "A" grade from some is beyond me. this is the same AD that gave fulmer a raise and extension for losing the '07 sec title game and making an outback bowl appearance. that in itself should say alot

the revilitilization of the basketball program is the only thing that's keeping me voting him lower than a C. since he's been here the football program has done absolutely nothing.
 
#37
#37
duckman398686 said:
how hamilton gets an "A" grade from some is beyond me. this is the same AD that gave fulmer a raise and extension for losing the '07 sec title game and making an outback bowl appearance. that in itself should say alot

the revilitilization of the basketball program is the only thing that's keeping me voting him lower than a C. since he's been here the football program has done absolutely nothing.
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#38
#38
I say C- mainly because of the way the Fulmer situation was handled. Face it guys, Kiffin was a pretty damned good hire at the time. I'm honestly not sold on Bruce Pearl (save the discussion for the basketball forum), although it's a far cry from when I first started following UT athletics, and Michael Jordan's ex-roommate was still head coach. Baseball has seemed non-existent, yet there's some good talent going through Knoxville. What?

Football is where it counts, though, and while Derek Dooley might turn out fine, at some level, the way things appear tells how much they are worth, and we just picked up a coach from the bottom third of the WAC. Not a very good-looking hire.
 
#40
#40
duckman398686 said:
how hamilton gets an "A" grade from some is beyond me. this is the same AD that gave fulmer a raise and extension for losing the '07 sec title game and making an outback bowl appearance. that in itself should say alot

the revilitilization of the basketball program is the only thing that's keeping me voting him lower than a C. since he's been here the football program has done absolutely nothing.
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It seems his mom has 14 VN accounts at this point, but I'd think that she'd only give him an A- so he'd know he needs to step it up a bit.
 
#41
#41
Kiffin was a good hire due to the staff, which, even under the best scenario, was a short term deal. Still, good hire.

Letting Fulmer hang around on his ass forever was disastrous. We don't have enough other sports to make up for his presiding over that decline.
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#42
#42
milohimself said:
I say C- mainly because of the way the Fulmer situation was handled. Face it guys, Kiffin was a pretty damned good hire at the time. I'm honestly not sold on Bruce Pearl (save the discussion for the basketball forum), although it's a far cry from when I first started following UT athletics, and Michael Jordan's ex-roommate was still head coach. Baseball has seemed non-existent, yet there's some good talent going through Knoxville. What?

Football is where it counts, though, and while Derek Dooley might turn out fine, at some level, the way things appear tells how much they are worth, and we just picked up a coach from the bottom third of the WAC. Not a very good-looking hire.
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Getting Monte with CLK was the best part of that deal
 
#43
#43
He hired a head football coach in 3 days.

It's not easy finding people who'll take a 2M/year raise these days with all the challenges we have at UT. But, Hammy knows where to look. Reverse the w/l record, sort in descending order, and then find out who is coaching such teams in the worst D1 conference in football and there's your man. Pure genius.

The search firm probably helped with the Hamilton method, but history will likely credit Hammy, if by some miracle, it works.

Next time, he might get 'er done in two days.
 
#44
#44
utmba93 said:
He hired a head football coach in 3 days.

It's not easy finding people who'll take a 2M/year raise these days with all the challenges we have at UT. But, Hammy knows where to look. Reverse the w/l record, sort in descending order, and then find out who is coaching such teams in the worst D1 conference in football and there's your man. Pure genius.

The search firm probably helped with the Hamilton method, but history will likely credit Hammy, if by some miracle, it works.

Next time, he might get 'er done in two days.
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Your point was well made.
 
#45
#45
3L with debt said:
Your point was well made.
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Thanks. I should have included at least one sarcasm smilee.

I'll be glad when UT hires a president and I can only hope s/he has some appreciation for UT football.

What I knew as UT football has been destroyed by this AD. I'll be glad when this era has run its course and we can get back to competitive football. I'm just not a big enough basketball fan to appreciate it as a replacement. It's nice as an off-season activity, but UT once meant football prowess. That's gone for now.

I can't believe I gave him a D. Grade inflation.
 
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#46
#46
3L with debt said:
Agreed! If only the grade could be lower than an "F" for that tool.
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Please give a thoughtful and cogent reason for your grade. I was able to give one for mine and I am certainly not "nuts." As of right now, the vote is that 96% of the repondants are giving MH a passing grade. If you are in the other 4%, maybe you know less about Tennessee Athletics than you think you do.
 
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#47
#47
Gave him a C . . . . the whole kiffin situation was a mjor srewup, but I like the fact that Hamilton didn't necessarily go for the big name home run hire, he got the guy that is the best fit; whether dooley succeeds at UT is yet to be seen, but it seems like a solid hire so far. UT basketball used to really suck, so I do give credit to Hamilton for getting Pearl. Baseball could improve, but its not like anyone care about college baseball
 
#48
#48
utmba93 said:
Thanks. I should have included at least one sarcasm smilee.

I'll be glad when UT hires a president and I can only hope s/he has some appreciation for UT football.

What I knew as UT football has been destroyed by this AD. I'll be glad when this era has run its course and we can get back to competitive football. I'm just not a big enough basketball fan to appreciate it as a replacement. It's nice as an off-season activity, but UT once meant football prowess. That's gone for now.

I can't believe I gave him a D. Grade inflation.
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agreed
 
#50
#50
He seems to be averaging a B- right now. I find that amazing considering:

1. He screwed up the Fulmer situation totally
2. He has screwed up the baseball situation totally
3. He had little to do with Pearl --- that was all Ernie Grunfeld's work
4. When Kiffen told him he would be a candidate for USCw, Hamilton went to Colorado instead of starting to look for a potential replacement. He later had to react instead of act. That is pi$$ poor management and should be cause for dismissal in itself.
5. The only remaining "legacy" coach (Summit) is the best of the bunch. He had exactly zero to do with that.
6. He has been at the helm when UT Football went from sold out to walk up and buy status.
7. When Jim Haslam farts, Hamilton's ears pop.

Therefore, Mike "Summer's Eve" Hamilton should do the honorable thing and dive off the Henley Street Bridge. At least he should resign and accept a similar position and Mt Union or somewhere he can't do as much damage.
 
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