What if Morris was hired & UT finished 55/66?

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

While in-state recruiting is improving, TN has to recruit nationally. That is why we have the biggest recruiting budget. We have to stand toe-to-to with GA in recruiting Atlanta. We have to own SW Virginia and Eastern Carolinas (where Clemson is eating our lunch right now). Then go and pull some kids out of the Chesapeake area in VA and So Cal. What do we need to do all of those things...we need to improve our national brand. We gotta make a bowl next year and win a game in which we are a decided underdog (i.e. Auburn, GA, or Bama. What's the quickest way to do that? Find yourself a transformative Coach or QB...another Dobbs, Manning, Manziel, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield type that elevates the rest of the offense...now maybe JG or Shrout is that guy. Option B...maybe Helton's offense will be unstoppable and just make JG or Shrout look better than they actually are. Arkansas had unprecedented success with a transformative coach, Petrino (say what you will about his character, but he's a heckuva football coach). Now without him they have regressed. For Arky to surpass Bama, LSU, Auburn, Morris is going to have to out-scheme the competition.

 

[84Volfan]

All I know is Bielema beat Lyle

 

[TNnative]

"Philly" is a city in Pennsylvania.

If you must refer to the AD and former coach by other than Phil Fulmer, please, keep it to "Phab Phil."

Or "Phil," if you're disposition isn't a positive one.

It isn't, but as I said, he gets the benefit of the doubt for now. Only reason Philly seem appropriate at the time was I was still seeing the video of a jackwagon eagles fan eating horse feces.

 

[Coach Punk]

Did we actually dodge a bullet by Fulmer not hiring Morris? It looked very likely to happen at one point.

What would the fan base be like right now if Morris had come to UT and finished 55th (247) and 66th (Rivals)?

Is there a silver lining in UT finishing top 20 in rankings with such little time and coming off a 4 win season, 0 win SEC? LET ME REPEAT!! A 4 WIN SEASON AND 0 IN SEC!!

 

[vettefool]

Read their 247 site. Hell they are as excited with Morris as the kids on here are with Pruitt . They believe they will be greatly improved next season and next year recruiting will be awesome. Sound familiar? We will see who, if either, is right.

 

[RavinDave]

Read their 247 site. Hell they are as excited with Morris as the kids on here are with Pruitt . They believe they will be greatly improved next season and next year recruiting will be awesome. Sound familiar? We will see who, if either, is right.

Maybe both.