Who is our next coach? 1 guess each.

#228
#228
****Steve Spurrier***** was seen in K-Town on Thursday the 15th was told he arrived at Tyson on private jet was taken to athletic facility spent approx. 3-4 hrs inside came out and was taken back to jet and departed... Not for sure but its kinda a weird sighting of him in K-Town and it not a home game against USCe.
 
#231
#231
Bob Stoops - 80% wins in 13 years as HC at OK with a NC to go with it. As close to CPF as it will get!
 
#234
#234
Guys, some of you sound like you are resigned to the premise that Tennessee is powerless to attract an excellent coach. With the establishment of a coalition of monied interests and the Chancellor’s announcement of a decision to reinvest $18,000,000 of athletic department funds over the next three years, all indications are that we are truly swinging for the fences with this hire. Working from that premise, something tells me that there are 4-5 million “reasons” for an excellent coach to accept the challenge of stepping into the shark-infested waters of the ultra-competitive SEC.

Granted, there would seem to be very little reason for a thoroughly entrenched marquis coach (like Stoops or Chip Kelly) to bite off the task of rebuilding a program in the most competitive conference in the country. Based on his press conference, however, it seems that Hart is looking for precisely that kind of personality, i.e. someone who values the opportunity to challenge and compete on the biggest stage in college football.

Virtually every conceivable candidate has some blemish, however small, on his resume. Gruden has never been a head coach on the college level. Strong’s resume is compelling for this year but thin in terms of longevity and his level of competition is the Big East. Most of us would be quite happy with Petersen, but there appears to be virtually unanimous agreement that he would never leave Boise State for the South. To me, the closest thing to a sure bet among long-tenured college coaches, ones who might be interested in stepping up to the uppermost echelon of competition in the collegiate ranks, is Gary Patterson. After this year, his defensive expertise would be a breath of fresh air and something tells me that General Neyland would strongly endorse his candidacy.
 
#237
#237
Someone terrible that will further the program into the fiery pit. Therefore, Al Golden probably because that is how terrible our luck is and how stupid our AD is.
 
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#243
Volosaurus rex said:
Guys, some of you sound like you are resigned to the premise that Tennessee is powerless to attract an excellent coach. With the establishment of a coalition of monied interests and the Chancellor’s announcement of a decision to reinvest $18,000,000 of athletic department funds over the next three years, all indications are that we are truly swinging for the fences with this hire. Working from that premise, something tells me that there are 4-5 million “reasons” for an excellent coach to accept the challenge of stepping into the shark-infested waters of the ultra-competitive SEC.

Granted, there would seem to be very little reason for a thoroughly entrenched marquis coach (like Stoops or Chip Kelly) to bite off the task of rebuilding a program in the most competitive conference in the country. Based on his press conference, however, it seems that Hart is looking for precisely that kind of personality, i.e. someone who values the opportunity to challenge and compete on the biggest stage in college football.

Virtually every conceivable candidate has some blemish, however small, on his resume. Gruden has never been a head coach on the college level. Strong’s resume is compelling for this year but thin in terms of longevity and his level of competition is the Big East. Most of us would be quite happy with Petersen, but there appears to be virtually unanimous agreement that he would never leave Boise State for the South. To me, the closest thing to a sure bet among long-tenured college coaches, ones who might be interested in stepping up to the uppermost echelon of competition in the collegiate ranks, is Gary Patterson. After this year, his defensive expertise would be a breath of fresh air and something tells me that General Neyland would strongly endorse his candidacy.
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Why didn't you just type Gary Patterson in the first sentence? Everything else you said is just a repeat of thousands of other posts on VN.
 
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