I don't understand...
Duke has had more success with Cutcliffe than in any time in recent memory. They won 9 games in 2 years... before that they had won 10 games in SIX YEARS! SIX YEARS! That is a HUGE improvement.
He had a good record at Ole Miss, and lead them to THEIR ONLY 1st place finish in the west since the divisions split. He was 2-0 against Florida as well! (although that was the Zook era). He was also 4-1 in bowl games.
He was the OC at Tennessee in one of the most successful runs in CFB HISTORY! From 1993 to 1998 he was OC and UT was 63-11, which is one of the better runs in the history of the sport.
So, I just don't understand why everyone here poo-poos him. I mean, since he left, UT has done almost NOTHING.
So maybe you should consider your situation. The team is about 40 scholarship players short going into signing day, and any coach that comes in has very little time to secure the recruiting class, AND has to face the UNREALISTIC expectations of a fanbase that believe that UT is still an elite school that should finish top 5 every year, when in fact, times have changed and UT is barely hanging on as a top 15-25 type school.
Maybe you should realize that only someone that really loves the school would want to come into a situation like that. Or someone that no one else wants as HC.