Worse Roster?

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Here's a fun one:

Who inherited a more depleted, talent poor roster? Dave Serrano or Derek Dooley?
 
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definately serrano....dooley had a fairley decent team...remember, we won 9 games dooleys first year but the refs only gave us credit for 7
 
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Serrano. Not even close. Todd Raleigh may go down as the worst hire ever for any sport at UT. As low or lower than Wade Houston. If Dooley gets 3 or 4 years to turn it around, Serrano deserves 5 or 6.
 
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Dooley did because he took over a mess. It is eaisier to turn a Basketball, Baseball team around but when you have that many players on scolly for football it takes a while.
 
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I think both were equally terrible but it's like comparing apples and oranges. Serrano should improve quicker because it's easier to turn a baseball roster over if your smart about it. You don't have to give full scholarships. Juco guys can fit right in. And it helps to have one of the best Juco programs in the country just Down the road in Walter State.
 
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beavbullvol said:
Here's a fun one:

Who inherited a more depleted, talent poor roster? Dave Serrano or Derek Dooley?
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Also remember that Serrano booted his best player back in the fall.

Then, he had to remove three more this spring, including two pitchers that started SEC games.

Dooley didn't inherit much depth or a lot of talent, but he had enough leftovers to piece some things together and he recruited well from the start, getting Rodgers and Hunter.
 
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He didn't ask about turning a roster around, he asked who took over a worse roster. It's Serrano hands down
 
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I think they are pretty similar actually. We didn't have a QB, not really. We had no depth, and there was attrition on a massive scale. In a 12 game season, you have to have depth because injuries are inevitable, as we saw last year.

The Baseball team had no depth and after the attrition, there was really little chance. You have to have depth because the season is so long. Steckenrider has worn down from having to do so much. If you would have told me the most reliable pitcher at the end of the year would be Robbie Kidd, I would have said, "Who is that".
 
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DeerPark12 said:
Also remember that Serrano booted his best player back in the fall.

Then, he had to remove three more this spring, including two pitchers that started SEC games.

Dooley didn't inherit much depth or a lot of talent, but he had enough leftovers to piece some things together and he recruited well from the start, getting Rodgers and Hunter.
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Dooley booted his best player too, and other contributors.
 
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fade route said:
Not really
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You, sir, are my least favorite poster on this board. The Reagan avi gained at least a modicum of respect.

You have now reached the point where I find myself calculating the amount of time you've been a member versus the amount of posts you've made to determine your actual employment/social status.

Statistically, I find you insignificant.
 
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TennesseeStudVOL said:
definately serrano....dooley had a fairley decent team...remember, we won 9 games dooleys first year but the refs only gave us credit for 7
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Although I tend to agree with you, but if you look at the amount of player’s effect each game, I believe you would have to say Dooley

The amount of time required to rebuild when the multiplicity of players, coaches, and then the players that was Cut, Transferred, Removed, Recruiting 25+ players a year.
 
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This is Raleigh's team for the most part. Last year we got swept by UF, SC, VU, MSU and LSU...this year we've been swept by MSU, Auburn and Ole MIss. Last year we had 1 extra inning game, this year we've had 8. Last year we got crushed repeatedly, this year, really Auburn was the only total collapse.

I think one could make the argument that Serrano ended up with less talent than he had the day he arrived, that's pretty tough sledding, in any sport.
 
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Both coaches inherited crap for rosters. That's a hard call to say who got the worst one IMO. The administration is as much at fault as the former coaches were. Unbelievable the administration let us get into this kind of shape.
 
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I know we likely won't know until after the draft, but how has Serrano done on the recruiting trail?

Does he have many that are likely to go to the minors?
 
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