You sure Steele is a good candidate??

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In a statement issued by Clemson, Swinney thanked Steele for his three years with the program.

"Although we were inconsistent at times with a young defense this year, overall we have been one of the best defenses in the country the last three years under his direction," Swinney said. "I thank him for his hard work and dedication to our program and wish him nothing but the best."

Clemson's defense was the weak link for the 2011 ACC champions, as the Tigers finished No. 71 in the country in total defense and No. 81 in scoring defense, allowing 29.29 points per game.

It was a marked decline from the 2010 defense, which was 13th in the nation in scoring defense and best in the ACC
 
#4
#4
At this point, if he has a pulse, I think we should write him a check for $850,000
 
#5
#5
Tom Bradley. Please call him at least. He currently doesnt have a job, ya know.
 
#7
#7
Tom Bradley could come to UT and think he was in heaven compared to what he has been dealing with.
 
#8
#8
I say we write a 800,000 check, pin it down on the 50 yard line and let all of our candidates race to it. Whoever gets it first is our new DC. We could televise this and generate new revenue for the program.
 
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therickbol said:
Yes.... because his Top 20 defenses the last two years as the DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR were pathetic.
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According to the USA Today it was more like 59th this year. Which is 31 spots behind the thin D we fielded this year. Not sure how accurate that is, but I doubt there is enough play in it to break the top 20.
RANK TEAM GP PLAY YARDS AVG TD YPG
1. Alabama 12 676 2295 3.39 12 191.25
2. LSU 13 828 3277 3.96 14 252.08
3. Georgia 13 790 3490 4.42 33 268.46
4. South Carolina 12 773 3227 4.17 25 268.92
5. Michigan St. 13 832 3545 4.26 30 272.69
6. Florida St. 12 789 3295 4.18 23 274.58
7. Illinois 12 783 3501 4.47 29 291.75
8. Wisconsin 13 786 3809 4.85 28 293.00
9. Florida 12 788 3595 4.56 31 299.58
10. Penn St. 12 823 3611 4.39 22 300.92
11. UCF 12 732 3640 4.97 25 303.33
12. Virginia Tech 13 813 4081 5.02 29 313.92
13. Rutgers 12 763 3773 4.94 27 314.42
14. Texas 12 796 3784 4.75 31 315.33
15. Temple 12 766 3786 4.94 22 315.50
16. Boise St. 12 738 3787 5.13 30 315.58
17. BYU 12 773 3802 4.92 30 316.83
18. Michigan 12 727 3811 5.24 26 317.58
19. Vanderbilt 12 798 3895 4.88 31 324.58
20. Arkansas St. 12 846 3908 4.62 28 325.67
21. Kent St. 12 805 3914 4.86 32 326.17
21. La.-Monroe 12 804 3914 4.87 40 326.17
23. Louisville 12 796 3934 4.94 29 327.83
24. Ohio St. 12 777 3943 5.07 30 328.58
25. Stanford 12 758 3977 5.25 32 331.42
26. California 12 781 4073 5.22 36 339.42
27. West Virginia 12 846 4084 4.83 38 340.33
28. Tennessee 12 752 4086 5.43 33 340.50
29. Utah 12 847 4113 4.86 28 342.75
30. Virginia 12 801 4118 5.14 33 343.17
31. Southern Miss. 13 968 4489 4.64 33 345.31
32. TCU 12 796 4156 5.22 30 346.33
33. FIU 12 855 4171 4.88 28 347.58
34. Notre Dame 12 827 4191 5.07 31 349.25
35. Eastern Mich. 12 779 4204 5.40 34 350.33
36. Nebraska 12 819 4208 5.14 36 350.67
37. SMU 12 847 4215 4.98 36 351.25
38. South Fla. 12 876 4216 4.81 31 351.33
39. North Carolina St. 12 787 4223 5.37 36 351.92
40. North Carolina 12 835 4235 5.07 33 352.92
41. Pittsburgh 12 856 4258 4.97 31 354.83
42. Ohio 13 893 4613 5.17 36 354.85
43. Mississippi St. 12 884 4271 4.83 26 355.92
44. Army 12 726 4311 5.94 45 359.25
45. Miami (FL) 12 788 4319 5.48 28 359.92
46. Georgia Tech 12 786 4334 5.51 41 361.17
47. Cincinnati 12 869 4351 5.01 26 362.58
48. Miami (OH) 12 829 4364 5.26 36 363.67
49. Connecticut 12 814 4400 5.41 38 366.67
50. Utah St. 12 886 4416 4.98 42 368.00
51. Arkansas 12 842 4457 5.29 36 371.42
52. Nevada 12 784 4464 5.69 41 372.00
53. Western Ky. 12 762 4485 5.89 39 373.75
54. Southern California 12 826 4497 5.44 37 374.75
55. Louisiana Tech 12 914 4498 4.92 33 374.83
56. East Carolina 12 814 4516 5.55 51 376.33
57. San Diego St. 12 823 4518 5.49 39 376.50
58. Kentucky 12 829 4524 5.46 36 377.00
59. Clemson 13 897 4932 5.50 42 379.
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Loosing key upperclassman and fielding a young inexperienced defense hurts the team and what can be done. Out of everyone that has been listed right now I think Steele gives the best chance to keep the defense solid. His scheme at Clemson works he just had young players, he will be coming into a situation with guys that have been playing and know what to do. I am hoping Steele will be the DC and then put good assistance around him for the DB, LB, and DL.
 
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BeecherVol said:
According to the USA Today it was more like 59th this year. Which is 31 spots behind the thin D we fielded this year. Not sure how accurate that is, but I doubt there is enough play in it to break the top 20.
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Yeah that same list further down at 70 has Buddy Greens Navy Defense. Steele is the best candidate left, that has DC experience. Not opposed to Sunseri but a decision needs to be made or volnation is going to crash.
 
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TennFan0027 said:
Yeah that same list further down at 70 has Buddy Greens Navy Defense. Steele is the best candidate left, that has DC experience. Not opposed to Sunseri but a decision needs to be made or volnation is going to crash.
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No when a decision is made volnation will crash. Not a second before.
 
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TimmyHyams said:
No when a decision is made volnation will crash. Not a second before.
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So if a decision is t made by the weekend and recruits start to waiver no one will panic. Come on really volnation is hanging by a thread right now and it isn't going to take alot for a meltdown.
 
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TennFan0027 said:
Yeah that same list further down at 70 has Buddy Greens Navy Defense. Steele is the best candidate left, that has DC experience. Not opposed to Sunseri but a decision needs to be made or volnation is going to crash.
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Im not into comparing D rankings to pick a coach, just pointing out that Clemson's D is not top 20 as it was posted.

Any of the those 3 come with ?'s.
 
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They just talked about Steele being out at Clemson on CFL on ESPN and said it still isnt clear whether he was fired or resigned. Didnt say anything about him being in the running for the UT DC job. Just said we will see if he lands anywhere.
 
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TennFan0027 said:
So if a decision is t made by the weekend and recruits start to waiver no one will panic. Come on really volnation is hanging by a thread right now and it isn't going to take alot for a meltdown.
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I thought we were talking about volnation's servers.
 
#20
#20
If we can just get someone to tweet that Bradley is considering the job, it would be just as true as anything else we read on here. Next thing you know, he will have turned us down like the rest, but lets somehow make him do it (or at least be rumored to have turned us down)
 
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BeecherVol said:
Im not into comparing D rankings to pick a coach, just pointing out that Clemson's D is not top 20 as it was posted.

Any of the those 3 come with ?'s.
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I think in the earlier post he was talking about years 1 and 2 under Steele. The stats are from 2011. But you are right with all three having big ? If they are brought in.
 
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TennFan0027 said:
I think in the earlier post he was talking about years 1 and 2 under Steele. The stats are from 2011. But you are right with all three having big ? If they are brought in.
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I understood it as his last 2 years at Clemson.

Steele would be an excellent coach to have on the staff, just not sure his best spot would be DC. He may have a job tomorrow as a DC somewhere which would make all this moot anyway. But if he goes a few days without jumping on somewhere as a DC I would give him a solid offer on the staff.
 
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