Kevin Steele and Vols Officially Part Ways

[Gruden's Goons]

Vols and Kevin Steele officially part ways

Blake Toppmeyer of the Knoxville News Sentinel obtained the separation agreement which shows that Steele is owed $860,870 by UT.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

"Surely they can't be that stupid...". They can. And they were.

 

[hardyemt_p]

he made really nice $$ for 50 days of work

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

"Surely they can't be that stupid...". They can. And they were.

It’s UT.

 

[Firebirdparts]

Well, at least we know for sure what he was hired to do. They were stockpiling Interim coaches.

 

[ButchBettaBeGone]

Tennessee should be call BOU....Buy Out University

 

[njvols]

They should back that out of Fulmer's "retirement" package... If UT won games like UT write checks for people not to work at UT, we'd be on a 9 year Bama-like dynasty run.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Tennessee should be call BOU....Buy Out University

Can’t spell Buyout without UT.

 

[Border Vol]

Vols and Kevin Steele officially part ways

 

[lilesrt]

Any chance we can recoup money lost by publishing a manual on how to NOT run a program? We can entitle it... “Up in Flames”.

 

[Mose Phillip's Watch]

Any chance we can recoup money lost by publishing a manual on how to NOT run a program? We can entitle it... “Up in Flames”.

Big Orange Dumpster

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

It appears there's a handful of UTAD Kool Aid drinkers that owe me an apology when I called the UTAD on the stupidity of the size of this deal....

Won't hold my breath though

 

[butchna]

It appears there's a handful of UTAD Kool Aid drinkers that owe me an apology when I called the UTAD on the stupidity of the size of this deal....

Won't hold my breath though

Would be a great price for an experienced SEC DC. Don’t give up...someone will beg you for forgiveness any sec.

 

[TheDeeble]

Anyone can pay a coach buyout. Only Tennessee finds a way to buyout a coach that’s already on buyout.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Would be a great price for an experienced SEC DC. Don’t give up...someone will beg you for forgiveness any sec.

Yeah, considering that he was on Auburn's dime, we didnt have to pay him more than several of the assistants already on staff. It was stupid since the law firm was putting the final bows on Pruitt's termination the same time we were hiring Steele. We hired a guy to work for a coach and administration that we were actively trying to can.

I was right in January and I'm right now.

 

[Jaws]

Tomorrow’s headlines:

“Alabama hires Kevin Steele as a Defensive Analyst.”

 

[butchna]

Yeah, considering that he was on Auburn's dime, we didnt have to pay him more than several of the assistants on staff. It was stupid since the law firm was putting the final bows on Pruitt's termination.

I was right in January and I'm right now.

I argued with somebody who said that if he were promoted to DC, Auburn would sue us for paying too little. $450 k for an experienced DC is a bargain. That was the intent when he was hired. NO ONE knew Pruitt AND Fulmer would be gone...or even suspected. If Fulmer hadn’t been forced out, this was our new HC. Yes it sucks, but this was your OPINION then and revisionist spun knowledge now. Don’t cheat and breathe on us now!

 

[sona]

Phil doesn't deserve a street at UTK.

 

[Smokey19rt]

[QUOTE="DEFENDTHISHOUSE, post: 19590975, memb
Forget the money, good move on Coach Heupel's part, would have been bad blood otherwise, don't give a damn where he played.[/QUOTE]

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Yeah, considering that he was on Auburn's dime, we didnt have to pay him more than several of the assistants already on staff. It was stupid since the law firm was putting the final bows on Pruitt's termination the same time we were hiring Steele. We hired a guy to work for a coach and administration that we were actively trying to can.

I was right in January and I'm right now.

Steele will be sending Fulmer a nice Christmas gift this year, I assume.

$900,000/50 days = $18,000 per day + recruiting travel expenses, etc.

Nicely done, Phil. With Phil Fulmer, VFL means "virtually f&#king lubeless"

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

I argued with somebody who said that if he were promoted to DC, Auburn would sue us for paying too little. $450 k for an experienced DC is a bargain. That was the intent when he was hired. NO ONE knew Pruitt AND Fulmer would be gone...or even suspected. If Fulmer hadn’t been forced out, this was our new HC. Yes it sucks, but this was your OPINION then and revisionist spun knowledge now. Don’t cheat and breathe on us now!

He wasn't brought on as a DC but as an "unspecified assistant role" (the facts). Had he been promoted to DC, then yes, I'd agree with you and that poster. Until then, we paid him more than we had to based on what other schools do in a similar situation. I said it was yet another example of amateur hour in the UTAD, which it was.

The Legal firm was finishing their investigation and met with Pruitt and Pruitt's attorney for 7 hours the day after Steele was officially hired. If you dont think minds were already made up then...

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Steele will be sending Fulmer a nice Christmas gift this year, I assume.

$900,000/50 days = $18,000 per day + recruiting travel expenses, etc.

Nicely done, Phil. With Phil Fulmer, VFL means "virtually f&#king lubeless"

No, Auburn will send us a nice Christmad card. It just reduces the amount they owe him.

 

[volsknx]

The single worst thing is all of that money spent and absolutely nothing to show for it!

 

[Bigorange123]

This has to be some kind of record

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

No, Auburn will send us a nice Christmad card. It just reduces the amount they owe him.

True. That they're on the hook for $2.5M per year, though is only about $7000/day so we're the bigger suckers.

And, if anyone is listening who is an agent, I can coach QBs. I'm old, can barely walk, and probably use more ethanol than an Indy car...... but if you wanna pay me a ridiculous amount, I'll teach your QB about the West Coast Offense.