Dooley tried to lose to Kentucky?

[Other_Guy]

The thread was in reply to highlights and stats of Tyler Bray's career. Thoughts?

 

[VOLdo Raine]

At least I know now that Dooley was successful at something.

 

[Big Orange Captain]

I thought this was the game that Da’rick and Tyler Bray basically tanked it cause they didn’t want to go to a crappy bowl.

 

[Other_Guy]

My apologies about not blurring out the F word. I don't use any language and usually blur that out. Guess I was in a hurry to share and forgot haha

 

[NighthawkVol]

I’ve been told by someone who covered Tennessee back then that Dooley tried to quit after that game and Hart talked him out of it. If true, tanking that game makes sense. It was inexcusable to lose that game.

And also if true, Hart should’ve let him quit. We had a ton of offensive talent returning and could have used it to entice a good coach. It was obvious after 2 years that DD wasn’t going to get it done.

Imagine if Tennessee had hired Hugh Freeze (that was the year Ole Miss hired him) that year instead of another year with Dooley followed by Butch.

 

[volmandu]

in post game interview, one of the older TEs blasted young players saying its all about them .. then the rumors came about 'not wanting to go to crappy bowl game' .. combine that with Rogers' volatile history and it makes me seem like he is attention seeking