'14 TN DE/TE Derek Barnett (UT Signee 2/5/14)

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Get ready to here a vandy is for kids that want to excell at academics tweet from there co de coach that no one knows the name of
 
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KBVol said:
You're being very kind and generous, downright gracious to Dooley. Taken on a recruit by recruit basis by what they've stated publicly, he literally wouldn't have pulled ANY of these guys. Thank God for Butch & The Boys.
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What is crazy is that CBJ and staff offered Wharton immediately, and he commited at Christmas. I know CBJ was previously recruiting Wharton and knew his abilities, but Wharton also was a legacy and has connections. I was so impressed with the quick thinking and offer. That is why Butch gets it.
 
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Sudden Impact said:
You are right but after the key game, the Miss St, Mo, and Vanderbilt games it was over. He smoke screened a lot. Being the lawyer he was the 5.2 million payoff was ridiculous. And not deserving. Again it hindered the hiring situation for the new coach. We got the right man for the job.

Actually felt he micromanaged versus coached. Fiscal responsibility was like having to cut off your arm to save yourself. We did it.

He was an arrogant Sob...with coaches and players you can get away with it when your good but not so much when you are not.
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This. I admit that I thought he needed more time after year 2. He inherited a mess, went to a bowl, and Bray was out for 6 weeks in year 2. But, after the UF game and especially the MSU game, it was over. If we had beaten SC, it would have been interesting, but I didn't even care if he beat Mizzou- the writing was on the wall. All I was thinking was if we do not fire him, then the Austin Peay, WK, and South Alabama games may be the worst crowds in 50 years.

I thought he recruited decently but cannot believe that he didn't care about in-state recruiting. What a great year to get a coach who understands recruiting. 2015 will be even better.
 
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VolGee4 said:
I thought he recruited decently but cannot believe that he didn't care about in-state recruiting. What a great year to get a coach who understands recruiting. 2015 will be even better.
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Agree on MSU. The incident with staff regarding the challenge flag on Eric Gordon's interception was enough for me. The players laid down on him but with few exceptions it was easy to see why. He laid down on them and could not foot the bill for them.

The lack of Von Bells recruitment was the thing that blew my mind the most. Several were urging him to go after this player and he did nothing. In state he just sat on it.
 
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Dooley was not a good recruiter at all. He was below average IMO. The dude left the relationship between TN and in-state prospects a complete and utter mess. He took what Fulmer made bad and made it worse. I mean this guy lost a Tennessee legacy to freaking Vanderbilt. That is all that needs to be said. If half the top guys in his first class weren't already enrolled that wouldn't have been a Top 20 class either.

And what a huge pickup Barnett would be.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
Dooley was not a good recruiter at all. He was below average IMO. The dude left the relationship between TN and in-state prospects a complete and utter mess. He took what Fulmer made bad and made it worse. I mean this guy lost a Tennessee legacy to freaking Vanderbilt. That is all that needs to be said. If half the top guys in his first class weren't already enrolled that wouldn't have been a Top 20 class either.

And what a huge pickup Barnett would be.
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This and that.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
Dooley was not a good recruiter at all. He was below average IMO. The dude left the relationship between TN and in-state prospects a complete and utter mess. He took what Fulmer made bad and made it worse. I mean this guy lost a Tennessee legacy to freaking Vanderbilt. That is all that needs to be said. If half the top guys in his first class weren't already enrolled that wouldn't have been a Top 20 class either.

And what a huge pickup Barnett would be.
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who is the UT legacy at VU?
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
Dooley was not a good recruiter at all. He was below average IMO. The dude left the relationship between TN and in-state prospects a complete and utter mess. He took what Fulmer made bad and made it worse. I mean this guy lost a Tennessee legacy to freaking Vanderbilt. That is all that needs to be said. If half the top guys in his first class weren't already enrolled that wouldn't have been a Top 20 class either.

And what a huge pickup Barnett would be.
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Yea, he would have been very good if he had understood in-state recruiting. For some reason, he just didn't do it. I can't say that he was terrible because he did commit Rodgers, Hunter, Rivera, and CP. You can argue that Bray and the OL (other than Tiny and Stone) were already here. He had some unfortunate departures with Arnett, Clear, and Lanier. I do agree that his LB and OL recruiting was bad, bad.
 
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