Al Washington (Potential DC)

[preacherwebb]

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With all the crap coming our way its going to be hard to get a good coach (proven) anyway

Sadly, I'm starting to believe this is right ... but it is less than ideal.

 

[bigl3327]

Report saying the offer is 1.2 - 1.5 annually and 3 years guaranteed. They must really like this coach

I know it's easy to recruit to places like Bama and OSU, but he was supposedly the top recruiter in the country this last cycle.

 

[orange parmejohn]

Report saying the offer is 1.2 - 1.5 annually and 3 years guaranteed. They must really like this coach

Coaches are turning us down and some using us to leverage raises. At some point you have to put your foot down and say “enough of this bull****.” I can get behind that.

 

[Joe Dirt]

He wants associate HC, but he isn't even a coordinator at his current (former?) School. I mean he may be great, but he may be demanding a lot up front.

He’s being asked to leave his Ferrari for a Saturn S series. He has all the leverage in the world. I’d definitely negotiate a sweet @ss deal if I were in his shoes.

 

[Joe Dirt]

I doubt we can pull Larry Johnson.

LJ is literally the best DL coach in the country. Responsible for the Bosa’s, Chase Young etc. It would take another 7 figure salary to get him to leave, especially with the talent he has to work with up there.

 

[Govols310]

Potential Al Washington defensive staff at Tennessee

 

[Carp]

He’s being asked to leave his Ferrari for a Saturn S series. He has all the leverage in the world. I’d definitely negotiate a sweet @ss deal if I were in his shoes.

It's more like he's leaving his Ferrari for a Saturn S series that has over 500k in the glove compartment.

 

[orange parmejohn]

It's more like he's leaving his Ferrari for a Saturn S series that has over 500k in the glove compartment.

It's more like he's leaving his passenger seat ride in someone else's Ferrari for a Saturn S series that has over 500k in the glove compartment.

 

[FïreBall]

It's more like he's leaving his passenger seat ride in someone else's Ferrari for a Saturn S series that has over 500k in the glove compartment.

.. And the Saturn S needs a tune up.. Some new treads.. A good detail.. And some fuel injector cleaner added to the mix.. Be good to go!

 

[secking]

Potential Al Washington defensive staff at Tennessee

Hide mattresses if Willie Martinez is hired back.

 

[Roustabout]

The Pruitt & Ansley tandem didn’t exactly light the world up.

I said Pruitt not hiring experienced coordinators out of the gate would set him back. His first year he didn’t even hire an official DC. Ansley was DC in name only and had never been more than a position coach. Then he ran off the experienced teachers on defense.

Chaney is the mystery as his offenses have always produced.

 

[jhen713]

I think JG, and Pruitt starting him game after game was more of the problem. Surely Chaney would have moved on from JG much sooner if allowed.

 

[hUTch2002]

I know it's easy to recruit to places like Bama and OSU, but he was supposedly the top recruiter in the country this last cycle.

He has a great resume for someone that’s never been a DC. We’ve tried big time DCs from other schools and we’ve tried first timers. No one is a guarantee. Shoop was a great DC but the time he was here he did poorly. If this guy is energetic and recruits well then why not?

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Tennessee ‘bout to get serious ‘bout football.
If these rumors are true....

When have we heard this before?

 

[MADISONGAVOL]

Well ALM guy. Most college football players are black, most coaches are not. To me Washington is well qualified to be our next DC. It's an opportunity for UT to show equal opportunity isn't just a slogan.

Can we keep race out of this. Should be best man wins the job, period and point blank. Whoever heupel chooses all we can do is hope they were the best available.

 

[VolFanNC09]

Well, trusting White and Heupel here. Definitely a risk, but he has hired up and comers before and worked out well. I think the staff will be interesting and do they keep Steele as any type of position coach or make him walk away? Guess we will know shortly as I think they wanted to close on this before tomorrow.

 

[jp1]

Well ALM guy. Most college football players are black, most coaches are not. To me Washington is well qualified to be our next DC. It's an opportunity for UT to show equal opportunity isn't just a slogan.

Didn't they show that same "equal opportunity " when they hired Ansley?

 

[Deebowbear]

Hide mattresses if Willie Martinez is hired back.

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Hide mattresses if Willie Martinez is hired back.

Not good looking staff there Martinez is not SEC caliber coach

 

[TlM]

Well ALM guy. Most college football players are black, most coaches are not. To me Washington is well qualified to be our next DC. It's an opportunity for UT to show equal opportunity isn't just a slogan.

If only our last DC and a large portion of our last staff were black we could show the world how inclusive we are! Shame really...

 

[overseasorange2]

When have we heard this before?

About every time we hire a coach...........

 

[VolnJC]

 

[ThreatLevelOrange]

He has a great resume for someone that’s never been a DC. We’ve tried big time DCs from other schools and we’ve tried first timers. No one is a guarantee. Shoop was a great DC but the time he was here he did poorly. If this guy is energetic and recruits well then why not?

When we cleaned house in 88, Doug Mathews went from RB coach to DC in mid season. He did well because he simplified things and got his athletes in position to make plays. Doug had coached DBs at some point but was never a coordinator.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

I think JG, and Pruitt starting him game after game was more of the problem. Surely Chaney would have moved on from JG much sooner if allowed.

What you get when you hire a head man from the Alabama gene pool.

 

[Joe Dirt]

Hide mattresses if Willie Martinez is hired back.

Didn't he develop Cam Sutton from a 3 star to a 3rd rounder? Coleman also went from a disaster to an NFL player. I don't remember hating Willie, but maybe I'm misremembering.

 

[VolnJC]

Seeing frowny faces from Buckeye fans