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orangepeopleeater said:
I keep seeing Golden and Strong in these lists of names. Don't get me wrong Strong is a good coach in his conference, but can he get it done in the SEC. This also holds true to Golden. He hasn't done much with his time in Miami.
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This is the same thing that people said about Sumlin and Meyer. If the coach is winning against competition that has the same talent level as him then he's doing all you can ask him to do. Period. It's not his fault he hasn't had a job in the SEC yet. The mistake we made with Dooley is he didn't win at la tech against equal competition.
 
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carolinaviking said:
Why would Bo Pelini leave Nebraska to take the UT job? Both are premiere programs with Nebraska being arguably more premiere than UT. I know nothing about Pelini or his situation, but at a cursory glance this would not seem to be a step up for him. Maybe UT has better facilities. Maybe a better fan base. Aside from a short stint at LSU, he seems to have no ties to the SEC. Maybe the SEC is a more attractive conference. But he could dominate the Big Ten with Nebraska more easily than he could dominate the SEC with UT. In fact, he seems to be doing just that.

Why would he leave Nebraska for UT?
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They can keep him in my opinion. With the leagues he has been in (A weak big 12 North then the weak B1G), he has yet to get anything better than 3-4 losses. Not only that he has got to be the sandiest vagina in college football with all his whining to the refs.

Some of these potential candidates really concern me. Not that I think it's Gruden or bust but some of them either just make no sense or painfully obvious they would not meet the demands in Knoxville.
 
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1.) Gruden
2.) Patterson
3.) Strong

I don't know how anyone's list could look any different.

(that is ruling out Mora Jr and Stoops as likely candidates)
 
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orangepeopleeater said:
I keep seeing Golden and Strong in these lists of names. Don't get me wrong Strong is a good coach in his conference, but can he get it done in the SEC. This also holds true to Golden. He hasn't done much with his time in Miami.
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Uh yeah he has to NC rings from the SEC, he may not be down to your low standards, his D's kicked the Vols arse many a times
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
1.) Gruden
2.) Patterson
3.) Strong

I don't know how anyone's list could look any different.

(that is ruling out Mora Jr and Stoops as likely candidates)
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That list should read-
1.) Gruden
2.) Peterson
3.) Patterson

Strong, while a good coach needs more evaluation, there are some concerns the success he has had this year may be a fluke imo.
 
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Anyone think Strong knows what kind of D it takes to win in the SEC? Yep. What about recruiting? Been there, done that.
The question is can he handle the pressure and bring in a good offensive mind.
Everyone thought Petrino was a freakin genius for building Louisville into a winner. Strong does it, and it's 'whatever.'

Listen, UT fans need to be ready to not get a Gruden. Look at Sumlin. Not exactly a sexy hire and he was passed over for Dools. But obviously you could see the potential. Hart is lot more in touch with the next up and comer.
 
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Golden (From Wikipedia)
"Temple had a record of 3–31 during the three years before Golden was hired, and had just been thrown out of the Big East Conference for non-competitiveness. In Golden's first three years at the helm, Temple recorded 1–11 in 2006, 4–8 in 2007 and then 5–7 mark in 2008. The 2008 record was the best for the program since a 7–4 mark in 1990.
The Owls finished the 2009 regular season at 9–3, their first winning season since 1990.
-Golden became the youngest defensive coordinator in Division I-A. He had spent the previous season at his alma mater, Penn State University, serving as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator under Joe Paterno.[1] From 2001 to 2004, the Cavaliers' defense improved under his tutelage, ranking 108th in total defense in his first year to ranking 18th in total defense in 2004. In the same time period, Virginia's scoring defense went from 74th in the nation (27.6 ppg) to 17th (17.7 ppg) utilizing Golden's 3–4 defense"

The Miami situation is a mess. Much more so than anything UT has faced. Facilities are in shambles. NCAA investigation from issues prior to his arrival.

Patterson is a proven winner. The question is does he have the desire to compete week to week in the SEC. Everything you hear says he is 'content' at TCU. That won't cut it at this level. I also believe he is an alum of Kansas State and is a natural fit to step into a bigger conference once Snyder retires. Although they didn't get him the first time Snyder retired.
 
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Roustabout said:
Anyone think Strong knows what kind of D it takes to win in the SEC? Yep. What about recruiting? Been there, done that.
The question is can he handle the pressure and bring in a good offensive mind.
Everyone thought Petrino was a freakin genius for building Louisville into a winner. Strong does it, and it's 'whatever.'

Listen, UT fans need to be ready to not get a Gruden. Look at Sumlin. Not exactly a sexy hire and he was passed over for Dools. But obviously you could see the potential. Hart is lot more in touch with the next up and comer.
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Louisville could easily be at 3-7 right now, they barely squeaked out a win in five very close games against sub-par opponents, then they got exposed by being blown out against and awful 5-5 Syracuse team.
Do you really want to take that risk?
 
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saxvol said:
Louisville could easily be at 3-7 right now, they barely squeaked out a win in five very close games against sub-par opponents, then they got exposed by being blown out against and awful 5-5 Syracuse team.
Do you really want to take that risk?
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You are correct. Of course UT could easily be 8-4. I don't see any home run hire outside of Gruden. And even that brings a lot of questions. Each candidate will have questions.
 
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Here is something else to think about. I'd say that Franklin (not the Vandy one) at La. Tech would be a very high candidate were it not for the fact that Dooley came from there.
 
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MADISONGAVOL said:
JimVol said:
Not directly, the author said something like "Tennessee is the premier HC job opening of the year, unless Oregon's HC leaves." Something like that.

Honestly, from a recruiting stand point I agree with this. I love my Vols but Big O has had GREAT success over the last five years and the recruits out there have seen Oregon, Bama, and LSU be the big dogs over the last five years.

Not trolling on my Vols, thats just the way it is right now.[/QUOTe

This is a fact.... this is where we need to get back to
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To follow up on this statement, I am amazed, on one level, at the success that Oregon has enjoyed lately. As long as you aren't on the receiving end, their offense is a thoroughly enjoyable, precision machine to watch, notwithstanding the exceptional job that Stanford did of slowing it down Saturday. No matter how well Kiffin recruits, I don't think he can catch the Ducks. And with all of the success USC achieved under Carroll, it would be poetic justice to see Kiffin get canned at his dream job.
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Best part of this analysis from USA Today.

Don't let the last half-decade fool you: Tennessee remains very much one of the elite programs in college football. Just as great programs aren't built over a shortened span, neither are great programs torn down to size because of a brief stretch of losing seasons. Coaches know this full well.
 
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UTvols#1 said:
I will take gundy and stoops. Anyone that isnt up to their record can stay way. Hell no to cutty and bobby P.Im hoping for stoops.Why would we wont mora.. he would be uclas kiffen right.I dont think he belongs in the sec he is a pac coach.
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I agree with this. I would love to have Stoops but that might be a pipe dream but Gundy I believe, could be had. Word is he is not happy with T. Boone pretty much running the show.
 
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Slov16 said:
I agree with this. I would love to have Stoops but that might be a pipe dream but Gundy I believe, could be had. Word is he is not happy with T. Boone pretty much running the show.
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Oh is that the "word"? He's tired of coaching at his alma mater with an almost limitless amount of money and top notch facilities? :crazy:
 
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I like Gary Patterson,Tommy Tuberville,And Mike Gundy, in that order. All have proven that they can win at the elite level and pull in top notch recruits. Though Patterson and Gundy haven't done it in the SEC. I really dont like anyone else for the job, they all kinda worry me, in some way. This whole process does to begin with, cause if we dont get it right, were screwed!!
 
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this list stink USA get a clue. No Cutcliff, No Strong, No Golden, No Fedora, No Sarkisian, No Strong, Did I mention No Strong?
 
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k-town_king said:
Why so down on Strong? After Gruden or Stoops he would be a great hire.
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My primary concern with Strong (aside from the fact I don't think given his resume he's ready to be a big time HC) has to do with the fact I think, he thinks, his wife is why he didn't get the UF job. I don't wan't to deal with all that "racism" drama, especially from a HC. Did he say it was the reason, no he didnt, but with a reply like that I think we can all read between the lines.

Strong, a 48-year-old black man, shook his head affirmatively when an Orlando Sentinel reporter asked him if his interracial marriage was a factor in getting passed over for jobs, including one at a Southern school a few years ago. Strong, whose wife is white, said he heard that too many times for it to be rumor.

"Everybody always said I didn't get that job because my wife is white," Strong said at media day Monday, as the Gators prepare to face Oklahoma in the FedEx BCS National Championship Game. "If you think about it, a coach is standing up there representing the university. If you're not strong enough to look through that [interracial marriage], then you have an issue."

Florida Gators' Charlie Strong says race is factor in not getting head coaching job - ESPN
 
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