Article from USA Today

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#76
knoxtnguy said:
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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His resume is great. And I don't think he would say something if it was not true like that. I believe some Vol fans don't like him for racial reasons.

Who besides Gruden or Stoops would you hire before him?
 
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#77
k-town_king said:
His resume is great. And I don't think he would say something if it was not true like that. I believe some Vol fans don't like him for racial reasons.

Who besides Gruden or Stoops would you hire before him?
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My top 5 are:

Stoops
Peterson (wont happen but ill list him)
Gruden
Patterson
Mora Jr.

Of the 5

Patterson and Mora are the mostly likely in my opinion.
 
#78
#78
knoxtnguy said:
My top 5 are:

Stoops
Peterson (wont happen but ill list him)
Gruden
Patterson
Mora Jr.

Of the 5

Patterson and Mora are the mostly likely in my opinion.
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I would take Gruden or Stoops obviously. I don't believe Peterson/Patterson would come but would be great hires. I would take Strong over Mora Jr anytime. I don't believe he would be anywhere near as good a choice as Strong. Strong can coach d and recruit the SEC.
 
#79
#79
k-town_king said:
I would take Gruden or Stoops obviously. I don't believe Peterson/Patterson would come but would be great hires. I would take Strong over Mora Jr anytime. I don't believe he would be anywhere near as good a choice as Strong. Strong can coach d and recruit the SEC.
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I'd like to see Strong be the HC at UL another year and put some ranked teams on the schedule...after that I'd be open to hiring him with a winning record. He's close to the big time but we're in dire straights and can't risk it.
 
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#80
gemlek said:
Patrino rigged a job hire for his under qualified sex kitten. He exposed UofA to multiple lawsuits by all applicants not hired (49). Poor decision making....what head was he thinking with? Don't want that guy to possibly exposes UT to anything that might result from his stupidity. He's a douche.
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And with our current situation with the NCAA... we simply cannot afford the baggage carried around by Petrino.
 
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#81
kenrblan said:
Not sure if you're serious, but there's no way Tressel is a viable candidate. Our probation just got extended out to 2015. Tressel has NEVER run a clean program. He had sketchy practices at Youngstown State before he ever showed up at Ohio State. The guy made a conscious decision to allow players to continue playing even though he knew they were violating multiple NCAA rules. He deliberately lied to the NCAA. We just got hit with extended probation because an ex-assistant coach continued to lie to the NCAA years after he was no longer here. On top of that, Tressel never beat an SEC team, unless you count Arkansas with about 6 players that should have been suspended due to eligibility issues. Even then, it took catastrophically bad play by Arkansas in the last minutes of that game for him to sort of get a win. If we have another major violation while under probation, that puts us in repeat offender (ie. Death Penalty) territory. Not likely to get that penalty, but would probably see something similar to the Penn State scholarship restrictions. Tressel might possibly be one of the worst potential candidates, unless Bruce Pearl wants to try his hand at football.
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Thank you! Some people simply don't realize our NCAA violations due to Garza (under Kiffin), nor do they realize that Tressell cannot coach at a college with NCAA sanctions until after, I believe, 2016. Tressell would have to coach at a squeaky-clean program until his show cause penalty expires.
 
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#82
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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I can think of three things: 1) money, 2) excellent facilities (except for athletic dorm), and 3) Vol's rabid fan base! I would also take the rolling green hills of Tennessee over the flat, dusty plains of Nebraska - any day! No offense to the Corn Huskers, but I love Tennessee!
 
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k-town_king said:
His resume is great. And I don't think he would say something if it was not true like that. I believe some Vol fans don't like him for racial reasons.

Who besides Gruden or Stoops would you hire before him?
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In order to not sound racist, how about Lovie Smith? I really don't believe most common sense UT fans would balk at a non-snowy-white coach, as long as the man: has orange blood, can recruit great players, can build great coach/player relationships and connect with his players, can manage football games, and WIN! If we can't get Gruden, Petersen, or Patterson... Lovie would be a great hire... that is, if we could get him.
 
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#87
FBtime said:
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 agree....don't see him leaving OKST but he would be awesome! I vote for GUNDY, GRUDEN, or STOOPS!

GDV!
 
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#88
05_never_again said:
The article makes a very interesting and astute point (surprising coming from USA Today). Tennessee should be the top head coaching vacancy this year, barring something unforeseen.

The timing of these vacancies is huge. If you go out to hire a guy and there is a lot of competition, it's much harder to land the guy you want. It's sort of like being the best college QB available in a weak draft class. Even if you're a mediocre QB, you can be drafted very high.
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Just proves that CDD has done a great job of not leaving the cupboard bare like was left him when LK weenie did.
Thank you CDD for all your work, wish it had of worked out. VFL!

:hi:

tennesseeduke
 
#89
#89
One thing is for sure. No matter who is hired there will be a lot of unhappy fans. Everybody's been disqualified by somebody on here.
 
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#90
Bray#1Vol said:
rebuild what? everything is in place just need a coach that knows how to coach and use what he has!
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Absolutely agree. Just watching UT this year, you had the feeling there was quite a bit of natural talent on the field. They just didn't have a coaching staff to mold them into a team.
 
#91
#91
Pentrino would be good to have on the sideline and gameplanning, but trying to recruit in the Bible Belt, where some mothers and grandmothers wouldn't even let his "carousing, heathen carcass" past the front porch, could be a problem.
 
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#92
FBtime said:
Wow...really? What has Al Golden accomplished that warrants being considered above Gary Patterson? Good grief.
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Yes really. Do you even have a clue who Al Golden is and what he's done ?

Temple was seriously considering dropping their football program, had several meetings over it. They were perennial losers on a massive scale, had several 0 and 1 win seasons until Golden took over and built a winner from pretty much the ground up, Now he's taken over a dumpster fire in Miami where he's had to suspend or dismiss 18 of his best players and he's still managing to win some ballgames and be bowl eligible even though the University self imposed bowl bans for both seasons he's been there. Dude is a solid coach and solid recruiter.
 
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alaVOL said:
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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awesome post. sometimes I wonder just how long some people on VN have watched football. I have seen so many powerhouses down to nothing & then resurrected by great coaches. UT is & will always be a premier school in football. It is only down but not out.

Get a good coach & see what happens :rock:
 
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#96
Bo Pelini? Seriously? Dude's a douche. His sideline antics are worse than Muschamp and Tubberville. What kid in their right mind is gonna want to play for him?

1) Charlie Strong with an outrageously paid and talented recruiting staff
2) Gruden
3) Herm Edwards
4) Marvin Lewis
5) Dan Mullen
6) Mike Gundy
 
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#97
JOEY'S ALL VOL !!! said:
Yes really. Do you even have a clue who Al Golden is and what he's done ?

Temple was seriously considering dropping their football program, had several meetings over it. They were perennial losers on a massive scale, had several 0 and 1 win seasons until Golden took over and built a winner from pretty much the ground up, Now he's taken over a dumpster fire in Miami where he's had to suspend or dismiss 18 of his best players and he's still managing to win some ballgames and be bowl eligible even though the University self imposed bowl bans for both seasons he's been there. Dude is a solid coach and solid recruiter.
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And the last thing a coach like that needs to do is jump ship once again. He needs to ride out the Hurricane (pun intended) and help get them back to where they once were.
 
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