Can anyone name a more inept athletic department considering the resources.

[1TheCoach1]

I don't blame our athletic department for all of our problems. I think our biggest problem summed up in two words is JIMMY CHEEK!!! He needs to go!!!

 

[PineyBluff Vol]

It boggles the mind. Let's recap

Dickey Years

1. Essentially fire Majors in the middle of the season following heart surgery allowing a coup from Fulmer splintering the fan base. Worked out great with a Natty, but not handled well at all.
2. Hired Wade Houston, Kevin Oneill, and Jerry Green

Dickey Retires
1. An alleged "National" search for the most qualified AD replacement to lead a top 5 athletic department as far as revenue and on the field success turns. Except there was no national search. Mike ****ing Hamilton hired

Hamilton Years
1. Fires Delmonico - Most successful baseball coach in Tennessee History - 3 (2?) college world series
2. Hires Todd Raleigh - unmitigated disaster
3. Fires Fulmer - Still a good decision in my mind, but could not have been botched any worse. Either 2 years earlier or 1 year later
4. Hires Kiffin - no words necessary
5. Hires Dooley - again no words
6. Hires Bruce - even the sun shines on a dog's ass every now and then
7. Fires Bruce - Most successful basketball coach in recent history, possible ever in a short amount of time. Allows internal AD and Chancellor to hang Bruce out to dry
8. Hires Cuonzo - completely unqualified for the position
9. Hires Serrano - appears to a good hire
10. Allowed the academic side to overtake the AD making it more difficult to win in all sports

Hart Years
1. Fires Dooley - no question the right move
2. Hires Butch - botched the entire process, but results matter. However this is a hold b/c Butch has not won a thing yet. I think we are all optimistic.
3. Allowed Bruce to got to an SEC school. This is an indictment of our AD. You could not allow this. This will undercut our program for years to come. Cuonzo now HAS to be the answer, b/c all success will be measured against Bruce.

And of course let's not forgot all the arrests, scandals, NCAA probation, punishments, lawsuits (from the joining of men's and women's programs), the firing of Pat Summitt, etc.

Patience, grasshopper," said Maia. "Good things come to those who wait."
"I always thought that was 'Good things come to those who do the wave,'" said Simon. "No wonder I've been so confused all my life.” Just maybe you are like Simon you are not seeing the Forrest for the Trees so perhaps you should wait and be patient. :clapping:

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Interviewing Petrino is just another example of their desire to win. Always looking to better themselves.

I'm not talking about women's basketball. It is not a concern to me.

I'm not defending Bruce Pearl. I understand why he got fired.

I'm glad you feel UT is getting back. I think Hart is a good AD. Maybe I'm jaded from the Hamilton years. We will see.

This basketball program can be a nationally relevant program if our AD will just believe in it and not settle for mediocrity. You don't build Pratt Pavilion, renovate TBA into one of the nicest arenas in the country, generate top 10 attendance and then let it die on the vine.

I posted in another thread Hart should've been taking notes, that's how you handle a coaching change.