Charlie Strong

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Regardless of his head coaching resume, his resume as a defensive coordinator in the SEC is exemplary. That alone should get him consideration. He knows what it takes to win in the SEC and he now knows what is expected of a HC. Get him a quality OC, some good recruiters (already in place) and let him build that defense. He could easily be better than Will Muschamp.

I don't see the difference between Strong and Jimbo Fisher and Kevin Sumlin? Fisher is in a pushover conference where has lost some games he should have won.
 
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OakRidgeVol said:
Regardless of his head coaching resume, his resume as a defensive coordinator in the SEC is exemplary. That alone should get him consideration. He knows what it takes to win in the SEC and he now knows what is expected of a HC. Get him a quality OC, some good recruiters (already in place) and let him build that defense. He could easily be better than Will Muschamp.

I don't see the difference between Strong and Jimbo Fisher and Kevin Sumlin? Fisher is in a pushover conference where has lost some games he should have won.
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And strong isn't? With the clowns running the UT AD, if strong loses another game he is a shoe in.
 
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Tux said:
If you had ever been part of a collegiate football team, you would know where I am coming from.
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If you thought about some of the greatest coaches in History they were stoic....just saying, I don't think how charismatic the coach is, is always that big of a factor. Unless you consider granite charasmatic....there's quite a few greats that were pretty much stone in personality.
 
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Charlie Strong needs to be the coach UT hires : 20 of his 30+ years coaching in the SEC . He was hired by Zook in his final year at UF to be defensive coordinated , and we all know what the UF defenses did to UT,UGA,LSU,USC under Urban Meyer , then he went to USC to replace Ellis Johnson under Spurrier and we know how USC's defensed flourished ! Bottom Line he did not have a defensive "genius " Head Coach looking over his shoulder like Kirby Smart at Bama does . He inherited a 15-21 program from his predecesor at UL ! He is rock solid and gives the Vols the Defensive help and coaching they need !
 
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Simple question ... What has coach Strong showed in Louisville that allows him qualified to be a successful coach in the SEC? That is other than beat Kentucky this season.
 
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orangepeopleeater said:
Simple question ... What has coach Strong showed in Louisville that allows him qualified to be a successful coach in the SEC? That is other than beat Kentucky this season.
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NC defenses in the SEC as DC . Has put together dominant SEC defenses. Great recruiter especially in Fla and the Southeast. Took over 4-8 team and immediately turned them into a winner and 10-2 by third season. Brought talent to a bad program. Hot name would get recruits excited.
 
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k-town_king said:
NC defenses in the SEC as DC . Has put together dominant SEC defenses. Great recruiter especially in Fla and the Southeast. Took over 4-8 team and immediately turned them into a winner and 10-2 by third season. Brought talent to a bad program. Hot name would get recruits excited.
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A hot name doesn't lose to Connecticut in football.
 
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He is already overpaid for his resume IMO. If he would take the UT job for about 150 grand over what he makes now, I would think he could be a decent option. Any more than that and I would look elsewhere. JMO

UL is also 9-2 this year unless your just giving them the win VS Rutgers before they play the game.
 
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k-town_king said:
He was still 10-2. Who do you think is a hot name then? I hear CS when talking about openings at big programs. That makes him a hot name. He has name recognition from UF/SC and what he has done at UL.
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if the only thing that matters is a hot name then it's Gruden all day long. Strong's name is nowhere near hot enough to change our fortunes in Knoxville and he hasn't won any notable games and his "notable" games at Louisville don't even include top 25 teams. We just spent a TON of money to fire a guy because he couldn't win the big games, except his "big games" included teams that make up half of the BCS top 10. Strong may be a great coach somewhere else but he would not a good hire for our present situation.
 
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RTGA said:
if the only thing that matters is a hot name then it's Gruden all day long. Strong's name is nowhere near hot enough to change our fortunes in Knoxville and he hasn't won any notable games and his "notable" games at Louisville don't even include top 25 teams. We just spent a TON of money to fire a guy because he couldn't win the big games, except his "big games" included teams that make up half of the BCS top 10. Strong may be a great coach somewhere else but he would not a good hire for our present situation.
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Bull. Strong has proven he can recruit in the SEC with resources. He has proven he can shut down SEC offenses. He has proven he can put players in the NFL on defense.

If Strong comes here, you then began to hear us possibly closing on guys like Lawson, Ramsey, Bell, Hatcher, Levenberry, etc... More than likely Strong keeps Graham and that lands us Green. The SEC has proven time and time again that if you play D and run the ball, you will win big in this league. Outside of Gruden, this is the guy that will be the quickest to get us back to the top because he will immediately with this class improve the talent and speed on this defense.
 
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RTGA said:
if the only thing that matters is a hot name then it's Gruden all day long. Strong's name is nowhere near hot enough to change our fortunes in Knoxville and he hasn't won any notable games and his "notable" games at Louisville don't even include top 25 teams. We just spent a TON of money to fire a guy because he couldn't win the big games, except his "big games" included teams that make up half of the BCS top 10. Strong may be a great coach somewhere else but he would not a good hire for our present situation.
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this. We don't need a "may" be a great coach somewhere.
 
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