Coaching announcement expected today -- UT confirms, press conference at 2:30

[Freak]

Rivals is reporting that Jones has been hired.

 

[ORANGE & WHITE]

- Hubbs

 

[OWB]

Rivals is reporting that Jones has been hired.

Fire Dave Hart.

 

[northknoxvol]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[MiramarVol]

Hired boys, prepare for the Apocalypse.

 

[JonWard]

I just received this message from knoxnews.com

I would gladly wait another month for a better hire .... SMDH

 

[volsincebirth]

Hope everyone enjoyed the last three years because here we go again.

 

[neuteboomt]

Hired boys, prepare for the Apocalypse.

If true, Tennessee football is going in the wrong direction.

 

[Wii60]

So this is the way the Vols end.....not with a bang but a whimper.

 

[erob0812]

Hart and Cheek need to go. You take all this time and you hire Butch Jones. This situation was mishandled. Did Hart not see the score from the game last year? The University of Tennessee are lead by idiots. I'm fed up.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Stop acting like petulant children.

It isn't Butch Jones' fault that Dave Hart bungled the search.

If he's the choice so be it. I don't agree, but its unfair to the guy to blast him if he's hired. You're just making his job harder. get behind him and see what happens. No other choice unless you weren't a UT fan to begin with.

Screw yourself. That's a disaster.

 

[TNinSC]

Looks like I don't need to change my avatar....

 

[FearlessFreep]

Give the guy a chance. How would you feel if you were hired and your first day everyone Booed you?

It's what it's is. Direct your vitriol at Hart, not Jones.

 

[volintears]

Ugh,,,,pretty sad

 

[WillieGault]

Now I know how the folks on the Titantic felt. Started off on top of the world. Now the ship has a big hole in it, is sinking fast and doesn't have enough life boats.

Butch may be a good coach but his is not what we need now. We need a name that can restore pride in our University!

 

[northknoxvol]

This sucks! Dooley 2.0! That bammer and gator are really making sure they finish us off!!!!

 

[FearlessFreep]

Screw yourself. That's a disaster.

Feel free to exit the Vol Nation.

 

[UTK]

Wow...just wow...Well I will get behind him, but I just have an awful feeling.

 

[JonWard]

If sensuri stays too....

 

[Cyclopskiller]

The #1 job in the country, and the Ad drags his feet to a bRitch jones hire? Fire em both ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MarylandVolunteer]

Feel free to exit the Vol Nation.

This guy has been riding the coattails of Brian Kelly for years.

 

[ESPNHATESUS]

Here is why Jones was hired

On December 16, 2009, Jones was named head coach at the University of Cincinnati.[1] He replaced Brian Kelly, who left to become head coach at Notre Dame.[3] Jones had previously replaced Kelly at Central Michigan.
Jones has led the Bearcats to records of 4-8 in 2010 and 10-3 in 2011, including a Big East championship, a Liberty Bowl victory (31-24 over Vanderbilt), and he was named Big East Coach of the Year. Also in 2011, Cincinnati was the only program to win both its conference championship as well as the league's team academic award. He led them to an academic award.

 

[StoVol]

Great, anyone actually believe this guy can even keep pace in the recruiting dept? Richt spurrier saban hell Franklin might mop the floor with this guy.

 

[KingtUT]

Maybe he will keep following Kelly's lead and we end up in the nc game in 4 years

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

Well, it's me anyway.