Cutcliffe on Heupel

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KTrain said:
Cutcliffe was the steadied the Ship guy over his career at UT he left for Ole Miss and the wins left , he came back we blipped up, he left for Duke we were a ghost ship for years. I put a lot of stock in what he senses, he is a leader.
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Coach Cut is one of those guys that has a presence about him, that when he talks people stop and listen to what he’s saying. We’re very lucky to have had him be such a huge part of our program.
 
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OrangeBeachVol said:
Cut should have been the pick to follow Fulmer. He wanted it. But we had Hamilton as the AD and the rest is history.
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He certainly negotiated with Hamilton to fill the vacancy that emerged when Kiffin left (and it's a crying shame he wasn't hired). Is there evidence that he would have been willing to replace Fulmer after the 2008 season? That seems unlikely to me.
 
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DuckInAPen said:
He certainly negotiated with Hamilton to fill the vacancy that emerged when Kiffin left (and it's a crying shame he wasn't hired). Is there evidence that he would have been willing to replace Fulmer after the 2008 season? That seems unlikely to me.[/

Well now that you say that he may have still been the coach at Ole Miss when Fulmer left but your right I think he had been fired by the time Kiffy left and would have been one of candidates. But Hamilton thought Dooles was the best, ha ha.
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Cutt‘s offenses were always crisp and efficient. He seemed to get the absolute best of of the players on his side of the ball. It is a shame that he wasn’t allowed to finish his career here
 
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DuckInAPen said:
He certainly negotiated with Hamilton to fill the vacancy that emerged when Kiffin left (and it's a crying shame he wasn't hired). Is there evidence that he would have been willing to replace Fulmer after the 2008 season? That seems unlikely to me.
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Didn't he say something back then like he was tired of being Tennessee's fall back boy?
 
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J C Higgins said:
Some nice comments by Coach Cutcliffe
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Definitely good to hear from a man who knows football. That said, the writer’s comments about this being a pivotal season to prove Heupel has staying power is a bit much.

I think most of us felt we would have a dip this season with the loss of Hooker. I think some underestimate his impact on our team.

We saw some flashes of Milton’s potential last year, and to me it is apparent that if anyone is going to help him reach his potential, it is Heupel and company. Still, not only did we lose Hooker, we also lost Hyatt, Tillman, Wright, our OC all on offense, and Young on defense without having a lot in the cupboard.

That said, I would be less surprised to see Heupel turn in another 10 win season next year, but I still think we are one to two years away from having fair reason to expect Heupel to be competing for national championships on a consistent basis which we did last year as we were in the picture until we lost to USC. (What a dreadful game, I had that game circled last year.)

Anyways, OC will have a couple years under his belt and these recruiting classes will have some years under their belt. We will have been well removed from any serious recruiting restrictions, and we should be stacked across the board in high rated talent. There should be little excuse by then other than the fact he is in the SEC with Bryan Kelly, Kirby Smart, Hugh Freeze and Lane Kiffin. Beamer, Stoops, Fisher, and Sarkisian are no slouches either IMO, albeit Stoops’ team seems to have slipped a little bit. Arnette, Napier, Pittman and Venables have yet to prove anything at the head coaching position, but all three are believed to have potential.

There are going to be some tight games where Milton’s head is going to be tested. I think key factors this year will be Milton being consistent throughout the game and game to game, filling Wright’s shoes, more sacks, our transfers panning out and improvements in our secondary. I think we have seen plenty from Keyton, White and McCoy to feel confident at the receiver position, and our running back room should be stacked nicely as well. Keyton and McCoy may possess the surest set of hands we have seen return to Knoxville in a while. If you go back and watch the games, both had pivotal catches that kept us in games. Both in the Bama game and in the Florida game. Obviously Squirrel looks to be potentially special.

That said, the throws that Hooker made in those close games and in those plays when the line broke down were phenomenal. Tough for anyone to fill those shoes. Especially without Wright blocking for them.

We shall see.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
Cutt‘s offenses were always crisp and efficient. He seemed to get the absolute best of of the players on his side of the ball. It is a shame that he wasn’t allowed to finish his career here
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He made Lucas Taylor a 1000 yard receiver. That’s pretty telling. Not that Taylor was a bad receiver, but 1000 yards he was not.
 
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RDU VOL#14 said:
Coach Cut is one of those guys that has a presence about him, that when he talks people stop and listen to what he’s saying. We’re very lucky to have had him be such a huge part of our program.
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Coach Cut was real respected in the NFL, he was very good with quarterbacks. Tennessee was at their best in the 90’s when coach Cutcliffe was there. GBO
 
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Would be nice to have Coach Cut stop by Fall practice just to watch Bazooka Joe and Ammo Niko go through their rotations, Cut always saw the little things that made his quarterbacks capable of doing big things, Cut was always the teacher that never wanted to leave the classroom, had a coaching career that extended well beyond Tennessee
 
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TartanTurff said:
Would be nice to have Coach Cut stop by Fall practice just to watch Bazooka Joe and Ammo Niko go through their rotations, Cut always saw the little things that made his quarterbacks capable of doing big things, Cut was always the teacher that never wanted to leave the classroom, had a coaching career that extended well beyond Tennessee
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Heupel is a better QB coach than Cut
 
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