Cutcliffe

#26
#26
KoachKletus said:
I'm not doubting you. But one thing I feel very strongly about is the fact that Dooley took over a very tough situation. He has brought everything to this program that it needed - except the quality wins. At this point Coach Dooley deserves a pat on the back - and his 5 mill payout - only if we have a guaranteed true winner to replace him. If we don't have that guaranteed true winner to replace him, then we stay the course.
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0-5 for a 4th straight year in the SEC? I'll pass on that and try any other option available
 
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#28
de3cls said:
Wouldn't that one bad season after Eli graduated? Not bashing...just asking.
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Yep, in 2004 they had a bit of a quarterback controversy and ended up going 4-7. Were competetive though, including a close game with us that Ainge won with a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter. The record that season wasn't really the reason he was fired though, the athletic director wanted him to get rid of some assistants and he refused.
 
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Fullfillmer said:
He couldn't recruit when he was here, he couldn't recruit at Ole Miss, he couldn't recruit at Duke ..... I see a trend here. Duke is exactly where he needs to be. Good oc though.
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Could he not recruit? I would think landing the Mannings would have been a pretty good get. The funny thing about coaching is it can be done several different ways. Alot of coaches need a roster stacked full of 5 star talent to compete. Other coaches can take 2-3 star kids and go toe to toe with 5 star talent. It's all about coaching. Of course that is something we have lacked the last few years.
 
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vol2013 said:
BS. He had one bad season at Ole Miss, but had four bowl wins, and an over .500 record every season except his last one. Even with that one 4-7 season he still had a higher winning percentage than any coach since John Vaught (including Tubberville), and a much higher winning percentage than any of his successors.
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Exactly. Ole Miss also wanted him for 1 reason: to make sure the last Manning stayed home. Then that one bad season was a "good" reason to end it.
 
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OrangeByBirth said:
He succeeded as OC at UT.
He did not succeed as HC at Ole Miss.
He is doing a good job against the ACC at Duke.
No thanks.
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Not saying Cut would be our best option, but you are SOOOOO wrong there. As a HC, Cut finished in the top 25 two times (#22 Coach's/AP in '99 and #14 Coaches/#13 AP in 2003) in six years at Ole friggin Miss. In '03, he finished 10-3 (7-1), tied LSU for #1 in SEC West, and won the Cotton Bowl (beating Les Miles's ranked OK St). Not sure if you understand how damn impressive that is. For a little perspective, Ole Miss is currently 5-3 (2-2) with wins over mighty Auburn and Arkansas and there is plenty of talk about Hugh Freeze winning SEC coach of the year.
 
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UTVOLKeith said:
he didn't succeed at UT with Peyton

and he couldn't recruit at ole miss
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OMG...you must be under 30 yrs old and have no grasp of history. Look at the UT record in 4 yrs w/ peyton. R U one of those who disses on Peyton because the TEAM could not beat UF?

Cutcliffe recruited Eli to come to his father's school and make a name for himself. He had only 1 bad year. As someone on here noted, the Ole Miss AD wanted rid of him and look at Ole Miss ever since. Learn some history unless you just enjoy spouting foolishness.
 
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VOLNPA said:
Heard a bit of interesting info today. Now I don't pretend to be in any kind of loop, but a co-worker of mine 's family is good friends with the families of one of the Duke coaches.

Here is what I was told today. One of the offensive coaches was informed by Cutcliffe to be ready for a possible move to Knoxville. Cutcliffe does believe that Dooley won't be retained after the season. Additionally, he believes that he is A favorite for the job. He will accept if offered. He told the coach that he would bring him along to Knoxville to be the new OC. I really don't wanna reveal the coaches name but with enough digging, a fairly intelligent person can figure out who it is.

I know there will be haters and bashers. Feel free to flame away. I think you'll find that in my time here, I don't make this kind of post. Clearly, only time will tell, but I just wanted to pass along what I was told today.
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I sure hope he is not Tennessee new big time coach. :eek:lol: Boy that sure would scare other coaches in the SEC. Their last game they got blew out by Fla St, At least we have been in ballgames with Dooley. If Cut. is the answere keep Dooley.
 
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#39
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lastlap said:
If you're not going for a home run hire why waste 5 Million+. No way on Cut!
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If it came down to hiring Cut, 5 million would not be part of the discussion. He would be looking at 2-2.5 million would be my guess. Of course CJG would be a sure keep as part of the new staff I would think. Last time he wanted to bring his whole staff, I wonder if that would be the case now?
 
#40
#40
Not too bad. It was obvious they would call him. We have been down this road before. Do we really want Cut?
 
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CNCVol88 said:
Honestly I would rather have Cutcliffe than Gruden. Cutcliffe is Proven All Vol and Shows that he can do something with a College Program, Imo. Duke is going to be Bowl Eligible and for a program like that, its a big deal. Also, If Cutcliffe can get his hands on Bray....I can only imagine....
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I agree. We must consider that the STUDENT/athlete Duke University requires seriously hinders the recruitment of players, in that all athletes must meet strict academic requirements (ACT, SAT, etc., scores). I recognize that Duke does not play in the SEC, but they are competitive in their conference. Also, Cutliffe has strong ties to UT football. I've always liked him, and he should be an improvement over Dooley as far as coaching is concerned (but I'm not dissing Dooley here).
 
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rickyyrs said:
I sure hope he is not Tennessee new big time coach. :eek:lol: Boy that sure would scare other coaches in the SEC. Their last game they got blew out by Fla St, At least we have been in ballgames with Dooley. If Cut. is the answere keep Dooley.
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I would be willing to bet Cut coaching this current UT team would give FSU all they would want. Duke will never have the talent to take down an FSU. Games like UNC shows Cut is a hell of a coach. UNC has alot more talent then Duke, but Cut took them out.
 
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#47
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Insunseri said:
Well, why didn't he show interest in the job the first time around? Maybe he just knew he wouldn't get the job and would look like a traitor to the Duke players after trying to leave town on them. Cutcliffe is good and all, but that ship has sailed. He has a decent thing going at Duke. Sure it would be a HUGE promotion for him, but how would the fanbase react? I mean he's from an era gone by
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If we are speculating, I would guess b/c the UTAD was (and in many ways continues to be) a dysfunctional mess and no one who has the kind of options Cut had would willingly get involved with that. Just a guess and MHO.
 
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#48
Majorvol23 said:
Something tells me not to believe any of this coaching stuff
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The fun part is that the unnamed coach already invited my buddy down for a game (if they end up going to Knoxville). And, subsequently, I was offered a chance to tag along since I'm such a huge Vols fan.

So I guess I am kinda rooting for it to be Cutcliffe. But I still think Strong is the better move.
 
#49
#49
I like Cut but no thanks.

Unless we get a rock solid HOMERUN hire with an entire staff that's really good recruiters then we should keep CDD for another year and let AD Hart see if he can find the real homerun hire for after next season if he thinks CDD still needs to go.

It would be dumb to replace CDD with another CDD.

VFL...GBO!!!
 
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