Dave Hart knows what he's doing?

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How long until you feel Dave Hart doesn't know what he's doing?

This coming Friday? Next Monday? By December 15th? By December 31st?
 
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If i had to bet, i'd say the next Tennessee coach will be hired within the next two weeks.. They really can't afford to let it run way into December..
 
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Until a second-tier (or worse) coach is announced as the next head coach at The University of Tennessee.
 
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He needs to hit a home run with this hire. I'd give em to mid January as long as he gets it.

IMO it wont take near that long. Dec 18th at the latest.
 
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May depend on if the coach he is going after has a bowl game or not. If his "choice" is not going to a bowl game, do we really want that "choice"?

Most bowl games except BCS games are not over till mid to late December.
 
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1982Alum said:
May depend on if the coach he is going after has a bowl game or not. If his "choice" is not going to a bowl game, do we really want that "choice"?

Most bowl games except BCS games are not over till mid to late December.
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my thoughts exactly, this could take awhile, we'll see. All of the good coaches are in bowl games right now
 
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1982Alum said:
May depend on if the coach he is going after has a bowl game or not. If his "choice" is not going to a bowl game, do we really want that "choice"?

Most bowl games except BCS games are not over till mid to late December.
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If a coach is hired from another school, he usually doesn't coach that teams bowl game.
 
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madbamahater said:
How long until you feel Dave Hart doesn't know what he's doing?

This coming Friday? Next Monday? By December 15th? By December 31st?
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It's not the timing, but the results that will be telling. Bowl games or conference championships could have a bearing on the timing. We don't want a quick hire over the best hire.
 
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If he panicked with a fast hire, I'd be concerned.

His composure is evidence of his experience.
 
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The fact that you HAVEN'T heard anything from Hart means that he DOES know what he's doing.

I'm not a Hart fan. But he's playing the game and doing what he's supposed to be doing. He won't mess this up.
 
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Batman33 said:
it seems the longer this goes on, the more likely it will be another bad hire.
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Hart has done nothing wrong to date. A hire is not likely until most schools complete their season. I have been a Vol fan for over 60 years and have watched several hires during that time. Seems we get turned down 3,4,5 times before we end up with a less than desired hire. This hire may well be the most important in the schools history as at least 5 or 6 of the best coaches in college football call the SEC home. Pray that Hart does a good job with this hire because if we do not get a top notch coach, good recruiter, we will languish as a mid pack or lower SEC program for the foreseeable period.
 
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beavbullvol said:
Hart will have little to no say in who the next coach is. He is a figurehead.
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Not entirely; Dave Hart will be the one who interviews and sells the program to the next coach. Boosters-Private Donors will have their influence in the process, but in the end, Dave Hart will be the one making the final decision.

If we have a coach in the next 2 weeks then it better be Gruden, or we may have hired a 2nd tier Head Coach or up-coming coordinator,which this program doesn't need right now. If we have a coach by the 1st week in January then, in my opinion, Hart will have hired a proven head football coach. Go Vols!
 
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I have a feeling that Dave Hart isn't calling the shots here. The donors are gonna have the say so
 
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Thin Blue Vol said:
Not entirely; Dave Hart will be the one who interviews and sells the program to the next coach. Boosters-Private Donors will have their influence in the process, but in the end, Dave Hart will be the one making the final decision.

If we have a coach in the next 2 weeks then it better be Gruden, or we may have hired a 2nd tier Head Coach or up-coming coordinator,which this program doesn't need right now. If we have a coach by the 1st week in January then, in my opinion, Hart will have hired a proven head football coach. Go Vols!
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For what it's worth, I can tell you the only influence he will have is sliding the contract across the table and having the selected candidate sign it.
 
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I truly believe that the hire needs to occur before the SECCG. Reason -- recruiting. There is no way that waiting longer and not taking advantage of this period 25 Nov 12 thru 16 Dec 2012...... 17 Dec to 4 Jan is dead period......we have an advantage to step it up....get ahead of this and establish some new relationships.

I know Hart knows this......

A new coach knows this and needs a staff committed to being on board......we can't recruit without having both......we need to recruit it is obvious lets take advantage of it and get a head start......
 
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volroadwarrior said:
It's not the timing, but the results that will be telling. Bowl games or conference championships could have a bearing on the timing. We don't want a quick hire over the best hire.
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Exactly! We see what happened when Hamilton panicked with the last hire! Thank goodness he's not still here to whiff again!
 
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