ESPN nice story about Chief

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I don't think he was fired. I thought he just decided to leave and take the LSU job, no, because he was unhappy about Fulmer getting axed. I got to spend a bit of time around the UT program in the late 1990s, talked to Chavis a bit, watched him on the practice field. He was impressive--a commanding presence. The difference between him and R. Sanders, say, was stark.
 
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armchair said:
I don't think he was fired. I thought he just decided to leave and take the LSU job, no, because he was unhappy about Fulmer getting axed. I got to spend a bit of time around the UT program in the late 1990s, talked to Chavis a bit, watched him on the practice field. He was impressive--a commanding presence. The difference between him and R. Sanders, say, was stark.
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I thought he was get go by Lane for Monte
 
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I will also say for as much as I love Chief 3rd and Chavis was a label for a reason. He like this rest of Fulmers staff got complacent imo. It happens and familiarity breeds contempt.

I am happy that Chief has found success and will always remember him as one of the greatest to ever coach at TN.
 
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dduncan4163 said:
I will also say for as much as I love Chief 3rd and Chavis was a label for a reason. He like this rest of Fulmers staff got complacent imo. It happens and familiarity breeds contempt.

I am happy that Chief has found success and will always remember him as one of the greatest to ever coach at TN.
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When we let Fulmer go we pretty much let Chavis go. We lost two great coaches that had a lot of championship years left in them.

and ten years later....................

(Just my opinion of course; no need to debate)
 
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dduncan4163 said:
I will also say for as much as I love Chief 3rd and Chavis was a label for a reason. He like this rest of Fulmers staff got complacent imo. It happens and familiarity breeds contempt.

I am happy that Chief has found success and will always remember him as one of the greatest to ever coach at TN.
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I blamed Fulmer for that. CPF should have interceded with "John, we give up too many big games late. You tell me who you'd like to meet with to get a perspective on fixing that, and I'll try to make it happen".

Alternately, "Chief! Fix that sh*!"
 
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"We always felt like we had the talent, but that something was missing," Texas A&M junior safety Armani Watts said. "Coach Chavis was that missing piece, the way he came in here and made us believe. We took on his personality on defense, that we're going to be the ones to set the tone."

I recall that sensation through every game this season, even considering injuries, of course.
 
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luthervol said:
When we let Fulmer go we pretty much let Chavis go. We lost two great coaches that had a lot of championship years left in them.

and ten years later....................

(Just my opinion of course; no need to debate)
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I was a big Fulmer fan. But just because we went through 6 bad years doesn't mean letting him go was a bad decision. The next hires were bad decisions.
 
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Can anyone seriously say they would not have liked to have had the Chief from 2008 to now? I mean look how he has improved TAMU's defense.
 
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armchair said:
I don't think he was fired. I thought he just decided to leave and take the LSU job, no, because he was unhappy about Fulmer getting axed. I got to spend a bit of time around the UT program in the late 1990s, talked to Chavis a bit, watched him on the practice field. He was impressive--a commanding presence. The difference between him and R. Sanders, say, was stark.
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He was fired by Kiffin.
 
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Did we forget the 680+ yd offense and blown 14 pt lead with 3 minutes left just two weeks ago? At home!

If that had happened to Tennessee 2 weeks ago with a relatively healthy defense (I realize Garrett was limited) we'd be wanting him fired
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Can anyone seriously say they would not have liked to have had the Chief from 2008 to now? I mean look how he has improved TAMU's defense.
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Kind of funny the absolute love Chavis is getting while most ***** about our offense which 700 yards on his "vaunted" TAMU defense.
 
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Chavis wasn't willing to recruit at Tennessee. I never understood him not wanting to nor Fulmer allowing it.
 
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LoudOrange said:
Chavis wasn't willing to recruit at Tennessee. I never understood him not wanting to nor Fulmer allowing it.
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He rarely recruited at LSU, funny thing he was caught recruiting more for TAM while he was employed by LSU than he ever did for LSU. He is a very good DC, unfortunately I don't see him ever having even an average D at TAM, I would expect them to possible move to 100+ in total D this week. I actually think they did a decent job against Alabama though. They stuck around a lot longer than I thought they would
 
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wmcovol said:
Did we forget the 680+ yd offense and blown 14 pt lead with 3 minutes left just two weeks ago? At home!

If that had happened to Tennessee 2 weeks ago with a relatively healthy defense (I realize Garrett was limited) we'd be wanting him fired
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Exactly!!!! I always thought Chavis was overrated.
 
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I think it was always understood that when Fulmer was fired his entire staff would be gone. You don't bring in a new HC and dictate that he keep certain people, especially when your new HC wants his dad to be DC and it is understood that they are a package deal.

Chavis had good defenses at Tennessee, but you would expect him to. Tennessee recruited well when Chavis was here and if reports on him are correct, he personally didn't have a lot to do with the talent acquisition. He then goes to LSU where, as you would expect, their defenses were good. He then goes to A&M where, again, their defenses have been pretty good and I'd say he's improved them. None of this should really all that be surprising.
 
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