How many games before Crompton becomes The Starter ?

[hvwarrior58]

I don't know how Miami would respond to Butch considering how he left. I don't know if Petrino would leave since he is in a situation resembling that of Coach Cal at Memphis. He has a pretty good shot a conference championship every year. I'm pretty sure he also makes a crazy amount at UL as well. Tedford could be a possible candidate though I don't know if he would come across the country for about the same size contract that he has now.

 

[Lexvol]

I don't know how Miami would respond to Butch considering how he left. I don't know if Petrino would leave since he is in a situation resembling that of Coach Cal at Memphis. He has a pretty good shot a conference championship every year. I'm pretty sure he also makes a crazy amount at UL as well. Tedford could be a possible candidate though I don't know if he would come across the country for about the same size contract that he has now.

Jurich is the best AD in the country period, and he will do everything he can to keep Petrino. Regardless, he will ALWAYS play second fiddle to Pitino in Louisville. Papa Johns stadium seats about 40,000 people, and they still struggle to fill it when a second tier opponent is in town. If Petrino feels he can make a run next year at the BCS he may stay, but their defense will struggle mightily this season.

 

[kptvol]

There are some on the board with more knowlege of Davis, but I cannot imagine him coming to UT over Miami.

I will go out on a limb and say that Tedford and Petrino will be at the top of the wish list. I would not rule out Miami persuing Petrino either.

I'm pretty sure Petrino and Tedford both just recently got big new contracts. Also, I think I would prefer to play in the Big East or Pac-10 and play against a smaller pool of consistently good teams, rather than come to the SEC and play against several NC contenders each year. I don't see either of those guys being realistic coaching hires for any school.

 

[checkerboard_charly]

Wasn't there also a night and day difference in the defensive personnel he was facing?

oh snap.

 

[Lexvol]

I'm pretty sure Petrino and Tedford both just recently got big new contracts. Also, I think I would prefer to play in the Big East or Pac-10 and play against a smaller pool of consistently good teams, rather than come to the SEC and play against several NC contenders each year. I don't see either of those guys being realistic coaching hires for any school.

Most great coaches are driven by ego. If they are not willing to come to a higher profile job in order to make their garaunteed wins, then UT doesn't need them. It certainly is a role of the dice, but regardless UT is a coveted job. Neither Petrino or Tedford will be in the current positions three years from now.

You are correct about Petrino's contract, but the buy out is only 1,000,000. UL's defense is going to be full of holes this year.

 

[utvolpj]

need to get on the horn with B. Dvis asap. Wait until end of the season and there'll be a bidding war with Michigan and Miami.

A little over a page, on an unrelated topic, before you took it to the HC comments. The threads have topics on them for a reason. Just because people ignore your other threads doesn't mean you have to come in and crap on the rest. Seriously, change the record.

 

[Lexvol]

A little over a page, on an unrelated topic, before you took it to the HC comments. The threads have topics on them for a reason. Just because people ignore your other threads doesn't mean you have to come in and crap on the rest. Seriously, change the record.

This coming from a man with Hunter S. Thompson on his avatar.

 

[utvolpj]

This coming from a man with Hunter S. Thompson on his avatar.

:biggrin2: However, the lines are not blurred for me.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

0! :air_kiss:

 

[mattvols]

Wasn't there also a night and day difference in the defensive personnel he was facing?

they both played against some starters and some backups though Ainge probably did have more snaps against the starters. Most of his errors would have happend against who ever he was playing. A third of his passes dove into the dirt or hit the wide reciever at the anckles and two LSU like interceptions. He threw two interceoptions, but Crompton threw two TDs and had fewer yards but on much fewer passes. He would have had as many if not for dropped passes.

 

[hatvol96]

I don't know how Miami would respond to Butch considering how he left. I don't know if Petrino would leave since he is in a situation resembling that of Coach Cal at Memphis. He has a pretty good shot a conference championship every year. I'm pretty sure he also makes a crazy amount at UL as well. Tedford could be a possible candidate though I don't know if he would come across the country for about the same size contract that he has now.

Petrino would be on the first plane out of L'Ville to take the head coaching position at a big time football school. Cal can conceivably win the National Championship at Memphis. Louisville will never win a National Championship in football.

 

[hatvol96]

Did you actually see the scrimmage? I know everybody is edgy, but it seems like there's a mass panic attack starting over something that most people are hearing about secondhand. It's definitely not encouraging, but it is what it is . . . the first scrimmage.

The problem is that Ainge's performance validates the concerns and fears some of us have been hearing about since the spring.

 

[kptvol]

Petrino would be on the first plane out of L'Ville to take the head coaching position at a big time football school. Cal can conceivably win the National Championship at Memphis. Louisville will never win a National Championship in football.

I thought Petrino turned LSU down? Surely LSU would have taken him over Les Miles.

 

[WA_Vol]

Its 3 weeks to the Cal game. Thats not a lot of time to transform Ainge. Ainge is making a lot of the mistakes he made last year. He scrimmaged better last year then he played in games. Thats very troubling.

Crompton outplayed him in this first scrimmage. There will be a couple more scrimmages before the Cal game. Crompton will be the starter against Cal if Ainge doesn't play better in the next 2 scrimmages. Fulmer has a lot riding on this season, too much to make this another Eric Ainge project year.

 

[rexvol]

If Coach Cut is the miracle worker everyone is making him out to be, then why does Ainge appear to be regressing? All the timeouts really concern me because it says that he's rattled to the point that he cannot manage the game, it's not just that he cant make the plays, he cant even function.

 

[hatvol96]

If Coach Cut is the miracle worker everyone is making him out to be, then why does Ainge appear to be regressing? All the timeouts really concern me because it says that he's rattled to the point that he cannot manage the game, it's not just that he cant make the plays, he cant even function.

I'm not going to put it all on mini-Fulmer. The plain truth may well be that Ainge simply isn't an SEC level QB. We are going to have that answer very soon.

 

[hvwarrior58]

Maybe Ainge is broke beyond fixing. Right now they are just taking it little bit by little bit and babying him along. They don't want to switch QBs but, in a couple weeks, that may be the only option.

 

[Jasongivm6]

If Coach Cut is the miracle worker everyone is making him out to be, then why does Ainge appear to be regressing? All the timeouts really concern me because it says that he's rattled to the point that he cannot manage the game, it's not just that he cant make the plays, he cant even function.

Cut's not a miracle worker.
The O-Line needs to step up, too.

 

[WA_Vol]

If Coach Cut is the miracle worker everyone is making him out to be, then why does Ainge appear to be regressing? All the timeouts really concern me because it says that he's rattled to the point that he cannot manage the game, it's not just that he cant make the plays, he cant even function.

I think this is more a reflection on Ainge then on Cutcliffe. For most people, Cutcliffe is a highly thought of QB coach. Its hard for a coach to teach a QB composure and presence under pressure.

Ainge is like a guy who works construction who is rattled after nearly falling. He doesn't have the presence to do it well anymore.

 

[hatvol96]

I think this is more a reflection on Ainge then on Cutcliffe at this point. IMO, Cutcliffe has proven that he is a good QB coach. Its hard for a coach to teach a QB composure and presence under pressure.

He' like a guy who works construction who is rattled after nearly falling. They don't have the presence to do it anymore.

Well, I would say that Cutcliffe has proven he does good work with quality material. I don't remember Romaro Miller or Sterling Hinton setting the world on fire.

 

[LetMeStay]

nick stephens!

 

[WA_Vol]

Well, I would say that Cutcliffe has proven he does good work with quality material. I don't remember Romaro Miller or Sterling Hinton setting the world on fire.

I think thats the key word here, "quality material." Its hard to imagine a junior QB looking worse then a redshirt freshmen QB coming back from shoulder surgery.

 

[hatvol96]

I think thats the key word here, "quality material." Its hard to imagine a junior QB looking worse then a redshirt freshmen QB coming back from shoulder surgery.

I can't say it's hard to imagine. Apparently all one has to do to see the evidence is attend a practice.

 

[JonWard]

I have not 100% wrote off Ainge yet I'm at about 85%, but from the look of things he is at about the same as he was last year. I am through making excuses. I say Ainge will be benched in the 2nd quarter against Cal and Crompton will start the remainder of the year barring injuries ! Now I hope the young fellow ( Ainge) can get it together, but damn it has been three years, how much more can we endure?

I hope Ainge starts all year, because if he doesn't that means he has underperformed. I think he will beat Florida & Georgia, by week 3 he will be ready.

 

[hvwarrior58]

If we have to wait for week 3 for him to be ready, Crompton may already be starting. If he doesn't look significantly better after this next scrimmage, Crompton will have a foot in the door and ready to kick it in.