In the End, Were There Any CDD Supporters Left?

[dsbyrd]

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So, I'm just curious - were there any CDD supporters that held out to the end. Is there anyone who, even now, wishes he had not been fired?

Not trying to start a debate or anything like that. What's done is done. I'm just curious if there's anyone out there still in his camp.

What is done is in fact done. I just don't see any value in looking back now or discussing the merits of the decision.

 

[Johnny_Majors]

He was always coaching this year, regardless. He had my support, just as chaney had it today, and whoever it is next year will have it as well.

Too complicated for some to understand since there is no hate along the way on the same ride.

I think the complicated part happens after you decide for everyone else who they should support. No offense :hi:

 

[Spartacavolus]

I think the complicated part happens after you decide for everyone else who they should support. No offense :hi:

Stop stalking me, number 1. Number 2, you can look like a jackass as much as you want, but don't be upset when someone tells you about it.

I didn't want Dooley back, and he's not back. You didn't want him back, and he's not back. You whining the entire trip like a baby with a poop diaper in the back of the car is the difference.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Bad cultural fit....we like winners; he was a loser

 

[volswillrise12]

I find it funny that Doolites wanted Dooley to remain coach due to "consistency" and the fact was the guy never got the wins to "earn" his position. At least we can move forward now!

 

[Spartacavolus]

Bad cultural fit....we like winners; he was a loser

Just a weird year. Internet football pros on here guaranteed our ol would suck and we wouldnt run the ball. "What proof do you have that it will get better?" was the question. Some thought we upgraded at the position and would see benefits of graham and a more mature line. Ol and running game were good+.
Noone, and I mean noone, saw us coming in with sal and having such a horrible d. People that wanted Dooley gone for a long time should be thankful he made that terrible decision. A half ass dc gets 2-3 more wins earlier in the year and DD would've kept his job. And his shoddy record would then make him a "winner". Weird couple of years.
Ready to see what happens. For such a Dooley slurper or lover or whatever I have been called, I sure am excited to see who is coming and to see a complete revamp of our offense and defense. I guess I am handling my tough personal loss ok.

 

[plentygood]

In the End, Were There Any CDD Supporters Left? . . . Yes, Barbara & Vince.

 

[Johnny_Majors]

Stop stalking me, number 1. Number 2, you can look like a jackass as much as you want, but don't be upset when someone tells you about it.

I didn't want Dooley back, and he's not back. You didn't want him back, and he's not back. You whining the entire trip like a baby with a poop diaper in the back of the car is the difference.

Sorry I didn't realize replying to your posts was stalking. Have a nice rest of the day. :hi:

 

[Spartacavolus]

Sorry I didn't realize replying to your posts was stalking. Have a nice rest of the day. :hi:

All good. Thought you pulled a post from the politics forum of mine, and copied and pasted it with a ff post of mine, and tried to make a point.
Thought it was a stretch.

 

[oregonvol]

Well, there was this guy:

I am so done with the T. You people are the worst. Yet another classy individual done in by punks. What a bunch of veruca salts. You will never be winners, only whiners. Dooley is going to come back into this statium and ruin your season for seasons to come with a better fan base behind him. I will be with them. Good bye VOLUNTEERS. It was the best of times, @ one time.

And, I don't know what Titan&VolFan4Life or KoachKletus are up to these days, but those guys were such all-out Dooley apologists, I doubt they can even process what happened these past few weeks. They're probably huddling in a bunker somewhere, drawing up schematics and trying to figure out how to blame the Vanderbilt loss on Kiffin or the UT fans somehow.

 

[Jax_Vol]

Well, there was this guy:



And, I don't know what Titan&VolFan4Life or KoachKletus are up to these days, but those guys were such all-out Dooley apologists, I doubt they can even process what happened these past few weeks. They're probably huddling in a bunker somewhere, drawing up schematics and trying to figure out how to blame the Vanderbilt loss on Kiffin or the UT fans somehow.

I am convinced that IloveDD was a Bama fan all along.

At the end, even Barbara Dooley said, "hit the road Derek"

 

[deckerkd]

I was on his side til the end. I do believe a change had to be made, but I was still sad to see him go. I believe he brought integrity back to the program and re-stocked the overall talent for the next coach. I believe that many coaches that are interested in this job this time around would not have been last time, and they have Dooley to thank for that.

I was against him after I saw this team quit on him against Florida. As far as stocked with talent, that's a joke as you could plainly see today in the D. Also 12 th in the SEC in recruiting is hardly stocked with takent. What he brought to this team is embrassment and shame. It's not like any other coach is walking into a sweet deal because of Dooley. A lot of recruiting and development of players must be done to get this team anything like competitive in SEC. Anyone who thinks Dooley did this Team, the University or the fans any good is fooling themselves. Let the record speak!

 

[Oskie Volum]

I ain't scared to say that if given the proper time I believe Dooley would have done good things at UT. Had a lot lingering issues from when he got here that he just couldn't keep ahead of by pulling off some wins.

I understand that after the mizzou game there was close to no chance, but once the Vandy loss came along there was no way Hart could of held on anymore. Honestly have no clue what to think about the future of the program. Just going to take it 1 game at a time, and try to get a feel for how the new coach approaches the privlage of being UTs HC.

Harts job is now officially sitting on the stove top. He needs to make sure this hire wins and wins quick and consistently cause there is no patience.

 

[Oskie Volum]

I was against him after I saw this team quit on him against Florida. As far as stocked with talent, that's a joke as you could plainly see today in the D. Also 12 th in the SEC in recruiting is hardly stocked with takent. What he brought to this team is embrassment and shame. It's not like any other coach is walking into a sweet deal because of Dooley. A lot of recruiting and development of players must be done to get this team anything like competitive in SEC. Anyone who thinks Dooley did this Team, the University or the fans any good is fooling themselves. Let the record speak!

It's not always about the bottom line. It doesn't prove stability and or good things all the time. In cfb or in the Buisness world. A lot of good things that Dooley was doing and did were behind the scene type things trying to fix the foundation that had been in shambles. Dooley came in to rebuild the program as a whole and that takes time. Still will. Just cause you r to much of a fool to understand that thats your fault not someone else's that believes different than you.

 

[Domestic Silence]

Integrity....this guy let Da'Rick do whatever the hell he wanted until he didn't need him anymore, that's not integrity.

We had one of the worst team GPA's in the SEC at one of the weakest academic schools in the SEC, that's not integrity.

He had more excuses and never held himself accountable for anything, that's not integrity.

By "stocking the shelves", he was able to add more players than when he got there. Considering he had like 55 he arrived, that's just common sense.

Wake up people.

 

[VolFan68]

he lost me at mizzou and vandy

 

[VOLnMiami]

He was a terrible coach who almost ruined UT football....Yes I am extremely happy to see him gone and hope We never hear from him again.

 

[k-town_king]

Well, there was this guy:



And, I don't know what Titan&VolFan4Life or KoachKletus are up to these days, but those guys were such all-out Dooley apologists, I doubt they can even process what happened these past few weeks. They're probably huddling in a bunker somewhere, drawing up schematics and trying to figure out how to blame the Vanderbilt loss on Kiffin or the UT fans somehow.

I think TitanVolFan killed himself or something when they fired DD. I haven't seen him here since the ax came down.

 

[Carl Pickens]

Integrity....this guy let Da'Rick do whatever the hell he wanted until he didn't need him anymore, that's not integrity.

We had one of the worst team GPA's in the SEC at one of the weakest academic schools in the SEC, that's not integrity.

He had more excuses and never held himself accountable for anything, that's not integrity.

By "stocking the shelves", he was able to add more players than when he got there. Considering he had like 55 he arrived, that's just common sense.

Wake up people.

Common sense would be you recognizing that a 55 man roster is a dumpster fire and that any coach would have struggled to rebuild with the current SEC landscape

 

[Carl Pickens]

He was a terrible coach who almost ruined UT football....Yes I am extremely happy to see him gone and hope We never hear from him again.

Who almost ruined UT football?.......are bath salts that popular in Miami?

 

[orangebloodgmc]

I was one of the last hold-outs for CDD. I did not want to see him go because of the setback it would mean for our program and its perception with yet another change and yet another coach.

In the last few weeks, though, even I came to admit that it was time for him to go. It was obvious he was losing the team, had lost his fire, and would never be the guy to get us back to where we need to be.

So, I'm just curious - were there any CDD supporters that held out to the end. Is there anyone who, even now, wishes he had not been fired?

Not trying to start a debate or anything like that. What's done is done. I'm just curious if there's anyone out there still in his camp.

Yes, I stand up and say he shoulda been given another year. I am not internet anonymous. I am Ed Britton.

 

[savage_orange]

I was on his side until he decided not to be there against Kentucky. I figured he was ready to head to the bank and get the heck outta Knoxville.
But I still think given enough time and the right staff he would have had us back and contending. Probably not in a year but eventually.

 

[dj411]

I was there until Mizzou. I'm not a coach, but I'm sorry; you can't just give up like that with almost 40 freaking seconds and 2 (?) timeouts left. And he never backed down from his decision. Who's to say it would have made a difference? They were obviously off during that stretch. But we'll never know. Because he didn't TRY. Everyone makes mistakes, but that was not the time for it. Vandy was inexcusable, although it wasn't entirely his fault. There were a lot of comments on how fast the environment got so toxic around the players...The fans were ruthless with rumors and so much rode on that game (bowl, chance for a winning season with the bowl, Dooley's job). They couldn't handle the pressure. I blamed them at first for it, but then I realized that they're human and few people could have handled it.

I'm not ashamed to say that I think he could have turned it around. He got so close so many times. It almost seems cruel how close they got, especially SC. But I also know that Hart gave him all the chances that he deserved in a results-based business and I don't blame him at all for letting Dooley go. I honestly wish him success in the future. And I sure as heck hope for success for TN and that this doesn't turn into a cycle bringing us right back to here in 3 years.

 

[qb19]

And I sure as heck hope for success for TN .

Nice post Phil. :birgits_giggle:

 

[1972 Grad]

He was a terrible coach who almost ruined UT football....Yes I am extremely happy to see him gone and hope We never hear from him again.

What I find strange about the Dooley haters is that they blame him for everything negative, yet give him no credit for anything positive. They say "keep Jay Graham, keep Sam Pittman,keep Hinshaw. They are great coaches." Who hired them? Dooley.

They say "Cordarelle is the most exciting player ever in Tennessee football. McCullers is a great stopper in the middle." Who found them in Junior College ,and got them to come to U.T.? Dooley and his staff. The fans say "Nathan Peterman is going to be the man." I don't know if he will be or not, but who got him here? Dooley and staff.




Dooley has not proven to be a good gameday coach, and it was time for him to go, because I'm not sure how far he could take them, but we did play the #2,3,4 and 12 teams in the country. His biggest failings were hiring a defensive co-ordinator who didn't work out, not being able to land a big time running back, and losing his linebacker commits late last year. Plus, some of the DB's never made it to school.


The special teams play has improved markedly from 2 or 3 years ago except for the kickers themselves. They were recruited by the last guy. Dooley probably figured that they would improve, and he needed his scholarships more in other areas, although the one kicker he signed got injured pre-season. The return game has improved. We couldn't even field a punt a couple of years ago. The punt and kickoff coverage has been much better , except for a couple of mess-ups.

The offense has had a consistent scheme, and the same basic players for 2 or 3 years, and it shows. The defense really suffered from the wrong hire, and a new scheme. In closing, I am glad that we have taken some steps to getting better, and with a few lucky breaks, we could have had a decent season. Before the season I saw 7-5. The losses I didn't see were Missouri and Vandy. I thought that we would lose to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and either N.C.State or Miss. State.