Josh Heupel emerges (old thread)

[volgr]

If they hire Heupel, Neyland will be a ghost town. There is no juice in that hire. It will be like keeping Pruitt as far as the gate goes.

 

[Border Vol]

If they hire Heupel, Neyland will be a ghost town. There is no juice in that hire. It will be like keeping Pruitt as far as the gate goes.

The offense will be a hell of a lot more interesting

 

[bleedorange9995]

I can't imagine this being true based on what I know to be fact. The contract being drafted today was for an offer that had been in the works for a few days. Heupel doesn't make sense.

For those of you that doubt the bold part, I will gladly email Freak (or a mod of his choosing) proof of my contact when this is over. While I have never been given a name of any coach in the search, let it suffice to say that my information comes from someone in the room when the contract is/was signed.

But you just don't know who it is?

 

[Pride85]

Again, the "insiders" are mentioning any coach with a pulse. No one actually knows who is in the mix.

 

[GSD82]

I’d rather have Sonny Dykes than Josh Heupel.

Kiffin or Freeze should have been the only 2 calls

 

[volfanhill]

I’d rather have Sonny Dykes than Josh Heupel.

I am not excited about this, but I vehemently disagree. He was the worst possible hire.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

The last thing I want to hear is excuses for hiring someone. G O___G E T___K I F F I N ! ! !

Kiffin isn’t gonna happen. Let it go.

 

[BeardedVol]

So you think an AD can pretty much get whomever they want?

I think making an AD the second highest paid AD in the country, letting him spend $120,000 on a search firm, and then him hiring the same coach that he hired at his last non-P5 school, is about as far below expectation as humanly possible.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Kiffin or Freeze should have been the only 2 calls

And what if both said no? Who is the next call?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I think making an AD the second highest paid AD in the country, letting him spend $120,000 on a search firm, and then him hiring the same coach that he hired at his last non-P5 school, is about as far below expectation as humanly possible.

You obviously just don’t get it. You can’t just make coaches accept a job.

 

[Border Vol]

I am not excited about this, but I vehemently disagree. He was the worst possible hire.

The coaches certain posters get excited over wont take the Tennessee head coaching job with the dark cloud of NCAA punishment hanging over the football program.

 

[volfanhill]

I think making an AD the second highest paid AD in the country, letting him spend $120,000 on a search firm, and then him hiring the same coach that he hired at his last non-P5 school, is about as far below expectation as humanly possible.

And I think it tells you 100% where we are at as a program. Few want to admit it. We are hot garbage. Thank CJP and CPF.

 

[GSD82]

And what if both said no? Who is the next call?

Tell them 7 million. They don’t like that, what about 8 mil?

 

[golfballs]

I am not excited about this, but I vehemently disagree. He was the worst possible hire.

Dykes at least had shown he can improve a program. Heupel inherited a great situation and has gotten worse in each year. And we think he’s going to do the opposite in a terrible situation?

 

[BeardedVol]

You obviously just don’t get it. You can’t just make coaches accept a job.

You don't spend that kind of money on Danny White, and then just let him come on board with zero expectation that there's going to be a significant ROI on the investment.

 

[volgr]

The offense will be a hell of a lot more interesting

I wouldn't assume that.

 

[volgr]

You don't spend that kind of money on Danny White, and then just let him come on board with zero expectation that there's going to be a significant ROI on the investment.

Exxxxactly. We could have hired Tennessee Tech's AD to get a Heupel type coach.

 

[VolFootballIsLife]

I hate to admit it bc i was against the guy from the beginning but the only name out there apparently who would listen and would give UT the possible chance to compete is Hugh Freeze

 

[Sudden Impact]

6 million in buyouts for two guys from a directional school. lololol.

This is were we are.

Heupel = severely underwhelming.

Termination within 4 years.

Probably 6-8 years, This is US....We did not hire and pay White to hire Heupel.

Will he pass the litmus test

 

[volgr]

I think making an AD the second highest paid AD in the country, letting him spend $120,000 on a search firm, and then him hiring the same coach that he hired at his last non-P5 school, is about as far below expectation as humanly possible.

You're on fire. Excellent points. White will earn all the negativity he gets for this moronic hire.

 

[GSD82]

I hate to admit it bc i was against the guy from the beginning but the only name out there apparently who would listen and would give UT the possible chance to compete is Hugh Freeze

Do it 7 mil per year offer and let’s get it done

 

[BeardedVol]

Exxxxactly. We could have hired Tennessee Tech's AD to get a Heupel type coach.

We could have just promoted Reid Sigmon who was a candidate for replacing Currie, and let him hire a search firm for candidates like Elliott, Heupel, and Dykes.

 

[peerless98]

But you just don't know who it is?

I have no idea who DW is considering.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Tell them 7 million. They don’t like that, what about 8 mil?

What if they say no?

 

[RhodesVol]

His 3 year record slightly better than Pruitt.

I mean, it was double as good. If Pruitt had gone 6-4 this year, he'd still be here. This isn't a Heupel endorsement, but I'm just saying we have to be accurate in our disparagement of him. Haha.