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I could be wrong but I don't think a Conference Championship game is considered the regular season.

That would meant that Hart could have been interviewing a bunch of candidates starting last sunday.
 
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I honestly see no difference between all these names being batted around: Mora, Strong, Golden, etc. and Ken Sparks at CN. geez, why not hire him? all the same at this point. I think we'll just have been satisfied with a "pretty good" football program for a long time.
 
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stumps said:
I honestly see no difference between all these names being batted around: Mora, Strong, Golden, etc. and Ken Sparks at CN. geez, why not hire him? all the same at this point. I think we'll just have been satisfied with a "pretty good" football program for a long time.
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well if u give a good coach our facilities and resources, there is a good chance we can have better than a "pretty good" program.
 
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Dougie_D said:
I could be wrong but I don't think a Conference Championship game is considered the regular season.

That would meant that Hart could have been interviewing a bunch of candidates starting last sunday.
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Heck he could have interviewed, or gauged interest on a number of coaches by now. You are too accustomed to the last 2 coaching searches which were fairly easy to follow, because of 2 factors: the use of a search firm, and Mike Hamilton. Dave Hart is trying to play his cards closer to his vest. No telling what he is up to, and that is the way he likes it. Come to think of it, I like the way he is doing it too. Even IF it drives me crazy!
 
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Cdgrey said:
well if u give a good coach our facilities and resources, there is a good chance we can have better than a "pretty good" program.
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The facilities and resources are not getting it done because we are losing the war for recruits..look arround the SEC...Georgia...up...Mississippi st....up...south carolina...up...VANDERBILT...up..Mssippi...up...Florida...up...SEE A PATTERN? Tennessee has been on the decline for awhile now...Tennessee needs that big name coach to get the recruits here ...now..
 
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Serious question, how come there has been very little interest shown on Jim Tressel? Sure he's on his 5-week ban from participating in games, but he is a proven winner and recruiter. His one black mark isn't recruiting violations or anything like that, it was just a cover up of free tattoos. And even with his ban, he is still able to recruit.
 
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Pooods said:
I'm one of the herd that is saddened by the news JG will not be taking our coaching position. My TN flag is at half mast today! Many say they don't understand the love for him and say us that wanted him are living in a dream world. However, I know he would have brought excitement to a weak program. We would have become relevant over night just on his name alone because young players would want to play for him. The big names we haven't landed out of HS in years would now show interest in us. That is the first step to being competitive again in the SEC.
Now we are placing focus on others. One by one they will bow out IMO. In the end we might not be much better off than we were with Dooley. So, I stick to what I said weeks ago. Why fire Dooley unless you have a sure home run hire guaranteed?
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You are correct, unless Hart had already made the necessary contacts and had some indication of who was available and ready to come to TN, we should have stayed with Dooley. Could be the same situation as with Fulmer. Look what we got.
 
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IdahoVol said:
Serious question, how come there has been very little interest shown on Jim Tressel? Sure he's on his 5-week ban from participating in games, but he is a proven winner and recruiter. His one black mark isn't recruiting violations or anything like that, it was just a cover up of free tattoos. And even with his ban, he is still able to recruit.
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I wanted to brush him off in the recent past, but that's before I knew what his sanctions were.... Tressel's penalty is he cant be on the sidelines for the 1st 5 weeks and cant be on the sidelines for his team's 1st bowl game.. that's it.. he can still recruit, hire his staff, and participate in all other duties.. plus, all he did was not report some players for getting free tatoos.. this dude is a proven winner and our program needs that..we could handle these very small sanctions and then they would be over.. I say come on down Jim Tressel!!!!!
 
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Obviously, Peterson and Patterson are the best coaches..are they willing to make the move?

Strong looks pretty good too, plus I get a motivational vibe with him with recruiting and program energy.

Heard some serious Butch Jones speculation. I'm ok with that but I want more. I don't want Golden, Smart, Mora or Fedora ( the latter two just finished year one and we don't need a team hopper like kiffen).
 
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agman said:
You are correct, unless Hart had already made the necessary contacts and had some indication of who was available and ready to come to TN, we should have stayed with Dooley.
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Get real, Dooley should not have been retained under ANY conditions. Hart probably knew mid-season, if not the end of last season, that he was going to have to ax Dooley and he had some time to explore how NOT to make the same mistake Hamilton made with Dooley. Now the time has come to make a hopefully good decision, based on that time he had.
 
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HuntlandVolinColo said:
Obviously, Peterson and Patterson are the best coaches..are they willing to make the move?

Strong looks pretty good too, plus I get a motivational vibe with him with recruiting and program energy.

Heard some serious Butch Jones speculation. I'm ok with that but I want more. I don't want Golden, Smart, Mora or Fedora ( the latter two just finished year one and we don't need a team hopper like kiffen).
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What is it with all you who want Butch Jones? All you'll get with Ahole is guaranteed probation!
 
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18thAirborne said:
The facilities and resources are not getting it done because we are losing the war for recruits..look arround the SEC...Georgia...up...Mississippi st....up...south carolina...up...VANDERBILT...up..Mssippi...up...Florida...up...SEE A PATTERN? Tennessee has been on the decline for awhile now...Tennessee needs that big name coach to get the recruits here ...now..
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I agree. The problem is who is the big name coach that is available and willing to come to UT?

That's the problem.
 
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The biggest thing that everyone seems to forget about Gruden is that he inherited Tony Dungy's TB team and had Poppa Kiffin calling his defense.

War Tressel, Patterson, or Hazell (Kent St), even though we won't get any of those folks.
 
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At this point nobody knows for sure who the new hfc will be, but Hart heard from Volnation and pulled the trigger on Dooley. Now, he also knows that we want a new coach who will restore UT to the top of the college football world. Let Hart take care of his business.
 
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18thAirborne said:
The facilities and resources are not getting it done because we are losing the war for recruits..look arround the SEC...Georgia...up...Mississippi st....up...south carolina...up...VANDERBILT...up..Mssippi...up...Florida...up...SEE A PATTERN? Tennessee has been on the decline for awhile now...Tennessee needs that big name coach to get the recruits here ...now..
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well from what ive heard dooley was socialy awkward...doubt his recuiting skills were grade a...
 
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