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OrangeBalls said:
You asked for facts and I gave them to you. And if you don't think losing football games is a direct result of tearing a program down then you are clueless kid. It will take a special coach to build these player's confidence back up because now they are used to losing. Winning is a habit. So is losing.
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Call names all you want; I don't get into that like some of you. Keyboards make some of you too brave. If you believe that winning or losing games is the only way to determine if a program has been "destroyed", then we will just agree to disagree. There is a lot more to it than that.
 
#157
#157
Coach Dooley inherited an absolute mess. He did the best he could in a awful situation. Coach Dooley would have been the perfect coach if he had won. He seems like a great dude, but he was over his head. We cannot miss on another coach, if we do it could set us back another 6-7 years. I wish Dooley the best, but we need a coach who has proven they can win.
 
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San Diego Vol said:
I cried tears of sorrow when Fulmer was fired. I cried with excitement this morning.
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I totally agree with you on this one !

VolQuest.com - Dooley era ends at Tennessee

Dooley era ends at Tennessee

John Brice and Brent Hubbs
VolQuest.com Senior Writer

Talk about it in The General's Quarters
After 36 football games and a 15-21 record, the Derek Dooley era at Tennessee has officially come to an end.

The 44-year-old Dooley was dismissed Sunday morning by vice chancellor and director of athletics Dave Hart on the heels of the Vols' 41-18 loss at Vanderbilt, a game that marked Dooley's final appearance as head coach at the University of Tennessee.

UT officials confirmed the news this morning to VolQuest.com, and a press conference to discuss the move is expected to take place later this afternoon.

Sources told VolQuest.com, which reported last Sunday that Dooley's tenure on Rocky Top was drawing to an imminent close, that Dooley was offered the option of coaching Tennessee's regular-season finale but declined. Jim Chaney is expected to be named interim head coach for the Vols.

Staff meetings were scheduled subsequent Dooley's television show this morning on the UT campus, and Hart was expected to address the team after meeting with Dooley's staff, sources told VolQuest.com, to deliver the news of Dooley's dismissal.

Tennessee entered its game against Vanderbilt still mathematically alive for a bowl berth and trailed only 13-10 at the half. But the homestanding Commodores outscored their guests 28-8 across the final 30 minutes, ensuring the Vols of their third-straight losing season, fourth in five years and fifth since 2005. It is the first time since the late-1970s that Tennessee will not advance to postseason play in consecutive years, and the loss to Vanderbilt was the program's worst in that one-sided rivalry in more than 50 years. The Vols' eight-game SEC losing streak is also their longest since being a charter member of football's most storied conference.

Dooley praised his players' and coaches' efforts till the very end.

"I hurt for them. They gave their all. We gave our all," Dooley said Sunday morning on his final coach's show. "It wasn't enough."

Dooley is 0-15 in his Tennessee career against ranked opponents. Last Saturday's loss to Missouri was only the second time a Dooley-coached team had lost when leading at the half. Going into that game, sources told VolQuest.com that Dooley would have had a chance to survive had he won out and got to 7-5. But Tennessee couldn't hold onto a 14-point halftime lead in falling to the Tigers 51-48 in four overtimes, and it lead only briefly in the first half at Vanderbilt.

Following last week's home loss to the Tigers, Dooley appeared to be emotional in his post-game press conference and was said to be extremely down, indicating that he didn't expect this tenure could survive the loss. Sources told VolQuest.com that it was again a very emotional scene in the Vols' locker room after the loss at Vanderbilt and that Dooley apologized to the players and made clear he shouldered the blame for the disappointing results of this season.

Dooley's contract states that he is to be awarded a $5 million buyout that is payable to him over 36 months. The total cost to buy out the Vols' football coach staff, at its maximum, is more than $7 million.

Hart is expected to address the move forward and the program's direction, one that sources indicate it is imperative to have everyone on campus moving in the same direction for success.
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BJSforVols said:
I tend to agree with this. The dislike should be towards Hamilton for hiring a person incapable of being a head coach in the SEC.
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How quickly you forget that no established head coach would take the position. The new coach will find the situation much better than Dooley found we he took the job. I agree it was/is time to hire a new coach. I just hope the crazy fan base gives him time and respect.
 
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TN Sports Radio ‏@TNSportsRadio
We will carry the press conference live at 2pm then @christreeceshow @jaysonswain and @erikainge3 will talk about it and take your calls.
 
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