Our new Coach could be Tony Elliott (rumor)

[NoAlblazervol]

Someone else commented on it with screen shot of David Hood debunking this rumor. So who knows.

I was just having a little fun. Guys just relax. We’re paying someone to do the job. Let the man work

 

[rocytop2624]

He's distantly related to Cass Elliott.

Pruitt. Elliott. It seems you can't spell one without the other.

 

[chattavol420]

"he's a Black"?

Really? He's a Black what?

Jesus Christ. This again. Ya...let’s hire a guy because he’s black. I mean it’s not like any of the white guys are doing any good you know.

 

[GreyWolf1129]

I would guess black coach. You can look at a lot of post where words get left out.

Yeah, but can he just be a coach first, and he happens to be black / AA?

When you hire on demographics, you are not hiring based on results / resume, you are hiring based on skin color.

While I get the "Rooney Rule", IMO it has done more harm than good. Win, and the jobs will find you, regardless of your skin color.

With where we are now, how long until we have special rules for Hispanic, Native American, Asian, and eventually transgender hiring guidelines?

If / when we do, I expect the "Washington Football Team" to be first in line to hire a completely unqualified head coach who checks all the right political boxes. Hence guaranteeing 3 more years of a top 5 draft pick.

 

[JAL]

Jesus Christ. This again. Ya...let’s hire a guy because he’s black. I mean it’s not like any of the white guys are doing any good you know.

 

[lukeneyland]

"he's a Black"?

Really? He's a Black what?

Meant to type he’s a black guy but I guess I forgot the guy part oh well. You seem particularly offended which I find odd.

 

[VolMax]

Pic of ring or false news!
Screenshot of conversation or didn’t happen
No way we are taking a checkbook for a coordinator

 

[patrick]

Per my buddy who played on Clemson’s ‘81 Natty team, Elliott’s told Dabo he’s headed to Rocky Top.

Welcome Coach Elliott, I hope you’re here for the next 20 years!

GBO!

"I heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend"..... lol

 

[VaBornVol]

And just think we could have had Chad Morris

Might come as CTE’s OC

 

[lukeneyland]

Yeah, but can he just be a coach first, and he happens to be black / AA?

When you hire on demographics, you are not hiring based on results / resume, you are hiring based on skin color.

While I get the "Rooney Rule", IMO it has done more harm than good. Win, and the jobs will find you, regardless of your skin color.

With where we are now, how long until we have special rules for Hispanic, Native American, Asian, and eventually transgender hiring guidelines?

If / when we do, I expect the "Washington Football Team" to be first in line to hire a completely unqualified head coach who checks all the right political boxes. Hence guaranteeing 3 more years of a top 5 draft pick.

I was simply commenting on the possibility that a black guy might have an advantage in recruiting black players. Not a particularly groundbreaking or outrageous idea

 

[Roustabout]

This may be a strategic hire to mitigate punishment. Now that Mason isn't at Vandy the NCAA and SEC want an African American coach. They want him to succeed so they won't hamstring him with sanctions.

Black privelege?

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

How many bad hires have we made? Appears we just made another. Enjoy your football season hoping the new Coordinator can make it at the UT head-coach academy. Blind sheep

Not all coordinators are created equal. There is always a risk. Pruitt = bad idea. Dickey = great idea. Battle = not good but not a disaster. So mixed bag at UT....

 

[NomadicTendency]

Drama queen much? I'm confident this is probably a troll job you are reacting to. The tweet for sure is. But even if it is not, I'm going to cheer for whoever is there on Saturdays... coach, players, and staff. You can find a team more deserving of your angst.

Enjoy. Go Vols

 

[DERELICK_MY_VOLS]

If this is White’s mastermind hire then so be it. It would seem since he wanted him at UCF...he knew he wasn’t going to look very hard. All I know is he better be able to build an elite staff...and for all that is holy build an offensive juggernaut here. If that is your specialty then make it happen.

The last guy was supposed to be a defensive genius. Watching him coach that side of the ball was like watching a blind man humping a mannequin on Black Friday morning.

 

[LazhilUT]

Another learn on the job coach. Damn it

 

[GreyWolf1129]

Meant to type he’s a black guy but I guess I forgot the guy part oh well. You seem particularly offended which I find odd.

I'm offended by any job search or hire where the intent is not to find the best qualified candidate, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, political affiliation, or whatever...and must meet certain "guidelines" in order to be approved.

Be good at what you do, and the good jobs will find you, regardless. If that offends you, then I find that to be odd. But it does fall completely in line with the current social equality climate, so...

Maybe you're right. I'm the odd man out here.

Go Vols.

 

[cgrish]

Why would Bob stoops coach other league recently but not want to come to UT?

I say he would for the right money

 

[volintears]

All that tells me is that he's reading messages boards
Nothing about inside info

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Elliot is not a bad hire but he'd not be a primo hire either more meh. If you pay him $8 million a year you're buying a Chevy for the price of a Mercedes.

Meh. We’ve sucked for a decade and a half but expect championships, just fired a guy and are making him sue to fight for the buyout, and we’re about to get NCAA sanctions. Call it hazard pay.

 

[lukeneyland]

I'm offended by any job search or hire where the intent is not to find the best qualified candidate, regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, political affiliation, or whatever...and must meet certain "guidelines" in order to be approved.

Be good at what you do, and the good jobs will find you, regardless. If that offends you, then I find that to be odd. But it does fall completely in line with the current social equality climate, so...

Maybe you're right. I'm the odd man out here.

Go Vols.

I want the best person as well. I don’t care about race I want to win games. I do think that being a successful black coach might might be an advantage in recruiting. It’s just speculation on my part. Elliot is not my first choice but he’s certainly not my last either. Think he’s got significant upside

 

[NomadicTendency]

Not all coordinators are created equal. There is always a risk. Pruitt = bad idea. Dickey = great idea. Battle = not good but not a disaster. So mixed bag at UT....

I agree totally.

 

[BeardedVol]

A championship head coach has to start somewhere... I don’t understsnd how some people automatically hate this hire when he’s never lost a game as head coach before. We don’t know til we know!

Probably because we just watched a coordinator with zero HC experience, spend 3 years trying to figure out how to be a HC, and fail in spectacular fashion.

 

[Vol 85]

If we hire Elliott , he could turn out to be another Pruitt, that is true, but he could turn out to be another Franklin who left Maryland as an OC and is 84 - 43 at Vandy and Penn State. Just trying to think positively.

 

[cgrish]

firing a coordinator in their first HC gig to hire a coordinator for their first HC gig is such a Vandy thing

And only one year as oc

 

[chattavol420]

Damn man. Stir that pot up a bit. Even if this is a legit conversation dude doesn’t say he j owns it to be true. He’s heard Elliott name throw around as a candidate just like all of us have