Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[BruinVol]

you're steele the one i want:

Dang right she Steele is

 

[jpope9]

Nick Saban: 15-17 with the Miami Dolphins.

but he also led LSU to the national title before that.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Awful coach

Bama was lazy and inept for hiring him

When are you guys going to stop comparing coaches to Nick Saban when he was already a successful college coach before he got to the NFL?

 

[VolInDayton]

Didn’t Hubbs just say last night we weren’t going after anymore transfers?

Because we already got em

 

[Blake25p]

Awful coach

Bama was lazy and inept for hiring him

Wasn’t even their first choice

 

[seaofORANGE22]

At least the Vols make it fun for us trying to figure out their plan. Nobody in the country can beat us in creating drama.

 

[NMVol]

When are you guys going to stop comparing coaches to Nick Saban when he was already a successful college coach before he got to the NFL?

Not quite as succesful when he left.

 

[Wickman]

Jay Hardy coming?

 

[MrVolton]

I remember Butch's line pushing around Bama in the fourth quarter of 2015, I believe. Jack Jones and Chance Hall were not small dudes. I don't think the problem was the linemen. I think the problem you ID'd was a result of S&C deficiencies at the end of his tenure.

I think Debord was responsible for that good run of OL play that included the Bama game. OL looked like it was on skates before he got there, and looked like it was on skates after he left.

 

[jakez4ut]

Lol on what planet is Doug Marrone a “slightly” better coach than Pruitt? Have you watched our teams play for 3 years?

Do you know what Syracuse was before and after Marrone? They hadn’t had a winning season since 2001. And they have only had two (one the year after he left) since he left.

When he was hired with the bills in 2013 (6-10 his first year).... they had not had a winning season in 10 years and they go 9-7 in his 2nd year.

Takes over a 3-13 team in jax that had not had a winning season in 10 years ....had not won the division in 18 years.... goes 10-6... wins the division... couple plays away from the Super Bowl. Made blake bortles look at times like a franchise QB....

Please Stop spamming the thread with lazy takes just Bc you don’t think he’s the right hire.

as hank takes go, this one isn't terrible. lol.

he's a much better candidate than most anyone would give credit.

i still understand the 'underwhelming' sentiment. don't agree with it, at least in so much that it'd be considered a 'wow' hire.....

marrone would be like that uncle that showed up to take care of you when your parents were deemed unfit and you're removed from the home.....he's not flashy, he's not fancy. but he'll make sure you get to school every morning, he'll make sure you get 3 squares, and ultimately he'd likely be able to make sure you could transition from childhood, to young adulthood w/as few issues as possible.....lol.

he's not that cool uncle that's got the fancy house, fast cars and goes on awesome vacations....that's not what you need right now anyway, right?

lol.

carry on with the hissy fit over the hire that has yet to be hired for the position that has yet to be vacated......

 

[T Dog]

Jay Hardy coming?

 

[Blake25p]

Jay Hardy coming?

Hope not

 

[jakez4ut]

Jay Hardy coming?

he said he was....so no.

 

[90 Vol]

Lol hiring steele still isn't enough to convince you pruitt isn't going anywhere.

Do you believe retaining Pruitt is a good thing?

 

[BruinVol]

When are you guys going to stop comparing coaches to Nick Saban when he was already a successful college coach before he got to the NFL?

Because Marrone has already been a successful college coach much the same. If fact winning a conference title has been harder at Syracuse than winning a natty at LSU

LSU has 3 nattys this century with 3 different coaches. Saban had 1

Syracuse has 2 conference titles this century and Marrone has one of them .


People act like marrone wasn’t good in college.
That’s a damn lie. Hell he was so good he got an NFL job in his back yard because he did such a good job

 

[jpope9]

Jay Hardy coming?

soon...

 

[jakez4ut]

Marrone? Nowhere close to a Pete Carroll type of coach. Carroll has championships at both the college and NFL level on his resume. Marrone doesn't even have a winning record.

you 'member pete before he went to USC? he was an NFL retread w/no future. flamed out at NYJ and NE....complete bust in the NFL.

 

[90 Vol]

I have a feeling this is going to all come out at the end and the AD will either look like a genius playing 4D chess, or will be a laughable fail.

My money is on the latter.

Laughable failure for $500, Alex.

 

[volsfan_17]

It's interesting to me to see the vocal disdain for certain coaches when history has provided examples of coaches being successful in college vs. pro (Saban/Spurrier), or vice versa, and coaches 'figuring it out' in their 3rd or 4th HC stint (Carroll/Saban) etc. When you look at the current college football landscape, fact of the matter is there's 6 current HC with rings (Miles/Brown/Fisher/Saban/Ed O/Dabo) total!

The fanbase will b!tch regardless of the hire, when in fact no one knows who the next National Championship coach will be. We can speculate that there's certain traits or qualities that we fell are better than others, but even if the fanbase got to hand pick the coach/coaching staff/players/trainers/etc. it still wouldn't equate to a guaranteed title.

I continue to hold out hope that Tennessee still views itself as a "Blue Blood" program and is working diligently to get us back in the mix for SEC and National Championships. Other schools feel the same way (Texas/Nebraska/ND/FSU/USC to name a few). My hope is that we're able to turn this thing around, but to say there's any type of absolute is crazy. So, with all that said, Marrone/Chadwell/Steele, who the hell ever, pick one and let's go!

 

[m1al]

My point being look at who our head coaches have been the last 12 years. They’ve all recruited on a high level at some point of their tenure. Then it usually falls apart. Meaning Tennessee already has a foot in the door, and I agree once we start developing the talent and winning it won’t take much.

We have had average recruiting by SEC standards. Good enough though, with SOLID coaching it should've definitely got the ball rolling. The problem all along has been terrible decision making from those "adults in the room".

We need to be like bama ONLY in their focus, dedication and work ethic, from boosters all the way down to assistant trainer.. If you're not on board and puliing in the same direction, GTFO..

It absolutely starts at the top with doing what's in the best interest of the PROGRAM, not yourself or your best buddy......

 

[jpope9]

Laughable failure for $500, Alex.

 

[Wickman]

Steele and Garner are fantastic additions. Gonna bring in Chief, Brooks, and Venables too?

 

[Leeleesteeth]

Summing up so I don't have to go back and read:
Any Coach who has ever had a losing season is out.
Any Coach who has lost to another Coach on the VN list of Coaches is out.
Any Coach who runs an Offense we don't understand is out.
Any Coach who in our personal opinion is boring is out.
Any Coach who has ever sinned in any way shape or form is out.
Jesus is my Lord and Savior, but I don't think He wants to be UT's football coach.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

At least the Vols make it fun for us trying to figure out their plan. Nobody in the country can beat us in creating drama.

Here's the thing though. There is no plan to figure out. They're just flying by the seat of their pants.

 

[DustyRockSolid]

Do you believe retaining Pruitt is a good thing?

Hell no. But it DOESN'T matter what we think or want. The football program is ran by people who don't care about winning.