Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[MoCo_Vol]

Why hasn’t anyone tried to hire him?

Well, do you know that to be true?

He was also involved with the XFL as a GM/HC so that occupied him I’m sure. That didn’t end until April, so this is the first round of searches where he was completely available.

 

[BruinVol]

Not really. Already on staff as an analyst. Promoting him to an on-the-field coach gives him leeway to talk with the players and convince them to stay. If the next coach doesn't like the move, maybe he moves back to analyst. He's trying to help his alma mater not fall apart. That makes sense to me.

Only if his contract is flexible Without a buyout

 

[NoogaVol96]

Some of y’all will think it’s Steele until we get another AV drive by and then y’all will think we are landing a big fish. It’s the VN way. Some of people on here love to make themselves miserable lol.

 

[johnfnkelly]

But Kevin Simon?

that’s where it gets weird

Simon is being promoted because of To'oto'o.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Napier and Steele have coached together. It's probably going to take big money to get Napier to come in and clean this mess. I could him being the guy, the search firm doing the due diligence, and in the meantime getting the start of staff moves on the defensive side of the ball in place.

Yeah, was just looking into candidates who had worked with Steele. Seems that Napier could be a possibility.

 

[BruinVol]

I guess but Simon has been there for a while and if steele wants to bring him under his wing I’m cool with it. If any hires are made on the offensive side of the ball, then I’ll think it’s steele

Agreed

Maybe the next coach has approved of Steele having this power
if not this isn’t good

 

[preacherwebb]

Danny White could be getting a look at AD. That’s another stud imo

???

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Argue with a fool you become one.

PJ FLECK- YEAR 4 ^^^

 

[Weezer]

Why hasn’t anyone tried to hire him?

Bob Stoops? People have tried to hire him. He's turned them down, just as I expect he'd turn us down.

 

[NoogaVol96]

Again... it’s the same people who claimed they weren’t going to fire Pruitt who are claiming it’s going to be Steele.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Some of y’all will think it’s Steele until we get another AV drive by and then y’all will think we are landing a big fish. It’s the VN way. Some of people on here love to make themselves miserable lol.

Nope. Go read AV’s posts from 2017 before Schiano and get back to me

 

[Volsfaninva917]

 

[Catbone]

Lol I bet Steele retains Chaney as OC too. Probably Weinke also

Chaney was never going to be let go imo

 

[volsfan_17]

I am not saying we're hiring Steele, I'm not at all.

But the same people who I talked to who told me we were firing Pruitt - something I never wavered on - are saying Steele is a very realistic outcome.

Regardless, it is very weird that we're allowing him to hire defensive coaches. Yes, Steele is a great defensive coordinator. Yes, Rodney Garner is a great defensive line coach. Sure, Kevin Simon is a VFL and qualified enough to coach linebackers here. All those things are true.

But, simply put, you have to allow your head coach to make these decisions. So maybe we do have someone lined up? Chadwell makes some sense - or a coach with Vol ties we've not thought about yet. But the fact you are hiring assistants for him before he gets here 1) means he's not putting his name on these hires and 2) sends a signal you already don't trust him enough to make his own staff decisions.

I'm still in agreement with two contradictory thoughts:

1) We haven't taken the steps we've taken to hire Kevin Steele as HC.

2) If Kevin Steele were the HC, I think he'd bring in a great coaching staff and let them do their jobs.

 

[NoogaVol96]

Nope. Go read AV’s posts from 2017 before Schiano and get back to me

Buddy I could care less what was posted 3-4 years ago. I watch how people act on here on a daily basis. That’s all I need to know about how y’all will respond lol.

 

[HankHill]

Well, do you know that to be true?

He was also involved with the XFL as a GM/HC so that occupied him I’m sure. That didn’t end until April, so this is the first round of searches where he was completely available.

He’s been available since he left OU....where OU people were beyond ready to see him go.

I’m not saying he’s Dooley or Pruitt. He was a very good coach at one point in time. He would be a good hire but i believe he is miles away from urban Meyer who is a comparable example. If we’re ponying up 8-10 mil... i want to go steal someone’s coach that is winning now.

 

[UTSuave’]

Whoever the new coach is will be happy to have steele and Garner on staff. They’re proven, veteran coaches. If the new guy doesn’t want them, then we’ve made a bad hire

Sooo basically the fill in coach is the shot caller for the “New” HC? doesn’t work that way.Steele will be HC

 

[Shuler21]

So we were excited about potentially getting Kiffin or Freeze and now we’re talking about Fleck? Must be the downhill part of the coaster

 

[NMVol]

???

I think he went to Maryland.

 

[BruinVol]

Simon is being promoted because of To'oto'o.

As much as I want to keep Henry unless the new coach approved that isn’t good

 

[HankHill]

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PJ FLECK- YEAR 4 ^^^

It’s Minnesota. After the best year they have had in 100 years. You don’t reload at programs like that. Not rocket surgery.

 

[volfaninpa]

Chaney was never going to be let go imo

Maybe they hire a competent QB coach that can transition to OC after Chaney retires in a year.

 

[PolkVol]

There is NO WAY ...Steele will be HC..
...literally no way.. Not a proven HC ..end of story...carry on now

 

[Weezer]

Only if his contract is flexible Without a buyout

I don't know that it is, but do you know that it isn't? Is it really so unrealistic that a former player already employed at the university would do them a solid and try to keep the team from completely imploding? I certainly don't think so.

 

[orange parmejohn]

I know this is very elementary thinking but if I were a coach, I would maybe view the Tennessee job as a good gig that is going to pay a lot of money, and is going to have low expectations of a coach that is trying to get a school through sanctions.