Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[UTK]

I think the fan base would really rally around him.

Keep Steele and build from there.

Surround him with a great staff, he has a high ceiling imo. It may just take 5-6 years to really get rolling. Fans would have to be very patient with him, but he's very likable so I think it would be easier to be patient with him.

 

[VolInDayton]

If Dykes is the bar for success on the new coaching hire, we are going to have a bad time over the next 3 years.

 

[germanicus]

AP really is a loser. The fans aren’t and have never been the problem. If we just hired someone worth a damn we’d give them all the time they need.

I think he's just falling into the same trap that is common to a lot of journalists - he doesn't like his customers. That is an extremely dangerous position and one that his boss should be careful to discourage. I'm not saying you have to write untruths in order to assuage the readers, but you can't be contemptuous of them. That's a good way to send them - and their $9.95 - elsewhere.

 

[jakez4ut]

UT Prez trolling Vols fans now. What have we become.

lol...he'd do well here....get that man a username....

 

[tnmarktx]

Some of us have been here for weeks!

Always been my top fallback.

 

[UTK]

Not opposed to Chadwell if it comes to that, but still amounts to catching a guppy on a whale hunt.

Nah. A guppy is Dykes. Chadwell is a solid hammerhead shark lol

 

[Aesius]

Dykes got everyone spooked. Maybe DW did strike out on the big names and leaked Sonny D's name to rally support for Chadwell.

 

[Geronimo]

So....are we freaking out again?

I just need to know how to plan my work day. I’d like to make a reservation for the peaks of the rollercoaster. Thanks in advance.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Nah. A guppy is Dykes. Chadwell is a solid hammerhead shark lol

at least you gave him the coolest shark

 

[Smokeyshowl66]

Here's a funny thought.... Think about Wanya & Key transferring to Oklahoma... Would be hilarious if we hired Lincoln Riley (it's not happening, but it's funny to think about).....

 

[DustyRockSolid]

I’m feeling feisty today.

Anyone up for a knife fight in the alley?

Can I bring my highlander sword and yell there can be only one?

 

[CoachClick]

Surround him with a great staff, he has a high ceiling imo. It may just take 5-6 years to really get rolling. Fans would have to be very patient with him, but he's very likable so I think it would be easier to be patient with him.

Exactly.

 

[tvolsfan]

How many coaches will we hire today?

 

[VolsFan-TX]

No but I did get a worlds most ok dad coffee mug for Christmas so I have that going for me, which is nice.

The Dalai Lama told that, ““When you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consciousness.” So I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.”

 

[Vol4ever]

We need to call Mal Moore to get the Franklin deal done.

 

[Brick_By_Brick]

I've been on the Choo Choo Chadwell train since Day 1. I'd much prefer we give this guy a shot over Elliot or Dykes. Chadwell has revived not one, but TWO different programs. He has HC experience. He has an innovative offensive mind. And he has a great personality and is from East Tennessee. He would fight like hell for this program. It's the no brainer choice if you missed on all your big fish.

Agree. If it's not Campbell, then I think Chadwell makes the most sense. We'd all like to see Freeze, but there's likely some things in his closet o' skeletons that's making him a tough sell to major schools.

I wouldn't be mad at a Franklin hire, but it doesn't make sense for him to leave PSU for another round of SEC insanity.

Elliot is intriguing, but I don't see how DW sells back-to-back coordinator hires after Pruitt crapped the bed (although I think Elliot is light years ahead of Pruitt). I'm still iffy on what type of offense Chadwell will run, and whether he has SEC recruiting chops, so his staff hires are critical.

Although it shouldn't be the deciding factor, I also like the fact that Chadwell is allegedly excited for this job--it's been too long to not have a HC that WANTS to be in Knoxville.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Knox county plates in front of my car.
it's a sign

Quit riding my bumper, loser!

 

[drvenner]

I’m feeling feisty today.

Anyone up for a knife fight in the alley?

 

[SLICKYINC]

FYI, using the word whale during this coaching search is so cringe. It sounds just like the Gruden threads and a lot of those same posters are in here right now posting the same dumbass stuff from the last 2 searches.

 

[vol494]

Watching the Chadwell pivot is an amazing thing in real time. Lol

I think Jamey was always the option 2. Jmo of course. I mean he’s the AP COTY.

 

[amazingGRACE]

Imagine the irony if he sucks next year and gets canned lol. I know a few PSU fans and they are luke warm on him at best.

I get that. But the man has won 11 games there 3 separate times. He’s a stud coach

 

[UTK]

How many coaches will we hire today?

My guess if nothing comes out today, talks of Chadwell will be completely gone and it'll be someone completely different by tonight lol

 

[Le Diplomate]

It seems like virtually every game the played against a high quality team or coach they came out on the losing in. What are Herman’s best 3 wins at texas in 4 years?

Oklahoma (regular season), WVU, and UGA bowl game?

Herman's problem is that he didn't blow out bad teams. If he had dominated the rest of his schedule, boosters might have been more patient - but no one wants to be in a fourth quarter dogfight with Kansas or Texas Tech every year.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I hope their list is Franklin then onto Chadwell/Elliott. Let’s end this today.

 

[jakez4ut]

You needed that for confirmation after the last 15 years? Hahaha

prisoner of the moment....at it's finest. lol.