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#3,926
#3,926
Y’all putting all your eggs in one basket sets you up for huge disappointment no matter what coach is announced.

If the search falls to a Brohm, Morris, or worse I’ll be concerned. Until then I chose to wait to panic.
 
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#3,927
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volatil said:
Y’all putting all your eggs in one basket sets you up for huge disappointment no matter what coach is announced.

If the search falls to a Brohm, Morris, or worse I’ll be concerned. Until then I chose to wait to panic.
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Even still there’s no need to panic. Butch has shown to be a really bad coach on a big stage. So if we get a guy that’s even decent at management. We will be fine. Anyone can bring players to TN.
 
#3,932
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now, as for the current team and this weekend, there's a real challenge on the offensive line. Southern miss shows a lot of different defensive looks in the front seven. They will blitz and come from everywhere, which means communication up front is a going to be key. And the offensive line combination that's going to start is one that hadn't practiced together till monday of this week. Trey smith will play left tackle at less than 100%, jashon robertson is at left guard, coleman thomas is at center, ryan johnson is at right guard, making his first career start, and devante brooks is at right tackle. Brooks has never played in a college game. Brooks missed the his final two years of high school football with a torn acl, so brooks has not played in competitive football game since 2013. Yep, that would be his sophomore season of high school.
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#3,937
#3,937
I wonder sometimes if Butch is being overly conservative with injury evaluations so that he has an excuse for this debacle of a season as he negotiates with his next potential employer.

That seems up his alley to do.
 
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vol2002 said:
I wonder sometimes if Butch is being overly conservative with injury evaluations so that he has an excuse for this debacle of a season as he negotiates with his next potential employee.

That seems up his alley to do.
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Never let a tragedy go to waste.
 
#3,940
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OGbabyaviVol said:
I’m sure this has been answered but I’m not backing up to find this post and answer it if no one did. Yes, apparently he stayed at one of the Haslams for a couple of days when he came for the SC game. Throw another wrench in this...this is the house he apparently is closing on today, I think. The house wasn’t on the market, but Gruden loved it so much that he made an offer to buy it. Sold apparently.

If true, it doesn’t fit the narrative, except this isn’t Big Jim’s home. I’m not sure if all the Haslams are together in the power struggle, or if maybe little Jimmy or Bill doesn’t agree with dad and his stance. Not sure why you would like Gruden enough to let him stay with you and sell him your home, but not what him as the coach of your alma mater.
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House he is buying is not a Haslem's home but is in the same neighborhood.
 
#3,942
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LA Vol said:
Currie is very focused on the stadium renovations. He doesn't like being asked about CBJ or the coaching search. Donors are testy, and he likes that even less.

And he has softened his stance on winning championships. He was asked about it, and he said something about having to look at a season a game at a time and not focus on winning championships until the end of the season. He kept circling back to stadium renovations, saying that UT wants to give fans a better experience. Somebody said "Winning championships would do that." His response was to shift the topic back to stadium renovations, saying that UT wants to expedite renovations to make it a better venue for fans. He was asked about #EmptyNeyland, and he talked about stadium renovations making Neyland a place fans would want to come.

The man is obsessed with stadium renovations and milking donors for more money to renovate more quickly than originally planned.
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We won't need a nice, big stadium if the team doesn't start winning on a high level again. How is that hard for them to see??

What school wouldn't want a 500m dollar empty stadium I guess.
 
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#3,944
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My mind still goes back to Hubbs dropping Greg Schiano's name. Think there's something there.

Also, if Norvell is really on Florida's shortlist you can bet he's on ours. A lot of these searches/search firms use the same criteria.
 
#3,947
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LightningVol said:
My friend told me that he hoped we would take it easy on his team, Southern Miss, this weekend.

I did not even know what to say with this hodgepodge offensive line.....:thud:
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You run the damn ball. Easier to tell a guy go knock the crap out of guy than deal with a pass rush.
 
#3,948
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LA Vol said:
Renovations also include some structural stuff-- repairing and widening ramps, updating restrooms and things like that. A lot of it's on the south side of the stadium, which has been a bit neglected.
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Renovations are needed for sure. I noticed how bad the south side is last O&W game. None of it will matter if the actual football program keeps sinking.
 
#3,949
#3,949
Please allow me to digress for a moment, if for nothing besides personal therapy.

Since the time of Fulmer, I have excitedly waited for the time of Tennessee's rise back to the top of the football world. Like many on here, I grew up in the Majors Fulmer era, and a relatively dominant Tennessee team as to be expected annually. It was never a question of whether we would beat most teams, just by how much. The only real question is could we get Florida, would UGA finally be able to beat us, and maybe a test from Bama. The rest, take for granted.

With each hire, there was what I must now admit was ignorant hope. Kiffin was brash and young and recruited lights out. Dooley showed promise and had some bad breaks, and Butch "got it" and truly loved Tennessee. Era after era, hopes were dashed, but I clinged to one misplaced faith that I thought was a given...

Until very recently, I rather blindly assumed that the AD and the boosters would naturally want to win championships and would take the necessary steps to do so. It makes sense, right? I mean, isn't that the point of this whole thing? Apparently not. I have come to realize that like most things in life, it comes down to money, power and politics. I once thought that we couldn't make the hire because the funds were low, but apparently we are doing well now. Sure Neyland needs some work, but the preoccupation with the facade while the program competes for a foothold with Mizzou, Vandy and Kentucky makes me think the powers miss the forest for the trees.

The mouths do enough talking to keep the masses satisfied, but when it's time to put the money where the mouth is, there is just mouth... and empty words. Maybe I'm wrong, but this is where I think this is. As long as Neyland Stadium in near capacity, licensing deals and sales are high, and donations are good enough to keep padding the bank account, egos, and renovations, the product on the field can remain mediocre. Mainatain enough success to not impact those bottom lines, and if you get lucky and win something of substance... awesome.

You and I are every Tennessee fan. You and I are Mel Gibson's William Wallace in Braveheart, who has stood for Scotland, and fought for freedom, trying to unite the fat rich Scottish nobles who are more content to fight for position and lands for themselves than to use their position and power to give the people the freedom they desire. In the moment when Wallace thinks he has united the clans to fight for freedom, he finds himself knocked off of his horse in battle by a masked opponent... Isaac the Bruce, a nobleman who had just sworn allegiance to Wallace, but as usual, was tempted by the riches of padding his own power and wealth. Isaac believed in the fight, but in that moment, he settled for selfishness and betrayal.

So there we sit, on the battlefield, hurt and dazed, metaphorically looking into the eyes of those we trusted to restore this program. Painfully it becomes clear. They seem to not believe in the battle we thought we were fighting together, and would rather quarrel amongst themselves and pursue other agendas.

Rant over, carry on.
 
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