Robert Gillespie hired as new RB Coach

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UT_Tix79 said:
Might want to check how many kids who he recruited are still in school...

According to WV, something like 75% of his recruits never made it to school, or played less than 1 year
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Oh, just like Bourque?
 
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if they pay gillespie more than $300,000 that won't look good considering that is the most they offered graham.
 
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I'm happy with the switch from Graham to Gillespie. Pro style, I'd rather have Graham; but I believe Gillespie is a better fit for the offense CBJ has run in the past. Looks like a good move for both.
 
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Dr Dread said:
I'm happy with the switch from Graham to Gillespie. Pro style, I'd rather have Graham; but I believe Gillespie is a better fit for the offense CBJ has run in the past. Looks like a good move for both.
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Hate to break it to you, but Graham wasn't running pro style at USCjr. He was running a very similiar offense to what we have now.
 
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govols105 said:
if they pay gillespie more than $300,000 that won't look good considering that is the most they offered graham.
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Theres an article out there from Hyams (I know) that Graham was offered a title and 300k and took less money at Freeshoes U. He DIDNT WANT TO BE HERE.
 
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I was told by a guy that know's alot about the workings at the athletic department...... Coach Jones lives dreams, breathes footall at least 16 hours every day, Saturday and Sunday...Tennessee offered Grahm a title and matched the $300,000 amount that has been talked about....Coach Graham didn't want to make that committment so he accepted the opportunity to leave
He just did not want to be here.
 
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Govols 07 said:
I was told by a guy that know's alot about the workings at the athletic department...... Coach Jones lives dreams, breathes footall at least 16 hours every day, Saturday and Sunday...Tennessee offered Grahm a title and matched the $300,000 amount that has been talked about....Coach Graham didn't want to make that committment so he accepted the opportunity to leave
He just did not want to be here.
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You can tell that he eats, sleeps, and breathes football. Hard work will lead us to the top sir.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Hate to break it to you, but Graham wasn't running pro style at USCjr. He was running a very similiar offense to what we have now.
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Way more pro style during Lattimore's freshman year. They tend to go more toward the spread when he's out of the game.
 
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Govols 07 said:
I was told by a guy that know's alot about the workings at the athletic department...... Coach Jones lives dreams, breathes footall at least 16 hours every day, Saturday and Sunday...Tennessee offered Grahm a title and matched the $300,000 amount that has been talked about....Coach Graham didn't want to make that committment so he accepted the opportunity to leave
He just did not want to be here.
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To heck with Graham. I actually feel we upgraded our staff with Gillespie. He will open up recruiting pipelines into FL. and is just as good , if not better, of a coach.
 
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1985Vols said:
To heck with Graham. I actually feel we upgraded our staff with Gillespie. He will open up recruiting pipelines into FL. and is just as good , if not better, of a coach.
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Agree. At this point he IS a better coach. At least he has a more proven track record. Graham's career as a coach is based off of a RB that would have succeeded anywhere and would have gone to sc regardless of his recruiter.
 
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1985Vols said:
To heck with Graham. I actually feel we upgraded our staff with Gillespie. He will open up recruiting pipelines into FL. and is just as good , if not better, of a coach.
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If he wants to be here and Cjg did not want to be here, we are better .
 
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