Roger Hoover should replace Bob.

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BruisedOrange said:
I totally agree with a "best means best" meritocratic approach. It has proven successful in coaching, though often with the risk of losing that successful coach to another place they've called home. (...or their "dream job.")

But there's this constant complaint (not mine) that fans aren't satisfied with word pictures--our fans also want the announcer to reflect their level of excitement in the play-by-play.

So it's an unusual job description:
We want a professional play-by-play person who will then sacrifice his professionalism to become a homer. An "objective homer." But not too objective--at least against certain teams.

I can see where the best way to hire that kind of jackalope is to find a very professional alum, whose head will be professional and whose heart will provide the passion. But it's a tough balancing act!

(And I wonder if becoming that announcer ends your career opportunities to ever go back to being an objective professional again? How many SEC announcers end their careers by retiring? Seems like most.)
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We brought Fulmer back as AD and we all know how that worked out. Remember Danny White was not a UT person.
 
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Golfprovol said:
The last 4 major hires have been from outside the family and I would say they all have worked out so far......
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I said that yesterday! Going by DW's track record, the next Voice of the Vols will probably be a relatively unknown, but well thought of guy in a smaller market that nobody is thinking about. LOL!
 
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Just throwing out another name,although this guy has been director of broadcast operations and PBP for Wake Forest for the last 27 years and might be entrenched in his position across the border.

Stan Cotten is a Farragut/UT grad. Prior to Wake Forest, he had PBP stops at Marshall and Carson-Newman. Like Kesling,he also had been a Sports Director at a Knoxville TV station,WKXT.
 
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Golfprovol said:
I am all for the vol family and traditions but we need to stop "bringing people home" and get the best person available. Just like we did with CJH, CTV, and CKC. Just because they went to UT doesn't mean they are the best at what they do.....see Paul F.
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Don't forget CRB as well as CKC, CJH, and CTV.
 
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Golfprovol said:
I am all for the vol family and traditions but we need to stop "bringing people home" and get the best person available. Just like we did with CJH, CTV, and CKC. Just because they went to UT doesn't mean they are the best at what they do.....see Paul F.
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My thing is with an announcer he already knows the traditions, the community and is already passionate about the University of Tennessee.

People have to make money, see Paul F
 
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CAVPUT said:
You never let the departing, select their replacement. Rarely turns out well. Who makes the hire? White?
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Some UT staffer named Alicia has at least 300 resumes and videotapes per front page of today's News Sentinel.
 
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Milehigh_Vol said:
My thing is with an announcer he already knows the traditions, the community and is already passionate about the University of Tennessee.

People have to make money, see Paul F
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Right, nobody blames Paul F. for making more ey, point being he went here and is a Bama homer.....not all alum is loyal to UT.
 
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Hoover sounds promising. I don’t have a problem with Wilkerson either. If I have to take a serious vote, one of those two.

Now, if you guys have someone else who is both available and outstanding, I’m open to persuasion. Also, don’t let Ron Slay get away from us as a color commentator in basketball.
 
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Golfprovol said:
I am all for the vol family and traditions but we need to stop "bringing people home" and get the best person available. Just like we did with CJH, CTV, and CKC. Just because they went to UT doesn't mean they are the best at what they do.....see Paul F.
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I think announcing is a bit different though because it helps to have knowledge and appreciation of the history of the team you’re announcing for.

Also you may not like Paul Finebaum, but he is unequivocally one of the most successful people to do what he does.
 
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If this is the guy that spewed to Bammers that we pipe artificial noise into Neyland,we don’t need him.Hes where he belongs
 
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I don’t want anyone that Kesling recommends. It would be nice to have a homer calling plays for us again. Kesling seemed like he didn’t care if we won or lost. Didn’t want to compromise his journalistic integrity.
 
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LegionnaireOfTheMiserable said:
I think announcing is a bit different though because it helps to have knowledge and appreciation of the history of the team you’re announcing for.

Also you may not like Paul Finebaum, but he is unequivocally one of the most successful people to do what he does.
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The point about Paul is that he is a UT grad but is not a UT homer. So just because someone went here or trained here doesn't mean we should "bring them home"
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
I said that yesterday! Going by DW's track record, the next Voice of the Vols will probably be a relatively unknown, but well thought of guy in a smaller market that nobody is thinking about. LOL!
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I'm not so sure. I think a really good play-by-play needs to have at least some UT ties.
 
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