Strangest Coaching Searches

#6
#6
In all honesty, I don't think it's been that strange. Hart has been quiet about the process. It's the fans and media who have made up rumors and timelines. Hart is just performing interviews and going about his business.
 
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#7
#7
The Dooley one wasn't that strange at all, other than the result. We knew what Hamilton was doing pretty much as he did it. We knew when he got turned down. Other than a few bizarre sidebars like Tony Basilio claiming that Lovie Smith was on an airplane, it was pretty straightforward. Just maddening.
 
#8
#8
The Dooley one wasn't that strange at all, other than the result. We knew what Hamilton was doing pretty much as he did it. We knew when he got turned down. Other than a few bizarre sidebars like Tony Basilio claiming that Lovie Smith was on an airplane, it was pretty straightforward. Just maddening.

I agree , I was watching a UT basketball game when I first heard the Lovie Smith rumour. Then in 2 days we got a Dooley!
 
#9
#9
What is strange to me is: we are almost a month after Dooley firing and Hart is searching like he had no clue DD was going to be fired. To not have some sort of base coaching candidates on speed dial when the decision was made is beyond me.
 
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#12
#12
What is strange to me is: we are almost a month after Dooley firing and Hart is searching like he had no clue DD was going to be fired. To not have some sort of base coaching candidates on speed dial when the decision was made is beyond me.

I agree Dave Hart is one hard mant to read. Doesnt do many interviews, even before the firing.
 
#13
#13
David Cutcliff

Troy Calhoun

Kevin Sumlin

Lovie Smith

And we hire Derek Dooley. Crazy
 
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#14
#14
Its been a PR nightmare and Hart clearly doesn't have a pulse on the fanbase and utterly lacks the ability to manage fan expectations.
 
#18
#18
What is strange to me is: we are almost a month after Dooley firing and Hart is searching like he had no clue DD was going to be fired. To not have some sort of base coaching candidates on speed dial when the decision was made is beyond me.

Or maybe he was telling the truth and he didn't contact coaches until their season was over, last weekend. I know crazy talk.
 
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#20
#20
What start as lofty fan expectations become a wildfire of unreasonable and delusional fan expectations when the AD refuses to comment publicly on his strategy or wtf is going on.

Hart's job is to higher a damn football coach, not talk hiring strategy with the delusional fans. For some reason people think they're entitled to know Harts every thought and move in regards to the coaching search.
 
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#21
#21
What start as lofty fan expectations become a wildfire of unreasonable and delusional fan expectations when the AD refuses to comment publicly on his strategy or wtf is going on.

Several writers kept shooting it down, probably AD leaks to them that it wasn't true. No one wanted to listen to them.
 
#22
#22
What is strange to me is: we are almost a month after Dooley firing and Hart is searching like he had no clue DD was going to be fired. To not have some sort of base coaching candidates on speed dial when the decision was made is beyond me.

So tell me how this works. Go back to last off season or whenever you want. I really want to hear this.
 
#23
#23
Hart's job is to higher a damn football coach, not talk hiring strategy with the delusional fans. For some reason people think they're entitled to know Harts every thought and move in regards to the coaching search.

His job is to make sure Neyland stadium is full and the money is rolling in via donations. When you have an angry/divided/apathetic/etc. fan base as an AD, you will lose your job quickly.
 

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