Terry Bowden - Quick rise - Quick fall

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Terry Bowden - Wikipedia
1993, Terry went 11-1 his 1st year at Auburn after Auburn was recovering from NCAA violations. 1998, Terry was forced out for issues and is now coaching at Louisiana Monroe.

Hope Heupel has better guidance from White. While i want to throw the Brinks truck at Heupel, I would like to see a longer track record. If we win out, White will have to make sure the Heupel and staff feel appreciated.
 
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Quick rise and quick fall is what every SEC fanbase is truly hoping for us, especially our big rivals. None of that ā€œTennessee being good is good for the SECā€ or ā€œweā€™re glad the rivalry is backā€ is real, they all hate us and hope we go back to being their punching bag.
Since our success isnā€™t based on out talenting everyone with a once in a lifetime set of players (LSU ā€˜19 comparisons are way off for us), itā€™s Heupel his scheme and the right players buying in with the right skills. He knows what he needs to stay successful here and I hope he continues to do it and bring in the guys he needs for it to happen. The visibility we have this year for recruiting plus the portal to shore up immediate needs makes me a believer this is not only possible but even likely.
 
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This is what a troll does.

"it won't last, you'll lose the engine of your success soon."

It is their only remaining way to induce angst.

Ignore trolls like this, and the threads they create. Just walk away from them. They'll eventually wander off, bored.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
This is what a troll does.

"it won't last, you'll lose the engine of your success soon."

It is their only remaining way to induce angst.

Ignore trolls like this, and the threads they create. Just walk away from them. They'll eventually wander off, bored.
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Terry's problem was really with discipline and the lack thereof. He ran a complete opposite style of program than Pat Dye. Dye was a good man, mentor, and tough disciplinarian. He would tolerate mistakes, but those kids knew they were going to get into trouble if they got caught.

Terry let his players do whatever the hell they wanted. I partied with so many football players in the late 90s it wasn't funny. Not one of them ever thought for a second that they should stop or even slow down. They had zero fear that he would do anything to them.

That ended up being his downfall.
 
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brentcontractor said:
Terry Bowden - Wikipedia
1993, Terry went 11-1 his 1st year at Auburn after Auburn was recovering from NCAA violations. 1998, Terry was forced out for issues and is now coaching at Louisiana Monroe.

Hope Heupel has better guidance from White. While i want to throw the Brinks truck at Heupel, I would like to see a longer track record. If we win out, White will have to make sure the Heupel and staff feel appreciated.
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TB had character issues; from what I have seen, CJH is a well-grounded adult. *****10 years ago I made a promise to myself that when someone says "You won't believe this" I always say "I will" cause people be crazy and nothing surprises me anymore. GBO!!!
 
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LOL.

Terry Bowden inherited a very good Auburn team and took over from an all-time great coach (Pat Dye). Auburn was hit with a post-season ban (which hurt them that year) and scholarship reductions, but those don't have an impact for a few years down the road. Nearly that entire team stayed together in spite of the sanctions (whereas UT's roster was decimated after Pruitt's firing).

There are very few parallels between 1993 Auburn and 2022 Tennessee. This year's team is actually much more similar to 2000 Oklahoma; not saying the result will be the same, but 2nd year coach with a 2nd year veteran QB running a high-flying offense that lost several close games the previous year, but is now winning those games. And no one in their right mind would compare Jeremy Pruitt or Butch Jones to Pat Dye.

Heupel did inherit a few advantages; particularly a WR corps that had potential to be among the best in the country with Hyatt, Tillman, etc. And Hooker fell right into his lap (that sounds so awful). But honestly, the defense was terrible when he took over; all the best players left. And while the offensive talent was there, it's night and day how they're being developed and coached now.
 
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