The hire Al Golden Thread

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#126
chvol1412 said:
Would not be my first choice. What makes people think he can win in the SEC? He is not exactly tearing it up at Miami.
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I mean obviously nobody is a sure thing. But I think he was dealt a tough hand at Miami. He was one of the biggest coaching names in the country when he was hired there.

What he did at Temple was absurd. I get that he's not everyone's first choice, but I think we could do a lot worse.
 
#128
#128
At least this scare might give us some perspective. My acceptance of a non Gruden coach will exponentially increase now if it's not Golden. Malzahn, for instance. Before I would have grumbled. Now, I'd just celebrate that it would have been worse.
 
#129
#129
seaofORANGE22 said:
I mean obviously nobody is a sure thing. But I think he was dealt a tough hand at Miami. He was one of the biggest coaching names in the country when he was hired there.

What he did at Temple was absurd. I get that he's not everyone's first choice, but I think we could do a lot worse.
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He is definately not the worst hire I could imagine ( Petrino, Franklin) but Tn would be a pretty tough hand every year. To start it would be Oregon, FL, AL, SC, Ga,. We need someone who has won under the worst circumstances everywhere they have been. JMO.
 
#134
#134
Tennessee needs to make a big time hire that will make an immediate splash. Golden is not that guy. I'm sorry but there's no way he will be our coach
 
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#140
AJeray4TN said:
Winning Percentage

Dooley-44%
Golden-45%

No thanks.
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Golden has been screwed since he got off the plane. To have a decent season at temple was an accomplishment before Golden. He was a top defense guy at Penn state.
 
#142
#142
Someone is on crack. He is the worst of all the choices, IMO. Anyone ever watch a Miami game? He really brings in the crowds, too.
 
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#144
Burger said:
Golden has been screwed since he got off the plane. To have a decent season at temple was an accomplishment before Golden. He was a top defense guy at Penn state.
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Then he should go back to Penn State since that's his alma mater. I hear Bill O'Brien has refused to sign a contract extension. Golden might get his opportunity.
With a 39-45 HC record, they can have him.
 
#147
#147
If hired will they get someone to iron his dress shirts? Seriously though Charlie Strong's name is not mentioned that much. Heard Bill King give his endorsement of him this morning. Louisville will pull all the stops to keep him and he may not interested in coming to Knoxville. But he should be in the top 5 of all conversations. Don't be surprised if Auburn or Arkansas don't go after him.
 
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#148
VolsFanRJ said:
Then he should go back to Penn State since that's his alma mater. I hear Bill O'Brien has refused to sign a contract extension. Golden might get his opportunity.
With a 39-45 HC record, they can have him.
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We would strike out on a lot of guys before al. I'll take Tom O'Brien.
 
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#149
Burger said:
We would strike out on a lot of guys before al. I'll take Tom O'Brien.
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Did you mean Bill O'Brien? I would take O'Brien in a heartbeat. However, looks like he's headed back to the NFL. He hasn't ruled it out and will not commit to being at Penn State next year.
 
#150
#150
Panthro said:
Are we talking about the same guy? Al Golden has recruited well, but still can't win with those guys. I'd be furious if we hired this guy. He's the only candidate that's been named that I couldn't talk myself into getting excited about. Surely we wouldn't hire a guy who's failing at a football school like Miami. Surely not...right?
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Petrino before Golden....I'm just saying.
 
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