The player's opinions seem to be low on Dooley.

[TNHopeful505]

Wow, reading twitter, it sounds like the players did not like Dooley or his ways at all.

Especially Tauren Poole

Tauren Poole ‏@WhoisTPoole
Y-E-S. RT @zmachine85: @WhoisTPoole Word on the street is that he is more player friendly than our ex-coach, thats a good change if true.

Glad we have someone in here who players seem to like.

His Presser seemed eerily similar to Dooley.

But I think this guy is a football coach! He's got a confidence to him that I like.

Bring in the recruits coach!

 

[Dudleys87]

Ill wait until he proves he belongs in the SEC before I jump for joy. Very good PC though, ill give him that.

 

[Jax_Vol]

The players did not like, nor did they respect, Derek. That is a bad combination

 

[volroadwarrior]

The players did not like, nor did they respect, Derek. That is a bad combination

Don't show him your avatar. He might pull a Bobby Petrino!!!!!!

 

[PowerSweep]

Dooley will go down in the Ears Whitworth at Alabama category as one of the very worst coaches to have ever competed in the SEC...4-19 in the sec at ut, the 2nd best historical school is almost unfathomable...try to wrap your head around georgia, the #3 team, doing the same. I fully believe that had you hired someone at random from the knoxville phone book it is a coin flip as to whether they'd have done worse than 4-19...

 

[Volfan2012]

I like the fact that Coach Jones thinks we have a lot of talent already on the team. Hopefully he can take advantage of that talent and have a winning season in his first year.

 

[MikeVol44]

The players did not like, nor did they respect, Derek. That is a bad combination

That became more evident as this season progressed...

 

[volfan2024]

Wow, reading twitter, it sounds like the players did not like Dooley or his ways at all.

Especially Tauren Poole

Tauren Poole ‏@WhoisTPoole
Y-E-S. RT @zmachine85: @WhoisTPoole Word on the street is that he is more player friendly than our ex-coach, thats a good change if true.

Glad we have someone in here who players seem to like.

His Presser seemed eerily similar to Dooley.

But I think this guy is a football coach! He's got a confidence to him that I like.

Bring in the recruits coach!

Pointless to knock Dooley now.

 

[daj2576]

I feel like Butch addressed the issue with former letterman during his press conference for a reason. It sounds like the mumblings were true about there being some bad blood during the Dooley era.

We need to get those former Vols back involved.