This is Horrible

#51
#51
hillsborovol said:
James Franklin was the beneficiary of historically weak SEC schedule. Franklin defeated exactly ZERO teams with a winning record including all of his non-conference opponents.

In the SEC, the 5 victories came against teams with a combined 6 wins and 34 losses...averages out to about a 1-7 record.

Including non-conference teams, they defeated teams with a combined record of 29-66.

Yes, he can get it done if he gets to play a bunch of 1-7 SEC teams. Plus, recall that the victory over Missouri came when their QB got hurt in the first half, and Missouri had just suspended 3 or 4 players just a couple of days before they played.

So, given that set of circumstances, I guess you can say Franklin can get it done.
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How historically weak was that USCjr team that he almost beat?
You do realize too, that Ole Miss would have a winning record (and was a very good team this year) if Vandy didn't beat them.

And these 1-7 SEC teams just so happened to beat UCF (9-4), Miss ST (8-4), UNC (7-4) NC ST (7-5) Arizona St (7-5).

Vandy played a very decent schedule. Most of the teams they beat only have losing records because of how brutal the SEC is with TX A&M and Missouri added.
 
#52
#52
Vol8188 said:
He can flip off my kids, my wife, and my mother. As long as he wins.
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Pizz on Franklin. He got his panties in a bind after Dooley's in-house celebration win last year and used it for motivation this year on us. He won, big deal; Blind Hog finds an acorn every once in awhile. Things will get back to normal for Vols fans. I have faith! Dooley was a bad hire and everyone realizes it now. As bad as I dislike Kiffin bc of what he did, you could tell he was a coach who was going to help UT! Hopefully we get a proven coach - and I'm going to say we will bc Hart knows it's a must to get UT back. Hart wants to make a statment hire for his name, so this hire is very impotant to him and his reputation as an athletic director. We have the renovated stadium, new practice facility, and we are UT! Go UT, D-----A-----M-----I-------T.
 
#55
#55
GBOVOLS said:
Some of you need to give the new coach a chance. He hasn't been hired yet and you are calling sub 500 seasons already. No TN isn't LSU, GA, or BAMA so yes it's hard to recruit here that is why we have the highest recruiting budget here. Guys accept the fact that we aren't hiring anyone with SEC experience any HC with SEC head coaching experience is in the SEC. Unless you all want a Kirby Smart be patient. Every person that has bashed Strong, Gundy, Fedora etc non have provided a name of a respectable coach who they would prefer. Some of you just want to complain and trash the program. I am starting to think you care nothing about the program.
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You're not giving the fans enough credit. Most of them called the Dooley situation well in advance.
 
#56
#56
How can you say everyone is complaining and not offering decent options for coaching prospects. How about Jim Tressel? The man can recruit like hell and can coach in any conference. GBO!!!!
 
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#57
#57
Vol8188 said:
How historically weak was that USCjr team that he almost beat?
You do realize too, that Ole Miss would have a winning record (and was a very good team this year) if Vandy didn't beat them.

And these 1-7 SEC teams just so happened to beat UCF (9-4), Miss ST (8-4), UNC (7-4) NC ST (7-5) Arizona St (7-5).

Vandy played a very decent schedule. Most of the teams they beat only have losing records because of how brutal the SEC is with TX A&M and Missouri added.
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UT almost beat South Carolina too.. so what.. UT almost beat GA and Miss ST too.. and it meant nothing.. just like Franklin means nothing to UT. Just an annoying gnat that gets smacked down when you have had enough of its flapping around.
 
#59
#59
Catbone said:
I know what you're saying, but we've been patient for 5 years.
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This. It is a win now or go home culture. Honestly it is the only thing I would accept. Bama won immediately with Saban and LSU kept winning with Miles. Arky won immediately with Petrino. Now Muschamp is winning immediately with Florida. Richt won immediately at UGA.

If all these teams did it so can we. I already believe Kiffin should be fired if USC doesn't win the Pac-12 next season. His father is resigning so there is no excuse for a trash defense at SC.
 
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#61
#61
Kiffin gets the least production with the most talent of any coach in the AA. The game UT almost and should be Bammy the year he did coach was his best coached game. His recruiting classes are always top 5 much like Texas and always lose two or three games and no league title. GBO!!!
 
#63
#63
Vol8188 said:
4th in the SEC east with Vandy's resources. Are you really dumb enough not to get that? Look at his record at Vandy compared to Saban's first two years at Michigan St. What's more impressive to you, 6-6 at MI ST or 8-4 at Vandy?
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So, by your own logic Franklin now is equal to Saban....smdh:crazy:
 
#66
#66
SuperDave said:
UT almost beat South Carolina too.. so what.. UT almost beat GA and Miss ST too.. and it meant nothing.. just like Franklin means nothing to UT. Just an annoying gnat that gets smacked down when you have had enough of its flapping around.
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And that top 25 recruiting class he's put together at Vandy? I guess that is a fluke too?
 
#68
#68
WhiteRhino said:
So, by your own logic Franklin now is equal to Saban....smdh:crazy:
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Not what I said at all. I'm responding to someone who seems to think that 4th best in the SEC is the best Franklin can ever do, which at Vandy may be the case. But if you put him somewhere with more resources like UT, or like when Saban got to LSU, that would change.

Saban's record before LSU is not impressive at all. Idk if he's as good of a coach as Saban, but his record over two years is better than Saban's first two, and with far less resources.
 
#73
#73
A decent coach this year and we would have won two more games. A great coach and we would have won four more.
 
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