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Tee didn't take the job so why did we not offer it to Thomas Woods who has been a WR coach for the last five years. He is now at Tulane I think he might be interested in the job here.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Tee didn't take the job so why did we not offer it to Thomas Woods who has been a WR coach for the last five years. He is now at Tulane I think he might be interested in the job here.
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I agree, I think T.D. would be GREAT!:lolabove:

He was also on Cut's staff at Ole Miss.
 
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Just to clarify, I can certainly see how the U.of Phoenix comment came across as me calling him stupid. That wasn't at all what I was saying. Just meant it would be a quick and easy way to get a degree, since it's required to be a coach at UT.

I've played football, and I truely believe that ANYONE who is smart enough to play the linebacker position is easily smart enough to get a legitimate degree from a legitimate university. My apologies if it seemed as though I were calling him dumb; I certainly was not.
 
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Good player doesn't necessarily mean good coach. Good coach doesn't necessarily mean right coach. Former Vol doesn't necessarily mean that he has magical football powers to restore us to greatness.
 
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lonelawyer said:
Good player doesn't necessarily mean good coach. Good coach doesn't necessarily mean right coach. Former Vol doesn't necessarily mean that he has magical football powers to restore us to greatness.
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Magical Football Powers!!!
I love it!
Where DO we get someone with that?
 
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I've been told on here that Gruden has magical football powers. SOON!

Back to Thomas D. He's a former Vol and a current coach for a D1 team. Not a bad person to take a look at. I have no idea if he can coach or not or likes recruiting, etc. But if the goal is to bring in former Vols you have to take a look.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Tee didn't take the job so why did we not offer it to Thomas Woods who has been a WR coach for the last five years. He is now at Tulane I think he might be interested in the job here.
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No one could match Tee. This would be like a rebound hire which imo we do not need to go chasing after everyone because Tee turned us down.
 
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lonelawyer said:
Good player doesn't necessarily mean good coach. Good coach doesn't necessarily mean right coach. Former Vol doesn't necessarily mean that he has magical football powers to restore us to greatness.
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All true enough. However, I believe that we will also agree that Al Wilson did have magical powers, if you wish to use that term, to inspire MAXIMAL EFFORT from his teammates. That quality most definitely would transfer to the role of potential coach.
 
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utfantilidie said:
No one could match Tee. This would be like a rebound hire which imo we do not need to go chasing after everyone because Tee turned us down.
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Agreed. As assistant coaches go, Tee would have been a splash hire, one that would have paid significant dividends on the recruiting trail. I believe that Coach Jones deserves significant kudos for extending the offer to Tee. If I recall correctly, Tee said that he had received the offer a couple of days before he arrived in Knoxville, which would suggest that Jones made the offer on Friday or early Saturday at the latest. In other words, it was one of Jones' first offical acts as head coach.

Whether it was a "token" offer, as some have suggested, and regardless of Tee's ultimate reasons for declining it, it was a positive diplomatic step on Jones' part to make the offer. Giving a beloved hero the opportunity to come home to his alma mater, where he led the Vols to a National Championship, was, quite simply, the right thing for Jones to do. And I believe that his gesture should be intepreted partially as a strategic move that, if successful, would have helped to restore some semblance of harmony and unity to the fractured Vol fanbase.
 
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I believe TD was from Gallatin and played for the Green Wave, so he's a native Tennessean.

Four years at UT - good speed and hands.

Played for the Jets and other pro teams(?)

Is currently a D1 WR coach for a program on the rise.

Yep....I think that qualifies as a definite interview candidate.
 
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Coaching WR's isn't that hard.

Route tree is easy but the hardest part of coaching WR's is teaching them how to read the D correctly and finding the open spots and being at the right part of the field on time in each play.

I want a good WR coach but mostly I want a GREAT recruiter as our WR coach.

So far I think CBJ has done a good job of getting good teaching coaches at every position but I also think he has a solid focus on getting good recruiters that can sell the Tennessee traditions and all we have to offer good recruits.

In 3 years when our Wins start to add up nicely we'll see lots more top recruits coming to visit UT and signing with us.

I hate having to be patient but I know how college football works.

I also know how brutal the SEC is and having Oregon next season only makes things alot tougher.

VFL...GBO!!!
 
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An interesting choice, but CBJ should hire who he wants. If it's TD, then great. If not, then we'll be OK. Heck, Hinshaw was WR coach for a year. We'll upgrade.
 
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he would be intested he coached me in high school for a little bit back in 04 or 05... guy is awesome very fast up tempo guy... it didnt take long for us to buy in to him. great fit imo
 
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