TN remains a Top CFB Job

[Neyland Law Vol]

I keep seeing posts saying that fans are crazy thinking TN can get a winning coach from a major program or former NFL coach to come here.

This is wrong. TN is one of the best programs in CFB period. Here is an article from USA today published in todays national paper showing that TN still has a national perception of being one of the best programs. So stop with the "we can't get a good coach" cries. YES WE CAN, AND MUST!

Coaching job evaluation: Tennessee

What's good about the job:
Don't let the last half-decade fool you: Tennessee remains very much one of the elite programs in college football. Just as great programs aren't built over a shortened span, neither are great programs torn down to size because of a brief stretch of losing seasons. Coaches know this full well.
Tennessee is the top job that will become available this offseason, barring an unexpected development – Oregon coach Chip Kelly moving to the NFL, for example. The Tennessee job is one that carries a tremendous amount of cachet, for several reasons.
The university's football facilities are superb. The university recently moved into a new, $45 million training facility, which is a tremendous draw for recruits and potential coaches alike.
And then there's the fan support, which is undoubtedly outstanding. Were UT fans distressed over the program's slide over Dooley's final two seasons? Absolutely. The passion is still there, and the university's ability to pack Neyland Stadium on Saturday is one of its greatest assets.

 

[head1]

I dont think anyone would disagree that its a top 15 program but thats not what concerns possible coaches. Its the problems within the AD/University which hamstring the football program. If those are truly being fixed then good things will come.

 

[Dekram]

I would not place it in the top 15 right now, but being top 20 is nothing to sneeze at. People like to bring up the faciliities, but even Hart said Sunday everyone has good facilities.

 

[shelbyvillevol]

I would not place it in the top 15 right now, but being top 20 is nothing to sneeze at. People like to bring up the faciliities, but even Hart said Sunday everyone has good facilities.

You obviously weren't at Vandy Saturday night. Our facilities are superior to most.

 

[bluetickhound16]

Detroit used to be a top 15 city....

 

[utvolpj]

I would not place it in the top 15 right now, but being top 20 is nothing to sneeze at. People like to bring up the faciliities, but even Hart said Sunday everyone has good facilities.

the announcers for Missouri said UTs facilities were the best they had seen

 

[Neyland Law Vol]

Come on guys, even USA Today says it - TN is a top coaching job in all of CFB. If TN ponies up the $$$ it will get it's choice of proven winners.

Time to do it.

 

[Dekram]

You obviously weren't at Vandy Saturday night. Our facilities are superior to most.

They have the worst facilities in the south. Way to pick the football homeless shelter for comparison....and even they have a top 20 recruiting class... Guess faiclities dont automatically make you want togo to school there.

Did you happen to catch the commentator of the game saying Vandy got two recruits last year who where on their way to UT to make offical visits and stopped to take a piss at Vandy and ended up signing with them?

 

[perico]

They have the worst facilities in the south. Way to pick the football homeless shelter for comparison....and even they have a top 20 recruiting class... Guess faiclities dont automatically make you want togo to school there.

Did you happen to catch the commentator of the game saying Vandy got two recruits last year who where on their way to UT to make offical visits and stopped to take a piss at Vandy and ended up signing with them?

Yeah, because Dooley was outrecruited by James Franklin. I will give Dooley some credit, he was able to pull some rabbits out of the hat when it came to big names, ala Da'Rick and CP. However, he was very inconsistent.

 

[m1al]

Did you happen to catch the commentator of the game saying Vandy got two recruits last year who where on their way to UT to make offical visits and stopped to take a piss at Vandy and ended up signing with them?

I call absolute BS on that story... Not sure where they got that story, likely from an intervirew of Kimbrow.. The story as I recall was he visited UT and acted like a huge prick. The coaches told him to hit the road and stopped recruiting him.. I could see how he thought that bathroom story would be a cute one to tell.. He was A 17-18 yr old hi school punk who probanly didn't want to tell the real story. What I don't like is the announcers UNPROFESSIONAL behaviour in making a joke of it on national TV... They were there to call a game, not do stand up..