We’re losing S&C Coach Fitz after all

[butchna]

Yet another setback for our team. I honestly thought 2021 would be a year we could possibly contend for the East. That hope just got blasted. Fitz was one of the best and really turned our team around.

This is a huge loss that will be hard to come back from. Constant disappointments is the life of a Vols fan it seems.

Didn’t you whine about Rock being let go?

 

[Jax_Vol]

Time to get Tom Myslinski

Tom is da man!!! A true fireball

 

[dcm3w]

Breaking News: Former Marine Drill Sergeant has been hired by UT

 

[butchna]

Breaking News: Former Marine Drill Sergeant has been hired by UT

Clone of the last guy!

 

[LordBolton]

Name him S&C Coordinator, and you can pay coordinator money. That should about do it.

 

[davethevol]

A lot of Dooley's hires were pretty good. He retained Chaney and added Wilcox. The job was simply too big for Dooley.

If Wilcox hadn’t left, Dooley would have wound up winning in his third season.

 

[Purple Tiger]

Breaking News: Former Marine Drill Sergeant has been hired by UT

POW-POW.

 

[Dumbledorange]

Yeah... this is definitely about him getting back to the NFL apparently.

Great money, much easier job.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Didn’t you whine about Rock being let go?

I said Rock never got enough time to implement his system. You can rip on him all you want but you don't get to spend 17 years in the NFL as a S&C coach without knowing your stuff.

How many S&C coaches has Saban and Dabo lost? How many has LSU lost? S&C is one position is which stability is key.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Respect your elder and discover the identity of the subject. Tag me when you post her story and links.

That picture was on an internet ad for potential Ukrainian wives

 

[TCNC53]

Is there not, let's say, an assistant strength coach that, oh, I don't know, could have been learning from Coach Fitzgerald over the past few years and now be perfectly capable of stepping up to take his place? Are football programs totally void of contingency planning? And if there is an eager, driven and competent assistant strength coach that has been waiting for his chance to lead the program, wouldn't this be a good time to give him that chance? Turnover is going to happen - next man up may be even better. C'mon Rocky Top!

 

[Tin Man]

That picture was on an internet ad for potential Ukrainian wives

I do not believe you.

 

[Behr]

That picture was on an internet ad for potential Ukrainian wives

Probably a teenage boy.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Fitz wanted to re-open the juice bar.

 

[lukeneyland]

Sucks but nothing we can really do. At least people actually want to hire our coaches

 

[imw8n4u]

Is there not, let's say, an assistant strength coach that, oh, I don't know, could have been learning from Coach Fitzgerald over the past few years and now be perfectly capable of stepping up to take his place? Are football programs totally void of contingency planning? And if there is an eager, driven and competent assistant strength coach that has been waiting for his chance to lead the program, wouldn't this be a good time to give him that chance? Turnover is going to happen - next man up may be even better. C'mon Rocky Top!

Exactly. Seems like this is something that you just continue what was already going, especially if Fitz was worth what TN was paying. His whole conditioning program should have been documented and be the property of TN athletics.

 

[rickyyrs]

Hire Rock back

I am sure Pruitt has someone in mind.

 

[sccshortstop]

That picture was on an internet ad for potential Ukrainian wives

How many have you auditioned?

 

[butchna]

I said Rock never got enough time to implement his system. You can rip on him all you want but you don't get to spend 17 years in the NFL as a S&C coach without knowing your stuff.

How many S&C coaches has Saban and Dabo lost? How many has LSU lost? S&C is one position is which stability is key.

Well his chubbies had D-cups and didn’t have time to get up to F. I never really ripped on him, just pointed out new hires generally hire their own S&C guy unless he’s an established icon like Iowa’s, LSU’s or Ohio State’s. As you pointed out, he had been here ONE YEAR. In any case, Fitz went from being unnecessary to irreplaceable in your eyes...boon to him. I guess we’re down to just giving up on the program OR hiring someone who can get the job done whilst not being the FIRST choice for every opening every offseason...then we can try that stability thing you’re hawking.

 

[butchna]

Is there not, let's say, an assistant strength coach that, oh, I don't know, could have been learning from Coach Fitzgerald over the past few years and now be perfectly capable of stepping up to take his place? Are football programs totally void of contingency planning? And if there is an eager, driven and competent assistant strength coach that has been waiting for his chance to lead the program, wouldn't this be a good time to give him that chance? Turnover is going to happen - next man up may be even better. C'mon Rocky Top!

Supposedly four...one of whom I had no awareness.

 

[butchna]

Probably a teenage boy.

Usually don’t mistake Ukrainian, Russian or Slavic women for anything else.

 

[Behr]

Usually don’t mistake Ukrainian, Russian or Slavic women for anything else.

I know what I meant, even if no one else did.

 

[butchna]

I know what I meant, even if no one else did.

Should be good enough to meet your standards, then.

 

[Behr]

Should be good enough to meet your standards, then.

Of course. I'm still laughing.

 

[Behr]

Should be good enough to meet your standards, then.

Speaking of meeting my standards. It is what it is but I sure hate losing Fitz. Hope we get an equal or better replacement.