What does brick by brick mean

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Spartacavolus said:
Tequila does that to me as well.
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It has a lot of effects on me as well. Usually the one that makes me feel like I'm rich and buy everyone drinks. That's why I can only go out once a year now. It takes 11 months to pay off the credit card. Stupid cactus juice!
 
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orangepeopleeater said:
Even if a coach like "Gruden" did come to UT, he wouldn't be here a year before fans would be screaming for his head on a stick.
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No one was screaming for Kiffin's head, and he wasn't even a very good coach. I think most of us Negavols actually have a pretty low threshold. Just show us competence. Just show us improvement. November swoon has been concerning at best.
 
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I'm fine with brick by brick, but for whatever reason this team started removing whole layers of bricks starting around Oct 27.

the overwhelming majority of posters complaining aren't so upset because of the losses, it's about how those losses occurred. It's mind boggling how so many sunshine pumpers don't understand middle ground. It's not just wins and losses.
 
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Here's goes a girl's interpretation of "Brick by Brick". CBJ uses this mantra to make the point that "Rome wasn't built in a day". He knows he has inherited a program that is such disarray that's going to take some time to rebuild. I believe he sees this. I believe he knows that it can't be done in one season. But he needed that one season with the losses to see which way to take this program.

No disrespect to Coach Fulmer, but after 1998 the program took a leaning fall and kept doing so until he left then in come two coaches (names that won't even cross my fingers to type) that literally shattered what was left of the program even more. Now in come CBJ to save the day. But look what had to happen prior to CBJ getting here... look at the "top name coaches" and "top name players/tv personalities/commentators" (won't say their names either, lol) who turned down this program to take other programs or stay where they were. But CBJ got the balls and came in and took the challenge.

Now some want to throw CBJ under the bus because we're going to end up with a losing season. Well what about that incoming class of commits that have UT listed as #2 behind 'Bama on power recruiting. That's says something about CBJ and the potential of the program. Seems the outsiders (commits) believe is us more than the insiders.

So one player by player, one strategy by stragegy, one day by day CBJ is rebuilding and remolding. And I want to believe that next year, we're going to see a totally different team from this year's squad. In case you missed a thread in here the other day, the boys are standing behind their coach and that says a lot. And on a final note, with the power schedule TN has played this year, I agree with a post that said, a few years ago even 'Bama and FL would have more losses in their column had they played this type of schedule.

JMO from a girlie perspective who happens to be the mom of a son who played for a HS team what was 3-7 the first year with a new coach and the next year 9-1 under the same coach and 98% of the same team. He just came in and changed their mindset. And now, they've been state champs and undefeated again this year so far headed into the playoffs.

Brick by Brick!!!! Go Vols!!!!!
 
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orangepeopleeater said:
I was reading some of the posts and was wondering if a portion of the fan base actually knows what brick by brick means. You can not take a team that has been stripped of it's big offensive play makers and win with the schedule the Vols had this season. Good grief, I don't think Alabama or any other college would have made it through this schedule without a couple of losses. Brick by brick means one piece at a time, but the way a lot of fans are talking they expect the house Jones is building to be completed in a season. Fans also need to remember that the qb is a freshman, he is right out of high school and they expect him to be playing like a elite. It's just amazing how a portion of the fan base has come unhinged. Even if a coach like "Gruden" did come to UT, he wouldn't be here a year before fans would be screaming for his head on a stick.
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I can all but guarantee that Gruden would have brought in a staff that would have won at least 7 games with one of them being Vandy.

I can only HOPE that brick by brick is some process that will produce almost magical changes in the development of the returning players AND the quality of coaching we see by next fall.

Notice what you said about Dobbs... then consider what MOST of those ignoring the coaching issues are saying will "solve" all problems. You rightly said that part of Dobbs problems stem from his youth, inexperience, and lack of development. Well hold on tight... because that's practically every player on next year's team.

The problem that most of us are complaining about have nothing to do with a lack of talent. They are about not seeing the available talent coached up and utilized. It is like multiplying by zero. This year, we saw a roster with deficiencies... multiplied by zero... resulting in a Vandy loss that never should have happened and four 28+ pt losses for the first time in at least 50 years. If next or the next or the next UT actually has a roster with alot more talent... and the coaches still multiply it by zero... the results are still going to be underperformance.

FWIW though... lots of Fr play well. Lots of Fr QB's play well. By game 8 of the 2010, Chaney had Bray ready to play. It isn't impossible for a coach to prepare a smart, talented young player to play adequately well in 3 months.
 
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sjt18 said:
FWIW though... lots of Fr play well. Lots of Fr QB's play well. By game 8 of the 2010, Chaney had Bray ready to play. It isn't impossible for a coach to prepare a smart, talented young player to play adequately well in 3 months.
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My intelligence suffered after reading this but when you put "smart" and "Bray" in the same paragraph I knew that you had killed several of my brain cells.
 
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orangepeopleeater said:
I was reading some of the posts and was wondering if a portion of the fan base actually knows what brick by brick means. You can not take a team that has been stripped of it's big offensive play makers and win with the schedule the Vols had this season. Good grief, I don't think Alabama or any other college would have made it through this schedule without a couple of losses. Brick by brick means one piece at a time, but the way a lot of fans are talking they expect the house Jones is building to be completed in a season. Fans also need to remember that the qb is a freshman, he is right out of high school and they expect him to be playing like a elite. It's just amazing how a portion of the fan base has come unhinged. Even if a coach like "Gruden" did come to UT, he wouldn't be here a year before fans would be screaming for his head on a stick.
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I think we all know what "Brick By Brick" means. What we need is a master mason!!
 
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asoldierswife said:
Here's goes a girl's interpretation of "Brick by Brick". CBJ uses this mantra to make the point that "Rome wasn't built in a day". He knows he has inherited a program that is such disarray that's going to take some time to rebuild. I believe he sees this. I believe he knows that it can't be done in one season. But he needed that one season with the losses to see which way to take this program.

No disrespect to Coach Fulmer, but after 1998 the program took a leaning fall and kept doing so until he left then in come two coaches (names that won't even cross my fingers to type) that literally shattered what was left of the program even more. Now in come CBJ to save the day. But look what had to happen prior to CBJ getting here... look at the "top name coaches" and "top name players/tv personalities/commentators" (won't say their names either, lol) who turned down this program to take other programs or stay where they were. But CBJ got the balls and came in and took the challenge.

Now some want to throw CBJ under the bus because we're going to end up with a losing season. Well what about that incoming class of commits that have UT listed as #2 behind 'Bama on power recruiting. That's says something about CBJ and the potential of the program. Seems the outsiders (commits) believe is us more than the insiders.

So one player by player, one strategy by stragegy, one day by day CBJ is rebuilding and remolding. And I want to believe that next year, we're going to see a totally different team from this year's squad. In case you missed a thread in here the other day, the boys are standing behind their coach and that says a lot. And on a final note, with the power schedule TN has played this year, I agree with a post that said, a few years ago even 'Bama and FL would have more losses in their column had they played this type of schedule.

JMO from a girlie perspective who happens to be the mom of a son who played for a HS team what was 3-7 the first year with a new coach and the next year 9-1 under the same coach and 98% of the same team. He just came in and changed their mindset. And now, they've been state champs and undefeated again this year so far headed into the playoffs.

Brick by Brick!!!! Go Vols!!!!!
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Congratulations for your son. Is this son #1?
 
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I'm not bailing on CBJ and staff just yet. He took up a challenge to come to TN and be the Head Footbal Coach which many refused to.

At the end of next year may waiver if we're in same boat, but till then BRICK BY BRICK, get er done.
 
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Isn't Florida State and Auburn's quarterbacks freshman. Also a freshman QB won the Heisman last year. Just saying.
 
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asoldierswife said:
Here's goes a girl's interpretation of "Brick by Brick". CBJ uses this mantra to make the point that "Rome wasn't built in a day".
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No. But as Rome was built... you could see the results.. the growth... the expansion. You could see the steady progress. We saw none of that this year. If you disagree then please help me see what specific players or groups improved a tangible way that improved statistical results or wins.

He knows he has inherited a program that is such disarray that's going to take some time to rebuild.
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No he didn't. He inherited a team with some deficiencies but a large group of talented Sr's also. NOTHING he inherited should have resulted in the debacle we've witnessed over the last 4 games. If there was "disarray" by this time... it was the direct result of THIS coaching staff.

But what is "disarray"? The program had struggled but it wasn't facing NCAA problems like '10. The roster problems were no worse than '10 and probably better. There were few if any big player discipline issues... that was not the case in '09 or '10. By Jones' own testimony, this team and these seniors bought in fully.

So can you please define "disarray"?

I believe he sees this. I believe he knows that it can't be done in one season. But he needed that one season with the losses to see which way to take this program.
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Wow. I know some Amway guys who would love to have your address.

No disrespect to Coach Fulmer, but after 1998 the program took a leaning fall and kept doing so until he left then in come two coaches (names that won't even cross my fingers to type) that literally shattered what was left of the program even more.
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That's interesting. They inherited a program that literally had no DT's... that didn't go two deep in live bodies on the OL. Both teams guys inherited one SEC capable RB. Neither guy inherited a QB that was worth a dime. Both started lots of walk ons and Fr. Neither inherited as many players who would enter the next NFL draft as Jones did. Both inherited the residual effects of Fulmer's lack of team and program discipline.

Now in come CBJ to save the day. But look what had to happen prior to CBJ getting here... look at the "top name coaches" and "top name players/tv personalities/commentators" (won't say their names either, lol) who turned down this program to take other programs or stay where they were. But CBJ got the balls and came in and took the challenge.
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I don't have a problem with how he got the job. I have a problem with the way this team has been coached and the results.

Now some want to throw CBJ under the bus because we're going to end up with a losing season. Well what about that incoming class of commits that have UT listed as #2 behind 'Bama on power recruiting.
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What about them? Good coaches coach up their talent. If they have a little... if they have a lot... they coach it up. THAT is what I was looking for this season. I was looking for this OL to approach its promise... I was looking for the D to look like they knew where they were supposed to be on any given play. I wanted to see improvement in performance across the year. I full well accepted the fact that the roster had too many deficiencies to expect to beat Bama or Oregon.... but I did expect them to put up a little bit of a fight. I didn't expect them to win every game... but didn't expect them to lose to Vandy either.

So one player by player, one strategy by stragegy, one day by day CBJ is rebuilding and remolding.
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Show me. I'm not a native Missourian but I live here now. Show me evidence of "rebuilding and remolding"... and don't give me crap about a recruiting class. Kiffin proved that any used car salesman can get recruits to sign.

And I want to believe that next year, we're going to see a totally different team from this year's squad.
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Oh, you will. The experience will be gone. The developed talent for the most part will be gone. What you best hope for is that you see a totally different coaching staff from this year's with respect to development, gameplanning, strategy, corrections, and playcalling.

In case you missed a thread in here the other day, the boys are standing behind their coach and that says a lot.
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The boys about around the time of the Vandy loss last year... stood behind Dooley and gang too. That doesn't mean a doggone thing.

JMO from a girlie perspective
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Sorry. I would not have been so rough if I'd known you were a girl. :hi:

who happens to be the mom of a son who played for a HS team what was 3-7 the first year with a new coach and the next year 9-1 under the same coach and 98% of the same team. He just came in and changed their mindset. And now, they've been state champs and undefeated again this year so far headed into the playoffs.

Brick by Brick!!!! Go Vols!!!!!
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This coach isn't bringing back the same players.

The ONLY thing I have seen that gives me any hope that things will get better next year is the possibility that he actually held guys back this year to develop them. Unfortunately... the lack of development and improvement with the guys who played makes me doubt this staff's ability to develop anyone.
 
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I am both shocked and encouraged to see Sjt18 and Count Volcula morph into near full-fledged negavols. I wish there was no call for negavols but the fanbase may as well call a spade a spade. Dooley fiasco was a life lesson. Cue The Who's "We won't get fooled again." Unless Butch makes some big time staff alterations there is little hope going forward.
 
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" I could be wrong, but I believe it's old old wooden ship used during the civil war era."
 
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WesternKyVol said:
I am both shocked and encouraged to see Sjt18 and Count Volcula morph into near full-fledged negavols. I wish there was no call for negavols but the fanbase may as well call a spade a spade. Dooley fiasco was a life lesson. Cue The Who's "We won't get fooled again." Unless Butch makes some big time staff alterations there is little hope going forward.
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I'm not really negative. I'm just not witholding criticisms or arguing that others should any more. I did see flaws in Dooley and his guys. I just thought it was counter productive to talk about them until it was time to get rid of him.

The lesson he taught me is holding high expectations... and saying so... isn't being a "bad fan". And honestly, if I were an elite recruit... I would want no part of a fanbase that thought this year was acceptable.

I have looked all season trying to find something tangible with this staff to hang my hat on... I've been pretty doggone imaginative too. The only thing so far is the recruiting class they have right now... with no guarantees that it will sign or be as good as advertised if it is.


I promise though that I won't make up childish names for Jones or just say he "sucks" or any other empty-headed negative stuff. I will criticize... in my normal, verbose manner.... :)
 
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