Why do people feel sorry for Dooley?

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pasadenavol said:
I'm a real man, and I'd take the money. Don't lie, you would too if you were Dools...
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No, i would not ever accept such a rediculous amount of money for being a complete failure at my job. He should be embarrased to accept it, and should also resign and be thankful for the millions UT has already given him for destroying our program.
 
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I don't feel sorry for Dooley. I feel sorry for the players, former players, alumni and fans for having to put up with the incompetent decisions by people making huge sums of money in the UTAD. Every single one of those buffoons ought to be fired for this embarrassment put on the field this year. The entire football program needs an enema. Hart is the only one I'd keep. As for the coaching staff, I'd keep Pittman and Graham and tell the rest of them to go to hell. They've made millions and completely burned this program to the ground. F them. F them all. And F Mike Hamilton too for hiring a complete clueless fool like Dooley.
 
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NOLA_VOL said:
There are a real bunch of aholes posting right now. Open your eyes....this man gave ALL HE HAD for UT....did he get the W's...no, but he built a helluva foundation for the next coach. Kinda hard being fellow fans with POS that come down on him. f*** the $5 million...it ain't always bout money.

Go Vols!!!!!
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How do you quantify this? If Derek was some Yankee with a Jersey accent you'd change your tune.

Derek was never a VFL....he comes from a Dawg and Cavalier backgorund and was never fit to be employed as the HC of a major BCS program.
 
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This is turning out to be a stupid thread! The question was "Why do people feel sorry Dooley? Not "Why should we feel sorry for Dooley when he's gonna bank one hell of a pay day?" The original question has nothing to do with the fact that he's "a lawyer and he's gonna get paid for being a terrible coach." How the hell is that Dooley's fault? If anything, that's the one thing he did right, making sure he got paid! Coming into this program in the shape it was, maybe he knew that if he couldn't turn it around, he would never coach again! If it were me, I would want a big payoff to take that risk aswell! Think outside of the "box" for a minute! Even though he couldn't turn it around, atleast he stuck with it. I agree we need a change, but what I'm not for is bashing a guy who atleast tried to do the job and in my opinion gave it everything he had! And one step further, unless you have some kind of pedigree in College Football Coaching, you should shut the hell up!
 
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Sheezy said:
Because there is no doubt in my mind that he gave it all for Tennessee.
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What? He gave it all for himself.

If you thought it was all for Tennessee, a state and school that he'd never had any connection to at all, then apparently the orange pants worked.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
What? He gave it all for himself.

If you thought it was all for Tennessee, a state and school that he'd never had any connection to at all, then apparently the orange pants worked.
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It's been said before....but people love the guy because he talks like a hick. That's it. That's the list.

Guy took a job even he had to know he was grossly underqualified for, makes a **** ton of money while doing nothing to benefit the university....and it's all over.

There's NOTHING....nothing AT ALL... to celebrate about Derek Dooley's tenure here.
 
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There really is no logical reason to truly "feel sorry" for him.

Just a natural human response for the people who actually like him as a person. (and I am NOT one of those.)

Dude's getting paid either way. Yeah, he sucks at his job, and I'm sure he tried his hardest, but I don't feel sorry for the guy by any stretch of the imagination.

I feel sorry for the girl living next door to me who's husband left 8 years ago and she's left caring for her cancer stricken daughter by herself.

Dooley will be fine, believe me.
 
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JonGrudensAgent said:
Why do people feel sorry for Dooley?

Because they are idiots.

The guy can't coach and is and will get paid like he can.

Leave. I don't want this jack--- on my sidelines next weekend.
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Who the hell are you calling people idiots? We don't necessarily feel sorry for him but we ain't gonna talk about him like he's a piece of **** either. It's the easy thing to do to kick a man when he's down. He tried his hand at it and failed. Your sideline? You play for UT or have you ever played at UT? If not, then don't call it your sideline like you know what in the hell it's like. If you ain't ever laid any sweat or blood or time on UT's practice or game field then don't call it yours.
 
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I've said it before--I've had a shot at something that was my DREAM, and I failed at it. I put my heart and soul into it for 7 months while being constantly beat down by criticism and it takes a toll. I let the failure define me and I hated myself for looong time. Now the difference is Dooley is a 44 year old man and I was a 16 year old girl--he can probably handle it much better than I did. I suspect he is his own worst critic and worst fan though. And money does NOTHING to fix that hollow space in your chest when you'd trade it all for a chance to succeed. That's why I feel sorry for Dooley. It really is sad more than anything if you think 5 million dollars is any comfort to a hurt pride. I'll NEVER question that he had the right intentions though...He honestly loved Tennessee. I'll say that having to give up my dream led to much, MUCH better things in my life, and I hope the same happens for him, even if it's not in coaching.
 
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dj411 said:
I've said it before--I've had a shot at something that was my DREAM, and I failed at it. I put my heart and soul into it for 7 months while being constantly beat down by criticism and it takes a toll. I let the failure define me and I hated myself for looong time. Now the difference is Dooley is a 44 year old man and I was a 16 year old girl--he can probably handle it much better than I did. I suspect he is his own worst critic and worst fan though. And money does NOTHING to fix that hollow space in your chest when you'd trade it all for a chance to succeed. That's why I feel sorry for Dooley. It really is sad more than anything if you think 5 million dollars is any comfort to a hurt pride. I'll NEVER question that he had the right intentions though...He honestly loved Tennessee. I'll say that having to give up my dream led to much, MUCH better things in my life, and I hope the same happens for him, even if it's not in coaching.
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Believe me, it helps.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
I don't feel sorry for Dooley. I feel sorry for the players, former players, alumni and fans for having to put up with the incompetent decisions by people making huge sums of money in the UTAD. Every single one of those buffoons ought to be fired for this embarrassment put on the field this year. The entire football program needs an enema. Hart is the only one I'd keep. As for the coaching staff, I'd keep Pittman and Graham and tell the rest of them to go to hell. They've made millions and completely burned this program to the ground. F them. F them all. And F Mike Hamilton too for hiring a complete clueless fool like Dooley.
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DAVE HART should be the 1st one to go , he is the one who plucked SAL from bama to be our DC , and we have all seen how smart of a decision that was haven't we . Also what other AD would let the failures of its biggest money maker ( that pays for all the other sports ) stay so quiet and not address the problems to the people who actually pay for it , but who are left to speculate and spread hate . Hart would probably give sal the head coaching job if he could get away with it . They need to clean the whole house and give PAT AND PHIL THE BROOM
 
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JD05 said:
Who the hell are you calling people idiots? We don't necessarily feel sorry for him but we ain't gonna talk about him like he's a piece of **** either. It's the easy thing to do to kick a man when he's down. He tried his hand at it and failed. Your sideline? You play for UT or have you ever played at UT? If not, then don't call it your sideline like you know what in the hell it's like. If you ain't ever laid any sweat or blood or time on UT's practice or game field then don't call it yours.
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At least the 9ers are winning right...lol
 
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dj411 said:
I've said it before--I've had a shot at something that was my DREAM, and I failed at it. I put my heart and soul into it for 7 months while being constantly beat down by criticism and it takes a toll. I let the failure define me and I hated myself for looong time. Now the difference is Dooley is a 44 year old man and I was a 16 year old girl--he can probably handle it much better than I did. I suspect he is his own worst critic and worst fan though. And money does NOTHING to fix that hollow space in your chest when you'd trade it all for a chance to succeed. That's why I feel sorry for Dooley. It really is sad more than anything if you think 5 million dollars is any comfort to a hurt pride. I'll NEVER question that he had the right intentions though...He honestly loved Tennessee. I'll say that having to give up my dream led to much, MUCH better things in my life, and I hope the same happens for him, even if it's not in coaching.
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He's been a complete disaster. UTK has enriched him and his family beyond what most of us will ever even be able to think about. I think we're more than even, regardless of how sad he is.
 
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PJ4VOLS said:
DAVE HART should be the 1st one to go , he is the one who plucked SAL from bama to be our DC , and we have all seen how smart of a decision that was haven't we . Also what other AD would let the failures of its biggest money maker ( that pays for all the other sports ) stay so quiet and not address the problems to the people who actually pay for it , but who are left to speculate and spread hate . Hart would probably give sal the head coaching job if he could get away with it . They need to clean the whole house and give PAT AND PHIL THE BROOM
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Hart didn't hire Dooley and know one knows who brought Sunseri in. That's pure projecting.

This isn't Hart's first rodeo. He has a football background at two different football schools. I've got a helluva lot more trust in him making a hire than I ever did with Hamilton's incompetent ass.

It's Hart's game now. We'll see what he can do.
 
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I know he has a bug payday coming but I feel sorry for him simply because it's never fun to watch someone fail.









Unless their name is Lane Kiffin.
 
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aussievol said:
Why do you people feel sorry for him, I just don't get it? Was he forced into this situation against his will? He could have quit this job at anytime, like lots of other coaches do (usually good coaches though). He knew the deal when he signed on the dotted line 3 years ago (for millions of dollars btw). And are we about to kick him and his family out on the street?? No, instead, for being officially the worst coach in UT history we are giving him more money to leave than you or I will ever see in our lifetimes of working hard at a regular job. And don't tell me "but he really loves this university and the team". The day he says that he will not accept his $5 Mill buyout so that UT can go buy a real coach is the day that I believe that garbage. So please stop feeling sorry for a lawyer with rich parents who sucked at his job yet will make more money getting fired than you will see in your lifetime. Just sayin'.
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You are free to feel how you like. But why tell someone else how to feel? Rather weird to even want to try. :unsure:
 
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Because he's an attorney and he just got whipped by a bunch of pre-med students! Maybe one day he can sue them for malpractice to get back.
 
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98stage2 said:
Because he cares for the guys he's coaching, I believe he wants to win (he just doesn't know how), and compared to the POS we had before him he's a damned honorable man. I hope he learns from this and becomes as much of a coach as his dad was. He seems to be a good human being, and the world needs all of those we can find.
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What evidence do you have he is an honorable man? The POS before just had options, Dooley doesn't.
 
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OrangeBalls said:
Hart didn't hire Dooley and know one knows who brought Sunseri in. That's pure projecting.

This isn't Hart's first rodeo. He has a football background at two different football schools. I've got a helluva lot more trust in him making a hire than I ever did with Hamilton's incompetent ass.

It's Hart's game now. We'll see what he can do.
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Im projecting that we all know that Hart didnt hire Dooley , and that he did have the lead role in bringing sunseri to be the DC , not to many VOLS FANS will trust him making a hire especially if its another SALabama sabanite . It has been his game , and we have seen nothing but disgraced TENNESSEE FOOTBALL since , so he needs to be the one sent packing back to sabanville along with Sunseri , it wouldnt suprise me if Hart has been talking to Kirby Smart about the job.
 
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feel "sorry?" :post-4-1090547912: he got paid millions for an easy job, failed, and will get $5 million on the way out. Then, vince will get him another job somewhere.
 
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98stage2 said:
Because he cares for the guys he's coaching, I believe he wants to win (he just doesn't know how), and compared to the POS we had before him he's a damned honorable man. I hope he learns from this and becomes as much of a coach as his dad was. He seems to be a good human being, and the world needs all of those we can find.
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I'm not real sure how he's gotten that reputation with people around here. We're talking about a guy who basically called one of his players a p**** for not being able to play through a career ending injury, and routinely threw his players under the bus for losing games. What other college coaches do that? Also, you just hear stories from a lot of other places that Dooley is actually a major a-hole. I guess it's his southern accent and goofy quotes at the press conferences that make people think he must be a stand up guy.
 
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