Why isn't Dooley allowed to coach the last game?

[vols-1]

Lame-duck Kentucky coach Joker Phillips will be coaching his last game, why wasn't Dooley given the same respect or option?

Because coach Phillips is not an embarrassment to his University and took full responsibility for the his teams loses instead of throwing players under the bus:hi:.

 

[FLVOL_79]

This game will be interesting as Chaney seems to be the most leisurely guy on the coaching staff. The team will be flat.

 

[OrangeBloodinTN]

Maybe it went down like this?

Derek, we're generously providing you two options during the transition: a) You're welcome and encouraged to not coach the Kentucky game or b) the Vandy game will be recorded as your last game. Which option do you choose?

 

[RyanC119]

I dont even know if it game is at Tenn or Kentucky...either way, I doubt there will be 50,000 fans LOL!

When Miami fans are dogging you about attendance, you know your program has hit rock bottom...

:banghead2:

 

[ric1958]

Someone said Dooley declined the option to do so.

As would I. I would take my 5 Million and go home.

 

[bigorangefan26]

He probably chose not to be serenaded by 50,000 booing Vols fans.

this

 

[bigfredtn]

Did you not watch the last game he coached?

 

[SlyStone]

Cause Tyler said he couldn't?

 

[volfan2024]

Lame-duck Kentucky coach Joker Phillips will be coaching his last game, why wasn't Dooley given the same respect or option?

Standard procedure this day and time to be fired and escorted out tbo.

 

[Nashvol2]

He lost the team. Hart obviously felt that we had a better chance of beating Kentucky without him.

 

[TOP]

because he didn't want to be the only coach in UT history to lose to Kentucky twice.

 

[cc623]

Maybe because they need to win a game in the SEC and he has shown he is incapable of leading a team to that outcome.So, why not give somebody else a shot?

 

[tnvols106]

There is no bowl game...Dooley quit on his team last night....there really is no reason for him to continue. You can tell the guy has been mentally taxed.

FYP Brah

 

[vol_in_ar]

Someone said Dooley declined the option to do so.

heard that too...
He's already in retirement mode.....starting to count his $5MM

 

[tnvols106]

Lame-duck Kentucky coach Joker Phillips will be coaching his last game, why wasn't Dooley given the same respect or option?

That is not the question, Why wasn't Dooley drug out of the stadium last night at halftime and put on the street. That is the question.

 

[vol81]

Why cant some of you just stop the bashing of DD. He is gone. He actually put the program ahead of himself by declining to coach the KY game. He has handled this departure with class so far, unlike some of our fans who seem to enjoy saying over and over and over and over that he sucks. We get it. He failed. He has been fired.
By him not coaching the game, the transition can begin; there was nothing good that would come out of him coaching the Ky game and he knew it, so he did the right thing.
Leave it at that. Lets look forward

 

[hohenfelsvol]

My guess is Dooley said no. Gave up.

 

[HUD2000]

Please read the article. He was given the option and turned it down.

 

[Oskie Volum]

He had the option to coach and like he does best ,he threw in the towel

You r such a POS.

 

[hohenfelsvol]

Please read the article. He was given the option and turned it down.

Read?

 

[Mac Boles]

Joker was going to sit out his last two games but his entire team begged him to coach. So he did it for his players.

 

[hohenfelsvol]

Your such a POS.

He's right

 

[utkell65]

I dont even know if it game is at Tenn or Kentucky...either way, I doubt there will be 50,000 fans LOL!

There might be now. Maybe more if Sal was gone also.

 

[VOLumeS]

respect? you want to give him respect as a coach? HIT THE ROAD DOOLEY AND DONT COME BACK!!!

 

[MFL]

So he want get the team to 0-8