Donnie Tyndall may be catching some flack from fans for using the word “thug” in his press conference and, more importantly, for failing to convince any of Cuonzo Martin’s four early signees to stick with the Vols. But his peers can’t seem to find enough positive things to say about him.
John Brady, who hired Tyndall as an assistant at LSU in 1997 had this glowing review of the Vols new coach. “He has everything now — I mean everything. The fans, the facilities, the money and all of that,” Brady said. “He’s never had that before. He’ll still work like he doesn’t have all that, but he does. He’s going to do great things.” … “If he can construct a team to beat Louisville with what Morehead State has to offer, imagine what he can build at Tennessee.” … “This separates Donnie from a lot of other people I’ve worked with: every year after I hired him, he calls me a week before basketball season,” Brady said. “And he thanks me for taking a chance on him and giving him the opportunity. He’s grateful, and he’s a great hire.” [Source: Riley Blevins]
Earlier this week another one of Tyndall’s former bosses, MTSU Associate Athletics Director Alan Farley, used the following words and phrases to describe Tyndall: class, character, the full package, won’t be outworked, never sleeps, will jump in with both feet, can recruit nationally, bright future, wins the right way.
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