lazarus
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Fri Jan-15-10 04:57 PM
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ESPN crawl: Tennessee to hire LA Tech coach |
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Just saw on ESPN that Tennessee is on track to hire LA Tech coach Derek Dooley. Dooley is the son of famed coach Vince Dooley. Ooh, I found a linky: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4829107
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Fri Jan-15-10 06:38 PM
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1. He's got big shoes to fill... |
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...whoops, I meant a big mouth to follow!
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jesus_of_suburbia
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Fri Jan-15-10 09:39 PM
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2. I'm listening to him now (Vol fan here).... he sounds like a good fit. |
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Much better than Kiffin (as far as being comfortable in the SEC). Kiffin obviously wanted to be in California.
Now let's give him 3-4 years to see what he can do.
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El Supremo
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Fri Jan-15-10 10:37 PM
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4. He won't be given 3-4 years. |
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Vols want to erase the memory of Kiffin right now.
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Fri Jan-15-10 09:52 PM
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3. like his predecessor, he's the son of a famous coach and comes to Tennessee with a losing record |
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Maybe he'll be a good fit at Tennessee, I don't know. But I think it's odd that fourteen months after firing Fulmer they're bringing in a coach who finished in the bottom half of the WAC this year. :shrug:
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Sat Jan-16-10 05:13 AM
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5. my local sports TV guy said he's reminded of Mike Shula |
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Former Alabama coach. Not meant as praise, I think.
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lazarus
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Sat Jan-16-10 05:15 AM
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That's damning with faint praise, or praising with faint damns. One or the other. But it ain't good.
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Sun Jan-17-10 06:20 AM
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I think Mike Shula is a decent guy, even though, apparently, he was a fan of W. But he just isn't cut out to be a head college coach. Maybe in the pros, I don't know. I think he's a decent QB coach. And his wife is cute. :)
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Sun Jan-17-10 03:49 PM
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I'm an SEC fan and root for the SEC East.
I hope he hears "Rocky Top" a lot.
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