As the shock of the recent events on the Hill have worn off, Vol fans are scratching their heads at the fact that no one wants to coach in Knoxville. Will Muschamp and Troy Calhoun have turned us down and they are the only names that have been released to the public. It appears that Mike Hamilton will be forced to settle and hire former Vols offensive coordinator and current Duke head coach David Cutcliffe. Sorry Mike but you are immediately on the chopping block if and when this happens. You waited too long to make a change with Fulmer and you took a huge risk by hiring the California Kid. Granted, if the Kid was still here today your job would be safe as long as the mercenary staff did not get our University on probation with the NCAA. However, the chips fell where they did, Carroll went to the Seahawks and the Cali Kid bailed on the Vols and took his staff and likely the recruits with him. That hire is on your shoulders Hamilton and the fact that he bolted after one year is on you.
Although Cutcliffe is a great guy and good coach, we just fired Phil Fulmer because he had lost the fire and ability to keep our program at the top of the college football landscape. Cutcliffe is a Phil Fulmer clone. He is old fashioned, overly loyal to his staff and a couple generations removed from the current college athlete. He was fired at Ole Miss and has won 9 games in the last 2 seasons at Duke. Granted, Duke is a tough place to win but the ACC is not the SEC and the schedule at Tennessee is much harder than Duke's. Why in the world do we fire Fulmer to hire Cutcliffe one year later? It just does not make good sense.
I know that Hamilton is in a tough spot since the Cali Kid left us high and dry but that is why he is paid the big bucks and Hamilton knew that the Kid would head back to California the first chance he got. It is time for Hamilton to earn that paycheck and get a coach that will continue to bring the Vols back to national prominence I, for one, do not think that David Cutcliffe is that coach.
Coming soon: Top 5 reasons why coaches don't want to come to Tennessee.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Good Riddance Kiffin.
That sound you heard tonight in East Tennessee was not an explosion at the nuclear plant in Oak Ridge, it was the collective roar of expletives from the Vol Nation. Lane Kiffin decided to take his circus to USC after only one season in Knoxville and the Vol fans are not happy.
Mike Hamilton decided to hire the brash young Kiffin after the Phillip Fulmer regime had lost it's luster. Many Vol fans were not too excited about the hire but 95% of the Vol Nation got behind Lane and his staff. Volunteer fans were the brunt of jokes from the whole country because Lane ran his mouth too much but the fans stood behind him. There was an excitement around Knoxville that had not been here in years. We bought into what Lane was selling and he left us standing at the alter dazed an confused.
Lane, you are no longer welcome in Tennessee and you have a lot to learn about being a man. I know it was time for Fulmer to step aside from coaching our program but he could teach Lane a thing or two about loyalty, honor and respect. Monte Kifffin should be ashamed of his son for his actions but Monte is too busy packing his bag as well. I guess some coaches make lousy fathers and forget to teach their kids about the important things in life.
Tennessee football has taken a huge step backward tonight but understand this, Tennessee football has been around much longer than any coach and we are bigger than any individual. Our program will be back and our fan base needs to come together and support whoever is our next coach.
Mike Hamilton, you need to make the RIGHT hire and get us a coach who will not turn his back on us. If you don't, you will no longer be the AD at the University of Tennessee. I feel awful for the players, fans and those who make a living selling tickets for the University. You guys just had your legs cut out from under you.
Lane will likely be successful at USC but he is no longer welcome here and I hope he leaves tonight. This just goes to show how crazy college athletics is today. More to come from in the next few days.
Mike Hamilton decided to hire the brash young Kiffin after the Phillip Fulmer regime had lost it's luster. Many Vol fans were not too excited about the hire but 95% of the Vol Nation got behind Lane and his staff. Volunteer fans were the brunt of jokes from the whole country because Lane ran his mouth too much but the fans stood behind him. There was an excitement around Knoxville that had not been here in years. We bought into what Lane was selling and he left us standing at the alter dazed an confused.
Lane, you are no longer welcome in Tennessee and you have a lot to learn about being a man. I know it was time for Fulmer to step aside from coaching our program but he could teach Lane a thing or two about loyalty, honor and respect. Monte Kifffin should be ashamed of his son for his actions but Monte is too busy packing his bag as well. I guess some coaches make lousy fathers and forget to teach their kids about the important things in life.
Tennessee football has taken a huge step backward tonight but understand this, Tennessee football has been around much longer than any coach and we are bigger than any individual. Our program will be back and our fan base needs to come together and support whoever is our next coach.
Mike Hamilton, you need to make the RIGHT hire and get us a coach who will not turn his back on us. If you don't, you will no longer be the AD at the University of Tennessee. I feel awful for the players, fans and those who make a living selling tickets for the University. You guys just had your legs cut out from under you.
Lane will likely be successful at USC but he is no longer welcome here and I hope he leaves tonight. This just goes to show how crazy college athletics is today. More to come from in the next few days.
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