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jt45 writes:

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Would make sense that Sunseri was a Hart hire and not a Dooley hire. There are so many layers to this onion. The easy thing to do is to call Dooley a clown, but I assure you he's no clown. I'd just like to see things stay in tact for one more year...including Dooley, Chaney, Graham, Bray, Hunter, Patterson, the O line, etc. Go out and bring in some head knocker JUCO defensive players this off season, the same talent caliber as Patterson. Can you imagine how good this team would have been this season if we even had an average defense? Probably would have won the Florida, SC, MO games, and possibly the UGA game. Sitting at 8-2 right now would be pretty fine, and we were literally inches from that. That doesn't even factor in the fact, and let's face it, this program and staff has been snake bitten when it comes to catching breaks. It seems like it all started with that horrific loss in Baton Rouge, and it's just been one flukey bad break after another. The bad luck has to run out. Give Dooley a full 4 years to prove his worth one way or the other. He's handled himself as professionally has anybody could ever hope for in a head coach. He's accountable, sincere, cordial, endlessly positive, and he has done many, many wonderful things for this program, in light of the ruins it was in when he arrived in Knoxville. I sure do hate to see us start from scratch again so soon. I think we would ultimately regret it. What do we have to lose by giving Dooley a full four year term? Where do we all think the University of Tennessee football program is going to go? I just don't understand the impatience. We'll always be Tennessee. Even if Dooley is a proven bust after four years, we're still Tennessee football...a HUGE draw for coaches and recruits. We're not going anywhere folks, and the sun will still rise tomorrow. Give this decent man his fair chance.

Sure thing Doc,we have recruits just lining up to come play for Dooley. I mean what Kid wouldn't want to play for someone who settles for moral victory,s and practicably gives away opportunities to win because of poor clock management,personnel management (too many players on the field). Oh wait,, thats just bad luck you say. So please elaborate on just what Wonderful things coach Dooley has accomplished. If I sound negative its because Im one of those fans who buys tickets, fights the traffic,parking to go to watch our team play and the excuses for coaching decisions got old a long time ago.
Furthermore all this talk about it being the DCs fault is just ridiculous,Dooley is the head coach. It is his responsibility no matter who makes a call. I dont know anyone who has a job and fails at it that could say well gosh we just were unlucky today I guess, or gosh we were just so close to getting that job done can I have my check now. 1.8 million a year has gotten us vol fans a 4-18 record in the SEC and 15-20 record overall for the last 3 yrs. Thats more than just bad luck. I realize he took over a mess but if you take on a job (any job) you have to deliver. I believed (hoped) like many others he would turn it around. One more year(like this one) will most likely cut tickets sales and fan support in half, making it even harder for the football program to get SEC caliber recruits or a good coach for that matter.After watching saturday,s game against Missery I no longer believe he can get the job done. I wonder how many young possible future recruits saw that loss unfold and the bad decisions wich may very well
be the reason we lost. You can say if only we had a better defense, I think we need a better coach.

Its time for a change

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