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smokysbark writes:

in response to VolzsFan:

The fact that you think anyone would make UT relevant in 5 years makes you one of the fantasy land expectations fans. Tenn was not relevant in the vast majority of it's history pre Phil. Why on earth would anyone think they will be relevant for decades at a school with leadership issues, money problems, expectation problems, NCAA problems and most importantly an in state talent problem?

You all wanted this change. I told everyone the stupidity of it all. You got it now embrace it. It is what you wanted. Enjoy another 5-7 or 4-8. That is your future regardless of who they hire or what you want it to be.

So your solution was staying with Dooley for another 4-7 season?

In-state recruiting problem: UT has never been a hot bed of talent. We always recruit GA, FL, CA, AL is some cases, and the midwestern states. Any coach that comes here knows full well what the recruiting areas are. That hasn't changed for 30 years.

Relevant in 5 years: The right coach is out there. Nueheisal left UCLA in shambles and Mora Jr is on the cusp of winning the PAC 12 South. Albeit in a lesser conference but there are still some good schools and he has some signature wins out there with that lack of talent. It is more than possible with the right coach to get the program back in an 8 win state within a couple of years and move on up from there. All of these coaches being mentioned by everyone have taken basement programs to respectability or they wouldn't be mentioned!

Not relevant for decades: Please ... just stop it. That's a ridiculous statement.

Money problems: The AD pretty much squashed the beef with Cheeks and made him realize that this hire had to be a homerun to get the turnstyles moving again. When the hill is packed with 110,000, money is no longer a problem.

The program is in a rough spot, I agree, but what do you want them to do? Stay with Dooley and just give up? Heck why don't we all just go buy an Alabama hat. Good grief.

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