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JohnsonCity_George writes:
Sweet.....
VOLorado writes:
I'm not sure I'm ready to share my feelings with you guys just yet.
mdavis332#560634 writes:
Come on, this is just stupid. You have to wait and see. They could be like our team this year (with Clawson) or they could be better who the heck knows.
RockyTop writes:
I hope the team is better, because it can't get much worse.
BigOrangeVol writes:
For what it's worth and in case anyone is interested, this is what we're getting as a staff so far...
PaPa Kiff's D is ranked:
2nd in total passing yards
3rd in passing yards per game
5th in total points and points per game
8th in total yards
9th in yards per game
20th in total rushing yards and rushing yards per game
San Diego hung 41 on them today and Carolina dropped 38 on them two weeks ago. They're giving up about three TD's a week.
David Reaves coaching of Smelley got Chris a:
#69 ranking in TD's
#75 ranking in Completion %
#79 ranking in QB Rating
#83 ranking in Yards per game
His TD's to Interceptions Ratio was 13/15
Tom Cable's Raider O-Line is partially responsible for:
#32 - LAST in Passing
#32 - LAST in First Downs
#32 - LAST in Third Conversions
#31 - NEXT TO LAST in Total Offense
2nd worst in Penalties
#30 in Points
9th worst in Sacks
#10 in Rushing
Volnbama writes:
I hope your right
RockyTop writes:
Well BOV, sometimes change is good, and you just have to be in the right situation.
asleep#212036 writes:
Stats are great but sometimes deceiving. Kiffin's defenses over the years have been great. He is the only person in NFL history to have a defense ranked in the Top 10 ten of eleven years. Smelley is about like Crompton, a highly touted prospect who has been [so far] a bust in college. If Spurrier thought it was Reaves' fault, he would have been fired already. No coach for the Raiders will look good on paper because they are a low budget, talent-poor, cellar dweller owned by a nut-job. I'd say everyone he has hired so far is at least as good as the person he is replacing, including Lane himself. Of course, we'll all know by the end of next year. Go Vols!!!
jturne44 writes:
kiffin hasn't said what CREGG not Cable you idiot is going to be yet and David Reaves either...Oh and those lame quarterbacks kicked the piss out of our "insanely good defense"
also if you think Monte is bad... you don't know football...the man is a legend and re look at those stats...those are pretty impressive for the NFL...also the Bucs offense is not clicking right now...also you have to wonder if Monte is all there for the Bucs right now or if he is getting prepared for his arrival in Knoxville which will be after next week...
Nay sayers lay off... Fulmer only said work like heck... Kiffin is working like HELL and doin twice as much... with a shorter time table...
msdyb writes:
This would be a good time for Kiffin to get Al Wilson on board. That would help win over and strengthen a bond with with some of the former players AND upgrade the coaching staff with a coach with intensity and a desire to win.
BigOrangeVol writes:
Take a Valium and chill there Joshua!
jt urine all I did was post stats; you drew your own conclusions or rather jumped to your own conclusions sonny. I'll let the idiot thing slide... once. Don't be hatin' 'cause your stuck in Fountain City. Here's a free lesson and some advice; never call out anyone you’re not familiar with unless you know you have had the best training in the world bar none.
The Cable thing was a slip. I was thinking about O-Line coaches and Cable was that at Cal for years. Cregg was also an O-Lineman but has coached D-Line since he started until he got to Oakland and switched sides. My faux pas; it happens as you mature. I’m sure you’ll understand some day too.
ONLY time will tell if this new coach and staff are better than what we had or any good at all. You can project your illusions all you wish and you are welcome to your opinion but at this moment in time both are meaningless. All we have to go on at this juncture is the statistical intel.
I know Monte’s philosophy and his history just fine. I remember quite well when he was hired at Nebraska in the mid-60’s. I’m actually halfway between Monte and Lane’s ages.
We all know why Spurrier hired David initially. Luckily he turned out to be a good recruiter but the jury is still out on his ability to be a position coach.
Cregg’s jump from Colgate to Idaho to the Raiders in eight short years is meteoric; hopefully it was warranted.
newtonrail writes:
Good well thought out post, unlike some who slap stuff on here.
jturne44 writes:
all is forgiven...i feel the same way about reaves when you say it's up in the air on his ability to be a position coach...I respect my elders and alum...you are both correct?
It is also true that we have only statistics to look at cuz nobody has proven anything yet..
I guess I am just way too amped up about Kiffin's attitude...
and IMHO people are under estimating Monte's ability to transition back into college, where he (although it was some time ago) had great success. Well he has had great success just about everywhere he has been so why not at UT?
shall we agree to disagree?
JBruce writes:
I think Monte is a good hire as long as he can develop raw talent from the high school level. Hopefully, he still has the drive that he has maintained for so many years.
Honestly, David Reaves would have NEVER gotten this job if he was not related. He has been a QB coach for SC for 7 seasons with little success. Several sources claim that he is a jerk that was about a season away from getting fired. I have serious doubts that he can develop our QBs. Hopefully, I am wrong about him.
Cregg's resume is about half as impressive as CLK's. Ultimately, we don't know enough about him to make any kind of judgement.
Other than Monte, I see alot of youth and inexperience among the coaches he has selected. Hopefully, we will see some battle-tested coaches with a few gray hairs.
Go Vols!
tnbigg writes:
I'm trying to remember...what was our offense ranked last year?
I'm trying to remember...what was our defense ranked in 2007?
My guess? We will improve D R A M A T I C A L L Y and actually have a coaching team in place that can coach players U P...and is inspired...and shows it...
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Do you prefer boxers or tighty whiteys:
Boxers _____
Tighty Whiteys _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Should the NFL merge with the NCAA:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Should Urban meyer stay at Florida or go to his "dream job"?
Florida _____
Notre Dame _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Should Florida Orange juice commercials have replaced Anita Bryant with Anita Hill:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Do you think that its realistic that a person in a grocery store could reach through the cooler and take a container of Florida Orange juice from a guy in the grove:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
True or false; You should pick your friends, but not pick your seat:
True _____
False _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Do you think football should sue soccer for stealing the term football when its really just soccer:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
What is your feeling about the staff General Neyland assembled in his first year:
Good _____
Bad: _____
I have no idea who he hired: _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Should Auburn drop football type football and switch to soccer type football since they made such a strange choice for head coach:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
If we start off slow next year should we work like heck:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
Do you hope we use the mustang package next year:
Yes ___
No _____
tnbigg writes:
Is the moon really made of green cheese:
yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Do you use a fork or a spoon when you eat spaghetti:
Fork _____
Spoon: _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Does Rice Krispies really sound like snap crackle and pop:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Yes _____
No _____
tnbigg writes:
That one is blank so you can make up your own stupid poll...
southernson writes:
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.. NO MORE MR . 8 WINS .NO MORE MR.NICE GUY. GATORS BETTER BEWARE..... IN the words of the great poet Ozzy .
southernson writes:
COMMANDO I like the freedom
TNfaninMS writes:
Anyone seen that 5* Randall Carroll from Cali is coming to visit UT in January? That is some interesting news. If anyone else has any info, let us know.
OldNumber7 writes:
Anyone that responded to answer 2 didn't read the question.
tnbigg writes:
Poll:
Do you believe that no matter where you go...there you are...because...it doesn't matter where you have been...because...if you came here...then here you are...if you're not here...then you must be there...and no matter how you slice it...you can't be here if you're there...so please...while there...stay there...and after giving it some thought...don't come here...here is good...there is bad...then the conclusion is that we who are here are good and you who are there are bad...good and bad are incompatible...so bad really can't be here...they must stay there...which causes one to think...if bad can't be good and they come here...then they aren't really here...they're really still there...because no matter where you go...there you are...
Yes _____
No _____
orngbluded writes:
Its too early to tell,but i believe he is working hard,he got a late start on this class all he can do is try to salvage a good class.I believe next year he will have a great recruiting class.
FIELDGOALTN writes:
I am half the man I used to be because of that FOOL.
Ironcity writes:
Shouldn't we wait to see his staff before we have this poll?
FIELDGOALTN writes:
Watermelonhead is the real FOOL.
FIELDGOALTN writes:
No - that would be to much like an arm chair QB. We want you to predict how well he will do before the season. Remember, this is not FOOLmer.
FIELDGOALTN writes:
WTF?
FIELDGOALTN writes:
My feeling is he has the hottest wife on the planet.
wesw33z#667083 writes:
don't forget that the buc's off gave up some of those points too
cbrgovols writes:
I know the man is busy recruiting, but he seems kind of distant. Hopefully it's because he is working his tail off! Anyway, we will know for sure come September.
Go Vols
leedsvol2007 writes:
When you look at all these statistics its looks like you believe coaches are 100% responsible for a team's performance.
The truth is coaches can elevate players but they can't make them more than they are.
With the exception of a few years the Raiders lines have been horrible since the days of Marcus Allen and even then Jim Plunkett often almost got killed in games.
Their passing schemes are based on the vertical passing game which no longer works in the NFL.
They also have a 2nd year quarterback that was still pretty raw when he left LSU.
You know when Dave Clawson was hired last year based on his work at Richmond virtually everyone was pumped.
Looked what happened on the field.
Anyone who actually watched USC play this year knows they had a poor running game and their quarterbacks were young and played well in stretches and poorly in other stretches.
Mike Davis did not remind anyone of Duce Staley. And Smelley and the other kid did not remind anyone of Steve Mathews, Danny Wuerffel or Rex Grossman.
A bad coach can take great talent and play poorly with it. A great coach can't do well with inferior talent.
Let's withhold judgment one way or another until we see the product toward the middle of next season.
GoVols!
invisiblekid writes:
Well-reasoned response.
I also think if some of the other names being thrown around for positions on the offensive side of the ball come to coach here, we'll all be pleased.
invisiblekid writes:
Nice to see someone take a level-headed approach in responding on here for a change.
I will say that it is a little short-sighted for those that keep pointing to what the Bucs did yesterday and the last couple of weeks as evidence of Monte Kiffin being overrated.
When the offense gives up 3 turnovers and allows Rivers/Tomlinson/Gates extra opportunities, it is going to make the defense look bad. Looking at Carolina, they are scoring on everyone right now. The Bucs also held a solid Atlanta team with a lock for rookie of the year at QB to 13 points on the road.
Regarding Cregg and Reaves, I agree, time will tell.
volroadwarrior writes:
My thoughts exactly. Good post
oldbasshead writes:
Not real happy with the family affair he has going on, but looks like good staff with lots of NFL experience which should help recruiting.
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