Steelers' Tomlin to headline UT coaches clinic

  • By Dave Hooker
  • Posted February 24, 2009 at 2:57 p.m., updated February 24, 2009 at 2:57 p.m.

Tennessee's annual football coaching clinic will have plenty of star power this year.

The Vols will host head coach Mike Tomlin of the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers during the clinic which will be held April 2 - 4.

He and UT's coaches, including defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, will address the crowd, which is mostly made up of high school coaches.

Tickets are $50. Call 865-974-1248 for more information.

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volnbig11land writes:

Very nice! Way to go CLK, this will further help our recruiting efforts!!

TheVolMan writes:

Excellent!!

larrywise6222#273688 writes:

We can all use a little Good News!

Caveman writes:

Caveman say lots of wood being gathered in Knoxville. Fire say Super Bowl coach make an impression on young pigball player. Fire say when wood lit, all pigball players from aroung U.S. will have UT in top 5 of short list. Fire like that very much - him gonna make wood very hot - Kinda like Viginia Madsen or Elizabeth Shue. Fire like the way they exhale...

tnmantravel#531151 writes:

OKEMO happy!

now pay homage to OKEMO

HtownVol writes:

I hope this translates into other good news!

maholt49#632667 writes:

AWESOME!!!!

steelers6rings writes:

ALL pay homage to a GREAT COACH !!! Mike Tomlin !!! The youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl. The SIXTH SUPER BOWL TROPHY for the greatest FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION in the WORLD !!!!! GO STEELERS !!!!!!!!

CoastGuardVol writes:

GO VOLS baby!!!

87UTVOL writes:

Okay, to some who haven't made the connection. Jimmy Haslam bought a piece of the Steelers a while back. Given his UT ties and noted father, I'd say that a call from one of the owners may have swayed what clinics or talks the Tomlin agreed to do in the off-season. Good for the Vols!

kabzs writes:

in response to volnbig11land:

Very nice! Way to go CLK, this will further help our recruiting efforts!!

Lane keeps saying recruiting is all about relationships.

Imagine a coach coming to Knoxville and being blown away and spreading the word at his home school to the kids and parents about the new UT. CPF was great on the retail recruiting level(in the recruit's home). Now these new coaches will be great also on the wholesale level, (recruiting the coaches who will pitch UT football to their kids and their parents).
Oh boy, this will be a great Tennessee football era.

eduardo writes:

GO STEELERS!!!!Thank God for the Steelers or this sports year would have been disastrous! The Steelers are the epitomy of championships with 6, Yeah Titan fans 6 Super Bowls. Read em and weep! Come on everyone lets all sing the Pittsburgh Polka!!!!

2407westTN_VOLSfan writes:

in response to IdentityTheftVictim09:

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When will the ESPN tour of Tennessee air? Please more detail.

VOLINCALI writes:

in response to steelers6rings:

ALL pay homage to a GREAT COACH !!! Mike Tomlin !!! The youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl. The SIXTH SUPER BOWL TROPHY for the greatest FOOTBALL ORGANIZATION in the WORLD !!!!! GO STEELERS !!!!!!!!

I totally agree, just not sure where they should go.

How about don't go away mad, just go away.

:)

VOLorado writes:

Tomlin?

What's he ever done?

Regulator writes:

Before you go giving all of the credit to Haslam, how 'bout throwing ol' Monte a bone. Do you not think that perhaps he put in a call. Tomlin is a Dungy disciple and coached with the elder Kiffin in Tampa.

Before becoming Minnesota’s defensive coordinator, Tomlin was defensive backs coach for five seasons for one of the NFL’s top defenses in Tampa Bay. Tomlin’s defensive backs earned numerous honors for their play during his coaching tenure. In 2005 Tampa Bay led the NFL in total defense, allowing 277.8 yards per game, and finished 6th in the league against the pass (183.1 avg.).

HonoluluVol writes:

This is great. Kiffin has got alot of momentum on his side and this only helps with putting the VOLS in the hearts and minds of every HS kid and his parents in the country. Getting these coaches on board, and COACHING them up will only build more promising prospects out of this state. GO VOLS!!!

givehim6 writes:

in response to kabzs:

Lane keeps saying recruiting is all about relationships.

Imagine a coach coming to Knoxville and being blown away and spreading the word at his home school to the kids and parents about the new UT. CPF was great on the retail recruiting level(in the recruit's home). Now these new coaches will be great also on the wholesale level, (recruiting the coaches who will pitch UT football to their kids and their parents).
Oh boy, this will be a great Tennessee football era.

Great thinking CLK! the more I know about the man the more the more I like.

GeneralNeylandsReturn writes:

in response to 87UTVOL:

Okay, to some who haven't made the connection. Jimmy Haslam bought a piece of the Steelers a while back. Given his UT ties and noted father, I'd say that a call from one of the owners may have swayed what clinics or talks the Tomlin agreed to do in the off-season. Good for the Vols!

nice insight 87

GeneralNeylandsReturn writes:

in response to Regulator:

Before you go giving all of the credit to Haslam, how 'bout throwing ol' Monte a bone. Do you not think that perhaps he put in a call. Tomlin is a Dungy disciple and coached with the elder Kiffin in Tampa.

Before becoming Minnesota’s defensive coordinator, Tomlin was defensive backs coach for five seasons for one of the NFL’s top defenses in Tampa Bay. Tomlin’s defensive backs earned numerous honors for their play during his coaching tenure. In 2005 Tampa Bay led the NFL in total defense, allowing 277.8 yards per game, and finished 6th in the league against the pass (183.1 avg.).

so tru....

regulator sees even further

knxsmithc writes:

i wonder if this has anything to do with haslam owning part of the steelers???

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