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Let's start with winning the games that we should win and being competitive in the others. Being a winner (Jones) goes a long way in the players thinking they can win. Dooley and his teams expected to lose - that's all Dooley knew. A little confidence makes a huge difference.

Maze is walking the walk when it comes to being a VFL. Nice job.

I'm not expecting much this year as far as wins, but if these guys are good coaches, we should see good adjustments within the game and from game to game. I do expect a much better team at the end of the year compared to the beginning. If we can see the progress, the 5-star recruits will want to be part of the Vols return to the elite.

When the going got tough in the SEC, Bray disappeared. He wasn't worth any team giving up a draft choice, but at least he's getting a chance to prove himself. Unfortunately, the competition is now much tougher.

I really hope CCM figures out why his teams get off to such a slow start. He needs to do something different to get the team playing at a high level in NOVEMBER, not middle of March. Stay off the bubble!

Question - Do coaches at this level even try to get better at coaching or do they just keep doing what they do??

Our guys have the slowest feet in D1. Any player drives right past any of them. Where's this toughnosed defense that was supposed to be Martin's trademark? This team doesn't do anything very well, except maybe rebounding. Painful to watch. Glad we've pulled the plug on this season.

Painful to watch.

I'll withhold my laughing at KY until I see that the Vols are more interested in showing up for the NIT than KY was. We laid an egg last year at home against MTSU after missing out on the NCAAs.

I was talking to a UK fan and he said the Wildcats should be called the Kentucky Possums, bacause they keep getting killed on the road.

It's only weird if it doesn't work.

It's only weird if it doesn't work.

If we win 9 games next year, including 5 in the SEC and a bowl game, we'll be giddy too. Let's give them some credit. Dooley would still have a job is he would've acheived this in 2012.

This guy has at least been a winner everywhere he has been, even if it's at lower levels. That's something Kiffin and Dooley didn't have when they walked in. I like that he is confident in his ability to win if you follow his approach. There's a reason why we still have Neyland's Maxims 70 years later - blocking, tackling, kicking game and turnovers define the winners and the losers - even in the SEC. So let's see what this guy can do. Hopefully he's a good enough recruiter to get some good players in here to see what kind of a gameday coach he is in 2013.

Let's chill out and see what Hart does before we panic. He has publicly stated this is a critical hire for the program and he has to get it right. He just lived through the Dooley mistake so I doubt he will recreate that scenario. There are other folks out there that are qualified (NFL coordinators, etc.). The media is creating this sky is falling scenario but Hart never said this was gonna happen quickly. I'd take Fulmer over another Dooley any day - I'm sure he's realized where he lost control/focus around 2003 and can keep that from happening again. I also admit I was all for his ousting because we should be winning 10 a year. Still should be. Petrino is my first choice.

Hart said this was a critical hire and we needed someone who had won or could win in the SEC. Was hoping for a more experienced SEC or NFL guy. We need a good balance of offense and defense. Just b/c our defense was terrible doesn't mean we should hire a DC as head coach so I hope we're not trading 51-44 score losses for 12-10 score losses.

Starting to lean toward Petrino as the best coaches seem to be falling out of contention. The fallen who end up winning seem to always be forgiven. Nobody cares that Saban said he wasn't leaving Miami. Michael Vick, Tiger Woods. As long as they're winning, no one seems to care what they've done. Urban Meyer hem-hawed around at Florida but now he's the best thing to ever happen to Ohio St. Petrino, Pearl and Tressel will end up winning somewhere and I predict all will be forgotten. In the end, it really is all about winning, not how you do it. Just ask Dooley.

I hope UT has learned from this mistake and makes a much better choice this time around. Can't learn on the job in the SEC. Still think we can win quicker than the experts think with the right coaches.

What's Bill Battle doing these days? Ray Goff? Jim Donnan?

Seriously, why would these guys play hard for Dooley? I'm sure they've figured out by now he's not teaching them anything - except how to find a way to lose every game. The best thing that could happen to them is a new coach. Heck, even the Zooker is a better option.

This is rock bottom. What a train wreck. Could we have hired a WORSE coach??? This guy knows nothing about football.

Kickem, Harter and Indagroin

Now it all makes sense - Hamilton asked for young Mr. Howell to come and coach but they sent us Gilligan.

"Boy, was I wrong." - Barbara Dooley

I look for A&M to dominate in a couple of years in that fertile recruiting ground and now being in the SEC. Great move on their part.

If we hold Mizzou, Vandy and Ky to 38 points each, he can claim improvement!

Did you guys see Dooley's post game interview at utsports.com? He said the football purists are rolling over in their graves and he basically doesn't know what to do with this defense.