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In all honesty. We could loose all of last years DB's and be fine. There was a lack of coaching, but what hurt more was lack of speed and having a nose for the ball. There's a reason for having Div II. Good luck Gray! Go Vols!!!
I heard Cracker Barrel was hiring.
Offense wins games. Defenses win championships. Which one do you want looking better this time of year? Go Vols!!
Highlights look good! Kick returner written all over this young man! Plays with attitude!! Welcome to BOC!!
Eric Gordan shows up? But doesn't show up for practice?? Did I miss an article that told exactly why he hasn't been practicing? If so please share.
As much as I am looking forward to a fast paced offense; I am equally looking forward to a fast paced defense. Whip em in shape coaches!! Go Vols!
We don't know if CBJ can coach in the SEC but he can dang well recruit in the SEC!!! WOW!!!! It's only a matter of time my Vol friends. TN will be back on top. And by the way the Butchinator is recruiting; it's looks sooner than later! GBO
Kelly is a 5* if I ever saw one! What a get! This kid has it all. I want to see him at punt/kick off return a few times just to see what he can do. He gets up the field quicker than any returner I have seen in YEARS! GO VOLS!!!
A coach that coaches players up and conviences them they can win is what I feel CBJ brings to the table. He's like Kiffen without a skirt and an NCAA investigation parade. Remember almost beating Bama when kitten was coaching?? We weren't supposed to come close in that game on paper. Spread offense, recruiting better talent (almost a top 20 finish with all the tumoil). Great things ahead for the Vols. If you don't agree then jump on the Vandy bandwagon. Just don't try jumping back on ours after we dismantle them this season! Go Vols!
When you're as smart as he is it will come fairly easy. Not the typical student athlete. Great job! And I can't wait to have a mobile QB again!!! Go Vols!!
I see a couple of QB transfers in our near future. Vols recent non mobile QB's equaled SEC championships. Vols last mobile QB equaled a National Championship. Just sayin... Great job by our new staff on pulling in this quality young man and all the others!! GBO!!!
And his brother will sell more gas and Cheetos at his Pilot Stations!!!
in response to SummittsCourt: Funny name for someone who lives in his grandma's basement and rubs her feet for free. What are you compensating for with that name?
in response to SummittsCourt:
Funny name for someone who lives in his grandma's basement and rubs her feet for free.
What are you compensating for with that name?
you rub her feet???? Thats gross!
in response to govolsn3: http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecru...2010 ranked top ten recruiting, 2011 top 15, 2012 top 20. Look it up yourself and CINCY is nowhere in sight. Some of you just have to be steered to the truth on here. Look it up yourself. COACH JONES has got a lot of work to do beat this recruiting.
in response to govolsn3:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecru...2010 ranked top ten recruiting, 2011 top 15, 2012 top 20. Look it up yourself and CINCY is nowhere in sight. Some of you just have to be steered to the truth on here. Look it up yourself. COACH JONES has got a lot of work to do beat this recruiting.
And our National Ranking (or lack there of)fell faster than his recruiting ranking. We need a coach to "coach up" the guys; and seeing that CBJ has had nominal "ranked" classes AND been successful (forget about the conference) maybe he's our guy. Once(if) we start winning regular season games, going to the SEC champ game, winning bowl games, finishing in the Top 15, etc its gets REALLY easy to recruit especially with the facilities and tradition that TN has. We have heard more buzz about recruiting since CBJ arrived than I can remember during Dooleys tenure. This guy is getting looks from guys that wouldn't even visit TN. And some of them were from TN.
You get paid 2M/Year to recruit AND win. Let's move on and support our new coach.
That's like Weight Watchers asking John Madden to be their spokesperson! Thanks for the laugh!!
Hey John - are you a Vols fan?? Do you think recruits look at this site? If you answered yes to either of these two questions them why is your headline negative? It could have been titled coach jones will instill mental toughness back to tennessee football. Or 15 other titles. Lets keep it positive... At least until after signing day and then you can go back to your negative headlining. Thanks.
We should have brought Nick on as a GA. Great guy, great player with a passion for TN football. This one got away...
Even the FL trolls have to shake their heads at this! I needed a laugh today; thank you! I thought throwing beer bottles and golf balls off a balcony was stupid. But thank god for FL players!! And for those FL fans that troll our site - I really enjoyed the Sugar Bowl. Go Vols!!!
Peyton verses Martin - it's amazing that after 14 seasons we are finally writing articles on a TN website about this. Don't even offer another pro style QB.
Didn't read the article just the headline and wanted to say WHO CARES!!!
Now THAT'S a VOL!!!
Start selling beer! That would make things louder. On a side note - I would really like to see new uniforms next year. These days recruits look at that! Nothing against tradition but let's mix it up!!!
I repeat - who give a rats rear what Kitten or the thugs that play for him are doing? Stick with the Vols please...you could have just left this on the Yahoo page you found it on. Give us something we actually care about!
Please quit writing articles on the dirtbag. You can do better.
in response to silicon28: Ferguson is going to blow peoples' minds when he gets to campus - exactly like he did in Charlotte in High School... Get ready... He literally could be the next Tee Martin...
in response to silicon28:
Ferguson is going to blow peoples' minds when he gets to campus - exactly like he did in Charlotte in High School... Get ready... He literally could be the next Tee Martin...
This Lemond Johnson kid that just committed was an incredible dual threat QB in HS. I know we will prob put him in the safety spot; but guarantee CBJ gives him a look at QB. Check out his YouTube. Remind you of anyone???
in response to knoxville_born: Is it common for a new coach to announce a junior is leaving before the player himself does so?
in response to knoxville_born:
Is it common for a new coach to announce a junior is leaving before the player himself does so?
If the new coach is trying to recruit stud WR's that are curious as to how much PT they would get. I think it was a good move on the teams behalf. I wish he would come out an say Bray was leaving so our current backups and incoming freshman can get their heads in the game now. Worley is ok; but I am ready for another mobile QB. Especially now that Patterson/Hunter are gone. Yeah - we still have talent/speed at WR; but we need to add the mobile QB to the mix to get it done for the next couple of years anyway. I hope we never recruit another pro-style exclusive QB. Let's step up our offense so that we aren't on pins and needles when our "star" WR gets of the turf slowly...Go Vols!!
Image if Hunter wouldn't have dropped all those passes this year! Super Star = Not! Bray leaving = who cares! Patterson leaving = Nooooooooooooo!!!!!
God bless you for writing this. Please recruit anyone that resembled Tee Martin in high school. If I want to watch a pro style offense I will watch football on Sunday.
I will say that coach Jones has been hitting the recruiting trail pretty good. I don't think Dooley meet with as many recruits as Jones has in a week as Dooley in the past three years. One thing that I can't understand is why we can't sign a receivers coach? What gives?? It's not like we don't have talent at WR (with or without hunter/Patterson) and Jones loves throwing the ball. Plus they will probably be paid close to 300K/year! Lets go already; signing day will be here before you know it.
in response to Colts_VolFan: Too bad T couldn't show the same commitment to the son he has in Knoxville.
in response to Colts_VolFan:
Too bad T couldn't show the same commitment to the son he has in Knoxville.
AGREED! I guess babymomma is a CRAZYMOMMA!!
Well....don't come-a knockin after they fire kitten. Karma's knockin on his door. Good luck to ya Tee - your still one of the best QB's our beloved team has ever witness play the game! There are plenty of good WR coaches out there. Not too hard to screw that position up with the right recruits and scheme. We definately need a WR coach that can recruit these prima donnas though!!Go Vols!!
So you might NOT want to have ALL of yours kids in ONE town. AND continue to work for a coach that help set this great program back... Publicity nightmare if you don't take the offer Tee. And...folks won't be asking for your autograph the next time your in K-town. I've got a framed front page National Champs Tennessean newspaper with your mug on it in my man cave. Please don't make me take it down!! Go Vols!!
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Remove all fax machines immediately! Hello???
All past records and body of work aside. Auburn????? Why would we want anybody from Auburn??? And lastly - thank you for the article I haven't slept for two days wondering what was going to happen to our strength and conditioning coach! Thank goodness he is a blogger! Good night. And Go Vols!!
in response to traderjoe: If this is true, then Hart should've known this and not hired Butch. Just as I said in an earlier post, maybe Butch was hot to trot every 3 years because he'd gotten all he could out of Brian's talent and organization. If this is true, then this should be enough justification to fire Hart and hire Fulmer as AD. Hart gets $750,000.00 and it sounds like he didn't do any due diligence. An average fan could have done better.
in response to traderjoe:
If this is true, then Hart should've known this and not hired Butch. Just as I said in an earlier post, maybe Butch was hot to trot every 3 years because he'd gotten all he could out of Brian's talent and organization. If this is true, then this should be enough justification to fire Hart and hire Fulmer as AD. Hart gets $750,000.00 and it sounds like he didn't do any due diligence. An average fan could have done better.
He beat Pitt and South FL this year and only lost to Rutgers by 7 and took L'ville into OT losing only by 3. Don't take the star ranking to serious for these 17 yr old kids. Most of the 4 and 5 star kids we have gotten to sign at TN lately have either been sent on their way or sent to jail. I'll take a 2-3 star kid thats only expects to play if they earn the right and academically eligible when the season starts.
in response to HopeisNotaCourseofAction: You play the schedule you have I guess but these averages are apples and oranges. While Cincy held teams like delaware state, fordham, toledo, usf and miami (oh) to low scores we were playing top some 10 teams like ua, uga, uf. Of course we also had big scores from troy and mo, so our D vs everyone was horrible. This has to be an upgrade, last year was bottom - I HOPE!
in response to HopeisNotaCourseofAction:
You play the schedule you have I guess but these averages are apples and oranges.
While Cincy held teams like delaware state, fordham, toledo, usf and miami (oh) to low scores we were playing top some 10 teams like ua, uga, uf. Of course we also had big scores from troy and mo, so our D vs everyone was horrible.
This has to be an upgrade, last year was bottom - I HOPE!
Agreed - but I am curious as to what he can do with better athletes in a better conference. He has done pretty well with the talent he was able to pull into Cinnci. I wonder with him being such a hands on offensive guy if he will retain Chaney? And with his explosive offense it really wouldn't bother me if he cut him loose. We all know the coaches that really need to stay; I just hope he keeps the ones that have proven themselves.
I personally like the hire. Players coach, good recruiter, spread offense, no huddle AND can get his kids to play defense! Only had THREE teams score more than 23 points on them. 31 points were scored on Cinnci against Louisville in OT. VA Tech and Syracuse were the only other teams and they scored just 24 in regulation. Heck, we averaged having 28 points scored on us this season. Certainly an upgrade from Dooley. Good luck Butch!! Bring back the winning tradition and you will be embraced by millions of fans nationwide!! GO VOLS!!!!!
in response to voodoo101: And Smokey has some definite thoughts about the kicking game.
in response to voodoo101:
And Smokey has some definite thoughts about the kicking game.
Certainly showed more bite than Doolittle.
I vote for SMOKEY as next HC. All we would be out $$$ wise would be a bag of Beneful once a week. And his buy out could be some Beggin Strips! Only concern is finding a headset that would fit his head.
Just fire Sunseri and replace him with a great DC running a 4-3. We haven't had a great HC for years. Save the money - no A lister wants the job anyway. Hire a great DC keep everything else in place (other than our DB coach or lack there of). Why we give soooo much credit to a head coach anymore is beyond me. If we need a recruiter go find a great salesman with a passion for UT football for $250K/year and be done with it. Anyone got a spare fluxcapathatatar on em? If so dial in 1998 would ya? I'm tired of taking chances on these aledged great leaders. But still remain optimistically orange!
WHO CARES! Put this on the Wildcat's website.
I vote that we all try to forget this season ever happened. Can I get a second...
Bray has had more good games then bad. His problem is when pressured. He cannot throw on the run. Luckily he hasn't had to much due to the great O-line. Worley is still unproven and could be another great pocket passer for us. The bigger concern to me is IF Hunter/Patterson leave for the NFL (and Rogers is a senior) who will his (Brays) great arm throw too? That brings me to this; why do TN refuse to recruit mobile QB's that can also throw from the pocket. It may be that Justin King is our guy... Let's face it; no one can argue that it never seems to fail that we will have an offense on a 3rd and 11 (or whatever) coverage downfield does their job (don't laugh) and here comes the mobile QB down the field for the 1st down. If you don't have some 1st round draft picks at the skill positons (QB/WR/RB) it is EXTREMELY difficult to win a championship. Now - look at what this coaching revolving door will do to our recruits over the next two years (if we don't get that stud HC). I personally feel that we are going to have to lean on a QB with some wheels to keep the chains moving. This is not taking into consideration our defensive struggles; but does anyone else feel that a QB that can run at least a 4.7 is invaluable to a college football team in todays game?
I want a big name coach; but more than anything I hope us true orange fans don't have to endure another three years of BS and then have to go through this phooey again! I'm enjoying the college football season less and less these days. Enough is enough! Go out and get a WINNER Hart or whoever is pulling the purse strings!!! Go Vols!
Nothing to add to this worthless acticle; just have never been 1st to post! Go Vols!
Dear Mr Hart - as you sit your coffee down and pull up to your desk to research coaches to target. I wanted to help you save time in letting you know in the event you are targeting the WAC again; Seattle University does NOT have a football team! Go get em Tiger!! Go Vols!!!
in response to 10seVol85_Part_Deux: BTW, Palardy is 4th in the conference in yards per punt. During the years of Dustin and Britton Colquitt (both now NFL starting punters), Palardy's current average was only beaten in three of their seven seasons, and only once by more than a yard. We have a pretty good punter right now. What we need is somebody who can hit a FG from 40+ yards out.
in response to 10seVol85_Part_Deux:
BTW, Palardy is 4th in the conference in yards per punt. During the years of Dustin and Britton Colquitt (both now NFL starting punters), Palardy's current average was only beaten in three of their seven seasons, and only once by more than a yard. We have a pretty good punter right now. What we need is somebody who can hit a FG from 40+ yards out.
And he is ranked 14th in the conference not 4th. Dead last. With Matt Darr right behind him in 15th.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/c...
He's ranked #117 in the Nation D1. averaging 43 yards per punt. He should just throw the ball... Granny style... As for field goals; i've seen better middle school kickers. He's a bust!
http://espn.go.com/college-football/s...
Any offensive cord could score points with Bray/Patterson/Hunter/Rogers. The real super star(s) this year was our offensive line! Thats all we had + Patterson on special teams. Here's an idea; we keep getting these good JUCO players so why the heck won't they go find a JUCO kicker??? AND punter???? As for defense... GET RID OF EVERY COACH ON THAT SIDE OF BALL. GO GET SOME JUCO DB'S and LB's and let's start again. As for Dooley and this whole running the clock out with :38 seconds and two TO's; that was stupid. And he has made about a half dozen other bad coaching decisions that have put his team behind the 8 ball. Did he learn from his mistakes??? Can we trust that he can coach at this level and make the right calls when the pressure is on???? Can he manage the clock??? These are the questions that scare me the most. All I know is this; recruits aren't signing with us right now, and the position we are hurting the most in (DB's) we just had our 4* decommit. Point being, we CAN NOT wait two more games to let the recruit world know what is going to happen with the coaches! Every month we wait is setting back our program a season. Throw your sack on the table Hart! Does a win or lose with Vandy and/or KY really tip the scale? It's obvious that our defense (or lack there of) have costs us every game. Sal should have already been fired and replaced. Why NO BACKUP PLANS WITH OUR COACHES???? Get out of the office more often and court other coaches JUST IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. My My My...
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