OT: Tenn schadenfreude

[Boxerpups4me]

Reportedly, Gruden makes $6.5 million just from ESPN. The only college football coach above that is Harbaugh, at $9 million. I doubt that Tennessee could get Gruden for $10 million.

Not only that, but i understand gruden also makes millions in endorsements each year, not to mention the fact the massive amount of money tennessee would have to pay for the assistants he would want

 

[Boxerpups4me]

I suggest grabbing some popcorn and go visit the volnation football forum if yall have free time..its quite entertaining!!

 

[j66kicker]

Bill Belichick (of Spygate fame) vouches for Schiano's character...

Patriots coach Bill Belichick has 'zero' reservations about Greg Schiano

Also interesting is most of the tweets shown in the video at the top (Vol supporters complaining about Schiano) are about his coaching acumen, not his Penn State affiliation. Sample:

1. Albert Haynesworth‏Verified account @haynesworthiii 22h22 hours ago
   I’m just going to say this if we hire Greg Schiano as our next head coach my options will be open to which college program I will Be donating my TIME and MONEY to. (No disrespect to GS) but if UT leaders don’t take football serious then I will find the program that will!!!
   
   791 replies4,473 retweets10,062 likes
   

 

[Plebe]

Bill Belichick (of Spygate fame) vouches for Schiano's character...

Patriots coach Bill Belichick has 'zero' reservations about Greg Schiano

Also interesting is most of the tweets shown in the video at the top (Vol supporters complaining about Schiano) are about his coaching acumen, not his Penn State affiliation. Sample:

1. Albert Haynesworth‏Verified account @haynesworthiii 22h22 hours ago
   I’m just going to say this if we hire Greg Schiano as our next head coach my options will be open to which college program I will Be donating my TIME and MONEY to. (No disrespect to GS) but if UT leaders don’t take football serious then I will find the program that will!!!
   
   791 replies4,473 retweets10,062 likes
   

LOL Haynesworth is truly a VFL, such a drama queen.

 

[oldude]

The latest fantasy from Knoxville is that Pro Bowl TE, and former Vol, Jason Witten would retire immediately from the Dallas Cowboys to take the HC job. Witten has issued a statement saying he has no intention of leaving the Cowboys.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The latest fantasy from Knoxville is that Pro Bowl TE, and former Vol, Jason Witten would retire immediately from the Dallas Cowboys to take the HC job. Witten has issued a statement saying he has no intention of leaving the Cowboys.

I’ve always thought that Fantasyland was in Anaheim or Orlando, but now it appears to be in Knoxville.

 

[Plebe]

The latest fantasy from Knoxville is that Pro Bowl TE, and former Vol, Jason Witten would retire immediately from the Dallas Cowboys to take the HC job. Witten has issued a statement saying he has no intention of leaving the Cowboys.

The delusionability of that crowd ... SMH

 

[Plebe]

Seriously, are there any sane people in that fan base? How do they even stand this nonsense?

 

[oldude]

Many years ago I attended a football game at Neyland Stadium with approximately 90,000 Vol fans to watch mighty TN vs lowly upstart Duke. On that early fall evening, the physically overmatched Blue Devils completely outplayed TN pulling off a stunning upset. The Volunteer fans were positively apoplectic.

The young coach at Duke continued to be a thorn in TN’s side for a number of years after he was named the HC at his alma mater in Gainesville, FL....fellow by the name of Spurrier.

 

[Plebe]

Many years ago I attended a football game at Neyland Stadium with approximately 90,000 Vol fans to watch mighty TN vs lowly upstart Duke. On that early fall evening, the physically overmatched Blue Devils completely outplayed TN pulling off a stunning upset. The Volunteer fans were positively apoplectic.

The young coach at Duke continued to be a thorn in TN’s side for a number of years after he was named the HC at his alma mater in Gainesville, FL....fellow by the name of Spurrier.

No one can go apoplectic like that mob.

Pat Summitt writes in her book about how, right around the height of her success, she began receiving hate mail from Vols fans every time her team would suffer a loss. Hate mail. Ordering her to retire, insulting her, etc.

 

[Husky1964]

Not many know that young coach was the son of a minister and was born in Tennessee!!!!

 

[stamfordhusky]

Don't particularly like Schiano and I don't understand everyone's conviction that he's a great coach.

He did a poor job at Tampa Bay but a really good job at Rutgers. He took a team that had been to one Bowl Game in its entire history and got them to six bowls in seven years. Also left enough talent to go to three consecutive bowls after he left. Prior to his arrival Rutgers had won 11 games in five years, and they had had decades of futility before that as well.

 

[stamfordhusky]

I would put Greg in the "risky" category. He did wonders in getting the Rutgers football program from a laughing stock to respectable, but seemed to lack the skill set to take it to the next level. The inside scoop was that he was to much of a control freak. Leaving Rutgers (for Tampa Bay, particularly) was inexplicable. He was like their 5th choice, no one wanted the job.

Still, I would be willing to give him a try at most schools, Tennessee might be a reach, but then again, they have been little but bad in their coach hiring.

He had taken Rutgers to a point where they were winning 8-9 games a year and going to a mid-level bowl every year. With Rutgers's history and mediocre support for football, I doubt there are many coaches who could have done better. Agree it was a horrible mistake to leave for Tampa Bay. Schiano's personality is suited for the college game, not pro.

 

[Waquoit]

Schiano wasn't all that better than Edsall, if at all. Rutgers never won a share of the Big East title, UConn did twice while Shifty was at Rutgers.

 

[j66kicker]

Tennessee's coaching search woes continue. So far they have unsuccessfully courted:

Greg Schiano (Ohio State DC, cluster%^&* situation)
Kevin Steele (Auburn DC)
Chad Morris (SMU HC)
Mike Gundy (Okla State HC, turned down double his OSU salary)
David Cutcliffe (Duke HC)

They are currently pursuing former XFL player and current Purdue HC Jeff Brohm.

Sources: Vols turn attention to Purdue's Brohm

 

[j66kicker]

Tennessee's coaching search woes continue. So far they have unsuccessfully courted:

Greg Schiano (Ohio State DC, cluster%^&* situation)
Kevin Steele (Auburn DC)
Chad Morris (SMU HC)
Mike Gundy (Okla State HC, turned down double his OSU salary)
David Cutcliffe (Duke HC)

They are currently pursuing former XFL player and current Purdue HC Jeff Brohm.

Sources: Vols turn attention to Purdue's Brohm

Ooops - Brohm didn't work out, already on to discussions with NC State HC Dave Doeren.

Sources: Vols' focus shifts to NC St.'s Doeren

NEXT!

 

[Plebe]

Ooops - Brohm didn't work out, already on to discussions with NC State HC Dave Doeren.

Sources: Vols' focus shifts to NC St.'s Doeren

NEXT!

This has gone from comical to tragicomic. Nobody wants to touch that cesspool with a 10-foot pole while wearing a hazmat suit.

I think they'll end up hiring this guy:

 

[Sven18]

TN fans are delusional and think TN is an actually elite CFB job, it's not and hasn't been for a long time.

 

[WestCoastPup]

Bring back Lane Kiffin!!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Tennessee's coaching search woes continue. So far they have unsuccessfully courted:

Greg Schiano (Ohio State DC, cluster%^&* situation)
Kevin Steele (Auburn DC)
Chad Morris (SMU HC)
Mike Gundy (Okla State HC, turned down double his OSU salary)
David Cutcliffe (Duke HC)

They are currently pursuing former XFL player and current Purdue HC Jeff Brohm.

Sources: Vols turn attention to Purdue's Brohm

And they think they have a shot at Gruden??!!

They should make a strong pitch to get Peyton Manning. He's a former Vol, so he might have some interest.

 

[cordarone]

From the football board, too cold not to share

 

[eebmg]

Does Holly have a brother?

 

[j66kicker]

And they think they have a shot at Gruden??!!

They should make a strong pitch to get Peyton Manning. He's a former Vol, so he might have some interest.

Peyton might not want the”Me Too” attention a renewed affiliation with TN could dredge up. He’s been Teflon Man, though, on that and other stuff (Al Jazeera HGH thing).

 

[Ozimoto]

From what I have been reading that whole situation is way out of whack. They haven't been a significant football team since they got tired of Phil Fulmer and ran him out of the head coaching position.

 

[Plebe]

From the football board, too cold not to share

Haha Lane Kiffin FTW, just won the Internet.