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my perception would not be different. you are wrong on that RunThruTheT.
Gundy is Dooley Re-Do. all offense and no defense. Let Texas have him...please take him.

don't know that he would fit in the SEC (he is a west coast guy all the way) and unsure about recruiting. but the dude can flat out coach.

I ended my post with "take it for what it is worth" because I realize that I have no way of verifying Reid's statements. My hope was to show a point of point that is rarely discussed, the player's. Right or wrong Reid felt that Gundy really screwed him. As i noted in the OP, that should at least give volfans pause. That said, I think you are right in believing that Gundy would be near the top of Texas's wish list but Texas does not play in the SEC. This is not to say that Texas/Big 12 coaches are of lesser quality than their SEC counterparts but there is no denying the differences in the type of ball played in each conference. I remain convinced that a one-dimension, offense-first team cannot achieve long-term success in the SEC. Gundy concerns me for several reasons but chief among those is his offense-first mentality/coaching style. This season showed that you cannot rely on outscoring your opponents in the SEC. The ALs, FLs, and GAs are just too talented to let that happen. He is a good coach, just not for Tennessee. JMO

I like Strong the best if he keeps our offensive staff, but I also like Fisher or Gundy if they can make a big DC hire like Chizik or Kevin Steele. For that matter, I would be over the moon if Strong was hired, kept the offensive staff and then hired Chizik or Kevin Steele as DC! Is that the most realistic possibility? Probably not, but the point is that any of the coaches can be homeruns based on who they are plus who they hire as their coordinatoors.

My take from reading the article is that Bobby Reid was basically a baby and should have been grateful to Mike Gundy for not only giving him a chance, but also for standing up for him during that press conference. Check back to Matt Simms. I'm sure he was privately questioning why he worked his tail off and then got benched for a primadonna, but we never heard any public complaint from him. To me, this article reflects more negatively on Reid than it does Mike Gundy. Thanks for the link to the article, it was a good read.

I agree. Saban has publicly stated that he enjoys building a team more so than trying to maintain one. It would probably take a load of cash to pull him away from Bama, but he could be bought. He has no more ties to Bama than he did LSU. If what he sees as a better opportunity comes along, he'll bolt.

Kevin, I might be over-reacting, but from this update it seems like we've given up on Strong. Is that true? If so, I'd be really disappointed.

I think strong will keep vance bedford as his dc he is considerd a very very good dc

why would Saben leave Alabama for Texas? that is crazy to think that could ever have a chance. never happen. if Saben leaves for Texas it will be to coach the Dallas Cowboys not the Texas Longhorns. if you think Saben would leave for Texas in order to win a NC at 3 different schools....no way. how about the challenge to fix the Dallas Cowboys? I might could buy some of that.

I think Strong lands the 4 and 5 star recruits that we need in this class. His defenses at UF we very good. His history in the SEC brings much to the table . Rest assured the kids in the rich recruiting grounds in Fla and Ga know him. He's the guy while at FLA came into NC and established FLA as a player with every 4 and 5 star defensive recruit in this state.

If Mack Brown is out at Texas, which is a BIG "if", and we are still looking, would he be in play for us..? Just throwing it out there.. Not sure how i would feel about Mack Brown as a potential candidate for the Vols.

i answered this on another thread and, as i understand it, Shaw is a Stanford lifer. He graduated from Stanford, was there OC for four years and now the HC. He's not leaving Palo Alto. He's a heckuva coach though.