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  • 34_Robert33tn said...

    Ok this is my first post here and i have to comment on this. Dooley was put on the hot seat right after the first year and the media and the fans kept him there, so how was he going to get big time players here when a coach is on the hot seat? No player wants to come play for a coach when they don't know when or if he will get fired. Then you have the fans getting on these boards running down the current players and staff, so tell me why would any big time player want to come here?

    welcome to the board, Robert! Happy to have you here. Thanks for posting!

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  • 34_Robert33tn said...

    Ok this is my first post here and i have to comment on this. Dooley was put on the hot seat right after the first year and the media and the fans kept him there, so how was he going to get big time players here when a coach is on the hot seat? No player wants to come play for a coach when they don't know when or if he will get fired. Then you have the fans getting on these boards running down the current players and staff, so tell me why would any big time player want to come here?

    Dooley was not on the hot seat after year 1. There was plenty of optimism after year 1. I think the turning point was Arkansas last year. Then we beat Vandy and he acted like we won the super bowl, and then we laid an egg against Kentucky which put him squarely on the hot seat.

    hdrizzle21

  • wataugavol said...

    He's said all along that he would stick as long as Hinshaw stayed. It will be interesting to see what happens.

    We have a great shot at Paul Harris still esp if Tee comes as he recruited him to USCw. He wants to come to UT still.........he just wanted Hinshaw too.

    SamVolsam

  • 34_Robert33tn said...

    Ok this is my first post here and i have to comment on this. Dooley was put on the hot seat right after the first year and the media and the fans kept him there, so how was he going to get big time players here when a coach is on the hot seat? No player wants to come play for a coach when they don't know when or if he will get fired. Then you have the fans getting on these boards running down the current players and staff, so tell me why would any big time player want to come here?

    Welcome to the board. I think if you log off and back on the 34 in front of your name will go away.

    I agree with your post to a certain extent but based on some information that has come out there was some questionable recruiting strategy ( e.g., Dooley wouldn't attend a HS game). Also, most of his coaching staff fleeing from him after the second year really hurt recruiting. That was his own fault.

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  • So is Hinshaw for sure gone? I haven't heard

    VolFan65

  • VolFan65 said...

    So is Hinshaw for sure gone? I haven't heard

    Yes. The only one retained was Graham.

    ol dad

  • He might not have been on the hot seat on this board but he sure was on another one..lol

    Robert33tn

  • Tennesseevolfan said...

    He might not have been on the hot seat on this board but he sure was on another one..lol

    welcome

    ol dad