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How many of you would be excited about a Fedora hire?

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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

We could certainly do worse I suppose, but would have a hard time getting excited about it.
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6 months ago

I for one would not be excited one bit.
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6 months ago

It would take time for me to get really pumped about it.
Not just because I don't really know him, but also because he would be leaving NC within a year of being hired. After the Kiffin mess, any coach that is willing to do that makes me uneasy.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Not at all. Either Gruden or Strong for me.
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6 months ago

Fedora is awesome. He's one of those offensive gurus who always scores tons of points even with walkons and random two stars at QB.
Plus, I've always wanted an excuse to buy an orange fedora.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I dont think I will actually be excited about any hire outside of Gruden, Strong, or Stoops which I dont think he is really a possibility. I think there should be several guys in front of fedora it doesnt look like he has done anything other than one good season at southern miss.

This post was edited by mcharris87 on 11/21/2012 at 11:12 PM
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Fedora would kill it at Tn
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I would live with it.

This post was edited by Bob_Vols on 11/21/2012 at 11:29 PM
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

He would have to hire an awesome defense. We all seen how a bad defense with a great offense works in the sec
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Les Grossman said...
We could certainly do worse I suppose, but would have a hard time getting excited about it.

I'd still pull for the VOLS, but I just don't see why he would be any better option than Dooley was when UT hired him.
Small college coach when moved to ACC and hasn't been overwhelming.
I'll pass on him.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

He would be a great coach at Tennessee! Most people would need time to getuse to it though... I wouldn't mind it
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Not at all!!!
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

I would not be very excited, but I suppose the silver lining would be that if we "settled" for Fedora, there would perceivably be a better chance we retain Graham and Pittman, since I do not see Fedora having the leverage to come in here and blow out everybody on the previous staff.
Again, I wouldn't be that excited, but I'll still go to the games and hope we get this thing turned around.
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6 months ago

I would not. Offensive mind, but I would worry about defense. I'd also worry about someone that jumped ship after one year, although it is the ACC and UNC, but just one year of commitment? Record is good, but most of the wins were from a pathetic CUSA schedule.
Although I will say that UNC is pretty close to being 10-1 with really close loses at Wake Forest, at Louisville, and at Duke. Wake Forest is obviously the worst of those, but 10-1 in year one would have been unreal. He lost those 3 games by a combined 9 points. All road games.
With that being said, I still wouldn't be excited. Okay with it, yes, but excited, no.

This post was edited by ChrisUT on 11/22/2012 at 9:07 AM
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6 months ago

I'm warming up to it for sure. I understand we all want to get the home run hire, but it's hard to overlook his results so far. Those recruiting ties in Mississippi and down south certainly wouldn't, niether would recruiting in North Carolina which I don't even need to mention why thats important. I dunno, he seems like a winner. His recruiting class is also pretty solid especially for North Carolina. Looks like he can 'cruit.

This post was edited by poundtherock on 11/22/2012 at 8:59 AM
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

If it is true that Strong, who has significant experience in the SEC compared to Fedora's one year at UF under Zook, is interersted and we take Fedora, I'll be really disappointed.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

This cat do not want that hat!
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Not at all. Hiring fedora is exactly why I wanted Dooley to make it another year, he seems like an 8 win kind of coach at best.
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6 months ago

Les Grossman said...
We could certainly do worse I suppose, but would have a hard time getting excited about it.

Satisfied not excited. I would hold my excitement or lack thereof until after his first recruiting class and season.
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6 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Yay. And that's a soft spoken yay while twirling my finger in the air.
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