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I think we need Rumph, Green, a couple CBs and probably North or another top WR for me too feel real good about all you said next year. Patrick won't be here IMO and both WR + Rogers leaving is going to deplete our receiving core pretty good .

Totally agree. If you look at the players Dooley and Co. has recruited so far, the majority of them are impact players. Obviously, the ultimate measuring stick is wins, and wins against ranked programs at that. We live in this world of immediate satisfaction that in a lot of cases isn't realistic. College football is one of them, especially considering the state of our program 3 years ago, and how the competition in our league has changed over the past decade. Dooley has grown as a coach since being here, and so has the program. Making any sort of change at this juncture would be detrimental.

Like most of us, I was spoiled by the 90s teams when our most formidable opponent was FL. The entire SEC West I remember being terrible in the late 90s.

Hell, I was probably like most of you who said this year should be the measuring stick for Dooley. Maybe I was mistaken, maybe we were all mistaken. The program is headed in the right direction, we just need to have some patience.

I don't know if Dooley is a good head coach or not because I am too emotionally invested. I do know that almost every single outside observer that I talked to said they thought Tennessee had a better team than Mississippi State but was flat out-coached. So I don't know what to think.

You can't come out and say that. What if we lose these 2 and then to Vandy then what. You can't come out and say he will be here next year, unless you're just lieing. Rabid fans and twitter posts don't run off recruits wins and losses do. People just love making up excuses for Dooley it's unreal. Why don't you look at Auburns board, they make us look like Saints, and where are they on the recruiting rankings 7th!

In this league you either need to win to recruit well or have good salesman. We don't have either which is why we are where we are.

And I'm sorry for getting off topic but I'd be exicted for the future if we won 1 of these next 2. That's all it takes is one big win.

Auburn's recruiting will take a huge hit within a month imo. With the whole Chizik hot seat talk and whatever is going on Trooper, it will change drastically. Rubeun Foster just came out and said he's taking 2 visits and of course Lawson is now visiting other schools.

It will depend on Trooper. He stays, the class will stay. He goes, that class goes into flames. Hopefully it's the ladder!

Agree and agree!

Wow 2 things you don't get with most vol fans:
Optimism
Faith in doolander

Great post, volfan. +1

Progress has been made. Rebuilding at this level -- from as low as it was to how high it needs to be -- takes time and patience.

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Are you joking? I honestly can't tell...

Anyway, I think it's one of those things where I don't see the urgency for a change. I think we of all people should know the negatives that can accompany one. I personally think he gets until next year anyway (unless we absolutely fall apart in November, I guess). A coaching change is not a guarantee of improvement no matter what anyone says and everyone knows the grass isn't always greener on the other side. I would have no opposition if we could land a "big name" guy with a great staff but I just think that is a lot harder than some are willing to admit. Also just think the timetable works out much better for next year if we don't see much improvement due to the current roster and buyouts.

I'm not opposed to hiring a new coach. I am opposed to getting rid of a pretty decent coach that is a good recruiter and has shown improvement just to take a gamble on someone else.