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I am disappointed too, but the way I see it is we have improved from last couple of years even though our record doesn't reflect it. Last year against the ranked/good teams we were not competitive, but this year we are. Now let's shock the college football world and beat bama!

And I stand with him. Dooley is an incredibly intelligent man. Never mind our differing opinions as a coach. The D is definitley killing the Vols right now and it looks like a really stupid idea to hire a DC who wants to change everything during a season when the head coaches butt is on the line. But an intelligent man doesn't do something really stupid when his butt is on the line. He obviously has a vision of where he wants this program to be, he just had to start over again this year on defense. With Chaney and Hinshaw being established the offense is really good and the rungame is really good. Unfortunately in our microwave society "now" is the only acceptable amount of time and a lot of fans(and I'm not questioning their fandom) don't and won't share the vision of where this program could go. And I understand that. I don't claim to know Dooley's vision. I just know an intelligent man usually makes intelligent decisions even though on the outside looking in, it doesn't appear that way because we look at a much smaller picture. I support Dooley because he is the coach of Tennessee. And in the event that changes, I will support the next one. So sue me. I'm a fan. GO VOLS!

Thanks for posting, FG3080. Chime in more often and jump into the discussions.

Thanks again!

Welcome to the CheckerBoard and nice first post. +1 and GO VOLS!

Welcome to the CheckerBoard FG. +1 for your post. I think it's just mostly frustration that has fan's feathers ruffled. Everyone just wants to get back to where beating bama doesn't constitute shocking the college football world. Patience is a lost virtue and one I never possessed to begin with. GO VOLS!

ONC, ronbob, Voldog and others: It's good to see the other "way crazy Dooley supporters" speak up.

You don't jump off the ship when the other shore is finally in sight. The voyage has been rugged and the worst part is yet to come. But we must stay the course!

It really comes down to who you hire. Kiffin would've had us back, what happened there was just really unfortunate circumstances. Who would've thought Pete Carroll would've left USC? We need to just bring in the right guy, and not miss again.

You don't know that for sure. If Auburn got away with Cam Newton, I believe Kiffin would've also dodged the NCAA.

The fact that he would've had to dodge the NCAA is enough for me to be thankful he is gone. And even if he did get away with it, look at Auburn now. Is short term success, one year, worth throwing the future under the bus ? Chizik knew how bad he needed Cam and, obviously, at least saved his job for a few years.
Kiffin is talented, but just not worth the character risk.
And here I am, talking about Kiffin again.

And we also don't know for sure that he monumentally screws up and the NCAA gives us the death penalty.

I didn't bother reading this thread, but judging by the title I figured this would be a good one to post on.
Some of you are ridiculous. As a State fan I would give anything for my school to have a rich history and a stadium that is envied by others as you do. Get a grip. You'll be back on top eventually. Maybe with Dooley, maybe not but it will happen.
State, regardless if you want to believe it or not, is a good team. Maybe not national contenders, but a good team non the less. It will be a long road, but I think we finally have a coach and a administration that care about everything MSU.
Good luck to you guys. I've enjoyed the past week reading your blogs and hope that things get back to your "standards." Maybe this lull you are experiencing will make you appreciate winning a little more. There is nothing wrong with being a little humble.

Well said.
You guys are a good team, and you're going to have your chance to show it after this coming Saturday. Make us look better and pull an upset or two. And hopefully we can pull an upset of our own . Good luck the rest of the year !