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Him being from Bama he is probably loving this

You guys need to interview Chizik. The guy won a National Championship 2 years ago! He deserves a call, IMO.

Good luck!

I agree but don't forget Louisville is going to the ACC so that probably made a difference. i know it still isn't the SEC but it's better than the Big East. Just FYI

agree if he keeps the momentum going in the acc he has an easier path to the bcs/national champ. in the ACC than he would in the SEC, and the ACC is still an upgrade over big east

First I want to say I have much respect for UT's tradition and huge rabid fanbase.

Strong has turned our program around in an amazingly short period of time. In just 3 years we went from rock bottom to Sugar Bowl. This years team has mostly freshmen and sophomores on our 2 deep roster. For them to go 10-2; even in a weak Big East gives me a lot of confidence in where Charlie will have this team in 2 years, when we enter the ACC and Bridgewater is a senior!

There's no doubt in my mind UT will get a good coach and be back in the top of the SEC soon. Good luck and always beat UK's arse.

I'm one of those "Bible Hugging So-Called Fans" you refer to and, yes, I am concerned about Petrino's character. You can even argue that UT could put clauses for morals in his contract and make him pay $10 million if he left the program, but those things might not stop him from doing something stupid again.

Prisons are filled with people that have been given multiple chances and still couldn't get it right. And no, I'm not saying Petrino deserves to be in jail for his past indiscretions. But he did hire someone that was the least qualified for the job because she was his mistress. He also lied to his bosses about it and then tried to cover it up further. And that's just his Arkansas misadventure. When he was coaching Louisiville, he tried to backdoor Tuberville and get the Auburn job. And then there's the way he left the Falcons in the middle of the night without even having guts enough to address his team.

Petrino can win games, but he's a bomb waiting to explode and we don't need him coaching the Vols when it happens. Maybe, just maybe he has finally learned his lesson, but if he hasn't it isn't if, but when he'll go off next. We can't afford to take a chance on a guy that could leave us with another black eye in a year or two down the road.

I'd rather Hart hire some hotshot coordinator than go with Petrino.

thanks for the kind words! not gonna lie i like strong a lot, and wanted him more! he was second on my list behing gruden and not far behind gruden! I agree the future looks bright for your team right now! wish i could say the same about us... I hope you beat the out of Florida I hate the Gators!

So how does that house cleaning get initiated....seriously? Not sure of the chain of command w/the state university system. Does the Gov get involved? No doubt that something is really broken @ the leadership ranks.

Understand everything you say... I guess I am trying to think more long term. I am frustrated with this search but still trying to keep the faith.