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DCVOL said...

Sorry man - but I gotta disagree with this. Jones does not have "plenty of time" to build relationships with 5 star players that have not been seriously considering UT. And two weeks certainly has not been enough time. If the expectation was/is that Jones, or any other coach hired, was to have secured a string of 5 stars in two weeks after being hired, and challenge for an SEC title in his first year, then people better buy some Malox, Black Label, crack or something, because the next year or so is going to be a miserable. That was not going to happen if UT had hired Bear Bryant. Also, If the whole Cheek/academic requirement thing was a big enough deal that it came up with just about every coach that was talked to about the job, there is something to it. The more I learn about Cheek, the more I think it contributed significantly to Fulmer's downfall (HOF coaches don't just suddenly forget how to coach or recruit) and to UT not being able to get the bigger name coaches after Fulmer was fired. You don't have the stadium, following and facilities that UT has and struggle this much to find a new coach (although I think Jones is a good coach).