So...who does Tennessee target?

• ytownfootball

  

  Were it not for putting an ESPN analysts kid in a damn shed I think he would have stood a chance to at least match the talent vs the rest of the SEC at UT. As it stands now I have to agree though. Both hypothetical situations of course...
• Azubuike24

  

  2quik4u wrote:

  Azubuike24 wrote: Here's the problem.
  
  Leach's system can make up for some gaps in talent. However, in most of the years when he had inferior talent, he wasn't able to beat the very strong Oklahoma or Texas teams, and usually dropped a game to another conference opponent.
  
  In the SEC, it's a given that the BEST he could do is match the talent on a given roster of LSU, Florida and Alabama maybe 1 in every 3 years, and he wouldn't consistently be ahead of teams like Auburn or Georgia year in and year out. Unlike the Big 12, where TT he could sometimes rank 3rd or 4th in talent, he wouldn't have that advantage very often. Even teams like Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina and now MSU and UK (with young new coaches) will still bring in top 30 classes.
  
  Therefore, I think regardless, Leach wouldn't have the same advantage over the rest of the conference schools even with his crazy system. That's why I say that even though he might improve the league as a whole, I'm not sure running his system has the potential to be higher than a consistent top 20 team.

  Leach also got most of his players from Texas to which next to Cally and Florida has the best talent in the country.

  This is true, and even at UT, I think he would still recruit Texas well, and have the ability to capitalize in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. I'm just saying that the recruiting gap will never open up for him in the SEC like it has in the Big 12, where he can be comfortably in that 2nd tier and seriously compete with the big boys every few years. Each and every year he will be facing 3 of the top 5-10 programs in the country and have 3-5 other schools right on his heels if not out-recruiting him.
  
  He would do well, just not national title well. The Vols, IMO, need to just go in a different direction.
• Ghmothwdwhso

  jordo212000 wrote: I really do not know where Tennessee goes from here

  Watch for Rich Rodriguez (SP?) to go to TN.
  
  Watch for Jim Harbaugh to go to UM.
  
  The first may not happen, but the second will be pretty soon.
• Foul Tip

  If they hire Leach they better make sure all the sheds are torn down first.
• sjmvsfscs08

  Skip Holtz would be a good move.
• King Curtis

  Gary Patterson
  Doug Marrone (Syracuse)
• rocket31

  Azubuike24 wrote:
  
  This is true, and even at UT, I think he would still recruit Texas well, and have the ability to capitalize in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. I'm just saying that the recruiting gap will never open up for him in the SEC like it has in the Big 12, where he can be comfortably in that 2nd tier and seriously compete with the big boys every few years. Each and every year he will be facing 3 of the top 5-10 programs in the country and have 3-5 other schools right on his heels if not out-recruiting him.
  
  He would do well, just not national title well. The Vols, IMO, need to just go in a different direction.

  recruiting tennessee geographically sucks.
  
  its home state sucks, talent-wise
  
  the elite tennessee teams that fulmer built in the late 90s/early00s were filled with GA and Cali guys
  
  essentially, caroll to USC and richt to UGA KILLED UTenns recruiting
  
  that's why fulmer had an eroding talent base and had to rely more on JUCOs and also why getting a guy like kiffin and his recruiting staff was such a big deal
  
  taking the tennessee job is far less appealing today then it was 10-15 years go.
• september63

  

  David Cutcliff
• King Curtis

  ESPN is reporting that Will Muschamp is the top target for Tennessee.
• rocket31

  take this fwiw...
  
  http://texas.rivals.com/
• vdubb96

  

  Phillip Fulmer has been contacted per Wojciechowski (espn)
• september63

  

  september63 wrote: David Cutliff

  If Fulmer had any NUTS at all, he should tell the Vols to fuck off!!
• rocket31

  vdubb96 wrote: Phillip Fulmer has been contacted per Wojciechowski (espn)

  indeed. this is interesting.
• j_crazy

  

  i just posted that i thought fulmer would be back.
• darbypitcher22

  

  I like the Cutcliffe at Duke thought that others have posted
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  vdubb96 wrote: Phillip Fulmer has been contacted per Wojciechowski (espn)

  
  Word is that he IS interested. Now that is funny
• ZeroCool

  i will burn every tennessee thing i have (its alot) if they bring back fulmer in any capacity. lazy coach.
• 3reppom

  

  I think he is far more interested in the Tennessee administration groveling at his feet more than he is interested in the job. I do think there is a level of interest in the job there from Fulmer, but that interest is fighting with his desire to tell Mike Hamilton and the rest of the crew to go fuck themselves.
• rocket31

  any updates from knoxville?
• Preacher

  What would be best if Fulmer became AD (fire Hamilton) and Hired the Next HC.lol
• Little Danny

  

  The crazy thing is odds are that whomever TN takes will likely lead to another head coaching casualty in college footabll. This has been one crazy off season already.
• ZeroCool

  fulmer declined according to espn. thank god.
• dat dude

  The word is that muschamp had the night to think it over. I think he ends up taking the job, effective today. But just a guess.
• Scarlet_Fever

  

  dat dude wrote: The word is that muschamp had the night to think it over. I think he ends up taking the job, effective today. But just a guess.

  I think this is what ends up happening. Funny thing is I think that UT gets a better coach. Yes they may take another year back again but wind up better in the long run.
• rocket31

  apparently, it will not be muschamp
  
  http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4825513