WTF: UT downgrades Dooley

Bulleit
Oct 26 2012 08:13 AM

what is this?

The Doctor
Oct 26 2012 08:16 AM

sucks to suck dooley.

fernandomike
Oct 26 2012 08:18 AM

Our rallying cry for Saturday, "win one for the the Gimp."

smokeyone
Oct 26 2012 08:19 AM

My never born brothers soulmate is the source?

Matt
Oct 26 2012 08:31 AM

I thought this article was supposed to be satire. This sounds more truth.

Matt
Oct 26 2012 08:36 AM

WadeWilson, on 26 October 2012 - 08:12 AM, said:

KNOXVILLE-Nearly a week after losing to Nick Saban and Alabama, the University of Tennessee Athletic Department has officially downgraded Coach Derek Dooley to interim head coach, according to a report from AD Dave Hart. "We are not happy with the direction the program is heading, but Derek has that charm about him that makes you root for the guy. We felt this was the best choice moving forward for all parties." When asked about who was on the school's list of candidates, Hart refused to comment, but he did confirm that Dooley would be included in the list. "We know this is an odd situation to place Derek in, but if he can show improvement over the remainder of the schedule, I don't see how it could hurt his chances of being reinstated as head coach, unlike orange pants or orange dog statues." Coach Dooley could not be reached for comment.

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THIS! I wanted him gone, but then I listened to his press conference when they asked him if he thought about resigning and all of a sudden I'm starting to like him again. But I turned it off. I think he is really a hypnotist. Thats how he got the job to begin with. How he has managed to get pretty decent recruiting classes despite everything else, and how he has kept his job so far.

Herschel Talker
Oct 26 2012 08:40 AM

Mama Dooley ain't gonna like this...

THE_KRIEG
Oct 26 2012 08:40 AM

lol

I wish we'd at least do this with Chizik.

smokeyone
Oct 26 2012 08:46 AM

I think Ill source this on VN and ESPN under other screen names and see what happens. I claim Wade is on the BOT but uses an Arky name to so his lack of faith in Dooley.

xiv
Oct 26 2012 09:01 AM

Fulmer's final four years: 29-21
Tennessee's next four years (in progress): 21-24

Firing a national championship-winning coach backfired. Not surprised.

smokeyone
Oct 26 2012 09:08 AM

xiv, on 26 October 2012 - 09:01 AM, said:

Fulmer's final four years: 29-21
Tennessee's next four years (in progress): 21-24

Firing a national championship-winning coach backfired. Not surprised.

It was time for Fulmer to go. The mistakes in hiring after the correct firing are not related.

WadeWilson
Oct 26 2012 09:35 AM

smokeyone, on 26 October 2012 - 08:46 AM, said:

I think Ill source this on VN and ESPN under other screen names and see what happens. I claim Wade is on the BOT but uses an Arky name to so his lack of faith in Dooley.

Oh god please make this go viral, lol.

Boba Fett
Oct 26 2012 10:37 AM

Herschel Talker, on 26 October 2012 - 08:40 AM, said:

Mama Dooley ain't gonna like this...

Cya doofus.

Amy
Oct 26 2012 03:11 PM

Matt, on 26 October 2012 - 08:36 AM, said:

THIS! I wanted him gone, but then I listened to his press conference when they asked him if he thought about resigning and all of a sudden I'm starting to like him again. But I turned it off. I think he is really a hypnotist. Thats how he got the job to begin with. How he has managed to get pretty decent recruiting classes despite everything else, and how he has kept his job so far.

YES. I got fed up with the guy and that lasted a whole 39 hours or so before I watched his press conference. Either he really has a good plan and it just hasn't worked out yet (Unlike 90% of everyone else, I'm still not fully convinced he's incompetent) or we're all just getting lawyered.

Mizzou_Fan
Oct 26 2012 04:26 PM

Wade, this article was too ture. Anyway, I didn't think that it was funny because I feel bad for the guy.

Pork Rinds
Oct 26 2012 05:54 PM

Reporters asked if Dooley would resign? Wow.

That's disgraceful by the UT media, I don't care how bad he sucks. He at least is trying his best and isn't acting like a jackass like JLS. Talk about kicking a man while he's down.

Matt
Oct 26 2012 07:07 PM

xiv, on 26 October 2012 - 09:01 AM, said:

Fulmer's final four years: 29-21
Tennessee's next four years (in progress): 21-24

Firing a national championship-winning coach backfired. Not surprised.

So in 10 years Les is 8 games over .500 over four years. Loses every year to Alabama and Florida and most years to Auburn and State, you would not fire him because he won a NC?

Matt
Oct 26 2012 07:09 PM

Pork Rinds, on 26 October 2012 - 05:54 PM, said:

Reporters asked if Dooley would resign? Wow.

That's disgraceful by the UT media, I don't care how bad he sucks. He at least is trying his best and isn't acting like a jackass like JLS. Talk about kicking a man while he's down.

No, a story came out that he attempted to resign last year if he would still get his buyout but that Hart refused to pay it. He said it wasn't true.

Matt
Oct 26 2012 07:13 PM

Mizzou_Fan, on 26 October 2012 - 04:26 PM, said:

Wade, this article was too ture. Anyway, I didn't think that it was funny because I feel bad for the guy.

Don't he got paid 11M to turn Tennessee into Ole Miss.

Boba Fett
Oct 26 2012 07:19 PM

Matt, on 26 October 2012 - 07:13 PM, said:

Don't he got paid 11M to turn Tennessee into Ole Miss.

This ^^^

tennesseegirl
Oct 27 2012 01:31 AM

Amy, on 26 October 2012 - 03:11 PM, said:

YES. I got fed up with the guy and that lasted a whole 39 hours or so before I watched his press conference. Either he really has a good plan and it just hasn't worked out yet (Unlike 90% of everyone else, I'm still not fully convinced he's incompetent) or we're all just getting lawyered.

Welcome!! Whoohooo finally another girl that is a Tennessee fan!!!!! YAY!!!!

xiv
Oct 27 2012 06:51 AM

smokeyone, on 26 October 2012 - 09:08 AM, said:

It was time for Fulmer to go. The mistakes in hiring after the correct firing are not related.

"Not related."

It clearly wasn't time for Fulmer to go since the AD at the time was incapable of finding a better replacement. Tennessee downgraded—twice. You'd've been better off just rehiring Fulmer 10 minutes after firing him.

xiv
Oct 27 2012 06:52 AM

Matt, on 26 October 2012 - 07:07 PM, said:

So in 10 years Les is 8 games over .500 over four years. Loses every year to Alabama and Florida and most years to Auburn and State, you would not fire him because he won a NC?

Putting words in people's mouths, huh?

I said exactly what I meant. You needn't try to find anything implied in there.

smokeyone
Oct 27 2012 05:27 PM

xiv, on 27 October 2012 - 06:51 AM, said:

"Not related."

It clearly wasn't time for Fulmer to go since the AD at the time was incapable of finding a better replacement. Tennessee downgraded—twice. You'd've been better off just rehiring Fulmer 10 minutes after firing him.

The ADs incompetence is no excuse for sticking with a guy that the game had passed.

xiv
Oct 27 2012 06:34 PM

smokeyone, on 27 October 2012 - 05:27 PM, said:

The ADs incompetence is no excuse for sticking with a guy that the game had passed.

Sounds like it was time for somebody else to go. The guy who got fired was clearly better at his job than was the guy who fired him.

Maybe a good AD would have let Fulmer stay for a couple more years and let him bow out gracefully; that way, a national championship-winning coach would have gotten the respect he deserved, and a top ten all-time football program would have a coach who can count to 11.

When a guy has done as well in his career as Fulmer had, and he's getting old, and you shove him out when he's within a senior class of retiring, you risk having Derek Dooley as your coach. I'm just saying Tennessee asked for it.

Keep an eye on Texas, especially if they let Brown stick around a little longer and retire rather than fire him. Patience often pays off, and impatience usually backfires.

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