Tennessee hits rock bottom

[thetrza]

Once proud program with super stadium and dozens of NFL players as alumni. Even won a National Championship back in the nineties. They can't win a single conference game, even with Brady Hoke calling the shots for the last few games. They had success for thirty years with just two head coaches in Johnny Majors and Phil Fulmer, and haven't sniffed anything close to it since then.

They will always have that one Taxslayer Bowl trophy from a few years ago.

 

[uihawk82]

What was Fulmer's last season's record? He was 5-7 after 9-4 and 10-4 the previous two years.

Maybe Tenn should have gave him a couple more years and hired an asst head coach in waiting.

 

[cincyhawk]

Tenn. is just waiting until Sabin leaves. Like everyone else.

 

[1hawkeye1]

Well they did curb stomp Iowa in a bowl game. Just sayin...

 

[tksirius]

Well they did curb stomp Iowa in a bowl game. Just sayin...

Yeah, but Iowa curb stomped Nebraska so Barta should give KF another extension. All hail the Ferentz family!

 

[ghawk407]

Yeah, but Iowa curb stomped Nebraska so Barta should give KF another extension. All hail the Ferentz family!

sad part is it will most likely happen

 

[thetrza]

Looks like the Athletic Department and the search committee got what they wanted and reeled in the big fish of this coaching change season.

 

[trj]

Greg Schiano? That seems like a odd fit. Lol, why not give Lane Kiffin another shot. Relive the glory days give Tee Martin a chance.

 

[mrolympia]

or make a run at Campbell

 

[Stanzi]

Greg Schiano couldn’t have been one of their first 3 choices.

 

[Ben Rumson]

Glad they are! Seems to me Jones did a lot of protecting and hiding of some scandals.

 

[GotTimDodge]

Oh poor Tennessee... I bet they wish they had STABILITY like our 7-5 program.

 

[uihawk82]

Once proud program with super stadium and dozens of NFL players as alumni. Even won a National Championship back in the nineties. They can't win a single conference game, even with Brady Hoke calling the shots for the last few games. They had success for thirty years with just two head coaches in Johnny Majors and Phil Fulmer, and haven't sniffed anything close to it since then.

They will always have that one Taxslayer Bowl trophy from a few years ago.

And that was a good title to this thread playing opposite Rocky Top with Rock Bottom.

 

[thetrza]

 

[thetrza]

Did they just hire a guy whose defense gave up double nickels to Iowa? The Ohio State website says he is Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator?

 

[99topdawg]

Did they just hire a guy whose defense gave up double nickels to Iowa? The Ohio State website says he is Associate Head Coach and Defensive Coordinator?

They hired a guy that saw a kid getting raped in the shower at PSU and said nothing. That's a big part of their anger, as it should be.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

or make a run at Campbell

campbell may not be a bad fit at UT. mrolympia dropping some good insight. but, i think UT needs to land a big name guy. the fans probably wouldn't settle for less.

 

[Stanzi]

Campbell would be a good fit at Tennessee in my opinion since he'd be a stone's throw from Ohio.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Campbell would be a good fit at Tennessee in my opinion since he'd be a stone's throw from Ohio.

yeah, he's probably eyeballing OSU and waiting for urban to ride off into the sunset; but he needs a nice big fat resume to do so.

 

[99topdawg]

yeah, he's probably eyeballing OSU and waiting for urban to ride off into the sunset; but he needs a nice big fat resume to do so.

I thought the same. The problem is, let's say Urban decides to retire again in a couple of years, even though he's young, you never know. Does Campbell need to go somewhere bigger to get the OSU job? Is going 7-5 a couple of times going to be good enough, knowing that this is a job that so many would want, even guys at big schools? That's why I thought he'd jump sooner rather than later.