Report: Derrick Dooley new coach at Tennessee

[CajunZ1]

Tennessee's hand was forced. Given the situation, it was probably an OK hire.

I think Dooley will do well.

Now who does Tech hire??

[Crackleton]

_ I can only hope that Rickey and Co. are "classless" (sarcasm) enough to try and take some of Dooley's recruits!!

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I think the word you are looking for is "opportunistic". Cajuns-1, Rednecks-0

[ManAboutTown]

_ Tennessee's hand was forced. Given the situation, it was probably an OK hire.

I think Dooley will do well.

Now who does Tech hire?? _

Weatherbie. LOL

[HoustonCajun]

_ Tennessee's hand was forced. Given the situation, it was probably an OK hire.

I think Dooley will do well.

Now who does Tech hire?? _

Remember, Tech hired Dooley as HC and AD for a combined salary of $500K. They can't pay that much for a HC only. It will be interesting to see how they handle this transition. They'll have to appoint an interim AD to do a coach search and/or AD search. And, all of this in the heart of recruiting period. As you check around the SBC, many teams are losing OCs and DCs to BCS programs and some coaches are being looked at as well. In retrospect, the stability in our program for this year may prove to be a blessing.

[Hammer58]

_ Weatherbie. LOL _

Damn!!!!!!!! You beat me to the punch(line)!

[AstroCajun]

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I'm laughing too. But I can't help but long for the day when our coach is hired by a BCS school because he's perceived to be worth more than we're paying.

[AstroCajun]

_ The DC at Texas also declined. Apparently, the coaches that declined recommended Dooley. Tennessee needs to name someone quickly with recruiting on the line, according to ESPN. They need to act now and may name a coach by end of day. Things are looking good for Dooley. Not so good for Tech. _

So, in summary, for the folks playing along at home, Dooley's qualifications for the job are as follows:

1. His daddy was a famous coach (sounds like a recurring trend in Knoxiousville)
2. He's the only coach who didn't tell UT no.

[CajunRed]

Wow... I think this is a GREAT hire! He will suck at Tennessee, which will hurt an SEC program... while at the same time Tech will struggle a bit while replacing a coach. I like it.

[HoustonCajun]

_ Wow... I think this is a GREAT hire! He will suck at Tennessee, which will hurt an SEC program... while at the same time Tech will struggle a bit while replacing a coach. I like it. _

On the Tech board, they are talking about going after Mike Leach as HC & AD. Don't know that they can afford him. Then again, BCS football and basketball coaches often end up at mid-major programs after being fired and work themselves up to a BCS program again. Stay tuned.

[AstroCajun]

_ Wow... I think this is a GREAT hire! He will suck at Tennessee, which will hurt an SEC program... while at the same time Tech will struggle a bit while replacing a coach. I like it. _

Correction. Tech has to replace a coach AND an AD. Dooley was both.