re: Why Dooley has to be fired: Vandy is a 1.5 point favorite @ Tennessee

The shame of it is the Kiffin disaster really set the Vols back.
Consider this- if Tennessee was only 1 coach removed from Fulmer, they likely would still have enough cred to go get a really good coach from somewhere. Most mid-level schools (middle of the pack in major conferences, good mid-majors etc) would be vulnerable.

But by grabbing Dooley, things got a lot worse.