re: Kirk Herbstreit says Gruden is interested in Tennessee job

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Tennessee has seen its better days and will likely be 2nd or 3rd fiddle behind Florida, USCe, Georgia, and Vandy in the foreseeable future. Tennessee needs to lock Dooley into a long-term contract because he is a good as you will get.

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could be.

Peyton Manning said (during the LSU UTk game while he was visiting in the booth during a game I saw) UTk/Dooley must recruit nationally to succeed now.

I counted ONE out of state 4-star in the current Rivals count of UTk recruits for 2013. And it was not a national recruit, it was a REGIONAL recruit. Dooley said when he started that he would recruit REGIONALLY, 300 mile circle, which includes Louisville and Cincinnati and ATL.

So far, its not really happening.

If UTk alumni want to return to the glory years, they should go ahead and match the ESPN contract, and try Gruden. At least he probably would have the national recruiting covered.
It would worth it.

I doubt they fill that 110,000 seat stadium if they are a non-factor in the SEC east a couple more years in a row.