re: Former Vols have harsh words for Dooley

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Yep. Joker took UK for millions of dollars and set the program back 10 years. Where do I sign up.

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UK and UT should really be able to sue them for damages/gross incompetence, negligence etc.

Kiffin set us back years but Dooley set us back for a much longer time. Had we not lucked into Jones there's really no telling just how long and even he has still been set back tons.

As to those who think Jones will get fired and/or can't coach... Simply put you're idiots who have no idea what Dooley left behind. Y'all think we're exaggerating but if anything we're understating the damage done by Dooley. Jones has won everywhere he's been, he's widely known as a good coach by those who analyze coaches and that was long before we knew who the hell he was, he's recruiting like a mad man and recruiting issues were a big problem under Kiffin and even worse under Dooley but again you haven't paid much attention to the program nor do you appear aware of the extreme talent deficits we've had because of them or the fact they left no players - Dooley even failed to recruit olinemen knowing damn well his needed to be replaced in the not so distant future (NOT. ONE.),the only thing he brought to the table was landing some fantastic WRs, his coordinators couldn't stand him and left in droves early on, he isolated everyone including his own players. He even failed to file standard APR waivers - the type that get approved because the NCAA considers them excusable and put us in a position to where before that was fixed we faced post-season bans. No one on his team or even at the start of last season could squat 600 - NOT ONE. They admitted that they signed their names into workouts and left because he allowed it and that they regretted it.

Jones faces changing the culture, working against all those deficits and problems, and has rapidly changed things. You write off playing UGA to OT and losing on a play that could've easily been ruled a TD (originally was) and upsetting USC but you forget that we had no fricking talent or business even keeping up. THAT was on Jones. He's produced a sea-change in attitude - players, fans, students - everyone.

The jury is out on him and yes we could go 5-7 again but we think 6-6 (THAT is our sad reality - a reality we and Jones were left to deal with - why you can see the possibility of 5-7 yet not wrap your brain around WHY we are where we are is mind boggling - ignorance and homerism at its finest). And to pretend we don't several institutional advantages that will help us along the way is absurd.

He may or may not turn out to be great but make no mistake about it - he's already 'good' when you realize everything he's accomplished on and off the field and in recruiting.

He sure as hell won't be out in 3. And I say all of this as someone who never liked or believed in either Kiffin or Dooley.