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Why did UT not hire Cutcliffe?
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:08 am
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:08 am
You have accused Ole Miss of a stupid move in firing Cutcliffe years ago but in all of the coaching changes since, and you've had many, you never seriously considered hiring Cutcliffe. Why is that?
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Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:09 am to Landmass
He like everyone else with a pulse turned them down.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:09 am to Landmass
They did. He said he would rather coach at Duke
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/report-david-cutcliffe-stay-duke-no-interest-tennessee-job
https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/report-david-cutcliffe-stay-duke-no-interest-tennessee-job
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:10 am to CockInYourEar
UT could lure him if they were serious. How many times did Saban turn down Alabama?
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:10 am to Landmass
UT was going to hire Cutcliffe back after Kiffin bolted. He would have taken the job, but Mike Hamilton refused to let him bring his entire Duke staff with him. He wanted him to keep some of Kiffin's staff. My inlaws are UT people so I know some of the backstory there. UT's admin couldnt undermine the football program more if they tried the last 10-15 years.
This post was edited on 9/7/18 at 10:11 am
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:10 am to Landmass
Weren't they close to hiring him after Lane left but they couldn't agree on something?
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:11 am to craigbiggio
Correct. See my post.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:12 am to NDonahue
So they wanted to hire the guy but did not want him to pick his own assistants? That's a recipe for disaster.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:14 am to Landmass
Yep. You couldnt make up some of the idiotic crap that admin has done.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:15 am to Landmass
I believe he has had health issues that make a lower key job like Duke better for him. Just speculating here.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:16 am to Landmass
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So they wanted to hire the guy but did not want him to pick his own assistants? That's a recipe for disaster.
It’s Tennessee are you suprised they would do that?
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:18 am to NDonahue
The crazy thing is it looks like the only Kiffin assistants who were still there in 2010 were Chaney and Lance Thompson 
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:21 am to GatorBait24
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It’s Tennessee are you suprised they would do that?
That choaching search was probably the worst one I've ever seen. They got hyped about 1 guy, released his name, then he would turn them down...and it happened again, and again, and again...then they actually hired Schiano, only to fire him the next day...eventually it was just like.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:29 am to Landmass
Cutcliffe wanted no part of the grease fire that is UT football.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:31 am to NDonahue
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UT's admin couldnt undermine the football program more if they tried the last 10-15 years.
I second that!
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:37 am to Landmass
Phil wants Tennessee to suck so his legend grows.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:50 am to Dr RC
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UT was going to hire Cutcliffe back after Kiffin bolted. He would have taken the job, but Mike Hamilton refused to let him bring his entire Duke staff with him
No idea if this is true, or not, but it wouldn't surprise me. You hear this every year when schools try to hire a coach, but it doesn't happen.
But why? It seems crazy that you would hire a coach and then tell him who he has to put on his staff. If you don't trust his judgment in assembling a staff, why would you want to hire him to begin with?
It feels like these are political moves by administrators in athletic departments trying to demonstrate how much power they have. It makes it incredibly frustrating for the fans.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 10:52 am to CockInYourEar
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They did. He said he would rather coach at Duke
That can't be good for Zero's ego.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 11:00 am to Landmass
he is long in the tooth and has had some health issues in the past few years. My guess he was asked for his opinions but thy were going young blood.
Posted on 9/7/18 at 11:09 am to Landmass
1.) Cucliffe has a bad ticker and he’s in his late 60’s (maybe early 70’s at this point).
2.) Cutcliffe is adored at Duke, and has the support and backing of Coach K. That can’t be underestimated.
3.) Expectations are low.
Take those 3 things, add them together, and it’s a job he’d be foolish to leave.
2.) Cutcliffe is adored at Duke, and has the support and backing of Coach K. That can’t be underestimated.
3.) Expectations are low.
Take those 3 things, add them together, and it’s a job he’d be foolish to leave.
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