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Texts From Former Vol AD John Currie in Final Days as AD at Tennessee, Mike Leach Accepted
Posted on 3/23/18 at 1:29 am
Posted on 3/23/18 at 1:29 am
No surprise here! Phillip Fulmer used Beverly Davenport as his puppet to get his hands in the pot and get the guy HE wanted: LINK
Posted on 3/23/18 at 1:48 am to 4thAndTruth
Wow what a clusterfrick
Posted on 3/23/18 at 1:58 am to kbrake37
Tennessee was THAT close to hiring Mike Leach and making college football THAT much more entertaining. Settled for some bald defensive coordinator. John Currie had his ace in hand, but Davenport was brainwashed by FAT PHIL!
Posted on 3/23/18 at 4:26 am to 4thAndTruth
Fulmer is such a snake in the grass. All the way back to Majors. Oh well - UT must deserve him.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 5:31 am to 4thAndTruth
Been discussed
Davenport sounds like a complete idiot who was more concerned about PR than finding a coach
Davenport sounds like a complete idiot who was more concerned about PR than finding a coach
Posted on 3/23/18 at 5:37 am to Diamondawg
Bet Currie will call the prez and the board members back in any future endeavors lol. What a dumbass
Posted on 3/23/18 at 5:39 am to 4thAndTruth
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No surprise here! Phillip Fulmer used Beverly Davenport as his puppet to get his hands in the pot and get the guy HE wanted: LINK
Don't know about Fulmer being the culprit here...sounds
like she was way to concerned about PR and social media
"Backlash"than anything else,
Posted on 3/23/18 at 5:44 am to 4thAndTruth
They should have hired Leach. The game has passed Fulmer by. It's sad. Tennessee deserves better than Pruitt.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 5:52 am to 4thAndTruth
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Tennessee was THAT close to hiring Mike Leach
schiano you mean? Thank Goodness we stopped that. And as far as leach goes, i love him!! And would have been pumped to have him, but i also understand that leach would have never been right for tn, he wouldnt work in the sec.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 6:11 am to 4thAndTruth
Glad it played out the way it did. Leach would have been a great hire. Pruitt isn't ready for a HC gig at UT.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:03 am to Guitarcheese
Good to see Fulmer step back into the chow line at Tennessee and stab folks in the back. Seems like the old days.
But they'll continue to suck for a long time.
But they'll continue to suck for a long time.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:27 am to 4thAndTruth
Pruitt has the pedigree to be a good coach, no telling what his ceiling is, and he will recruit good players. Leach might have made a bigger splash but his ceiling is 8 wins on average, and when he leaves you're stuck with players that fit his Air Raid offense.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:28 am to oleyeller
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but i also understand that leach would have never been right for tn, he wouldnt work in the sec.
His Kentucky offenses did just fine
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:36 am to 4thAndTruth
Leach would have been a good hire . Now they have risky hire that could suck and finish bringing the program down to the level of UK
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:39 am to 4thAndTruth
Be careful what you say about Tennessee, volsandshaft will get his panties in a wad and throw a hissy fit temper tantrum
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:41 am to tjv305
I don't know how much safer Leach would have been, certainly more established and proven but Pruitt has to start somewhere
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:49 am to Poker Dough
Leach would have pulled UT out of the abyss. They would have pulled in better talent than he’s ever had before and while he won’t be Saban or Meyer, he could beat anyone and wouldn’t be losing to bottom dwellers.
Posted on 3/23/18 at 7:58 am to bamafan1001
Yeah. Did Fulmer squash it because Leach may be a bigger name than him?
Posted on 3/23/18 at 8:01 am to bamafan1001
But didn't Butch Jones have more talent there than he'd ever had before too?
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