🏈 Newspaper reports Cutcliffe hiring at UT nearly a done deal

[bear facts]

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...iffe-hiring-at-tennessee-nearly-a-done-deal/1

My son also texted me from Duke and said word was going around that Cutcliffe had cleaned out his office.

 

[alabama mike]

The viles have to do something quick to keep what few recruits they have that have not decomitted. Right on wrong on the hire, Cutcliffe would bring some calm to the folks in big orange country.

 

[BamaUte]

I've heard Cutcliffe wants to bring his entire staff from Duke with him to Knoxville, and is comfortable in Durham.

Apparently Tennessee's Scout.com site reports that it's down to Kyle Whittingham, Randy Edsall, Kevin Sumlin, and Derek Dooley.

 

[SpecThis]

We are going to OWN them forever with him as their coach. All we have to do is defend the screen pass

 

[Argo]

I reallly get the feeling that Hamilton will be fired soon if he doesn't get a "big name" coach. Especially, if they hire Cutcliffe.

 

[SpecThis]

Does he even know how to win games without a Manning at QB?

 

[RollTideRandy]

I reallly get the feeling that Hamilton will be fired soon if he doesn't get a "big name" coach. Especially, if they hire Cutcliffe.

Hiring Pearle has to get him at least two passes on lousy football coach hires, right?

 

[Argo]

Hiring Pearle has to get him at least two passes on lousy football coach hires, right?

Well, If Mal could withstand the Fran/Price/Shula ordeal, maybe he stands a chance.

 

[ColoradoTide]

This raises two questions:

(1) Will Duke students riot and burn their mattresses because it's so close to NSD?

(2) Since Cut was the one who nixed moving the Bama game to Charlotte or ATL rather than at Wallace Wade does that re-open that possibility of playing at a bigger venue?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I just refuse to believe it... until or unless I see him walk out of the tunnel wearing an orange hat with a big white T on it next fall, I just won't believe it... but in the meantime, I will hope and pray it is true.

 

[BamaPride]

Coach Cut is probably a good guy but I wouldn't want him as my coach.

 

[TidePride50]

If he's got any sense at all, he'll go get Randy Edsall from UConn. I also think Derek Dooley would do a good job for them. He's young and will bring alot of energy with him. I heard him speak at Bama's Coaching Clinic last year and I was very impressed with him.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I really think Kippy Brown should be honestly given a fair shake at he UT job.

Cory

 

[ExiledTidefan]

I'm hearing this morning that Cutcliffe is staying at Duke, and is firmly committed to their program. Back to the drawing board, UT.

They should be sending around a collection plate to get Butch Davis over there. If they want to win. If not, oh well.

 

[UAgrad93]

I personally think hiring Cutcliffe would be like what Ears has done at Tx Tech with hiring his OC. They run Fat phil out of town to get lame and then you are going to go after one of Phil's former top guys? Just like Ears hiring and firing Franklin because of the spread O and then you turn around and hire a kid that was the top guy for Franklin.

 

[bear facts]

I'm hearing this morning that Cutcliffe is staying at Duke, and is firmly committed to their program.

I hope that's true. I do believe that would be the best thing for CDC.

 

[Bo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4828327

Looks like Coach Cut has withdrew his name.

The Vols may be learining that Charma can be a *****.

 

[252BAMA]

Cutcliffe withdraws name at Tennessee

Duke coach David Cutcliffe won't be returning to Tennessee.

Cutcliffe, the Vols' offensive coordinator for two different stints, has decided to stay at Duke after talks with Tennessee officials on Thursday failed to produce any type of agreement.

Tennessee has continued to talk with different candidates and remains hopeful of having a coach named as early as Friday.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/8242/cutcliffe-withdraws-name-at-tennessee

 

[Nate]

TALK ABOUT A SLAP IN THE FACE!!! The guy 85% of them don't even want doesn't want to come back.

 

[ExiledTidefan]

Bo: This is most definitely Karma. It sucks when it comes down on top of your head. They not only ran off the first decent coach they'd had in years (Fulmer), but now they are going to be forced to crawl back to him, if they want to get a coach and fast. It's just too hard of a job at Knoxville. They don't have a fertile in-state pipeline of recruits, the conference they compete in is so tough, and all the other coaches in the league are alpha males. It's like coaching against Tom Landry, Vince Lombardy, and Bill Walsh all in one division, at once. It's a murderer's row. UT might be more ill-prepared than anyone in the league for competition. At Vandy, the expectations are low. At UK, basketball is the king sport. At Miss State, there's an understanding by fans of where they "fit" in the conference. But UT has had some success, even recently, and now they can't get it back on track.

UT is going to suffer for a while. I'd think this year's class is slipping away by the day. Last year's class is currently pleading guilty.

It's like self-imposed scholly limitations!