duke has opened up their wallet and done a lot of things for Cutcliffe to help bring in talent. Granted, it's not SEC talent, but they are doing what they can to help him suceed. They're allowing him to 'build' the duke program, and that says a lot. Maybe he enjoys there. Maybe not.
Just a couple of quick thoughts on this.
I heard it's a staff issue. He wants to bring all his and some of the various PTB factions at UT don't think he has any recruiters...
If that's the case, then I understand completely. I hate that the college PTB's now feel it necessary to tell coaches who to pick on their staff, how to run things, etc. Cutcliffe is an excellent X's and O's guy IMO, and with the right talent I think he can be very successful. People can say that Nutt has been more successful at OM than Cut, but Nutt had a loaded roster from Orgeron. I honestly think that Cutcliffe is a better overall coach than Houston Nutt is. It would probably be a solid hire for UT. Seems it's not gonna happen though.
In my first post I mentioned Derek Dooley and Randy Edsal. Both would be solid hires and bring a better face to UT football.Breaking news....
Dennis Franchione and Phillip Fulmer have both said they are not interested in the UT coaching position
Just kidding....I hope
And by saying I hope, I mean I hope they are not actually in the mix
Some coaches simply cannot be trusted with staffing decisions. They are too short sighted or loyal (or "whatever"). Those coaches should not be head coaches at big programs. If you have to be told that recruiting ability has to be stressed in your staff choices, you are not the right man for the job at TN...
However, OTOH, if you get the RIGHT guy he can pick up the pieces and have the program back on track to 2011. Hire the wrong guy, and you fire him in 3 years and find yourself in a far deeper hole than you are in right now.Just a couple of quick thoughts on this.
If we wait until spring or summer you have killed the 10 class. Typing 10 class just looks funny
If we lose the 2010 class, how long would it take to recover from that?
If the 2010 class is lost and then we don't start recruiting for the 2011 class until March or later...we will be even further behind. We've already lost the 2011 recruit we had.
So, I think if he throw away the 2010 class and wait...we are also losing quiet a bit of ground for 2011 and the beginning parts of the 2012 class. We would lose out on one class totally and partially on 2 other classes.
I know college football is not totally about recruiting, but without doing it and doing it at least reasonably well teams have no shot to win.
If Hamilton is not fired after this I think he will be on the hot seat...if there is a such thing for ADs. He has to try and get the ship back on course ASAP. If the game attendance goes down much more I don't think he lasts much longer.
Ultimately, it is all about the money and wins = money
Agree you do have to sacrifice this recruiting class to make sure you hire the best HC available.
Sportscenter just reported this as well. Wow... They can't get Air Force's coach or Cut?! Dang :biggrin::biggrin:
He certainly seems to have the credentials to be a big time coach someday, if that is what he wants...
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