[cwstech]

There are some big names surrounding the opening at Tennessee. Some that make no sense (Stoops) and some that do (Leach or Kiffen). Who do you think will get that job and if your selection is not on the list, choose other and tell us who. Also, if you have time, tell us why the person you choose will get the Tennessee job.

[cwstech]

I'm going with Kiffen. His name has been surrounding some programs that are open and this is a big program. Why not go to one of the best if the opportunity arrives. I think the job is his for the taking.

[Stoney]

You can take Steve Spurrier off the list he turned you down last night...sorry Vols that would have been a great pick.

[cwstech]

Originally Posted by Stoney

You can take Steve Spurrier off the list he turned you down last night...sorry Vols that would have been a great pick.

He's not on the list!

[Stoney]

Who will be Tennessee's next coach?
Bob Stoops (Oklahoma Heach Coach) No -Spurrier connection
Jon Gruden (Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach) No- Money
Butch Davis (UNC Head Coach) No- He has it made in the ACC
David Cutcliffe (Duke Head Coach) Possibly
Lane Kiffen (Former Oakland Raiders Head Coach) Maybe - Ties to AD
Mike Leach (Texas Tech Head Coach) No- Happy where he is
Ron Zook (Illinois Head Coach) No- headed to Clemson [alledgely]
Chris Peterson (Boise State Head Coach) No- Headed to Washington
Bill Cower (Ex Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach) Got 10 mill a year?
Terry Bowden [out of the booth and into the frying pan] Dark Horse

[Stoney]

David Cutcliffe says no way Hosea! He is staying at DUKE.

[Stoney]

Butch Davis says no to UT's offer. Says NC is for him.

[Stoney]

Leach is getting his contract restructured at Texas Tech. So cross him off the list.

[the_chipper_volfan]

What about Watson Brown? He has a great resume & is still coaching at Tennessee Tech.

[Stoney]

I don't know. Right now Jim Grobe and Lane Kiffen are on the short list.

[tvolsfan]

Originally Posted by Stoney

Who will be Tennessee's next coach?
Bob Stoops (Oklahoma Heach Coach) No -Spurrier connection
Jon Gruden (Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach) No- Money
Butch Davis (UNC Head Coach) No- He has it made in the ACC
David Cutcliffe (Duke Head Coach) Possibly
Lane Kiffen (Former Oakland Raiders Head Coach) Maybe - Ties to AD
Mike Leach (Texas Tech Head Coach) No- Happy where he is
Ron Zook (Illinois Head Coach) No- headed to Clemson [alledgely]
Chris Peterson (Boise State Head Coach) No- Headed to Washington
Bill Cower (Ex Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach) Got 10 mill a year?
Terry Bowden [out of the booth and into the frying pan] Dark Horse

We have plenty of money and don't want most of those coaches.

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by tvolsfan

We have plenty of money and don't want most of those coaches.

You sound like a woman scorned...

[Stoney]

Kiffin could put a staff together with SEC ties
November 6, 2008 8:30 AM
Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low
One of the names almost certainly to be on Tennessee's short list in its coaching search is former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin.
KiffinClemson and Washington are also possibilities for the 33-year-old Kiffin.
One of the attractions with Kiffin is that he would likely bring his father, Monte, with him. The elder Kiffin is the defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and one of the most respected defensive minds in all of football.
The rest of Kiffin's staff could have a distinctive SEC feel to it. He and former Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron worked together when Kiffin was the offensive coordinator at Southern California, and Kiffin would almost certainly try to bring Orgeron with him as a defensive assistant and recruiting coordinator. Orgeron is now on the New Orleans Saints staff.
When Orgeron was at Ole Miss, he hired Kiffin's younger brother, Chris, to be a graduate assistant on the Rebels' defensive staff.
Somebody else with SEC ties to look for on Kiffin's staff would be Tim Davis, who's the director of player personnel at Alabama under Nick Saban. Davis was Saban's assistant offensive line coach with the Miami Dolphins. Prior to that, he spent three seasons on the Southern California staff alongside Kiffin and coached the Trojans' offensive line.

[the_chipper_volfan]

Originally Posted by tvolsfan

We have plenty of money and don't want most of those coaches.

Are you kidding me? Man, I see at least 4 coaches in that list I would love to see come to UT!!

[Stoney]

Leach, Kelly, Kiffin, Brewster all on Vols' list
November 6, 2008 8:03 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low
Just three days after announcing that Phillip Fulmer wouldn't return next season, Tennessee officials are already on the trail for the Vols' next head coach.
A source with knowledge of the search told ESPN.com that among the candidates on Tennessee's preliminary list are Minnesota coach Tim Brewster, Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly, former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin and Texas Tech coach Mike Leach. Contact has already been made or will soon be made with representatives of all four coaches.
Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton confirmed Thursday that the Vols' initial list had already been forwarded to Chuck Neinas, who's been hired to lead the search and will make the initial contact with coaches through their representatives.
Hamilton said he would neither confirm nor deny any specific candidates. Neinas, who runs Neinas Sports Service, has been involved in several high-profile searches over the years, including Urban Meyer to Florida, Mack Brown to Texas and Butch Davis to North Carolina.
Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp is another name that has been connected with the Tennessee job. Hamilton said someone with head coaching experience makes it easier to document that person's success and record, but that it wasn't a requirement.
"There are a lot of guys who have come in as a coordinator and had great success -- Mark Richt, Bob Stoops and Phillip Fulmer, to name a few," Hamilton said. "It's about hiring the right guy for your place."
Some of the other names that could end up on the Vols' list include Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, TCU coach Gary Patterson, Air Force coach Troy Calhoun and Illinois offensive coordinator Mike Locksley. Others will emerge as well as the coaching dominoes start to fall around the country.
Whoever replaces Fulmer will be only the fifth head coach the Vols have had in football in the last 45 years.
Hamilton, who hit a home run with the hiring of basketball coach Bruce Pearl, said he's looking for somebody who can recruit nationally and be a salesman for both the university and the football program.
He acknowledged that it would be difficult to hire an NFL coach with the way coaches' contracts are structured in the NFL and the fact that their seasons run so long.
"It makes it harder to hire an NFL assistant or head coach back into the college level," Hamilton said. "I don't think it precludes it, but it's certainly another hurdle you have to get through."
Hamilton also made it clear that he's not interested in getting a raise for anybody or being used for leverage.
"We'll be competitive and pay what we have to to get the right guy for us," Hamilton said.


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