Personally, for me, if we lose to both, so be it. I think we lose to Vandy, even if Bray is back. I don't see us losing to Kentucky. I've realized so much in the last year what is really important in life and it isn't UT football... but outside of that subject, I like Dooley, I support Dooley. I think if anyone, fans or UT, puts him on the hot seat before 2013, they are fools. First, we probably played one of the toughest schedules in the country this year with 5 ranked teams in a row (GA, Bama, LSU, SC, Arkansas) -- most of them in the top 10 - #1 and #2 back to back - unbelievable. Secondly, he needs at least 3 years of his recruits to build the team that will be competative. Thirdly, I don't think any coach in the country could have done much more with this team considering the schedule, youth, lack of depth, and injuries (making the depth a bigger issue).
The biggest issue I have with the fans, including my Dad, is how they all know why Dooley is doing what he is doing, what it's doing to the team, etc etc.....nobody knows what's going on in that locker room but the players and the coaches...I say, give them a BREAK!
Just my take on things. They will get better count on it.
I think "fools" is a little strong. If he loses to Vandy OR Kentucky (and it doesn't have to be both) it's a legitimate stance for people to be not OK with that. It's also a legitimate stance to be OK with that if you so choose.
I agree with you about the overall schedule and the injuries up to this point... some of the conjecture in the thread is coming because Vinnie's original question required some assumptions to answer. Even with the injuries, I'm just not OK with them losing to Vandy or Kentucky. It just shouldn't happen.
