You can't tell me that he didn't know that John Ward was retiring the next year and that UT alreday said it was Bob. He had sooo much more experience as a play caller. I think he would have wanted the UT job more and would have waited for UT over the Titans offer if he knew he was going to be the UT guy. It was one of the worst decisions by the UT Admin imo.
The Titans job was a perfect fit for Mike. He is from the Nashville area (Franklin), his family is still there, and he wanted to be involved in the NFL from day one. He is also more than just the Titans play by play guy - he serves as the "Director of Broadcasting" - which includes working with sponsors - and makes way more money than Kesling does. I just don't see him leaving the Titans to come back to UT.
And an edit after I read the rest of this thread:
Bottom line, if you don't want to root for the Titans, don't. I have no problem with their calling themselves the Tennessee Titans. While it is obvious that a majority of their season ticket holders live in Middle Tennessee, they have fans from all over the state. I watch the Titans when I want to, and my TV has an on/off button when I don't want to watch them. Nobody is forcing anybody to watch/support the Titans, just like nobody forces anybody to be a UT fan.
Another thing I find funny is the "UT vs. The Titans" thing. The fan bases just don't cross that much. Vanderbilt lost potential season ticket holders when the Titans came to town, not UT. The Titans didn't take anything away from UT, and in fact, that is an apples and bananas comparison.
And to close, and I know I am risking being labled the bad guy once again, but to call Mike Ketih an egotist, while cannonizing Bobby Denton just drips of irony.