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« on: March 28, 2013, 07:02:07 EDT » |
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"Stay patient and be strong, 'cause it's gonna hit. And when it hits, it's gonna hit hard."  |
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VinnieVOL
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« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2013, 07:34:13 EDT » |
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Good idea posting this. It's a good time for perspective.
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PirateVOL
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« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2013, 08:01:55 EDT » |
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Wish you had posted those links back when ReVOLver and were having a bit of a tiff a few months ago ...
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  All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2013, 08:27:42 EDT » |
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I tried my best to give that rat bastard Dooley the benefit of the doubt and allow him to prove me wrong, and in the end that is exactly what he did - prove me wrong. After that first year every time I heard him talk I felt like I needed to take a shower.  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2013, 08:48:05 EDT » |
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I tried my best to give that rat bastard Dooley the benefit of the doubt and allow him to prove me wrong, and in the end that is exactly what he did - prove me wrong. After that first year every time I heard him talk I felt like I needed to take a shower. Good thing he taught us shower etiquette then  |
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« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2013, 08:50:56 EDT » |
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Good thing he taught us shower etiquette then Good point.  |
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« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2013, 09:49:00 EDT » |
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People are rarely great or awful in any facet of life. Dooley is a smart, organized guy who did a very good job acquiring talent. The whole winning football games thing was another matter.
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"The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" - Ecclesiastes 6:11
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« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2013, 10:02:34 EDT » |
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Reading those I noticed a post by XHotlanta. His stats say his last post here was two years ago? Where is he? Or did he change his handle and I've forgotten?  |
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Clockwork Orange
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« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2013, 10:12:14 EDT » |
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FWIW, this is probably quite typical of me (and others) and it's worth pointing out. I was skeptical before the hire . . . January 14, 2010: In 3 seasons at La Tech he is 17-20. He won 4 games last year. He was never even a coordinator prior to this job, so it's not like you can point to some amazing work there. Surely not.But within months I was defending Dooley. April 17, 2010: At the very least, Dooley has shown that he is a terrible salesman of the program I think that's total crap. Dooley has done nothing to show me he's a terrible salesman of the program. I think in his public speaking he's sold the program quite well and clearly he has on the recruiting trail as well. The minor scrapes with the media-- and I think that's all these are-- do not make him a poor salesman. He's playing it close to the vest, which in itself has risks. But IMO that's a specific and small problem, not a problem with his overall "sell" of the program.BOM was absolutely right in this early criticism of Dooley. That would continue because he never ever became a figure that endeared people to Tennessee or attracted the attention of recruits and parents. I wasn't the only one to defend Dooley from this accusation and I think we were all doing gymnastics at this point . . . already, 4 months in. |
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« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2013, 10:22:12 EDT » |
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The funny thing is if Dooley had gotten even a mediocre DC UT would have had a decent year last year and he'd (Dooley) still be here. For want of a nail the horse was lost...
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"The more the words, the less the meaning, and how does that profit anyone?" - Ecclesiastes 6:11
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2013, 03:08:49 EDT » |
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In hindsight, that Staples article should come with a laughtrack.  |
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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2013, 05:44:43 EDT » |
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Wish you had posted those links back when ReVOLver and were having a bit of a tiff a few months ago ...
I too could never understand how he was named head coach at UT with that dismal record at La Tech. The Dooley name and his association with Saban should not have trumped that record. You called it from day 1. BG |
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2013, 10:34:26 EDT » |
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quote author=ChattanoogaVol link=topic=11865.msg57631#msg57631 date=1263596747] Now...................Cmon man lets give him a chance.......If they hire him.................Lane didn't have a good record, but he was a good FOOTBALL COACH....THOUGH BEING A PIECE OF MONKEY DUNG AS A PERSON......................  [/quote] Damn..................................................after reading this I wish PirateVol would have reached through my screen and smacked the shizzle out of me for this post......................LOL. I must have had 2 pair of ORANGE GLASSES ON. |
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« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2013, 09:06:09 EDT » |
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Reading those I noticed a post by XHotlanta. His stats say his last post here was two years ago? Where is he? Or did he change his handle and I've forgotten? After seeing your post, I exchanged a couple e-mails with XHotlanta. He is doing fine.  He said he got to feeling like "an old 'sour-puss' on the board, always complaining and highly dissatisfied with the Vols' fortunes (or misfortunes)" so he's been on a little board hiatus. I have a feeling he'll be back.  |
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PirateVOL
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« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2013, 09:50:08 EDT » |
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After seeing your post, I exchanged a couple e-mails with XHotlanta. He is doing fine. He said he got to feeling like "an old 'sour-puss' on the board, always complaining and highly dissatisfied with the Vols' fortunes (or misfortunes)" so he's been on a little board hiatus. I have a feeling he'll be back. while you are at it how about OnlyOrange? |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #15 on: April 02, 2013, 12:58:47 EDT » |
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I have a feeling he'll be back. The Dude abides.  |
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