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Wow!  Different ballgame on the Hill boys!

Hubbs confirms that it is to be formally announced tomorrow. Great hire, I think.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Chaney

Word is Kirby backed off and we upped the ante.  :thumbup:

I'm sure the Dawgs will say they didn't want him anyway.   :dielaughing:

They already are!!! I've seen a couple of FB posts from GA fans! LOL!!

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hopefully he'll bring at least a few recruits with him with him since he got a bump in pay  :naughty:

Just Chaney? Asking for a friend  :toothless:

So on the last 13 months we've hired Bama's DC and UGA's OC.   Not bad!

but the Fulmer hire was abysmal.......

hmm.....wonder why Kirby backed off......

Maybe he has another guy? Don't know. Don't care.

I'm sure that you're in the know given your smug comment, so do tell, I'm totally curious what knowledge you have. I'm 100% certain that you're completely different than your garden variety college football fan and you sit in the daily staff meetings after practice.

or maybe its because UGA will always be UGA, a team that has it's once every other decade successful season that gets the dwag nation frothing at the mouth only to be followed by several choke artist performances, and Chaney recognized it and bailed.

UGA upped the ante......we upped it more. Chaney was truly happy here the first time and is very glad to be returning. He wasn't happy with Smart when he took the QB position away from him.

Same reason he called that fake punt, maybe?

Kirby Not Smart. 

But, fantastic off-season you guys got going though.   :naughty:

Hey- this sounds like the proverbial win-win-win.
 

In all seriousness... Makes sense for Kirby not wanting to pay Chaney what we were when he's got Coley waiting in the wings.  But you saw what promoting a hotshot recruiter to a coord position just to keep him did for Saban and Tosh.  It's not a sure thing at all.

I'll take Chaney all day long and call it good.

Now Pruitt has an experienced OC he trusts, that he can learn from too.  JG has a QB coach that's seen it all and done it all.  Chaney nearly doubled his pay.  Win.

You beat me to it.   :wink:

Hope we can make up some ground on the SECE.

Chaney is a terrific hire. He can get too cute, but so could Cutcliffe.

Still talk of adding Tee to this staff.  Price says we talked to him today.  Talk about staff upgrades. 

I'm not here to be a smart-alleck. That's a fact. Just stopped by to see what folks were thinking about it. First off- I loved Pruitt as a coach at UGA, and was happy for him to get the UT job. I will always be indebted to him, because he helped certain folks see that it was time for Richt to go. My guess is that Pruitt wants Chaney for the same reason Kirby wanted him at a similar point in his career. At the same time, I think Kirby is happy to part company with him now and try something different. Like I said, it's all good for everyone involved, including Chaney. I can certainly understand wanting to retire to E. TN someday....I hope to do the same thing before I kick the bucket. Anyhow- best of luck- I see nice things happening for UT soon.

You can probably tell we're starving for something good for the football program around here.

Visit and post more often... I remember the days when rivals posted here a lot more.  Good times.

That's a weird way of stepping into a thread if true, but yes, he's a great get for UT and I do agree that his move will benefit  UGA as well

Well, I got the feeling folks thought I was here to start trouble, just based on some of the responses I got. I am not. Certainly not. That isn't me...at least not for a long time, and I have no plans to be a rude guest, ever again.

lol, no worries, you've been on VTTW for a hot minute. You're well known

Yeah, we got a bit excited last night... (speaking for myself)... we know you come in peace.   :rotfl:

Thanks folks. Best of luck to the Vols, going forward. Recruiting looks like it is going well for you, and I am certain that y'all have upgraded your coaching situation mightily over the last 13 months. I'd bet everything I have that y'all are (at least) in a decent bowl this coming season. :thumbup:

bravo

I do bet that either Fulmer or Chaney (one or the other...but definitely not both) is going to be disappointed A LOT when they check the donut box in the lunchroom, though! :biggrin:

JK around,
bravo

Well, color me shocked. If the reports are true (3 years, 5M), we're paying out the nose for him. Which we HAD to do, but hopefully he's worth it.

For a lot of years we complained about bargain bin shopping for coaches... seems times have changed in that regard.

Yep. Hopefully that's a sign that things are changing.

Wow- that is a huge upgrade from what he was making in Athens.

From Dawgnation:

"But Chaney did some good work at Georgia, and that shouldn’t be dismissed. Coordinators should always be judged on bottom-line production, and that’s yards and points and third-down conversions and red-zone scoring percentages and the like. In that regard, Chaney did a very good job at Georgia. The Bulldogs were first in rushing, second in scoring and third in total offense this past season. Their 39 points per game scoring average was the second-highest in school history. And they got a little better each year under his watch."

https://utsports.com/news/2019/1/9/tennessee-football-hires-jim-chaney-as-offensive-coordinator.aspx

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I just want an OC that does not pucker up in the 2nd half...I dont know if that was Cheney getting conservative or Kirby telling him to do so.

Lets get someone who opens up the playbook...stretch the field

If we come back.... I’m giving huge credit to Fulmer.

Although I think he has a love child with Holly or something to that affect.

I'm pretty sure there's no male in the UTAD who has a love child with Holly. Just saying.  :angel:

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..and to put a bow on this- we thank you for the $500K. :thumbup:

Spend it wisely!   :dance: :laugh:

Sounds like lots of folks are trying to get a raise this time of year....we need it!

Interesting tweet I saw from Corey Roepken (no idea who that is but there's a blue check):

From Chaney's MOU with Chaney:

If Chaney leaves TN without cause before end of 3 yr contract, he has to pay back TN the amount it pays UGA for his buyout plus 60% of the amount remaining on his TN contract.

Pump the brakes. Some of you sound like if we get Chaney we will all of a sudden be able to compete with Uga and Bama. Not even close in talent. Plus, Chaney didn't have nothing for the Longhorns. You know, getting it handed to you by that Big12 defense isn't something nice on a resume.

Literally no one has said that. :confused:

Oh come on, a grain of salt is all I'm saying. I could be a decent OC with UGa's talent. It's gonna take awhile for the Vols to get there talent wise. I just don't see them getting talent to compete anytime soon. All of UGa's and Bama's skill players are freshmen and soph's and they just add to it every year. Do you honestly ever see the Vols getting comparable classes to these guys? I hope so but it ain't going to be soon. How do we solve the talent disparity when they get the top 2 classes every year.

Welcome back Bama Perry, I knew that you'd return

True colors always come out, lol.

Just read on another site UGA just gave Pittman a 3 year 5 million contract......To coach the OL!!!

Coaching $$$ are getting out of hand. Stadiums aren't filling up as it is and sooner or later that ESPN money is going to dry up and there's going to be some schools hurting.

Just realistic. We better just make beating Vandy consistently priority number one. Then go on for from there.

The Vols are improving. I will take bowl eligible in a heartbeat. Anything more would be a great year. Next years schedule is not near as tough as this years was. Have to wait and see on that though. I will be cautiously optimistic.

There's lots of love for Pittman in the Bulldog Nation, these days. He seems to be able to recruit OL on a much more elite level than we ever could under Richt, which I suppose is the reason why so much love. We have been running the ball pretty well, lately, too. But, of course, we have been completely committed to that, it seems.

Maybe I am over valuing top 5 classes. Just how much of a talent disparity is there between the number 1 or 2 class and a number 15 class? All I know is that the teams with the top 5 classes  have been in the playoffs every year, especially Bama and Clemson. UGa is just about to the level of making it every year.