BREAKING NEWS, TAKE 19 1/2: DEREK DOOLEY TO COACH TENNESSEE

by cocknfire on Jan 15, 2010 1:49 PM EST in SEC Football

Against my better judgment, we'll go ahead and tell you that Derek Dooley is REPORTEDLY the next REPORTED head coach at Tennessee REPORTEDLY. (How many ESPN writers does it take to compose a one-sentence news update? Two, apparently.)

Dooley takes a job turned down by David Cutcliffe, Troy Calhoun, Kyle Whittingham, Will Muschamp and, in an embarrassing but ultimately harmless oversight, Timothy Geithner.

Dooley has done a solid job at Louisiana Tech and was likely in line for a promotion at some point. But he's gone from a mid-tier WAC program to a team that expects to compete for SEC championships every year. You have to wonder if he would have gotten that promotion if his name were Derek Smith.

It's not, of course, and it does matter that he's the son of one of the best coaches in SEC history. You have to learn something that way.

Tennessee is about to find out if it's enough.

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Did Tennessee really...

Just raid Louisiana Tech for a football coach?

by dxf04 on Jan 15, 2010 3:08 PM EST reply actions

They didn't really have a choice

Everyone and their brother were turning them down…..

First time I shot her, shot her in the side.
Hard to watch her suffer, but with the second shot she died...

by btcoop71 on Jan 15, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions

Trying to win the gene pool lottery again are we Hamilton?

This looks all to familiar

by knowshon loves legos on Jan 15, 2010 3:32 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, I bet they could have gotten Nikki Meyer for way less.

by peachy rex on Jan 15, 2010 4:11 PM EST up reply actions

Mike Shula

So much for genetics determining much about inate coaching ability. As a child of two Vandy graduates, I am laughing my ass off. The only problem is I am exhausted, having laughed non-stop for four days and nights.

by T-towner on Jan 15, 2010 7:13 PM EST reply actions

good for them

I guess

"I meant to misspell that word, just observing who would correct me."

by Hook85 on Jan 15, 2010 8:20 PM EST reply actions

why do you think tennessee was turned down by so many coaches?

is the program in trouble? does every coach know that bama, florida, georgia and lsu have a lock in this conference for the next 8 years? just my opinion.

i'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. i was building a house, i don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. bang. "unforgiven"

by wolfmanshowlforever on Jan 16, 2010 6:36 PM EST up reply actions

I dont know… Tenn was in the top 10 for awile in recruiting until Kiffin left. Just a couple seasons ago they had a top 5 recruiting class. Might be awile before they get back on track, but thier in the right direction getting rid of that jerk. Even if he had a high recruiting class….

"I meant to misspell that word, just observing who would correct me."

by Hook85 on Jan 16, 2010 7:17 PM EST up reply actions