Tennessee Fires AD? Thank you.

[Godfather]

Just heard on the radio.. 
News link: http://www.local8now.com/content/news/Tennessee-fires-John-Currie-461271603.html

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UPDATE:  Tweet stating that was deleted, but who knows.  Let's just say the situation is fluid.   


Thank you Tenner, for botching this WAY worse than we ever could.

[HF#1]

It's supposedly a BS report but who knows with that abortion of a program.

[litmachog]

You just can't make up all this stuff.  Fired after 8 months on the job?  All the other stuff?  WOW!  Crazy!

[Hog Fan...DOH!]

Everyone knows you're supposed to fire the AD BEFORE the coaching search... idiots.

[texas tush hog]

You just can't make up all this stuff.  Fired after 8 months on the job?  All the other stuff?  WOW!  Crazy!

Fired before he could hire Mike Leach. Hmmmmm.

[havok]

Wow.. You know it's bad when Ole Miss is on the cusp of the NCAA handing down the punishment for multiple violations... And they appear to be a more attractive/stable situation than Tennessee.

[Smashmouth2004]

We're not far behind!

[HF#1]

We're not far behind!

We aren't even close to them. Our search is going fine.

[ipigsooie]

We aren't even close to them. Our search is going fine.

Fine? We have reports that coaches didn't even know who was calling them. 2 or more groups doing their own search. Our lady iterim ad says she is going to do the search in her own and then less than a week later we hire a search committee. We hired Gragg and then we didn't.

We aren't quite at Tennessee level but "fine" is not a term i would use to describe what's been happening.

[hawganatic]

Fine? We have reports that coaches didn't even know who was calling them. 2 or more groups doing their own search. Our lady iterim ad says she is going to do the search in her own and then less than a week later we hire a search committee. We hired Gragg and then we didn't.

We aren't quite at Tennessee level but "fine" is not a term i would use to describe what's been happening.

Think some of our fanbase just doesn't have the constitution to deal with this type of situation.  There is nothing wrong with how ours is being handled.

[BCRavens]

Official. Fulmer to fill in as point on the football coach search

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/21629194/tennessee-volunteers-athletic-director-john-currie-part-amid-tumultuous-coaching-search

[Ex-Trumpet]

You just can't make up all this stuff.  Fired after 8 months on the job?  All the other stuff?  WOW!  Crazy!

Actually, it may be made up!!  As previously mentioned, it's fluid...

[Razorback de Nosferatu]

Fine? We have reports that coaches didn't even know who was calling them. 2 or more groups doing their own search. Our lady iterim ad says she is going to do the search in her own and then less than a week later we hire a search committee. We hired Gragg and then we didn't.

We aren't quite at Tennessee level but "fine" is not a term i would use to describe what's been happening.

Arkansas's search could be going fine, or it could be a wreck.  Nobody truly knows what's going on.  Tennessee could learn a thing or two about that.

It's been fairly well established that hiring a search firm is standard procedure and helps streamline the process.  They are not the ones finding or hiring candidates.  If a permanent AD is not hired soon, JCP will indeed be the one doing the hiring.  We can debate all day long how much power she actually has and whether or not most of her press conference was standard PR talk.  Again, nobody really knows.

Somebody in the media jumped the gun on Gragg.  Not sure how in the world that's indicative of turmoil with the AD search.

And I'm not sure what in the world is relevant about the interim athletic director being a lady.

[007 License To Squeal]

We're not far behind!

You are exceedingly wrong.  We are about to complete the greatest coach theft in SEC history.....

[010HogFan]

Fine? We have reports that coaches didn't even know who was calling them. 2 or more groups doing their own search. Our lady iterim ad says she is going to do the search in her own and then less than a week later we hire a search committee. We hired Gragg and then we didn't.

We aren't quite at Tennessee level but "fine" is not a term i would use to describe what's been happening.

If you think we hired the search firms to "search" then I think you misinterpreted. It was actually the smart thing to do to bring in extra vetting help after the Tennessee fiasco. I think our search is going a lot better than you think.

[RME]

Fine? We have reports that coaches didn't even know who was calling them. 2 or more groups doing their own search. Our lady iterim ad says she is going to do the search in her own and then less than a week later we hire a search committee. We hired Gragg and then we didn't.

We aren't quite at Tennessee level but "fine" is not a term i would use to describe what's been happening.

Just can't let go of that, can ya?

[My4Labs]

So now there are TWO dumpster fires in Tennessee?

[Cale]

Arkansas's search could be going fine, or it could be a wreck.  Nobody truly knows what's going on.  Tennessee could learn a thing or two about that.

It's been fairly well established that hiring a search firm is standard procedure and helps streamline the process.  They are not the ones finding or hiring candidates.  If a permanent AD is not hired soon, JCP will indeed be the one doing the hiring.  We can debate all day long how much power she actually has and whether or not most of her press conference was standard PR talk.  Again, nobody really knows.

Somebody in the media jumped the gun on Gragg.  Not sure how in the world that's indicative of turmoil with the AD search.

And I'm not sure what in the world is relevant about the interim athletic director being a lady.

Your logic is sound and your argument is reasonable. Are you from another board?

[WilsonHog]

It is being reported that Currie wanted to hire Leach, but he was fired instead. Also reported that Fulmer has been working behind the scenes to sabotage the search and get Currie fired.

"Sources: John Currie was prepared to hire Mike Leach but university officials wouldn't allow him to do so. Phillip Fulmer has been sabotaging search process in hopes to become Tennessee's AD." - Brett McMurphy

[greenEGnHAWGS]

It is being reported that Currie wanted to hire Leach, but he was fired instead. Also reported that Fulmer has been working behind the scenes to sabotage the search and get Currie fired.

"Sources: John Currie was prepared to hire Mike Leach but university officials wouldn't allow him to do so. Phillip Fulmer has been sabotaging search process in hopes to become Tennessee's AD." - Brett McMurphy

I'm not doubting that it's possible for FULMER to sabotage something with the hiring process but how exactly would he? Did he set up the student protests? Did he talk the other coaches out of taking the job?

[Ex-Trumpet]

Just can't let go of that, can ya?

Well, at least he didn't use the term chick, skirt, or broad.  And vaj would have been completely inappropriate.

[mhsbc59]

I'm not doubting that it's possible for FULMER to sabotage something with the hiring process but how exactly would he? Did he set up the student protests? Did he talk the other coaches out of taking the job?

Phillip Filmer has always been a snake in the weeds he was insturmentle in getting Jonny Majors fired before he became head coach there. And part of the he stayed there as long as he did.

[KlubhouseKonnected]

Just can't let go of that, can ya?

Srsly, it's like he really thinks it's a winning argument.

[aj1966]

Reading VolNation rumors of Bret sightings in Knoxville