That’s why there’s little sense in arguing with him. He’s finding information to fit his conclusions rather than finding conclusions to fit his information. He’s therefore useless in a discussion.

Now, we can certainly use his information for discussion points. He again brings up the quirky factor, which is a real concern for Leach proponents. The Kelly-passed-over-at-Michigan is another interesting point of discussion. I don’t want to kill the topics, but I wouldn’t mind seeing us talk about the information rather than the messenger. In this article, he’s a nonissue.

I’d keep score, sit back and watch. It’d be fun, really.

After the Tony Franklin Unfense (a/k/a ToFU, which is equally popular in Auburn, I’m sure), the Prettiest Village would be more than happy to turn to an exotic, high-tech offense.

;-D

GREEN!

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mourning over the Lady Vols loss?

Maybe I was a bit harsh on that. Talk away if you want; it’s my nature to be dismissive of those remarks, but that doesn’t mean that my way is always right.

lol

Not to get political about it all, but this is a lot more enjoyable than the presidential election. At least there are multiple candidates who are all widely viewed as having sufficient potential to handle the job. We can actually pull for a candidate rather than having to pull against one. And even if our “favorite” doesn’t win, we don’t automatically have to think that the UT universe is going to implode.

If I were to guess, there are about 5-6 guys out there that I’d be perfectly happy having at UT. And that’s just of the publicly-discussed candidates.

One of the most powerful, national agents using one of the most powerful, national media outlets for news leaks. As opposed to using local sources.

Good point.

Griff and the other KNS sports “reporters” have to be really happy that they finally have a legitimate-sounding excuse other than their own incompetence for why they constantly get scooped by out-of-town media. They’ve been way behind Chris Low and others for years, but now they can just say “We can’t help it – Jimmy Sexton is out to get us!”

I will gladly take struggling to find him if it works out as well as Bama’s search from a few years ago!

It’s a play straight out of the modern “put out a controversial viewpoint and fan the flames” gameplan of most political talk shows. Only without the second talking head to provide screeching counterpoint.

Sure, there are some SEC proponents who don’t see that other conferences have talent, but most recognize that Texas has enough talent to spare for several teams – even those not in the Big 12. If anything, though, Tech’s success this year is due largely to their ability to get better talent and a more cohesive system on the defensive side. The offense has been potent for years. And personally, I’d stack their offensive and defensive lines up against anybody in the nation.

Thanks for swinging by and commenting. Best of luck against Oklahoma!

I believe you’ll see that I’ve addressed your first paragraph in recent comments over at DoubleT. But do allow me to clarify; we do suffer from a few local journalists who don’t always make a lot of sense. Be careful assuming that their positions are anywhere near the positions of Vols fans.

I wouldn’t worry about Alabama at the moment. Anything can happen, but Florida’s the team with the hot hand at the moment, and they really should be favored to win in Atlanta. But that would at least fit the context of your argument: Meyer’s spread is far closer to 1920’s football than anything run by any other SEC team. The only other major teams that run 1920s-level football like Florida are West Virginia (well, at least previously) and Michigan (well, they hope to someday). If you want an old-v-new type game, Florida’s the team you want.

Feel free to stick around and add to the discussion. It’s always good to have views from the schools where our coaching wish-lists intersect. Do take the time to catch up to the conversations, though.

So that basically tells me that he isn’t in the running. Besides, I don’t think they’d preface the hire as a “splash” if they were pursuing him. For what I know about all this stuff. Which is nothing, but hey.

(No way would I place my own money, and no way would I place anybody else’s without a signed statement acknowledging my complete lack of responsibility over the result.)

But yeah, it’s reasonable to think Kelly’s the front-runner. Leach is the easy one to talk about because he’s the most interesting character, but the suits don’t think like we do. Kelly would be a much easier contract to negotiate and would perhaps cost a little less. He’d also be a pretty easy sell once people take their loving gaze off of Leach and realize that there are other hot chicks at the dance. (Metaphorically again, natch.)

is the number of non-TTech Big 12 fans who desperately want Leach out of their conference. If nothing else, the guy causes some serious headaches and psychological depressions among upcoming defensive coordinators. That can’t be a bad thing.

Unlike our presumptive anticipation of the Clawfense, we’d have to assume a couple years worth of retooling at UT, but unlike the Clawfense, we also have a better case history of success at the 1-A level.

… and also spell “convinced” correctly.

I’m trying to keep as open about it as I can. The more you pin your hopes on one guy, the better your odds of getting disappointed. And that’s without the new coach actually doing anything. But Leach is just so darn easy to get hopped up for, it’s almost embarrassing.

So I guess I’m probably a Leach guy at the moment simply because I talk about him the most. But I’m with you in reserving the right to flip that around at any time. The only difference is that I won’t change my opinion of Leach even if Tech gets steamrolled on Saturday. Bad games happen once in a while, even to the best coaches. Leach has done enough on a consistent basis to earn recognition as a strong “wanna-have” coach.

And somehow, “conviced” makes a whole lot of sense. ;-)

If Tech beats Georgia next week, consider me on the Paul Johnson bandwagon.

Can it be a bandwagon with just one person?