Dennis Dodd

Steve Spurrier? Although he has always demeaned UT he is from Tennessee and he is a great coach. He could recruit a lot better, fans would love to watch him coach, and he has a proven track record in college football. Remember he has went to bowl games with SC which faces Tenn, Ga, and Fla, Clemson, and others.

Fulmer wouldn't like it. Some hardcore fans would disagree. Peyton would probably be mad as you know what!

How sad that you don't posess the vocabulary to express yourself in an intelligent manner. 

Since you're obviously too ignorant to understand the above comment, I've included a translation:

CLEAN UP YOUR LANGUAGE!!!!

Who did florida hire a few years ago from utah?? hey, how is that guy doing these days?? brian kelly is a great choice

Brian Kelly at Tennessee?!?!?!? Oh heck yeah!!!!! That is Nice....but there's two down falls.....

#1 If he DOES go, then who's gonna take his spot? and are they gonna keep Cincinnati's program on the rise like it's been???? (I hope so that's my favorite team...)

#2. My second favorite Team (Kentucky) REALLY won't have a shot at beating Tennessee with Brian Kelly coaching....Or will they????

He may have to get used to coaching from the WORST football Conference (BIG EAST) to the BEST (SEC) .....So I also would'nt be suprised if he struggles "at the beginning" to compete with SEC teams.... Either way, I love Cincinnati, and I love Brian Kelly, If he goes to Rocky Top, Then Tennessee will make my favorite Teams List as #3....

GO CATS!!!!!!

(Bearcats & Wildcats that is...)

I don't really have a problem with Kelly coming to Knoxville, but I would prefer more of a "sure thing" than a "lets hope."   There are many similarities between Florida getting Urban Meyer after the 04 season and Tennessee getting Kelly after this season. <o:p></o:p>
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Kelly is still trying to establish himself.  There's no doubt he is a good coach, but can he perform at the highest level in the SEC? He was crowned champion with Grand Valley State in DII play.  He won the MAC title in 2006 and also won the motor city bowl.  He is now with Cincy competing for the Big East Title.  Kelly's current Cincy team (8-2) [4-1] is tied for first in the Big East.  The bearcats competed well in the loss against Oklahoma, but was handed a whooping from UConn.  <o:p></o:p>

Urban Meyer seemed to be ready to take the next step when he came to Florida.  He took one of the worst teams in the MAC, Bowling Green, to the best in the league.  In 2003 he entered the Mountain West, although not a BCS conference, it's similar to the Big East.   In his two years there he won 17 games compared to his 2 losses. In 2004, not only did he win the Mountain West Conference, his Utes went undefeated and beat BIG EAST champion, Pitt, in the BCS Fiesta Bowl. <o:p></o:p>

 If Brian Kelly can take the next step at the end this season and win the Big East and win a BCS game, that would be enough to comfort Tennessee fans if he came to coach the VOLS.  <o:p></o:p>

Would he be a great fit for the VOLS like Meyer is for Florida?   In 2004 Ron Zook lead Florida to one of their worst seasons going 7-5.  However, to many schools that would be a huge success.  All 5 of their losses came against top 25 teams and one of their wins came against in-state rival #8 Florida State.  Ron Zook couldn't hang with all the other big time SEC teams and found a better fit in the weaker Big 10 conference.  Meyer took over as head coach for the Gators the following year with an extreme amount of talent and coached the team to 9 wins.  In his second year, with his recruit Tim Tebow, Florida  won the national Championship.  <o:p></o:p>

Phil Fulmer hasn't left the VOLS (3-7) with the luxury of talent Meyer inherited.  If a guy like Brian Kelly comes into Knoxville, it will be very interesting to see how, if possible, quickly he can bring the program to a top national contender.  In my opinion, Kelly is not a “big splash,” but in the long run could be a good choice.  <o:p></o:p>

Dude, did I say this was the big splash? I still think Leach and Davis have a chance along with an NFL mystery candidate we don't know about. Stay here for the latest.

Hmm..., I'm no Tennessee fan, but the names that you're bouncing around make too much sense. Come on, we're talking Tennessee!

I think it is much more likely they will hire Tommy Bowden, especially after the great job he has done at Clemson. This is the kind of coach that Tennessee would hire to replace Fulmer! Or maybe Terry Bowden, after the fantastic job he did at (on) Auburn......

Its kind of funny that all these schools  think Leach would just up and leave Texas Tech just because there is another job opening... Get a life people.... Perhaps  your football program isn't as good as you think it is.... Here is a quote from the above referrenced article just in case you are too lazy to read it yourself..

 "Why would Leach be "highly interested in the UW job" -- or in Clemson, Auburn, Tennessee or any of the jobs that pop open in the next month or two? Any job that comes open, unless it's Southern California or Oklahoma and the old coach left for the NFL, will have inherent flaws, most notably this one: That place just got its last coach fired. Why would Leach, coaching one of the best teams in America, leave what he has for that? Most big-time jobs that come open are open for the most basic of reasons: They're not as big time as they think they are, which means that expectations exceed reality. Clemson isn't all that. Auburn isn't. Washington damn sure isn't. (I mean, really: Washington?)"