Tennessee has already gone through this year's installment of the #GRUMORS, fans revolted against athletic director John Currie's decision to hire Greg Schiano, and Currie has a handful of coaches including Duke's David Cutcliffe, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy and Purdue's Jeff Brohm all pass on Rocky Top.
WWE wrestler Kane -- real name is Glenn Jacobs, who just so happens to be a mayoral candidate for Knox County -- decided to weigh in with his own brilliant suggestion for the next coach of the Vols: former LSU coach Les Miles.
Good friend who works with @CoachLesMiles just told me that Les is extremely interested in UT position. He'd look great in Orange. #CallLes
— Glenn Jacobs (@GlennJacobsTN) November 30, 2017
Miles has been out of coaching since late September 2016, when he was fired from LSU after a 2-2 start. During his time in Baton Rouge, he was 114-34, 62-28 in the SEC, won two SEC championships (2007, 2011) and won the national championship following the 2007 season.
But after years of a stale offense that didn't seem to evolve at all into the new era of more wide open football, LSU athletic director Joe Alleva had enough in the middle of last season after toying with the idea of letting go of Miles following the 2015 regular season.
Kane, meanwhile, has a lot on his hands these days. Not only has he returned to WWE at age 50 while in the middle of a gubernatorial election, he has been active regarding this coaching search. He previously supported the fans' revolt and told Currie that Schiano was not an acceptable candidat.e
Too many well-founded concerns about Schiano from our community. Hiring would be very unpopular and hurt UT. Please rethink, @John_Currie
— Glenn Jacobs (@GlennJacobsTN) November 26, 2017
GBO!
It will some, but the job isn't for everyone. But for the RIGHT coach, it's a dream position. https://t.co/qHzbLMgSb9
— Glenn Jacobs (@GlennJacobsTN) November 27, 2017