(11-26-2017 06:17 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  In all seriousness, I can't stand the guy primarily because of some the games we played against Rutgers when he coached there, but why is it such a bad hire?

(11-26-2017 06:48 PM)RealDeal Wrote:  

(11-26-2017 06:17 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  In all seriousness, I can't stand the guy primarily because of some the games we played against Rutgers when he coached there, but why is it such a bad hire?

(11-26-2017 07:14 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Then there's that. It didn't stop Urban from hiring him. IMO, Tennessee can do better than Schiano. The AD appears to be in panic mode.

(11-26-2017 07:16 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  

(11-26-2017 07:14 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  Then there's that. It didn't stop Urban from hiring him. IMO, Tennessee can do better than Schiano. The AD appears to be in panic mode.

Says a lot about tO$U's standards, or lack thereof.

(11-26-2017 07:29 PM)TubaCat Wrote:  Yeah... if this guy really is an abomination, why haven't OSU fans complained? My jaded answer is that they see OSU's success as more important than protecting little boys from being diddled.

A more likely answer is that the vast majority of OSU fans have little knowledge of the nuts and bolts of their program. If it's positive news and has that block O logo, it gets shared straight to Facebook. If it's a shirt that says "Ohio State," it goes straight into the shopping cart.

(11-26-2017 07:56 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  I'm sure Dr Davenport will smooth everything out...

Quote:Tennessee was reportedly about to hire Greg Schiano as its new head football coach on Sunday. After fans protested loudly, that now seems less likely.

The former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach has spent the last two seasons as Ohio State’s defensive coordinator. Several reports indicated the Vols were close to hiring him Sunday, but Rivals’ Tennessee site reported fan backlash led to a breakdown in negotiations: “Greg Schiano will not be the Vols' next head coach.”

The backlash to Schiano’s reported hiring was fierce and immediate.

Maybe this could work out on the field -- Schiano did once make Rutgers a top-10 team. But what’s certain now is that Tennessee fans were livid at the idea right away, and they spent the hours after the news broke in a full-blown fury.

Tennessee fans have for years wanted Jon Gruden, another former Tampa Bay coach. The fervor surrounding Gruden reached a fever pitch this month when thousands of fans watched a live stream of an airport parking lot, hoping he’d show up, and a Knoxville restaurant apologized after spreading false reports that Gruden was eating there.

And then Tennessee appeared to settle on Schiano, a retread coach who’s also been named in documents as allegedly having known about Jerry Sandusky’s child abuse while both were Penn State assistants. When news broke in 2016, Schiano denied having any knowledge of abuse while a coach at Penn State.

(11-26-2017 08:07 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  lol what a crapshow in TN

(11-26-2017 07:53 PM)Marcus Wrote:  The deal is off in light of the public backlash. The AD is a moron. He should be fired. Nobody should ever consider Schiano as a Head Coach after his being involvement in the PSU coverup.The fans and politicians were right to speak out.

(11-26-2017 08:21 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  Thamel claiming Tennessee has now backed out of the deal with Schiano.

(11-26-2017 07:56 PM)JackieTreehorn Wrote:  I'm sure Dr Davenport will smooth everything out...