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(11-29-2017 08:43 AM)Banter Wrote:  There comes a tipping point when the offer is big enough, but I just feel a lot of these coaches like Matt Campbell feel their current position is better. Depending on where a young coach comes from they may not want to jump into another rebuild once they finally got things working in their current gig. On top of that Tenn has been through numerous Chancellors and AD's which is not as attractive as a stable university. Then you have to deal with a fan base that will turn on you quick, and I am sure the way the Schiano thing was handled will have coaches second guessing as well.

All that is moot if the university flashes 6 or 7 mill a year in front of your face, but when places like Iowa State can offer a great living without the circus of Tennesee, I think a lot of coaches may be a little slower to pull the trigger on some of these jobs.

It is also a lot easier to win in the Big 12, Big 10 or PAC then have to play the SEC West/Alabama in a title game.

I had that argument recently with a buddy of mine. Why would any coach who is sitting there in a similar situation with the likelihood of continued raise increases leave? Why would any coach who has a fanbase in the palm of his hand after winning 7 games leave? Why would any coach who has a chance to win his conference leave for a situation where that's a near impossibility?

I mean, hell, with Georgia's resurgence, Tennessee is going to have even more issues trying to recruit the SE than they already were. Florida kids are staying further South, Georgia kids are now staying in Georgia, and there is next to no high end talent in Tennessee anymore. What Tennessee needs is a talent development type coach, but there is no way in hell that their fanbase would go for that.