Paul Finebaum shares his thoughts on what traits Tennessee will look for in next coach
As new Athletics Director Danny White and those involved in the Tennessee search continue to look for the Vols next football coach, there is a way to find out which direction White is leaning.
SEC Network host Paul Finebaum shared his opinion on the situation during his regular appearance on “The Roundtable” on WJOX 94.5 in Birmingham, Alabama. Finebaum said Tennessee officials in the first place made a good first step to move a qualified athletics director into that position.
“People close to Danny White indicate look to his past to predict the future and his past is finding young coaches with a lot of upside, such as Nate Oats, Scott Frost, Josh Heupel. I’m not suggesting exactly that path, but I think it’s a pretty good template to look at if you’re trying to guess who the next Tennessee coach is going to be.”
Finebaum said the first step is to figure out who is interested in the job, which is not the, “most coveted in the world,” most notably because of pending NCAA sanctions involving postseason or scholarships. Not to mention, “your roster thins by the hour,” along with annual games against Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
Finebaum noted that former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn has a “very slim chance” to land the job, even though Finebaum said he likes Malzahn as a coach. Malzahn could be effective at a new program, but with Tennessee already hiring former Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, Finebaum asked, “Do you want to see that soap opera again?”
“I think Danny White wants to put his imprint on the program by finding someone a little bit different and I think Malzahn is more form than different,” Finebaum said.
I agree with Paul, A strong program starts with a strong AD and UT has one of the top 4. He worked miracles at UCF with less talent. He knows how to select a coach and He can politicly navigate boosters, alums and reporters. Have faith UT there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
He certainly is a proven AD…
I’m just gonna hold my breath and see what happens. I don’t expect miracles but would like to start back towards the middle of the pack asap. Then we’ll worry about the next step.
Gruden was spotted in knoxville yesterday, looking at houses.
White made an offer to Nick Saban that included 50% ownership in Neyland Stadium, Calhouns on the River and 100% ownership of smoky to boot. It is rumored he is thinking about it.
Urban Meyer was spotted in knoxville yesterday looking at houses.
Andy reid was spotted in knoxville yesterday looking at houses.
Danny White has made some very good hires in his time as athletic director at Buffalo & UCF. He’s getting paid quite well in Knoxville so let’s hope he can do his magic at hiring coaches again. Yes I want the Vols to be at least competitive again as the SEC East needs more teams to be successful.
Thank you, fuzzyvol. You need to start a one-stop website: Rumor Clearinghouse.
I’m more interested in that coach who slips into town to shop for a cemetary plot.
Glad the big time programs are too good to consider Chadwell. He may be around long enough to really build something at Coastal. They are already clearly the second best team in SC.
What was Phil’s rep as a coach:
A helluva cheater that squeals on competitors that don’t cheat as bad or as much as he did.
Nah, burning down hillbilly land won’t hurt skinny boy Phil’s legacy
So you are Pro-cheating. Figures.
huh?
I didn’t realize my comments would be take as a “compliment.”
Luckily UGA doesn’t have to cheat to go 3-7
Cheat or not, Georgia sucks