Tennessee protests Schiano hiring
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Tennessee fans are beyond irate over the news that Greg Schiano. So much so that security is getting involved. There are a number of Tennessee fans protesting around the Knoxville campus. And there is enough concern for Tennessee officials to call security to the athletic center, according to Louis Fernandez. of WBIR in Knoxville. This has been an absurd and wild day for Tennessee. Surely they could expected some brush back, but not of this magnitude. Schiano went 68-67 in his time at Rutgers, but had just one season with more than 10 wins. The Volunteers are coming off their worst ever season, after they went 4-8. I bet there some Tennessee fans out there that are longing for the less chaotic days of Lane Kiffin.
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YHGTBKM.
What a joke…
Guys is a .500 head coach.
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Rick said
Is ESPN is reporting it's not going to happen due to the fan base reaction. Looks like they'll be searching for a new AD as well….
One would thing this reaction would turn off future candidates…..
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Per footballscoop.com:
Tennessee: Sources tell FootballScoop Tennessee and Greg Schiano had an understanding of terms earlier in the day but UT is now backing out of the agreement. Greg Schiano’s side, we’re told, is seeking compensation in connection with breaking the agreement. This is…not normal. Update> ESPN and Yahoo are both now reporting UT has backed out of the agreement as well.
Crazy stuff!
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Rick said
Now Schinao is seeking a buyout payment?
Per footballscoop.com:
Tennessee: Sources tell FootballScoop Tennessee and Greg Schiano had an understanding of terms earlier in the day but UT is now backing out of the agreement. Greg Schiano’s side, we’re told, is seeking compensation in connection with breaking the agreement. This is…not normal. Update> ESPN and Yahoo are both now reporting UT has backed out of the agreement as well.
Crazy stuff!Posted On: Nov 26th 2017, 10:03 PM #374219
He'll be probably be getting one. What a dumpster fire UT is at the moment…
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I don’t think Schiano is a great hire and that likely led to the uproar but when the mob got a granule of negativity on him (which many sources prove to be unwarranted) they took it and ran.
This is quite similar to the Geo Group debacle we had here years ago, albeit at a bigger scale. Had the administration stepped up this afternoon and said “we fully vetted Schiano and the accusations being brought up online are totally false, he’s our guy and will lead us back to prominence” they could have salvaged this. But they all hid in their offices and let it take a life of its own and are now left to clean this up. Who wants that job? No one will be good enough for those delusional fans.
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It wasn't just the Twittersphere; even the Tennessee politicians got involved, which is pretty impressive.
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Schiano from an X's and O's perspective is IMO a pretty good coach. Looking at his Rutger's record and calling him a .500 coach doesn't tell the story - making Rutgers even competitive much less a bowl team took a lot of effort. Getting them on the map (and the TV market) is what ultimately landed Rutgers into the Big 10, even though he was gone by then. I think this was more the public outcry that Tennessee really didn't want the guy and their existing players were scared of a hard-@$$ coach coming in. To me it shows how inept the administration has become - did they not ask around or at least float his name? I had not heard even a murmur about him until it was announced they were trying to finalize negotiations. Who the heck are they going to realistically expect to land now?
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