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Unless we have definitive proof that Stricklin botched the hire after the fact, I cannot blame him for how this plays out.
1. So far we have lost out on one coach that simply selected the job that was the best fit for him.
2. I am not aware of any other misses yet so i will save my angry comments until I have a reason
If we miss out, it will be because of the overall state of the program right now and that can be blamed on only one person and his name is Jeremy. I guess these coaching candidates just don't seem to get too excited about how good our volleyball and gymnastics programs are.
This is a quote in the Tennessee article but I believe it applies completely to our program as well. This apology should be broadcast on the Gator Network with Jeremy alone at the microphone with a one way ticket to New Hampshire in his hand.
All these people are owed a huge apology. Not a “sorry we were curb-stomped by Vanderbilt / FSU / Mizzou / Georgia / Michigan” apology, but a “sorry we let this happen to our program” apology, and that must come from the Tennessee athletic department, administration, chancellor, and board of regents. The caretakers of a football tradition that was a source of pride to the entire state of Tennessee couldn’t have destroyed UT’s proud legacy any more thoroughly if they’d set out to deliberately do so.
And UT is in much worse shape that we are, and they don't have an academic side that is anywhere near close to ours.