If he can parlay the last couple seasons into a better job (pretty much any major conference job is better than Vandy) he needs to do it.

I’m a Vandy season ticket holder, so I’m beyond biased. I think if he can churn a couple of top-15 recruiting classes (which he’s on pace for next year), I think he can build a 8-9 win program. I’m not sure what else you could ask for in the SEC.

If he wins 7 games a year at Vandy, he becomes a legend. 7 wins a year at most schools gets you fired. In a lot of ways, Vandy seems like the perfect job. Low risk, high reward.

All I know if he leaves Vandy after this season, he has sold a lot of “build a program bullsh*t to recruits and fans”.

/fingers crossed

You mean Darrell Hazell. Tressell tree. Good guy – played at Muskigam (sp?) with a friend of mine.

when you drive past the caldecott tunnel, yes, yes it can.

Hear he loves Vandy, thinks (as i do) he can build up something very nice

I really hope you are right, but you know what they say about hoping in one hand and shitting in the other.

Andy Reid and the Eagles really pooped themselves in that Bucs-Eagles NFC title game. WOOF.

/cries
//curses Joe Jurevicious

HA! Ask Aggie fans how great he did with his defenses in the 2nd halves while in Aggieland. I do think he’s a good coach, but he got his shit pushed in on the regular while in Aggieland.

They just weren’t the best team in the NFL and won that Super Bowl almost solely because Gruden’s happened to draw his old team.

When was the last time this actually happened? Pats in 2004?

They just weren’t the best team in the NFL and won that Super Bowl almost solely because Gruden’s happened to draw his old team.

who was? do you really think Tennessee would have beaten the Bucs in the Super Bowl? I think you overestimate how good the league was that year.

All that needs to be said.

I don’t know, the defense that year was pretty fucking good. Lynch, R. Barber, Simeon Rice, Sapp, and Brooks. Sure the offense wasn’t lighting the world on fire, but Brad Johnson wasn’t THAT bad.

They certainly weren’t a bad team. They just weren’t the best team in the NFL and won that Super Bowl almost solely because Gruden’s happened to draw his old team.

His wins this year: Presbyterian, Missouri, Auburn, UMass, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Tennessee.

It’s amazing how the SEC is both awesome this year (6 of top 12 teams) and terrible (above-referenced teams).

rank the openings:

Arkansas, Tennessee, Auburn, Cal.

Northern California, where the girls are warm. Then, Knoxville, Aubie and Fayetteville.

Once Tedford lands at a place where admissions requirements are a bit gentler, he’s gonna be fine. He’s gonna have some options, and can afford to be picky.

and, was he really that great of a coach?

I’ve heard his name tossed around for the Eagles job.

/raises hand as the one tossing his name around

Amazing how many people forget this. That Bucs team is the most fraudulent SB champ in the last two decades.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/2005.htm

Graham Harrell (sic?). He’ll go somewhere.

Hazell. He’s got the next major Big 10 job wrapped up.

Some NFL teams are going to make a run at Shaw from Stanford. That could open up as well.

This is something else to consider, the stigma is gone for NFL teams to hire college coaches which means we could see a few more guys move up.