See: Nick Saban; compare to: Bob Riley.
See: Billy Gillespie: compare to: Steve Beshear.
See: Mike Price: compare to: VP candidate Admiral James Stockdale.

Leach may be a brilliant coach, but he is not ready to be the ambassador that UT wants or needs. This would be the case for virtually any other SEC state/school (Florida excepted; it’s the Yankee transplant of the family and generally eschews dignity). Leach looks like an extra from a Seth Rogan movie, for God’s sakes. I make fun of Tennesseans as much as anyone, but you’ve got to be culturally tone-deaf to look past this point.

We’ll see what happens on the 6th, but if you want to bring up common opponents I can only respond with two words: Ole Miss.

See you in Atlanta.

Surely you have overlooked the Cold Beer/Fireworks/GAS STATION East Tennessee par-tay stop on I-24.

I think I found the perfect candidate for you – Jon Gruden.

As a Bucs fan, i’d like to get him out of Tampa ASAfuckingP, and think Neyland might be a decent place for him. I can guarantee you that he’ll guide you to play a very Tennessee style of football – rarely scoring more than 28 points in a game and winning with defense.

It also plays into my hands as a Gator alum, since he can’t outcoach superior competition.

Your reading comprehension is obviously substandard, otherwise you would realize O’s description of Saban was a compliment.

Alabama won’t spot you 21 points or fall apart in the 4th quarter so enjoying all the media deep throating while you can. It will end for Florida the same way it ended for all the other overhyped teams Alabama has beaten this year.

If Cincinnati does get an Orange Bowl bid, it would be pretty difficult/unseemly for Kelly to go into that with divided loyalties.

However, it’s not at all difficult to put together reasons why they wouldn’t make the switch. In no order:

1. Leach is in a conference that’s as good as the SEC
2. Kelly isn’t, but it is a BCS conference, and he has arguably an easier row to get to a BCS bowl game from the B.E.
3. They’re both getting plenty of money now.
4. The SEC is stocked with great coaches at the moment – a new coach could perform at the top of his game and still not put up great numbers.
5. Any fears of stepping into a Notre Dame/Michigan scenario, where you get there and find the program is running on fumes?
6. Kelly is the top of the sports heap in Cincinnati [lets the laughter subside], including the two pro sports teams.
7. I don’t buy that Tennessee can’t handle eccentricity, but both of these guys can do pretty much anything they want and not get called to the carpet – so much are they loved for what they’ve done
8. Kelly’s dream job would probably be Michigan. If RRod flames out entirely, Kelly can build his value even further @ UC and then go to UM in 2 or 3 years.
9. UC is in Cincinnati, not Knoxville.

Just kidding on that last one – Knoxvillle seems like a great town. Anyway, I don’t think it’s as much of a slam dunk as Dantonio going to Michigan State 2 years ago.

Honestly, the suggestion that Tennessee can’t handle “eccentric” is just plain lazy reporting. Griffith actually just buys into most of the schlock an average EDSBS commenter would write on the news that “Leach takes Vols head coaching vacancy.” The fan base/boosters won’t accept him – yeah right. The jorts love HCUM – didn’t take them long to accept a change.

Orson, don’t you believe the hype. You know TN has plenty of the weird-ass freaky $hit you love (and I’m not talking banjo-canoe music – I’m looking at you Georgia). I promise you ML is under consideration, and will take the job if offered the $4M. End of story.

Also – if y’all don’t like it – don’t drink it. Real men drink George Dickel as always – just ask an Okie from Muskogee, Merle Haggard or anyone of his Strangers, as Boomer-sooner as they come an still sippin on that TN sheet.

How apropos. Your link contained the word (sic) “Voluntariness.”