January 27, 20214 yr Featured Boobs Heupel? They’re going to have to change it to Floppy Top. Or Sloppy Top. When PJ Fleck went to Minnesota, ESPN did the docu-series “Being PJ Fleck.” They should do one on Heupel called “Becoming Mark Mangino.” He’s well on his way. Edited January 27, 20214 yr by Tex Pete
January 27, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, utexas8 said: Yeah that’s about right, works out for both parties tbh For Heupel, he’s gonna get destroyed, fired in 4-5 years, than go to his next job a say Tenn is a dumpster fire with all the penalties and such and I was just about to turn the corner with them. For Tenn, they have their transition coach to absorb all the bullshit and scorched earth until they come out from the other side with whatever is left of their program. They’re using each other and it hilarious
January 27, 20214 yr It was really funny watching them think they just had Campbell if they wanted him, and then end up with Heupel.
January 27, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, A’Dam Psycho said: Yeah that’s about right, works out for both parties tbh For Heupel, he’s gonna get destroyed, fired in 4-5 years, than go to his next job a say Tenn is a dumpster fire with all the penalties and such and I was just about to turn the corner with them. For Tenn, they have their transition coach to absorb all the bullshit and scorched earth until they come out from the other side with whatever is left of their program. They’re using each other and it hilarious I'd give it half that.
January 27, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said: I'd give it half that. Idk I think he might be able to ride the NCAA sanctions excuse for a year or two
January 27, 20214 yr The change in offense will help them out. Heupel did well with Missouri’s offense.
January 27, 20214 yr 8 hours ago, Tex Pete said: Boobs Heupel? They’re going to have to change it to Floppy Top. Or Sloppy Top. When PJ Fleck went to Minnesota, ESPN did the docu-series “Being PJ Fleck.” They should do one on Heupel called “Becoming Mark Mangino.” He’s well on his way. Floppy Top, you’ll always be a man with double D’s Good Ol’ Floppy Top (Boobs!) Floppy Top Tennessee
January 27, 20214 yr Heupel would be a good DJ on the radio. He was a good OC, and this works out for both parties. Tenn gets their ride through their bullshit, Heupel gets paid with little expectation for a bit. He’s young enough to survive it and move on. Makes sense on both sides.
January 27, 20214 yr Tennessee is not the right gig for Heupel to lose weight. Hope there are good cardiologists in the area.
January 27, 20214 yr 4 minutes ago, South Austin said: Tennessee is not the right gig for Heupel to lose weight. Hope there are good cardiologists in the area. Fat Phil Fulmer was there. Tennessee docs have experience with lactating head coaches.
January 27, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Al_4_ISU said: I'd give it half that. Contract terms will be interesting. I can't fathom fathom Heupel taking that job without 5 years guaranteed minimum. I bet it's more than 5. I mean everyone remotely competent realizes there is a next to zero chance TN is winning with their current situation in next few years but unfortunately for them they have a fanbase that will have completely unrealistic expectations. I can't fathom he would take that job without knowing he's set for life on the back end if it doesn't work. Edited January 27, 20214 yr by Skipper
January 27, 20214 yr Did they even reach out to Herman? Says that Tony Elliott turned them down. And they spoke to Franklin, Dykes, and a couple of others.
January 27, 20214 yr It's always a mystery to me how people in athletics are fat. I know they work long hours, I get that, but they're surrounded by an entire S&C ecosystem and they're at least walking a lot during the day at practice. There's also the PR aspect. You rarely see fat CEO's and HC's are essentially a CEO. He needs to clean it up. On the flip side, I was glad to see him get a second chance. He was a complete abortion as an OC at OU but seemed to learn from his failures judging by his subsequent stops. Shows people can grow, mature, and adapt.
January 27, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, Js1 said: HAHAHA terrible Smith guy's Tweet seems pretty spot on.
January 27, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, A’Dam Psycho said: Yeah that’s about right, works out for both parties tbh For Heupel, he’s gonna get destroyed, fired in 4-5 years, than go to his next job a say Tenn is a dumpster fire with all the penalties and such and I was just about to turn the corner with them. For Tenn, they have their transition coach to absorb all the bullshit and scorched earth until they come out from the other side with whatever is left of their program. They’re using each other and it hilarious Mike Shulaesque
January 27, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, Skipper said: Contract terms will be interesting. I can't fathom fathom Heupel taking that job without 5 years guaranteed minimum. I bet it's more than 5. I mean everyone remotely competent realizes there is a next to zero chance TN is winning with their current situation in next few years but unfortunately for them they have a fanbase that will have completely unrealistic expectations. I can't fathom he would take that job without knowing he's set for life on the back end if it doesn't work. Has there been a P5 contract less than 5 years lately? Seems like the only negotiation is whether the coach is paid in a lump sum or in payments after he gets shit canned.
January 27, 20214 yr 38 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said: It's always a mystery to me how people in athletics are fat. I know they work long hours, I get that, but they're surrounded by an entire S&C ecosystem and they're at least walking a lot during the day at practice. There's also the PR aspect. You rarely see fat CEO's and HC's are essentially a CEO. He needs to clean it up. On the flip side, I was glad to see him get a second chance. He was a complete abortion as an OC at OU but seemed to learn from his failures judging by his subsequent stops. Shows people can grow, mature, and adapt. I don’t think Heupel has ever been big into S&C himself. When he played at OU, he looked like Elf on a Shelf. Now he’s just on the opposite end of the spectrum.
January 27, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said: I'd give it half that. This. Tennessee is in a bad spot where the fans are expecting 12 win seasons. To get those 12, unlike UCF, they need to go through Georgia, and Bama, and Florida, who are all set up pretty well talentwise. The best chance Huepel has is the SEC goes down to 6 conference games. Oh, and this: 2018 UCF 12–1 2019 UCF 10–3 2020 UCF 6–4
January 27, 20214 yr 8 minutes ago, Hurtlocker said: This. Tennessee is in a bad spot where the fans are expecting 12 win seasons. To get those 12, unlike UCF, they need to go through Georgia, and Bama, and Florida, who are all set up pretty well talentwise. The best chance Huepel has is the SEC goes down to 6 conference games. Oh, and this: 2018 UCF 12–1 2019 UCF 10–3 2020 UCF 6–4 Considering what he is inheriting, the downward trajectory should continue.
January 27, 20214 yr So all the Vols fans are going to be pissed.... My personal favorite was “too bad Texas had an opening, Sark would have been an easy choice”. That ignores the obvious fact that Sark would have turned them down because that is not the type of job he should be taking out of the Bama coaching rehab program and there is no way the coaches that came here with him would go there... Tenn fans are delusional and I am sorta upset that Turtle Tom didn’t land there, just for the chaos and stupidity that would have came with it.
January 27, 20214 yr I see Tenn went with the strategy of hiring someone with roots to a program that knows how to do it right. Big Creamsicle Motors in 3.2.1.
January 27, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Machinator said: In fairness to Heupel, I doubt he had the time to put together a team meeting or team phone call between when all this happened last night and the time this guy tweeted.
January 27, 20214 yr He's one of the least hateable of former ou qbs, but I hate him nonetheless. He will fail spectacularly at tennessee like everyone else since fulmer.
January 27, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, Tex Pete said: I don’t think Heupel has ever been big into S&C himself. When he played at OU, he looked like Elf on a Shelf. Now he’s just on the opposite end of the spectrum. Elf capsized the shelf.
January 27, 20214 yr 12 minutes ago, Machinator said: They're getting "diabetes, high cholesterol, cousin kissin'".
January 27, 20214 yr 49 minutes ago, Js1 said: Wow, some of that sounds familiar. I feel like TN is our fanbase on steroids. My friend that is a TN fan is just dismayed and it has nothing to do with the Heupel hire. He follows closely and thinks they were a QB away from having a solid roster. That Fulmer completely dropped an atomic bomb on the program in order to avoid paying Pruitt's buyout is the most TN thing ever. Fulmer is Exhibit A why an old ball coach has zero business running an athletic dept. Imagine how much better off they would be right now if that moron Clay Travis hadn't instigated a fan revolt against Schiano (who is a damn good coach) resulting in this chain of events of giving Fulmer power and eventually hiring/firing Pruitt. Now seeing the numbers, you can see why the deal made sense for Heupel to roll the dice. He's basically set regardless of how this plays out. $4MM annually for 6 years with the below buyout protection. He was making $2.3MM at UCF. "If Tennessee fires Heupel without cause before Dec. 15, 2023, it would owe him the remaining salary on his contract. His buyout drops to 75% of the remaining salary if he is fired between Dec. 15, 2023, and Dec. 15, 2025. It drops to 50% for the final two years. Solid buyout protections for Heupel. 100% of salary for first 3 years then drops to 75%." Edited January 27, 20214 yr by Skipper
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