After a frustrating and heartbreaking loss to the SEC's hazed freshman Missouri, it sealed the fate for a coach who could never catch a break.
I admit, I defended the man and encouraged patience because folks never realized what the last years of Fulmer and the one year of Lane Kiffin did to set the program back. However, when James Franklin can make Vanderbilt bowl eligible for consecutive seasons, Will Muschamp can put the Gators back in the Top 10, and Kevin Sumlin can get his signature win at Texas A&M in year one, it gets harder to defend a coach who can't pull it off in 3 years.
Despite all of the cynicism, there's one thing you can say Dooley did right. He weathered the program through its most treacherous storm. Just like Mike Shula at Alabama, Dooley has set the Vol program to be a success. The Vol offense hasn't really been the problem. But the defense was the obvious achilles heel. Where do the Vols go next? The cries for Jon Gruden will be louder than before, but i'll believe it when I actually see it.
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