Tennessee hires coach

From the Knoxville News:

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Raleigh's hiring comes after other potential candidates opted not to leave their jobs.

It also states that Tony Delmonico will go to FSU.

The big question is: Should Coach Raleigh RENT or BUY a house in Nocksville?

That's good news! Thanks for letting us know SoutherNo1.

Look in the Tennessee forum...and on the UT message boards...A LOT of very unhappy campers in Knoxville.

You're right JT...not a single happy camper in the bunch.

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Haven't they heard the tune?

"Nothing could be finer than a coach from Western Carolina in the morning..."

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Raleigh, Catamounts, Cullowee, Leggett, leClaire...

Are you sure someone isn't reading a Louis L'Amour novel?


cadDAD

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Raleigh is part of Coach Leggett's coaching tree.

All of his former players or coaches have had success as head coaches.

Leggett coached at WCU, didn't he? That turned out pretty good for Clemson, I believe.

Could it be that the shine is clouding the thought process in Nocksville --- Let's see ---- Delmonico is out with a 699 - 396 record and Raleigh is in with a 257 - 209 record???

Definitely an interesting hire... seemed like there were a number of Mid D1 coaches out there with greater success that might have been interested in the job, of course the downside is the job is in Tennessee (just kidding... )

Very interesting hire. What's the over/under?

3 years

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of course the downside is the job is in Tennessee

Small typo --- I know you meant to say AT Tennessee

I heard their #1 preferred choice, a coach out in Omaha, did not meet their academic criteria.

College baseball, ya gotta love it.

Alright, I don't really want to ruffle any feathers of course.
-Cheap joke referencing Tenn. academics deleted by poster-
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

Love that new avatar TPM.


BTW, New Mexico has hired a new Coach from the JC ranks. Kinda highlights the disparity in programs.

Coach D left a recruiting map in the office.

spizzelpop - sent you a pm - thanks.

CD,
I posted it because when I read that (about the academic criteria for the coach) it was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard. This coach took a team to Omaha.

You are one of the best but sometimes worry too much about being a bit too PC. I do not see what is wrong here. Am I missing something?

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Originally posted by Tiger Paw Mom:
I heard their #1 preferred choice, a coach out in Omaha , did not meet their academic criteria.

College baseball, ya gotta love it.

I didn't say anything about students did I?

Back at ya CD

While I applaud the University of Tennessee's desire to promote high academic standards, this little requirement in the official job description was problematic when it came to Serrano. Ultimately I don't know whether Dave would have made the move, or not. He stated that he really enjoyed his time in Knoxville during the mid-90s. There's no doubt, though, that hiring him would've been a public-relations coup for Tennessee. He and his Anteaters were the national darlings this past week.

That made the job tougher for Raleigh. When it all shakes out, most fans will forget about the disappointment of not landing a "big name coach", provided Raleigh's teams produce on the field. Raleigh can greatly help his cause by working hard to reach out into the community. One of the critiques of Delmonico was that he was too aloof when it came to local involvement.

spizzlepop - What's wrong with us JUCO coaches? It worked at Rice.

Hey I'm OK with it, see my posts in the Southwest forum. I was just pointing out the difference between big dogs (Tenn) and little ones (Lobos).

I know - just messing with you. Lots of respect.