Call me a Dool-Aid drinker, but in my opinion it's hard not to feel pretty good about the direction of the football program based on Derek Dooley's off-season hires. Sure, there have been 6 coaches leave for other positions, but considering the Vols were 5 and 7 last year including a loss to Kentucky is that really such a bad thing? Is the staff that lost to Kentucky and beat Vanderbilt in overtime really a staff that Tennessee fans wanted long term? Change was needed and regardless of how that change came about Derek Dooley was given a chance to start fresh in a few key areas. On paper he hit a homerun.
It all started when wide receivers coach Charlie Baggett retired. There was a lot of speculation swirling around Baggett's relationship with Da'Rick Rogers and the role that Derek Dooley played within that dynamic. Ultimately Baggett left. Baggett is an extremely well respected wide receivers coach with lots of great experience both at the collegiate level a...
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