Sports betting online had a lot of attention focused on Tennessee recently and it continued as the football team named Derek Dooley their new football coach. Dooley may not be that well known in sportsbetting circles but at least he has a big “last name” as he is the son of former Georgia coach Vince Dooley.
Sports betting online had Lane Kiffin leaving for USC so the Volunteers were left scrambling for a new head coach. Tennessee couldn’t waste anytime finding a head coach since this is a key sportsbetting time for signing recruits for next season. Sports betting online had Dooley trying to convince fans and others that Tennessee is still a viable option for football. “The times of worrying about what happened is over,” Dooley said. “Everything we’re going to do is going to be done with a foundation of integrity with every aspect of the program.”
Dooley was the athletic director and head football coach at Louisiana Tech. Dooley really didn’t do much at Louisiana Tech as he went 17-20 in three sportsbetting seasons. He seems more suited to be an administrator than a head coach. In fact, sports betting online indicated that he was the only coach in college football to hold the athletic director and head coaching job at the same time. Dooley spent time under Nick Saban so perhaps that experience will help. On paper though, it seems like Dooley is in over his head.
That didn’t seem to matter to Tennessee though who was desperate to hire a coach immediately. “I’ve talked to a number of folks over the past 24 hours,” Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said. “He’s been described as very intelligent, intense, disciplined, hard-nosed, a tenacious recruiter, a family guy and extremely well-organized.” Dooley got the job after a number of other high profile candidates turned it down. Sports betting online had the Volunteers taking only three days to replace Kiffin. Sports betting online had Tennessee going after Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp but he turned them down.
Sports betting online really had Dooley as a risky hire for Tennessee considering he does not have a lot of experience. His best attribute is his last name as his dad coached at Georgia from 1964-88 and won the national title in 1980. Dooley was with LSU under Nick Saban as sportsbetting indicated and he followed Saban to Miami in 2005 before going to Louisiana Tech in 2006. Sports betting online had Dooley leading Louisiana Tech to a bowl win in 2008.