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re: Knoxville radio host- Austin Thomas NOT gonna be at Tennessee
Posted on 12/17/17 at 12:58 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Posted on 12/17/17 at 12:58 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Austin seems like a baby who gets home sick after he moves. He left for USC and came back very soon after. It was weird that this had been in the works for a long time without the football coach in place (or even the current AD). Why did he "know" any coach hired would want him having a hand in his program?
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Posted on 12/17/17 at 1:22 pm to wildtigercat93
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Poor guy is like a guy with an out of state scholarship but knocks his girlfriend up the summer after high school and has to stay in BR. Guy can never leave
Do what
Posted on 12/17/17 at 1:37 pm to doya2
quote:how so?
Not coming back. Not an option.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 1:51 pm to Maximus
From what I'm hearing, we assumed he was gonna have the same role that he did at LSU, apparently he wanted a role that was closer to assistant AD. Pruitt didn't want him on staff to be his boss. And I completely understand where Pruitt is coming from here.
Why this wasn't communicated before he left LSU is beyond me. Or maybe it was and either Fulmer or Pruitt didn't feel comfortable with the deal.
Either Thomas changes his expectations, or Tennessee becomes a little more flexible with regard to his role, or this deal likely won't happen.
As far as I know, the discussions are not bitter from either party, and situation is still fluid.
Why this wasn't communicated before he left LSU is beyond me. Or maybe it was and either Fulmer or Pruitt didn't feel comfortable with the deal.
Either Thomas changes his expectations, or Tennessee becomes a little more flexible with regard to his role, or this deal likely won't happen.
As far as I know, the discussions are not bitter from either party, and situation is still fluid.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:02 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Bruce Feldman seems fairly certain that he's not gonna be in Knoxville next year.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:02 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Hmmm
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:27 pm to Corporal Beavis
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Bruce Feldman seems fairly certain that he's not gonna be in Knoxville next year.
Yeah just got that alert. Said pretty much what I did. Oh well.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:43 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Why this wasn't communicated before he left LSU is beyond me. Or maybe it was and either Fulmer or Pruitt didn't feel comfortable with the deal.
I'm assuming he jumped at the chance to go to a school he was a fan of and had hoped to iron the details out when he got there.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:50 pm to 0
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I'm assuming he jumped at the chance to go to a school he was a fan of and had hoped to iron the details out when he got there.
Probably.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:56 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Seems pretty dumb on his part. He was known to be going there before Fulmer came on, let alone the new coach. Seems you'd iron these things out before leaving your current job.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 2:58 pm to Maximus
Hard to imagine him having a "role" as hands-on as he does under the shrimp beauxt umbrella vs. anywhere else.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 3:00 pm to S
Pruitt didn't know what sauce piquante was and Thomas freaked
Posted on 12/17/17 at 3:01 pm to Vols&Shaft83
Devastating for Tenn. Austin is a tremendous talent and a great person. Really wanted to go home. Kinda shocked Tenn messed this up
Posted on 12/17/17 at 3:08 pm to Maximus
How dare they refer to gumbo filé as ground sassafras!
Posted on 12/17/17 at 3:08 pm to Stephen1979
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Devastating
Wat?
Posted on 12/17/17 at 3:46 pm to WilsonPickett
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whose tried to leave LSU twice now? WTF?
He doesn't strike me as being the sharpest tool in the shed
Left for the west coast for a higher salary, but didn't factor in the extravagant cost of living that would eat away at that salary.
Then quits a job, before having the contract details in hand in the new job?
Sounds like someone is flying by the seat of their pants Should be easily replaceable. If we have competent people choosing the replacement, that is
Posted on 12/17/17 at 4:45 pm to Stephen1979
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Kinda shocked Tenn messed this up
Sounds like Thomas messed this up. Who accepts a job, quits his previous job without having all of the duties and perks clearly defined.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:04 pm to Ponchy Tiger
quote:I blame his agent for f*ing this up.
Sounds like Thomas messed this up. Who accepts a job, quits his previous job without having all of the duties and perks clearly defined.
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:16 pm to cj35
Posted on 12/17/17 at 5:21 pm to Vols&Shaft83
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Why this wasn't communicated before he left LSU is beyond me. Or maybe it was and either Fulmer or Pruitt didn't feel comfortable with the deal.
Either Thomas changes his expectations, or Tennessee becomes a little more flexible with regard to his role, or this deal likely won't happen.
How do you take a job not knowing what it is?
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