It appears
Mike Gundy has interviewed with Tennessee. I admit I'm not as familiar with him as I should be. He is the current coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys and has a 66-35 overall record. He isn't very media friendly, most notably his
"I'm a man, come at me, I'm 40". This doesn't bother me at all, most the inside reporters here in Knoxville deserve it. He done very well in 2011 finishing 12-1, this year he is currently 7-5 and has an upcoming
Heart of Dallas bowl game against
Purdue.
This is Wikipedia's 2011 season entry:
2011 season
The Cowboys entered 2011 with their highest expectations since the
1980s. They opened the season ninth in both major polls. Gundy's Cowboys
didn't disappoint, starting the season 10–0, the best start in school
history. Gundy has had a hand in four of Oklahoma State's five 10-win
seasons (two as quarterback, two as head coach). With a 52–45 win over
Kansas State, the Cowboys rose to second in the AP Poll and
Bowl Championship Series
(BCS) rankings, the highest national rankings in school history. On
November 18th, Oklahoma State lost to Iowa State in double overtime
37–31, all but dashing their national title hopes, but remained in the
BCS hunt with a series of upsets in the following weeks, along with a
convincing 44–10 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners on December 3,
snapping an eight-game losing streak in the Bedlam rivalry. It was also
Gundy's first win over Oklahoma as a player or a coach at Oklahoma
State; he'd gone 0–4 while the Cowboys' quarterback.
On December 4, it was announced that Oklahoma State had earned a spot in the
2012 Fiesta Bowl,
being barely eclipsed out of the BCS National Championship game by
second-place Alabama by the smallest margin between #2 and #3 in BCS
history.
Many AP voters hinted that if the Cowboys were to beat Stanford as they did the Sooners, and
Alabama upset SEC West rival
LSU
in the BCS Championship Game, the Cowboys could earn a split title with
an AP Poll #1 ranking (this is opposed to the USA Today & Harris
Coaches polls which are contractually bound to vote the winner of the
BCS title game #1).
The #3 Cowboys beat the #4
Stanford Cardinal
41–38 in the Fiesta Bowl, marking Oklahoma State's first BCS bowl win,
and first outright Big 12 Conference title in the same season, though it
was not enough to convince voters to give OSU a split title.
I could get behind him I suppose, but I don't think he will actually come. I would dare to say he is just lobbying for a raise, and that's OK, I don't blame him. He's not known for having a good defense, which is what we need the most. Apparently, he has had some issues with the AD, which could sway his interest. I have respect for him, I think he's a great coach, I'm just not so sure he's the right fit at UT.
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