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Tennessee football: 10 coaches Vols should avoid hiring

By Caleb Calhoun

Dec 26, 2020; Orlando, FL, USA; Liberty Flames head coach Hugh Freeze and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers head coach Jamey Chadwell talk at mid field before the game against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 26, 2020; Orlando, FL, USA; Liberty Flames head coach Hugh Freeze and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers head coach Jamey Chadwell talk at mid field before the game against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 13, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone walks the field during the second half against the Indianapolis Colts at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Marrone walks the field during the second half against the Indianapolis Colts at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Doug Marrone

We are continuing with the beggars can’t be choosers mantra here, but sometimes the devil you don’t know is better than the devil you know. Look, Tennessee football can’t shoot too high for its hires right now, and given the state of the program, Doug Marrone could potentially be a hire that works out and brings stability. Again, that’s why he’s low on this list.

However, we know for a fact Marrone will bring mediocrity to the program. With the Syracuse Orange, he only had two winning seasons in four years, going 8-5 both times. He was in the Big East at that point, where Butch Jones was able to win back to back conference championships.

It’s always been baffling how Marrone got an NFL job in the first place with that resume, but he only reached the playoffs one time in six years as a full-time NFL head coach and just went 1-5 with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Then there’s the issue of him quitting on the Buffalo Bills.

After going 9-7 in 2014, Marrone took advantage of a loophole to walk out on the job at Buffalo and still get paid his salary in full. His move was to try to take the New York Jets job. However, the interview fell through, and he went a year without a full-time job. That shows being a snake and being incompetent, a bad combination for a college football head coach.

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