Meet the new boss

Same as the old boss.

Tennessee named Derek Dooley as their new head coach this past week. Rumor has it that he was the only person willing to come onboard and work with the UT assistants who didn't go to LA. Seems these folks have a total of $3 million in salaries, and a) weren't leaving without it while b) the University didn't want to pay the buyouts.

But we're not here to talk about assistants. Let's talk about Dooley, who comes from Louisiana Tech. While there, this happened:

Remind me again what Kansas' Mangino, TTU's Leach, and USF's Leavitt got fired for? Or, for that matter, Woody Hayes?

Ah well- Here's the updated list:

Akron: Hire- Rob Ianello (no)
Buffalo: Hire- Jeff Quinn (no)
Central Michigan: Hire- Dan Enos (no)
Cincinnati: Hire- Butch Jones (no)
East Carolina
Florida: Return- Urban Meyer (no)
Florida State: Hire/Appointment- Jimbo Fisher (no)
Kansas: Hire- Turner Gill (yes!!)
Kentucky: Hire/Appointment- Joker Phillips (yes!!)
Louisiana Monroe: Hire- Todd Berry (no)
Louisiana Tech
Louisville: Hire- Charlie Strong (yes!!)
Marshall: Hire- Jon "Doc" Holliday (no)
Memphis: Hire- Larry Porter (yes!!)
Notre Dame: Hire- Brian Kelly (no)
San Jose State: Hire- Mike MacIntyre (no)
South Florida: Hire- Skip Holtz (no)
Tennessee: Hire- Derek Dooley (no)
Texas Tech- Hire- Tommy Tuberville (no)
UNLV: Hire- Bobby Hauck (no)
USC: Hire- Lane Kiffin (no)
Virginia: Hire- Mike London (yes!!)
Western Kentucky: Hire- Willie Taggart (no)