Don't mean to bore you folks, trying to get an overall feel for the current circumstance in Athens. Lifted the paragraph below from the internet, a view from outside . . . .
Mountain Dog 1 hour ago
James Coley, the current co-OC and QBs coach, is the favorite. He’s been with Kirby all 3 years in Athens and has been given increasingly more responsibility with overall game-planning and strategy. This has been a frustration for Chaney, especially when it’s become clear Kirby wasn’t gonna pay him anywhere near $1.5M to run the ball up the middle 30 times a game. And Vol fans, pray your O-line is the best part of your team cuz that’s what’s coming.
Eye balling some of the Tennessee sites, seems there is much happiness with Chaney's arrival. They certainly have a right to get a bit "giddy", PP and the coaches that followed PP left the checkerboard fans with a huge void on the football fields of the SEC. The Vol downfall began with Vol fans wanting a replacement for PP, that replacement being one that is now hated by most in Tennessee, Kiffin. Had some problems with Jones and still owe somewhere around 9 million to him. 4.5 million for Chaney over 3 or 4 years and the paragraph above in my opinion hit the nail on the head concerning Chaney's play calling . . . . especially in Athens. That ain't being ugly, referred to as telling the truth.
I would/will be surprised if James Coley is not "promoted". Try and say this without being too cute . . . . with the "talent" in Athens, "even Coach Coley" would have a difficult time failing. Coach Chaney got a 4.5 million dollar retirement guarantee for running the football against stacked defenses, so what's to lose . . . .