David Cutcliffe Is Not Your Next Tennessee Coach

Remember those days when Al Golden thought a four-win year at Temple would automatically make him the frontrunner for the Penn State job when it opened up? If nothing else, it shows the usually uncreative thought process between your average head coach search- hey, he did good at (crap school X), so if he gets the resources he needs, it'll be awesome!

It's no surprise then that the new dude at Duke would be a hot commodity after leading them to four wins and counting- that's about four times what they usually can expect. Heck, it's not even totally surprising that he'd be brought up as a potential replacement for Philip Fulmer at Tennessee. Now, what if we're talking about a dude who used to be the OC under Fulmer and was seen as having been railroaded out of his last HC gig?

Well, as obvious as David Cutcliffe to UT might sound (and I'm pretty sure the boosters could foot whatever buyout necessary), he's put the kibosh on it for the time being- "I'm at Duke, staying at Duke," so says Cutcliffe. But FOR HOW LONG???? And really, it's not as much of a shock as you might think, not because he's wildly appreciated for his modest success. You could argue Duke has a better chance of getting to a BCS bowl in the near future.