HALLS/FOUNTAIN CITY SHOPPER-NEWS • JANUARY 16, 2012 • A-9
Dooley deals with dilemma
it hurts feelings but this is big business. The revolving door shakes up recruiting connections but that soon settles if you send in a betParachutes. Pensions. That combination ap- ter man. This dilemma was difpeared to change the search from who do you want to ferent. Dooley, whether he Marvin who can you get. knows it or not, is under duWest A few weeks ago, early ress. His Volunteers need to in the patch-and-repair get better in a hurry, startprocess, Derek Dooley said ing with national signing hundreds of people want day, continuing through the way up looked over the to coach at Tennessee. Or winter workouts, surg“opportunity� and weighed maybe it was thousands. He ing during spring practice the risks? They might wonder could be correct. He certain- and peaking in September. if football time in Tennessee ly found some who would There is little or no margin for error. accept orange dollars. had become precarious. If you think I am kidding Generally speaking, hirBig names parked in rocking chairs and estab- ing assistants is very im- or overstating the crisis, you lished assistants with good portant but not absolutely are not hearing the same critpositions were greedy. They critical. If a new guy doesn’t ics who are threatening rewanted more than they could fit (think Chuck Smith), bellion. If season ticket sales possibly be worth. Security. just make a change. OK, so decline and donations dimin-
How do you explain the amazing turn of events? Was it just a matter of money? In the beginning, when the new head coach had a six-year contract and a generous budget, it was easy to hire assistants. All he had to do was pick and choose and pay too much. An ugly ending to two losing seasons, coupled with the hint of regression, created unrest and altered the scene. The result was a surprising number of staff vacancies – and what seemed to be a problem finding replacements. What if ambitious aides on
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Halls Elementary School 3rd grade students Zoe Curnell, Nicholas Johnson and Kenedi Ross show some of the items collected to help make a difference in the world. Photo by Ruth White
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used the school’s points to purchase three chicks, a goose and three beehive starters for needy families in countries in Africa and Asia. Through other charities, the points provided clean water for one person for a year, eight meals for homeless Americans and adopted 1,548 square feet of wildlife land for protection efforts. “The students are so excited to be helping other people around the world,� said teacher Virginia Fletcher. “Our students go through so many glue sticks each school year and drink pouches that every one is able to contribute and make a positive impact.�
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Halls Elementary students recycle with a purpose By Ruth White
Almost certainly, there will be some improvement on the field. The running game just can’t be as bad as it was. In fact, there are talented juniors and sophomores at several positions who could become all-conference players. Dooley and others have supposedly recruited well, very well, but not as well as key opponents. That partially explains why Tennessee is not gaining ground on the big boys. The next option is development – where coaching by assistants suddenly becomes very important. There is now reason for optimism. As developments go, that is amazing.
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Helping others Third grade students at Halls Elementary School are making a big impact on their community and other countries. The students are collecting empty Caprisun drink pouches, printer cartridges, old cell phones and Elmer’s glue sticks for recycling. They are working in cooperation with Terracycle, a company that converts collected waste into a wide variety of products and materials. Instead of receiving money for the items, the students opted to receive points which they donate to different charities. One of the charities, Heifer International,
ish, rock-solid steady Dave Hart might get nervous. Indeed, there is a mortgage to pay and a budget to balance. Hart understands that Dooley, in the beginning, ventured into difficult circumstances. That was then. This is now. It might be unfair to demand a certain number of 2012 victories to extend this rehabilitation project but it is not unreasonable to expect improvement. That completes the circle and brings us back to the cure for nervous indigestion. Even under adverse conditions, it is possible that Dooley has assembled a better staff than he had in the beginning.
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