During his first appearance as Tennessee's head coach at the SEC spring meetings, Derek Dooley spent a good amount of time praising the head coach of the reigning national champs. And also found time to take a lil' jab at the "vocal stylings" of his Volunteer predecessor.
The first-year coach was asked if he followed the drama created by Lane Kiffin's first and only offseason as UT's head coach while he was still the sideline boss at Louisiana Tech.
"Of course, I did," Dooley said according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. "He was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, I watch other coaches, how they handle themselves in tough situations.
"It wasn't my style. That's Lane's style. I'm not here to criticize his style. Everybody is a little different.
"But I don't think it helps you to win football games, getting in verbal attacks with each other. At the end of the day, a good headline in March isn't going to win you any football games."
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