Peyton went to Tennessee because David Cutcliffe had been fired at Ole Miss and was the OC at Tennessee.
I don't think Cutcliffe ever coached at Ole Miss prior to being named head coach to secure Eli. If memory serves he was a Tennessee lifer before that working his way up to OC steadily over a decade.
Think he regrets leaving now? He did contribute 36 yards on 13 carries with 1 TD and 5 catches for 19 yards 0 TDs, so I wonder if he gets a ring? I wouldn't give him one, since he quit on his team.
I literally was wondering this last night. Hope he gets included if he wants, hard to hate on anyone who knows their heart isn't in it to keep going. He allowed us to get to the youngsters much quicker in a way without any distraction.
Remember, many years ago, some reporter asked Herschel Walker if he quit football what would he do. Without missing a beat, “I’d go home and pump gas.” Yeah, you youngun’s, that used to be a job. Pumping gas.
