Oh I get why he took it, and I also think he must be mildly retarded to think it was a good idea. He's already got a bad rep from his attempted coups, he's a mixed bag at DC, and Tennessee is going to get kneecapped by the NCAA. He has virtually no chance of success. The only way I can see it being a good idea is if he is playing 3D chess and is just chasing a onetime get rich quick scheme. He wants SEC HC money (like 4-6 million per year for a lower end program) and plans on getting out of the biz in 3 years. If that's the case, kudos to him. Otherwise it's a terrible idea and he'd have been better of letting some other patsy take the bullets for 3 years until they come out of sanctions.
This is an interesting article about the mess at UT. They make Miami look like a competent program (oh btw for those who think that schools that "care about football" and pour money and resources into programs=success; Texas and now Tennessee prove that sheer luck and finding a great HC is a lot more important than how many millions the school puts into football or whether the AD cares)
Perhaps the saddest part of everything that’s happened at Tennessee is that it was completely predictable, as it tried to microwave the school’s glory years by bringing back Fulmer.
sports.yahoo.com
Kinda funny though that they said some blogger took issue with hiring of Schiano and that helped torpedo the deal. They didn't actually mention why some Tennessee fans were against Schiano... covering up for a child diddler? Yeah I think that's a legit reason to not want Schiano around your program.