Plenty of Tennessee football head coaches took over the program when it was in need of a rebuild. Whether it was due to the program losing for years, extenuating circumstances that left it wrecked or just being behind the times, many different things have left the program in a complete mess when a new head coach came in.
Obviously, the greatest coaches on Rocky Top actually walked into good situations. UT was a national power when Phillip Fulmer, and three different coaches had built up the program before Robert Neyland took over. Fulmer and Neyland just took the Vols to the next level.