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The one point he got wrong is Pruitt getting rid of Cheney, I can't see him firing Cheney.
Author was right about most of it, but I agree no OC worth a dadgum is going to come in here for just 1 year. Only move I could see in that arena is a Chaney firing and a Tee promotion to OC......maybe solidify himself enough that he'll be a holdover in some capacity with Freeze or a new coach for a few years.
What Finebaum had to say about Pruitt:
“For all the things that Jeremy Pruitt has done well at Tennessee, and I’ll have to get back to you on what those are, his public relations has been abysmal, and that’s from the beginning,” Finebaum said. “I know people up in Tennessee who have offered to help him and counsel him and give him opportunities and I’ve been on the set with him in Knoxville and asked him just an underhanded layup on Phil Fulmer and he couldn’t even answer that correctly. He is still a high school football coach when it comes to public relations and I know that sounds like an insult to the great high school football coaches out there who are great communicators. What I mean by that is he will not communicate in an appropriate way, he doesn’t understand that the fan base until recently was rooting for him and wants him to succeed, and his press conferences are usually a disaster as a result, going back to the Alabama game, this game, countless other times.
Finally, the co-hosts asked Finebaum if Pruitt had the support of Athletics Director Phil Fulmer.
“Back to Fulmer, I suppose Fulmer is supporting him because he has to,” Finebaum said. “Phil Fulmer has dug in and this was his guy and we all remember the circumstances a couple years ago with (Greg) Schiano and then Fulmer took over and then (Mike) Leach was passed on and then it was ultimately going to be Jeremy Pruitt. He also gave him the extension, the administration at Tennessee has done everything to support Jeremy Pruitt and I mean everything. They’ve gotten in line, they stood up for him, they gave him the extension, they rallied around him, and what are they going to do now as we head into the offseason, I have no earthly idea.”
I would keep Chaney for the last year of his contract then let him retire, move Nieds to a noncoaching role ( recruiting coordinator), move Ainsley to DB coach, keep Graham, and fire everyone else
Author was right about most of it, but I agree no OC worth a dadgum is going to come in here for just 1 year. Only move I could see in that arena is a Chaney firing and a Tee promotion to OC......maybe solidify himself enough that he'll be a holdover in some capacity with Freeze or a new coach for a few years.
The one point he got wrong is Pruitt getting rid of Cheney, I can't see him firing Cheney.
Exactly what happened with Dooley’s staff after the 2011 season. Seven of them left because they could see the writing on the wall.I expect to see some coaches jump to other programs, even for lateral moves because they can see the writing on the wall. I can't see firing Cheney, paying his buyout then having to overpay to lure a decent OC in. Then paying that guy's buyout after the staff is fired next season.
Tee Martin sucked as offensive coordinator at USC.Author was right about most of it, but I agree no OC worth a dadgum is going to come in here for just 1 year. Only move I could see in that arena is a Chaney firing and a Tee promotion to OC......maybe solidify himself enough that he'll be a holdover in some capacity with Freeze or a new coach for a few years.
Author was right about most of it, but I agree no OC worth a dadgum is going to come in here for just 1 year. Only move I could see in that arena is a Chaney firing and a Tee promotion to OC......maybe solidify himself enough that he'll be a holdover in some capacity with Freeze or a new coach for a few years.
Tee couldn't find success as an OC at USC, why in the world would you think he'd suddenly get it together at UT?
He's only at UT because no one else would hire him, because he's not a very good coach.
Is Fulmer even involved right now? I'm asking because I don't know. Has he had discussions about expectations at all with CJP?So an Alabama football blog/magazine, Alabama homer and Tennessee graduate Finebaum can see the Pruitt is an absolute failure as a head coach. Can Fulmer and the rest of those that have to make change happen see it?