Pruitt wouldnt survive a 1-7 record.

[Vfl2407]

I only know one “connected” person in Knoxville.
He told me that if we lose the next 5, that the money people would pony up the buyout.
We have never started 1-7. That would be too big an embarrassment for our big donors.
Fulmer would be interim and they would go after a “proven power 5 winner”. (I laughed when he said that but he says you don’t know how angry Georgia State made them).

So, can we win one of these next 5:
At Florida
Georgia (after a bye week)
MSU
At Bama
USC

Pruitt has to just win one of those games and then get 2 more out of UAB, UK, MU, Vandy.
But, one of those two wins must be Vandy.
Our donors could, I’m told, live with 4-8 and 2 SEC wins if we don’t finish last in the East and Pruitt can hang onto Bailey and a decent 25-30 ranked recruiting class.

If we can somehow win tomorrow, the only sure losses left are UGA and Bama.
But, if we get our clocks cleaned by UF, we may just fall apart.

*** Many grains of salt needed, of course. This is just one guy. But, he’s not a liar and he’s a wealthy blue blood and travels in circles that I could never get anywhere.near.

 

[The Original Fade]

Pruitt is here this year and next even if we go 1-7 to finish. Burn mattresses and kick puppies if you want, but he isn’t getting fired at the end of the year no matter what happens

 

[Vol524]

I am not worried about Pruitt losing his job. The only way he needs to worry is if we go winless the rest of the year. PF will give him another year no matter the record this year. Another coaches search is the last thing we need right now. This is going to take time.

 

[BearCat204]

These are my favorite kind of threads

 

[allvol123]

Dang, already time for the insiders threads.

THIS time they're going after a proven 5 winner. They're really really really really cross on their hearts going to do it this time.

 

[boomvol]

Sadly, the most unbelievable part is the fact that we'd go after a "proven power 5 winner"

 

[james_govols]

Sadly, the most unbelievable part is the fact that we'd go after a "proven power 5 winner"

That's how I knew that his friend really isn't an insider.

 

[allvol123]

These same knuckleheads that cant execute a coaching search (even though they have much experience), evidently already have a flow chart in September that determines whether the current coach stays or not.

 

[VOLinAL]

Kind of reminds me of the Gruden thread with all these "connected" people yet not one person will list the source or even how they are connected or a job title.

 

[Volgrad98]

Well if you want in on those inner circles, just have your friend introduce you. That's what I'd do.

 

[ProudVOLfan]

We have had several chances in the past 10 years to go after a "proven Power 5 winner" why would they wait until now? 1-7 shouldnt matter anymore than losing to GA st and BYU @ home IMO

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

If Tennessee starts off 1-7, I hope you're correct!

 

[photovol]

Welcome to Purgatory young man, have a seat and someone will eventually be with you

 

[hardyemt_p]

Pruitt is here this year and next even if we go 1-7 to finish. Burn mattresses and kick puppies if you want, but he isn’t getting fired at the end of the year no matter what happens

TRUTH!!!

 

[landscapingvol]

The "money" people who are magically going to save UT football again. Those people have a lot of money because they aren't stupid and right now buying out another UT football coach would be a stupid move

 

[jctenn1]

sorry but no proven power 5 winner coach would come here if Pruitt was fired after only 2 years...
what if that coach struggled the first couple years also.. we fire him too...
we have to stop this coaching carousel we have been doing...
we need stability right now....

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Pruitt's buyout after this year is $9+M. And this doesn't include the high priced asst coaches. No way they pony up that kind of money and I don't see Fulmer supporting it either. Pruitt is his guy and he has given Pruitt a blank check. Not to mention the $ it would take to get Myer or other big name coaches.

 

[Behr]

BS.

 

[davethevol]

I only know one “connected” person in Knoxville.
He told me that if we lose the next 5, that the money people would pony up the buyout.
We have never started 1-7. That would be too big an embarrassment for our big donors.
Fulmer would be interim and they would go after a “proven power 5 winner”. (I laughed when he said that but he says you don’t know how angry Georgia State made them).

So, can we win one of these next 5:
At Florida
Georgia (after a bye week)
MSU
At Bama
USC

Pruitt has to just win one of those games and then get 2 more out of UAB, UK, MU, Vandy.
But, one of those two wins must be Vandy.
Our donors could, I’m told, live with 4-8 and 2 SEC wins if we don’t finish last in the East and Pruitt can hang onto Bailey and a decent 25-30 ranked recruiting class.

If we can somehow win tomorrow, the only sure losses left are UGA and Bama.
But, if we get our clocks cleaned by UF, we may just fall apart.

*** Many grains of salt needed, of course. This is just one guy. But, he’s not a liar and he’s a wealthy blue blood and travels in circles that I could never get anywhere.near.

I don’t doubt anything you’ve said. My experience around Knoxville’s extremely wealthy is that they like to run their mouths and make all sorts of empty threats. At the end of the day, they rarely back up threats like the one you’ve described. They don’t get rich by being stupid with money.

 

[05_never_again]

I don’t doubt anything you’ve said. My experience around Knoxville’s extremely wealthy is that they like to run their mouths and make all sorts of empty threats. At the end of the day, they rarely back up threats like the one you’ve described. They don’t get rich by being stupid with money.

It's OK though if they've got daddy's money, like little Jimmy.

 

[05_never_again]

I only know one “connected” person in Knoxville.
He told me that if we lose the next 5, that the money people would pony up the buyout.
We have never started 1-7. That would be too big an embarrassment for our big donors.
Fulmer would be interim and they would go after a “proven power 5 winner”. (I laughed when he said that but he says you don’t know how angry Georgia State made them).

So, can we win one of these next 5:
At Florida
Georgia (after a bye week)
MSU
At Bama
USC

Pruitt has to just win one of those games and then get 2 more out of UAB, UK, MU, Vandy.
But, one of those two wins must be Vandy.
Our donors could, I’m told, live with 4-8 and 2 SEC wins if we don’t finish last in the East and Pruitt can hang onto Bailey and a decent 25-30 ranked recruiting class.

If we can somehow win tomorrow, the only sure losses left are UGA and Bama.
But, if we get our clocks cleaned by UF, we may just fall apart.

*** Many grains of salt needed, of course. This is just one guy. But, he’s not a liar and he’s a wealthy blue blood and travels in circles that I could never get anywhere.near.

The "money people," and their puppets in the admin, are the ones who have run this into the ground.

 

[orangerush]

Pruitt will not be fired this year regardless of the win/loss record. If they wanted to pony up for a top level coach there has been ample opportunity over the last decade.

 

[zjcvols]

I don’t believe he survives 2-10.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Pruitt will not be fired this year regardless of the win/loss record. If they wanted to pony up for a top level coach there has been ample opportunity over the last decade.

2020 Football Time In Tennessee will be interesting reading if Tennessee finishes 2-10

 

[supersmo18]

I only know one “connected” person in Knoxville.
He told me that if we lose the next 5, that the money people would pony up the buyout.
We have never started 1-7. That would be too big an embarrassment for our big donors.
Fulmer would be interim and they would go after a “proven power 5 winner”. (I laughed when he said that but he says you don’t know how angry Georgia State made them).

So, can we win one of these next 5:
At Florida
Georgia (after a bye week)
MSU
At Bama
USC

Pruitt has to just win one of those games and then get 2 more out of UAB, UK, MU, Vandy.
But, one of those two wins must be Vandy.
Our donors could, I’m told, live with 4-8 and 2 SEC wins if we don’t finish last in the East and Pruitt can hang onto Bailey and a decent 25-30 ranked recruiting class.

If we can somehow win tomorrow, the only sure losses left are UGA and Bama.
But, if we get our clocks cleaned by UF, we may just fall apart.

*** Many grains of salt needed, of course. This is just one guy. But, he’s not a liar and he’s a wealthy blue blood and travels in circles that I could never get anywhere.near.