Basilio on Sam Pittman

[Savannahbayvol]

in response to a suggestion of bringing him to Knoxville as an analyst. Never met Coach Pittman but pretty much the opinion I have of him from everything I have heard. Too bad the good guys get fired and the sleazebags like Petrino and Freeze survive.

Secondly ... I'll add one more thing on why I would bring in Pittman. He's a damn great guy who could be a huge asset in that building from a cultural standpoint. Plus he LOVED his time here. In the past day or so (since the writing was on the wall) I've heard from more than a few folks that got to know Sam when he was here, that LOVE the guy. He's class personified. I'd jump at the prospect of hiring him. I wouldn't hold your breath on Heupel hiring him though ...

 

[Volador]

 

[Rocky Top T]

Agree, hire him to help with the OL. He is arguably the best OL coach in America

 

[orangefreak21]

Chaney and now Pittman? Let's get the band back together!

 

[37620VOL]

Hire him for 2 weeks as an analyst.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

Hire him for 2 weeks as an analyst.

Yep!
He might have some inside information about our next opponent.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Chaney and now Pittman? Let's get the band back together!

Not the whole band though!

 

[orangefreak21]

Not the whole band though!

LOL

Hey hey hey! Not the whole band, just a couple support pieces!

 

[rocketskates]

Not the whole band though!

Agreed. Leave the three kazoo players (Pruitt, Dooley and Jones) in the green room.

 

[RockyTop140]

Elarbee probably wouldnt be too happy with that. But I think Pittman would be a great addition. It’s really a no brainer if you can convince him

 

[UTK]

I doubt we can hire him as an analyst. Many will want him as their oline coach

 

[VolForLife83]

Ga fans want him back too. He'll land back on his feet somewhere pretty quick

 

[Rocky Top T]

Elarbee probably wouldnt be too happy with that. But I think Pittman would be a great addition. It’s really a no brainer if you can convince him

I agree he would be a great addition and I don't care what Elarbee might think

 

[Rocky Top T]

I would definitely hire him, if not he will be a OL coach for another SEC school soon

 

[Hunerwadel]

Hell yeah, I'd bring him in. We've got some young offensive linemen who could use his perspective. He's been around a long time.

If the wants to he'll be coaching somewhere next year though.

 

[butchna]

Every national championship in college football history has been won without Pittman as the OL coach.

 

[LWSVOL]

in response to a suggestion of bringing him to Knoxville as an analyst. Never met Coach Pittman but pretty much the opinion I have of him from everything I have heard. Too bad the good guys get fired and the sleazebags like Petrino and Freeze survive.

Secondly ... I'll add one more thing on why I would bring in Pittman. He's a damn great guy who could be a huge asset in that building from a cultural standpoint. Plus he LOVED his time here. In the past day or so (since the writing was on the wall) I've heard from more than a few folks that got to know Sam when he was here, that LOVE the guy. He's class personified. I'd jump at the prospect of hiring him. I wouldn't hold your breath on Heupel hiring him though ...

He might be up for that but IMO, Sam will seriously consider retirement and no longer spending time with football. He is 63 and getting to that point... JMO

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Agree, hire him to help with the OL. He is arguably the best OL coach in America

Uh no those days are long gone

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

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Every national championship in college football history has been won without Pittman as the OL coach.

So what?

 

[superdave1984]

I think he retires and lives comfortably by the lake.

 

[Orange_Vol1321]

Pittman going to ride off in the sunset.

 

[Sarms58]

I think Sam will enjoy his severance package at least through next year…head coach at a D1 school is a 247 job 365 days a year…head coach needs time to decompress. I bet he does go back to coaching OL somewhere - just because he loves it and he’s very good at it…

 

[chrisvannoy]

I have a feeling Pitman retires to the lake with some ole cold beer

 

[Remy]

Supposedly one of the attractions of the UA job for him was, he owns property in the Ozarks and intended to retire there,

 

[DuckInAPen]

Hire him for 2 weeks as an analyst.

Get that man to the Fayetteville Kinko's ASAP.