HoleInTheRoof
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“I never been to Tennessee. I told (coach Sherrer), I had all five of my officials set, but then I'd make room for him. I had to come up here and see him,” Smith said.
“The atmosphere up there. It’s building. It reminds me of Athens when we were 7-5.”
And wtf does this mean?
"If you take Tennessee out of Knoxville, Knoxville is still a nice city. It has a nice atmosphere.”
-- SimontonWatch out for the Vols,” Smith said. “Coach Pruitt is building it. He's building it right.”
Smith watched Tennessee lose badly to Missouri, but the nation’s No. 10 prospect wasn’t deterred by what he saw. He walked away from the weekend believing Tennessee will be a different team in the years ahead.
“The things (Pruitt) has building is not going to be done in a day, but it’s going to be done,” Smith said.
“Not to talk bad about the previous head coach but you can’t be handed oranges and be trying to make lemon juice. You can’t do that. He has nothing and trying to turn it into something. It’s going to be a little hard at first.”