If Pruitt hires Friend

[stevol]

It wont be the end of the world. He did a pretty good job at CSU for three years. His offense got better each year and they even ranked #11 in the nation one year. I want Freeze, or another flashy hire just like all of you do, but maybe CJP knows best here and we just need to step back from the ledge and trust him.

 

[NorCalVol67]

This is going to go well.

Good luck OP.

I do agree JP knows best what to do. Well, I hope he does.

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Tennessee tennesseing the hire... again? I think a Friend hire would be devastating to our broken program and fanbase.

 

[YankeeVol]

I might just drop the Vols if this happens
















*who am I kidding, I’m a glutton for punishment

 

[The Tall Gguy]

You and several recruits

 

[YankeeVol]

This is going to go well.

Good luck OP.

I do agree JP knows best what to do. Well, I hope he does.

Based on?

*not trying to start an argument, I’m genuinely curious

 

[JMSqb11]

It wont be the end of the world. He did a pretty good job at CSU for three years. His offense got better each year and they even ranked #11 in the nation one year. I want Freeze, or another flashy hire just like all of you do, but maybe CJP knows best here and we just need to step back from the ledge and trust him.

Yet as a position coach, he literally showed nothing of value. Promoting Friend might as well put Pruitt on the hotseat.

I loved the Pruitt hire and his defensive staff. However, promoting a good ole boy to OC would be strike 2.

The entire league is getting better and we are just treading water.

 

[Doberman]

Friend over Freeze is putting lipstick on a pig.

Whatever.

 

[stevol]

This is going to go well.

Good luck OP.

I do agree JP knows best what to do. Well, I hope he does.

Yeah I know I'll catch heck from a lot of folks on here for this. Lol.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Based on?

*not trying to start an argument, I’m genuinely curious

I said I hope he does after that. I am trying to be positive, not easy though.

 

[Boca Vol]

Friend was OC in name only. He wasn't calling plays.

 

[KrazyVolFan]

If Friend is hired now then I think it was what he settled for and not his first pick. jmo
I don't like it but it may happen

 

[YankeeVol]

I said I hope he does after that. I am trying to be positive, not easy though.

I hear ya man. It’s definitely hard

I was excited, but it’s starting to wane

 

[YankeeVol]

Friend was OC in name only. He wasn't calling plays.

And hasn’t it been rumored he doesn’t want the job?

 

[ptcarter]

My only beef with Friend is that, as the OL coach this season, there were a lot of missed assignments, and false starts at critical times. Perhaps he would be better at play calling than getting 6 guys to understand their blocking schemes.

 

[BigOrangeVols]

Awesome thread

 

[The Tall Gguy]

Over in the other thread...Freeze hired today, 365 is crawdadding now...it is not looking promising.

 

[eternal]

It's what my expectations are. We are TN, i can go only up from here.

 

[stevol]

Yet as a position coach, he literally showed nothing of value. Promoting Friend might as well put Pruitt on the hotseat.

I loved the Pruitt hire and his defensive staff. However, promoting a good ole boy to OC would be strike 2.

The entire league is getting better and we are just treading water.

I wont fully disagree here, but you cant tell me the line is worse this year than 2014 or 2017.

I definitely saw some instances where guys didnt know who to block or they just got blown up more times than I'd like.

 

[DonDiego]

Whoever he hires...we'll live.

 

[SandoVOL]

Pruitt will live or die by his results and the results of his hires, which is the way it should be I guess.

 

[stevol]

Based on?

*not trying to start an argument, I’m genuinely curious

No offense but he's been coaching football at a high level for a long time and he is a football coach. There are probably few who know more about the game than he does. So I would have to say at the very least he knows better than anyone in this forum.

That's just my point of view.

 

[volfannbama]

Telling yall, this time next week youll be considered a negavol if you dont think will friend is the secons coming of Mike Leach.

 

[drvenner]

The way that some of you all sling around misinformation and pull it out of your ass opinion and state it like it's a fact is pretty laughable.

 

[livefaith]

I don't know if Jeremy Pruitt knows best or not. A few more years will tell us that. But, what I do know is that I don't know anyone else to trust more than him in making this hire. The fact that 99.8% of the people on this board don't even know the daily responsibilities of an OC, isn't very reassuring.

There is no other choice than to roll with our guy's leadership. So, let's roll.