Pruitt wouldnt survive a 1-7 record.

[99gator]

What does "success" look like in 2020?

I don't know.

Right off the bat, there is Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama on the schedule.

Bowl eligibility is going to be tough

 

[VolArmy74]

Rich donors often convince themselves they have more power than they actually do. They also think they know what’s best. It’s this simple - if Butch Jones got 4 years, the Pruitt is definitely getting four years. Nobody is going to fire a coach year 2. Nobody would want the job no matter how much money was offered. This would be a disaster for recruiting. This would be a disaster for the football program.

A legendary head coach stepped down from his program. He had recently won a national title, one of many in his career. He became the athletic director. He hired a head coach that had been on his national championship winning staff. That new head coach, despite having learned from the master, had no success. He was fired after 2 years and replaced by a guy who had the team contending for the national title again 2 years later.

The school was Tennessee. The legendary coach was Robert Neyland. He let Harvey Robinson go after two bad years and brought in Bowden Wyatt. Robinson was Neyland's friend. The General called firing him after two years the hardest football related thing he had to do. But the program came first. Neyland saw he had made a mistake and corrected it even though it caused pain. Is Phil man enough to do that?

He is obviously no Neyland, Neyland would probably have despised the behind the scenes politics Phil has pulled over the years. But will Phil admit he is wrong and do the right thing when he needs to or will he drag it out like he did with Sanders? Phil liked having Randy around to take heat and knew he was no threat to look for a raise from OC to HC, like Phil himself did some 15 years prior.

 

[JoAllan]

I survived David Hasselhoff’s record “The Night Before Christmas”

So I guess anything’s possible.

 

[BisonVol]

Rich donors often convince themselves they have more power than they actually do. They also think they know what’s best. It’s this simple - if Butch Jones got 4 years, the Pruitt is definitely getting four years. Nobody is going to fire a coach year 2. Nobody would want the job no matter how much money was offered. This would be a disaster for recruiting. This would be a disaster for the football program.

I would disagree. Butch got 4 years because his win total increased from year 1 to 2 and increased again from year 2 to year 3. There was measurable progress. Granted it all came crashing down, but we all know that story. I think we can all agree that Pruitt's win total isn't going to increase from year 1 to 2. In fact, it is likely to decrease significantly barring a major turnaround. I don't think coaches would turn down Tennessee solely because they fired a coach for losing 10 or 11 games in a single season. With that being said, Pruitt gets a year 3. Nobody is going to be willing to pay $16M to buy out him and his staff.

 

[VolinMichigan]

A legendary head coach stepped down from his program. He had recently won a national title, one of many in his career. He became the athletic director. He hired a head coach that had been on his national championship winning staff. That new head coach, despite having learned from the master, had no success. He was fired after 2 years and replaced by a guy who had the team contending for the national title again 2 years later.

The school was Tennessee. The legendary coach was Robert Neyland. He let Harvey Robinson go after two bad years and brought in Bowden Wyatt. Robinson was Neyland's friend. The General called firing him after two years the hardest football related thing he had to do. But the program came first. Neyland saw he had made a mistake and corrected it even though it caused pain. Is Phil man enough to do that?

He is obviously no Neyland, Neyland would probably have despised the behind the scenes politics Phil has pulled over the years. But will Phil admit he is wrong and do the right thing when he needs to or will he drag it out like he did with Sanders? Phil liked having Randy around to take heat and knew he was no threat to look for a raise from OC to HC, like Phil himself did some 15 years prior.

Dude that was 60 freakin years ago. 60! Do you think modern college football remotely resembles the game from that era? Listen to yourself.

 

[LakeMaryFLVol]

Only way we can verify this is to ask MITBeaver.

 

[VolArmy74]

Dude that was 60 freakin years ago. 60! Do you think modern college football remotely resembles the game from that era? Listen to yourself.

Doing the right thing doesn't change with the times. If you made a mistake, admit it and correct it. Don't drag it out. UT comes first, not friendships or egos.

 

[JMSqb11]

Womp womp

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

This really aged well

 

[alaVOL]

I'm glad we don't have to prove this true or false.

 

[vols40]

Womp womp

Thanks for bumping this thread.