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TNrockytop4ever said:
I think 7-5 has us in either the Belk Bowl or Music City Bowl.

LSU will be in the playoff. One of UGA/Bama could easily be in the playoff and the other will probably be in the Sugar Bowl. Florida in the Outback Bowl. Then it’s between us, Auburn, and A&M. I vote A&M goes to the Taxslayer Bowl.
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Fiesta/Peach (playoffs): UGA or LSU
Sugar: Bama
Citrus: Loser of SECCG
Orange: UF
Cotton: A&M or Auburn
Outback: A&M or Auburn
Gator: Tennessee
 
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Devo182 said:
No way he is second lol. Bama will be picking from the highest branches from the start.

Now...do their top choices turn them down because following Saban may be career suicide and they could have long careers elsewhere? It's certainly possible. If that becomes a common theme during the search, then it's possible they look to an alumni that is not risk averse. That would be Jeremy Pruitt. The guy is gung ho and very confident. He may take the job with neither blinking nor a worry in mind.

But I still have a hard time believing every single top choice would be scared by coaching in the Saban shadow. Surely at least 1 candidate would see inheriting a top 3 team in talent, having 100% community buyin, and being close to top high school talent as great reasons to jump in. The expectations may be crazy, but the inheritance and potential spoils are crazy too.
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You fell for it. Congrats.
 
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Bearwallow Bandit said:
Boots has also told people off the record that Pruitt loves Tennessee and really values having Fulmer as a boss, but if Alabama ever came after him he would be shocked if he turned it down. That really isn't too hard to put together though. Would be no different than if Fulmer was at Alabama and Tennessee came calling back in his heyday. At least it would mean Tennessee would be a premier program again.
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It means we would be playing the coach lottery again...Sorry, but I am NOT down for that again. It is just too hard to find a good coach, and when you do find a good coach, then nearly everything has to go right for that good coach to succeed.

If Pruitt succeeds here, then I hope our oft stoooopid admin does whatever it takes to keep him. If that means paying WAY over market value to secure him...then the jerks better be ready to pay it. We can't let that hated garbage dump steal our soul like that.
 
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Devo182 said:
No way he is second lol. Bama will be picking from the highest branches from the start.

Now...do their top choices turn them down because following Saban may be career suicide and they could have long careers elsewhere? It's certainly possible. If that becomes a common theme during the search, then it's possible they look to an alumni that is not risk averse. That would be Jeremy Pruitt. The guy is gung ho and very confident. He may take the job with neither blinking nor a worry in mind.

But I still have a hard time believing every single top choice would be scared by coaching in the Saban shadow. Surely at least 1 candidate would see inheriting a top 3 team in talent, having 100% community buyin, and being close to top high school talent as great reasons to jump in. The expectations may be crazy, but the inheritance and potential spoils are crazy too.
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Outside of the obvious choice in Swinney, who are the top choices? If Pruitt has this thing rolling in two years I'd bet the farm he'll be a top choice.
 
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#Vol4Life1991 said:
Since he has won a lot st uga, people think higher of his nfl capabilities even though in reality he will be average at best. Same thing happens in the nfl with these marginal qb's.
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Successful college QBs who succeed on the NFL level are becoming very rare
 
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overseasorange2 said:
I doubt Miss St was much of a threat to come back, and even if they threatened you could always put Tua back in. With his recent injury history, he should not been in the game with a 4 TD lead. I think Saban wanted to impress the polls with a huge victory for a possible spot in the playoffs. You play with fire, sometimes you get burned...Saban.
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Serious injuries are usually a matter of luck. I've heard many people say that it was foolish of us to play Chuck Webb against Pacific. You never know when one of those devastating hits is going to happen and it seems to usually happen against the most inept competition.
 
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Bearwallow Bandit said:
Outside of the obvious choice in Swinney, who are the top choices? If Pruitt has this thing rolling in two years I'd bet the farm he'll be a top choice.
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Bruin was posturing over him being second choice if we win this week. I'm just talking that immediate scenario.

Top choices would or could be anyone under the sun. Nearly anyone would at least listen to them, if only for leverage. Dabo, Stoops, Meyer, Riley...on down to Campbell, Norvell, Rhule, Franklin, Mullen, etc. Thinking Pruitt would be #2 after taking us from 4-8 to 5-7 and then a would-be 6-5 team after losing to Ga St is just absurd. Two years down the road of killing it here is a different story altogether but not what he was proposing.
 
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Devo182 said:
Bruin was posturing over him being second choice if we win this week. I'm just talking that immediate scenario.

Top choices would or could be anyone under the sun. Nearly anyone would at least listen to them, if only for leverage. Dabo, Stoops, Meyer, Riley...on down to Campbell, Norvell, Rhule, Franklin, Mullen, etc. Thinking Pruitt would be #2 after taking us from 4-8 to 5-7 and then a would-be 6-5 team after losing to Ga St is just absurd. Two years down the road of killing it here is a different story altogether but not what he was proposing.
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Bama is inbred enough to make sure they hire one of their own.
 
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Pepe said:
Successful college QBs who succeed on the NFL level are becoming very rare
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Successful NFL QBs are simply rare in general. How many in the league, in any given year, will have long careers as a starter and truly be considered a success? Maybe 10 or 12 players out of 32 teams (96+ roster QBs)? The rest are journeymen, career backups, young kids just waiting to be a bust. Just the odds of the position. They're against everyone who enters.
 
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Devo182 said:
Bruin was posturing over him being second choice if we win this week. I'm just talking that immediate scenario.

Top choices would or could be anyone under the sun. Nearly anyone would at least listen to them, if only for leverage. Dabo, Stoops, Meyer, Riley...on down to Campbell, Norvell, Rhule, Franklin, Mullen, etc. Thinking Pruitt would be #2 after taking us from 4-8 to 5-7 and then a would-be 6-5 team after losing to Ga St is just absurd. Two years down the road of killing it here is a different story altogether but not what he was proposing.
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Yeah..no way Pruitt is a serious candidate unless we are competing for east champs again.
 
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I don't remember who posted it earlier today, but somebody mentioned that a defensive player was committing tomorrow. If so, who?? I'll hang up and listen.
 
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@HankHill are teams still going to tank for Tua or do you see him slipping? I couldn't see him slipping past the 2nd round, that would still be a steal even if he had to sit a year.
 
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