Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

[millst987]

Think that was Atlanta Vol. And to be honest I don't think I buy that. The powers that be who might not like Pruitt will get over it if they think he can win at an elite level. Saban isn't exactly buds with the boosters down there. Boots Donnelly and a few others close to Pruitt have stated that he loves Alabama with every fiber of his being. Similar to the way Fulmer loves Tennessee.

He wanted to beat the ever living crap out of them earlier this year though. I haven’t seen him that excited about a game ever, and we had a real shot.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I’m kicking up going to it, too.

Me and the wife were thinking of planning a week long winter T-Bay trip to visit friends and go to Universal, but I was thinking more like Feb..but I may have to change that if possible if the Vols were to be chosen for the Cap1 or Outback.

 

[volatil]

Garth Brooks speaks to UT athletes, wowed by Inky Johnson

 

[HankHill]

Start talking up Nigel to your staff and tell them to advise Trey to stay one more year..TIA

i wish i had any kind of pull. NFL teams have been meeting with Trey all year. Titans, browns, and jags had lunch with him a couple weeks ago. I don’t see any reason why he would stay.

 

[Bearwallow Bandit]

He wanted to beat the ever living crap out of them earlier this year though. I haven’t seen him that excited about a game ever, and we had a real shot.

I agree that he seemed to have a different sort of vigor in that Alabama game. At least that's how it looked to me. Make no mistake though, he's a hired gun. It'd almost be better if Saban retired after this year rather than him doing it in 3 to 4 years.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Jeremy will go back there if given the opportunity. It’s just the way it is.

We need to do WHATEVER it takes to keep him if it comes to that. That is humiliation we as a fanbase do not need. They better look out for us...IF..it comes to that. Pruitt is an idiot if he ever leaves us and takes that job. He will never be good enough for that bunch of wackjobs...ever. That job will chew whoever gets it after Saban up, and spit them out.

Jeremy has a chance to forge his own legacy here. He needs to embrace that and forget them. He should have done that the day he took the Tennessee job.

 

[Catbone]

College basketball rankings: Tennessee beats Washington, holding spot in Top 25 And 1

 

[HankHill]

@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.

I don’t think you really have to tank like the nba does in the NFL. The dolphins are extremely well coached they just suck. I can’t get a grip on the Bengals, i think Taylor is mediocre so far but their OL is beyond pathetic. It all hinges on this injury. But he will go through extensive medical testing at the combine and interview process. I would be shocked if he made it to the 2nd round unless it’s just some catastrophic injury news. Watch the patriots get him at like 29 .

If he can make a recovery this could be a blessing. Think of how much better off Lamar jackson has been since he fell to a well ran organization like Baltimore with two elite OLmen and a good coach. I don’t think he is having the success he is now if he is in Cleveland or new York.

 

[HankHill]

Does your work deal with the draft? Or something as a hobby?

Pretty much i get assigned players or teams, watch their games, make cut ups of significant plays (good or bad), chart things that happen and then send it up the ladder.

 

[volatil]

College basketball rankings: Tennessee beats Washington, holding spot in Top 25 And 1

From unranked to #17

 

[Bearwallow Bandit]

We need to do WHATEVER it takes to keep him if it comes to that. That is humiliation we as a fanbase do not need. They better look out for us...IF..it comes to that. Pruitt is an idiot if he ever leaves us and takes that job. He will never be good enough for that bunch of wackjobs...ever. That job will chew whoever gets it after Saban up, and spit them out.

Jeremy has a chance to forge his own legacy here. He needs to embrace that and forget them. He should have done that the day he took the Tennessee job.

In a perfect world he would. I just don't think that's reality though. I look at it this way. If I got the opportunity as a hot shot assistant coach to be the head coach at Alabama, I'm sure I would probably accept. While I was there, I'd do the best I could to put a winning product on the field. If Tennessee came calling at any point in my Alabama tenure, I'm bolting. Can't expect him to be any different. He's an Alabama guy to the core.

 

[HankHill]

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.

I think bama is going the NFL route when the time comes. Dabo isn’t leaving Clemson for anything other than the NFL. The expectations alone at bama will eat 95% of coaches alive, even good ones.

I think they will look at the model that USC had with Pete Carrol. Someone like Doug marrone, jay gruden, etc would be my guess (impossible time even ponder up a guess tho bc of the timeline)

 

[KPT_VFL]

We haven’t even become bowl eligible and Saban hasn’t even retried and we are talking about Pruitt going to Bama. Peak VN.

 

[omghulkhands]

Do we think Arky is about the right landing spot for Matt Campbell or is he higher level material?

Positives:

Lots of big wins against ranked opponents
.500 record at a crap school

Negatives:

.500 record (yes, you can count it both ways)
Not a proven recruiter

 

[millst987]

We haven’t even become bowl eligible and Saban hasn’t even retried and we are talking about Pruitt going to Bama. Peak VN.

Yeah, the chances of that happening are super duper low

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

In a perfect world he would. I just don't think that's reality though. I look at it this way. If I got the opportunity as a hot shot assistant coach to be the head coach at Alabama, I'm sure I would probably accept. While I was there, I'd do the best I could to put a winning product on the field. If Tennessee came calling at any point in my Alabama tenure, I'm bolting. Can't expect him to be any different. He's an Alabama guy to the core.

I wouldn't, but then I would have never wanted to take the job at my schools rival to start with. Either way, I hope you guys just willin to give him up to Bama like we are their little bitch are not examples of what Fulmer would do. You can not let them just take your cheese.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I think bama is going the NFL route when the time comes. Dabo isn’t leaving Clemson for anything other than the NFL. The expectations alone at bama will eat 95% of coaches alive, even good ones.

I think they will look at the model that USC had with Pete Carrol. Someone like Doug marrone, jay gruden, etc would be my guess (impossible time even ponder up a guess tho bc of the timeline)

Who ever it is will fail..maybe not at first, but expectations will destroy whomever takes that job.

 

[Bearwallow Bandit]

I think bama is going the NFL route when the time comes. Dabo isn’t leaving Clemson for anything other than the NFL. The expectations alone at bama will eat 95% of coaches alive, even good ones.

I think they will look at the model that USC had with Pete Carrol. Someone like Doug marrone, jay gruden, etc would be my guess (impossible time even ponder up a guess tho bc of the timeline)

If they go that route I don't think there's any way they would target a failed NFL coach. He'd have to be successful. Amongst the college ranks, outside of Swinney I have no idea who they would even go after other than Pruitt if he's successful here. Some people have mentioned Urban but he loathes Alabama.

 

[HankHill]

Do we think Arky is about the right landing spot for Matt Campbell or is he higher level material?

Positives:

Lots of big wins against ranked opponents
.500 record at a crap school

Negatives:

.500 record (yes, you can count it both ways)
Not a proven recruiter

Campbell is a damn good coach. Arkansas would be lucky to get him. I think he could do so much better than Arkansas tho.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

We haven’t even become bowl eligible and Saban hasn’t even retried and we are talking about Pruitt going to Bama. Peak VN.

Hypothetical yes, but it is a very real possibility at some point. I just hope our AD doesn't roll over and play dead if it comes to it.

 

[HankHill]

Who ever it is will fail..maybe not at first, but expectations will destroy whomever takes that job.

I agree. That’s why i don’t think it’s one of those jobs where people will be knocking down the door. You could legit go 9-3 the first two years and people will want to fire you.

 

[volatil]

Do we think Arky is about the right landing spot for Matt Campbell or is he higher level material?

Positives:

Lots of big wins against ranked opponents
.500 record at a crap school

Negatives:

.500 record (yes, you can count it both ways)
Not a proven recruiter

I think he’s bigger than that job honestly. Arkansas is going to have to get a guy they “hope” can be good on this level. Tough sell to come into this situation and play LSU, Bama, Auburn, A&M each year.

 

[Pane di mais]

We haven’t even become bowl eligible and Saban hasn’t even retried and we are talking about Pruitt going to Bama. Peak VN.

I think it was the only negative some peeps could come up with today

 

[Bearwallow Bandit]

I wouldn't, but then I would have never wanted to take the job at my schools rival to start with. Either way, I hope you guys just willin to give him up to Bama like we are their little bitch are not examples of what Fulmer would do. You can not let them just take your cheese.

I mean I wouldn't go down without a fight. I'd pay the guy whatever he wants but it isn't like Alabama wouldn't do the same. It wouldn't be about the money though. He'd probably crawl to Alabama if he had the shot.

 

[HankHill]

If they go that route I don't think there's any way they would target a failed NFL coach. He'd have to be successful. Amongst the college ranks, outside of Swinney I have no idea who they would even go after other than Pruitt if he's successful here. Some people have mentioned Urban but he loathes Alabama.

No one is going to leave a current NFL job for Alabama imo. NFL jobs are so much better than college jobs now. That early signing day has made life miserable for coaches.