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tnktm said:
Honest question on Pruitt. I think everyone would agree that there is a learning curve for a 1st time head coach - mistakes would be made and hopefully learned from. He had 2 normal years and now a “weird” year. Is there anything people are angry about that could be something he needed to learn and now maybe has learned?
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I think the problem is that it seems Pruitt is not learning from his mistakes. He is doing the same thing over and over. That is the most frustrating thing to me.
 
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Glocker_Alum_2005 said:
yep, and then we'll have to watch the reply for years to come!
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If you think about it a lot of embarrassing S**t has happened on Pruitts watch that we never imagined to ever happen here!..GSU loss.Blowout by Kentucky at home..BYU.Staff not taking pay cuts.Firing a DL coach 4 games into the season like damn man!...wtf
 
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UTSuave’ said:
Mock draft released today has Keon going #7 to Atlanta...I hope he doesn’t leave after just 1 year.
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I do. Because if he does that means he’s really good and we’ve had a great year and now have a pipeline for great one and dones to go straight to the NBA. It’s the only way we could ever win a title here
 
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tnktm said:
Honest question on Pruitt. I think everyone would agree that there is a learning curve for a 1st time head coach - mistakes would be made and hopefully learned from. He had 2 normal years and now a “weird” year. Is there anything people are angry about that could be something he needed to learn and now maybe has learned?
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Outside of the QB fiasco, my biggest concern is probably his passion. Where’s the JP that was fired up every game? The guy who lit into his players and got the most out of them? The coach who annoyed the piss out of Alabama with 3 timeouts before the half and after the game said pack your **** we aren’t losing another game? I don’t see the drive and enthusiasm this year from him. Even when we were 2-0. Something major has changed because “weird” year or not that’s not something that you need a regular offseason for.
 
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Devo182 said:
If he couldn't do it in Y1, Y2, or Y3, I'm sure Y4 will be the year.
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I totally get the argument for getting rid of him now. I just can't see the $$$ being the deciding factor. I think its more on the look of canning him, without see what he can do sans JG. I feel you don't can him and pay that buyout unless you have Freeze locked up. But from all accounts there are too many factions to agree on someone as divisive as Freeze. Our admin would rather keep Pruitt another year, can him if has a losing season, then hire a Dave Doeren/McGoogle knowing we would be stuck in mediocrity. They (aside from Fulmer) are perfectly happy with Vols going 8-4/7-5 every year.
 
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tnktm said:
Honest question on Pruitt. I think everyone would agree that there is a learning curve for a 1st time head coach - mistakes would be made and hopefully learned from. He had 2 normal years and now a “weird” year. Is there anything people are angry about that could be something he needed to learn and now maybe has learned?
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Here are some issues I see. Halftime adjustments. Pruitt still Hasn’t shown the ability to make good adjustments. I mean the UGA and Arky games are perfect examples. Defensive struggles. Failure to field a quality QB.

It seems this team has zero leadership on either side of the ball. I don’t know if that falls on the coach. But it seems that nobody has stepped up to assert themselves as leaders. Pruitt is not showing the best attitude either. It looks like he doesn’t really care. Where is the passion?
 
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HankHill said:
I do. Because if he does that means he’s really good and we’ve had a great year and now have a pipeline for great one and dones to go straight to the NBA. It’s the only way we could ever win a title here
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I agree. I think it helps recruiting but most teams seem to be winning titles with 2nd+ players like Villanova. You can win both ways but every team has had valuable upperclassmen. It would be massive for recruiting though honestly a win win situation.
 
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KPT_VFL said:
Outside of the QB fiasco, my biggest concern is probably his passion. Where’s the JP that was fired up every game? The guy who lit into his players and got the most out of them? The coach who annoyed the piss out of Alabama with 3 timeouts before the half and after the game said pack your **** we aren’t losing another game? I don’t see the drive and enthusiasm this year from him. Even when we were 2-0. Something major has changed because “weird” year or not that’s not something that you need a regular offseason for.
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I miss that Pruitt. That guy needs to come back.
 
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HankHill said:
I do. Because if he does that means he’s really good and we’ve had a great year and now have a pipeline for great one and dones to go straight to the NBA. It’s the only way we could ever win a title here
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I mean I hear you but at the same time I’d like to see Barnes make a final 4 or win a natty here at tennessee that’s the ultimate goal, thats Something he’s never done not even at Texas.a lot of teams have had their share of 1 and done’s,doesn’t mean that’s the start of a dynasty for 1 and done players to start flocking there.
 
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chavisut said:
Been a fan for awhile now. He can flat out coach.
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Seems the question would be can he recruit on the SEC. In his postgame today, he said his staff had been together a long time. That sounded like sentiment that led Butch Jones to bring his long time staff to the SEC before acknowledging they weren’t up to recruiting at this level.
 
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KPT_VFL said:
I agree. I think it helps recruiting but most teams seem to be winning titles with 2nd+ players like Villanova. You can win both ways but every team has had valuable upperclassmen. It would be massive for recruiting though honestly a win win situation.
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Exactly, Villanova is the perfect model for today's version of college basketball. A couple of one and done's every 4 years or so, mixed with high 4 stars (or even low 5 stars that need to develop, what Barnes does very well) that stay 3 or 4 years. Kinda what Barnes is starting to do, right now. Future is bright in basketball for at least, the next 3 or 4 years, probably as long as Barnes stays
 
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