Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

[Kingston Vol]

I think if Pruitt survives this season, he will do well enough to be retained after next season, too. If he beats Vanderbilt this year it means we likely would have been 6-6 in a regular season.

I do not think he will enough long-term to survive.

Yeah, depending on what the bar is next season, I could see it.

If 3-7 is good enough this year, a three win improvement is probably good enough next year.

 

[Ron Swanson]

If Fuente can’t win in the trash ACC how’s he going to win in the SEC?

This is really all that matters when discussing Fuente. Game. Set. Match.

 

[HankHill]

Hahahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha.

my reaction too. Gotta love putting all your eggs in a basket with a guy who can’t beat out JG and a guy we haven’t seen yet.

 

[HankHill]

This is really all that matters when discussing Fuente. Game. Set. Match.

Never understood the love for him.

 

[millst987]

Never understood the love for him.

Same

 

[mr.checkerboards]

my reaction too. Gotta love putting all your eggs in a basket with a guy who can’t beat out JG and a guy we haven’t seen yet.

Its not even that. I dont trust the coaching staff at all. No continuity, poor development on both sides of the ball and some of the worst roster management I've ever seen.

 

[millst987]

You want a guy that’s proven he can do more with less

Freeze
Campbell

 

[Batman1948]

Texas's All-American left tackle just opted out of the rest of the season. Things are moving in Austin.

I kinda believe this is just quitting on the team. It's too deep in the season to be worried about Covid. I'd probably just clean out his locker and say good luck to him.

 

[MwB]

I just can't imagine the reaction to a hire that Butch beat, and that lost to Freeze this year with 10x's the talent.

Agreed. If Fuente is a realistic hire for Tennessee then Tennessee football is dead.

 

[31VFL]

Yeah, depending on what the bar is next season, I could see it.

If 3-7 is good enough this year, a three win improvement is probably good enough next year.

If we keep him past this season, I wish the timing would work out where if Rhule cannot make it in the NFL, we could make a run at him. I feel like that won’t be possible since Carolina has been pretty competitive all year even though McCaffrey and Bridgewater have been hurt a lot.

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

You want a guy that’s proven he can do more with less

Freeze
Campbell

 

[Aesius]

Fuente looks awful. Has regressed at VT big time. Lost 3 bowl games in a row and about to have his worst ever season at VT. It would be so UT to do a geographic recruiting rival a favor and take their hot seat coach off their hands, though.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Agreed. If Fuente is a realistic hire for Tennessee then Tennessee football is dead.

Dog we’ve hired Derek Dooley before.

Fuente would have the best resume of any coach we’ve hired since Majors. (Doesn’t mean he’s at the top of my list or that I think he’d be successful.)

 

[31VFL]

Texas 247 board is all in on Meyer. It is very similar to us with Gruden.

 

[Aesius]

Dog we’ve hired Derek Dooley before.

Fuente would have the best resume of any coach we’ve hired since Majors.

Look at trends. Not just resume. Give me a guy with a weaker resume who is trending up.

 

[Aesius]

Gene Chizik would also have the best resume of any coach we've hired since Majors. By a long shot.

 

[VolGee4]

About Fuente. Maybe I'm wrong but ino TN is a better job then Va Tech. Imo if he could get the support Pruitt has he would do well here. He's a good offensive mind and if we gave him 1.5 I'm sure he could find a solid DC. Va Tech is a good program but im not sure it has the ceiling TN does when its at its peak.

It’s not a good fit. Square peg, round hole.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Texas 247 board is all in on Meyer. It is very similar to us with Gruden.

Difference is. I could see their boosters ponying up to get him. AM having succes can't be sitting well with them. Urban will have them competing with OU in year 1

 

[butchna]

I'll take your word for it on the recruiting rankings. I guess my memory is more locked into the long list of players who shine at OU who went to HS in Texas. Which would mean OU recruits and develops better than Texas.

Better coaches except in short spells.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Look at trends. Not just resume. Give me a guy with a weaker resume who is trending up.

I don’t disagree.

 

[millst987]

Dog we’ve hired Derek Dooley before.

Fuente would have the best resume of any coach we’ve hired since Majors. (Doesn’t mean he’s at the top of my list or that I think he’d be successful.)

Still trash

 

[KPT_VFL]

Dog we’ve hired Derek Dooley before.

Fuente would have the best resume of any coach we’ve hired since Majors. (Doesn’t mean he’s at the top of my list or that I think he’d be successful.)

Why not Herman? He’s outperformed Fuente and ein a big bowl game. You don’t mention him at all? You just get sucked into these mediocre hires and enjoy them.

 

[InVOLuntary]

If we're going the experimental route may as well keep the experiment that's currently underway. It's stupid to pay all the buyouts then
over pay for another unqualified coach. May as well just enjoy the sucktatude.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Still trash

I’m just saying this “hire x coach and the program is dead” thing is horseshit.

We hired Derek Dooley when he was 17-20 at La Tech

We’re gonna survive

 

[31VFL]

Difference is. I could see their boosters ponying up to get him. AM having succes can't be sitting well with them. Urban will have them competing with OU in year 1

I agree. There are several threads with people claiming the talks have already started behind the scenes. I do not see USC or Notre Dame opening up so they make the most sense for his return.