Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[VOL6479]

Swain said he's heard from two different sources he trusts one said no booster was willing to pay the buyout and the other one said there was a booster willing to pay

 

[Kingston Vol]

It was a leak. There’s no reporting or breaking a story without leaks. It will also probably be the last bit of information he gets from UT for releasing this.

We both know he and others got wind of this story weeks ago.

The reason he went with it when others didn't is that Fox Sports Knoxville has very little access as is. He had nothing to lose.

 

[Jimmy Football]

If he wants to be a big time head coach again, he’s going to have to take a smaller job first and rehab his record a bit.

That terrible stint at Baylor is an albatross around his neck.

 

[SLICKYINC]

I am very eager to see if Auburn tries to keep Steele on staff.

If I were Napier, I wouldn't allow it. Because you know what the boosters think of him.

They’ll keep Gardner though. He knows where the bodies are buried.

 

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[MarcoVol]

Would’ve much rather had them hire Steele than Napier

 

[HankHill]

We both know he and others got wind of this story weeks ago.

The reason he went with it when others didn't is that Fox Sports Knoxville has very little access as is. He had nothing to lose.

Right. AP and Hubbs knew about it for weeks but there’s a professional conduct when it comes to college athletics regarding when and what to report. Maybe his source will still be employed but it’s probably a coach on his way out if i had to bet on it.

 

[Skizer41]

It was a leak. There’s no reporting or breaking a story without leaks. It will also probably be the last bit of information he gets from UT for releasing this.

What? You do realize when the investigation started right?

EDIT: wasn't being a smsrtazz.... I've read your other posts. Not worth arguing about.

 

[Dudleys87]

Why pay his buyout when you don't have to? It's no longer a matter of whether or not this should have gone public. That genie is out of the bottle. So if there are any legs to this whatsoever, and you can fire Pruitt with cause and avoid paying his buyout, you do it. Seriously, if we've been this sloppy at cheating that pisses me off more than on the field performance.

I can see it now...

Lack of institutional control.

Not enough to fire with

 

[SLICKYINC]

Right. AP and Hubbs knew about it for weeks but there’s a professional conduct when it comes to college athletics regarding when and what to report. Maybe his source will still be employed but it’s probably a coach on his way out if i had to bet on it.

Ding ding. We have a winner.

 

[RiotVol]

Imagine starting an internal investigation on your coach who’s record is horrible. Then imagine that internal investigation being leaked from the inside with the thought process of getting CJP fired with cause but not his record or lack of development. Everyone cheats, everyone knows it and that’s why most of these things stay internal.

Knoxville media is poop. Boosters pulling in all directions and you can’t trust the AD to have your back.

This is just me but, if I was a coach, there is absolutely no way I take the UT job until they fix their issues in house.

I like Pruitt as a person and really thought he’d turn this around but obviously I was wrong. I think he should be fired for his record and lack of development but this whole leak thing stinks. Who is the leaker?

Me,too!! I thought we were about to whip some butts with a fire breathing coach at the helm.

This *waves around at everything* is not that.

I’m really bummed. I wanted him to work out.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

I’m of the opinion that Pruitt is likely coming back next year because I have no faith in the administration. They don’t really seem to care about winning or the fans, unless it’s to make a quick buck off of them.

It’s fun to “choose joy” but I’ll believe it when it happens.

I believe as of now that Pruitt is coming back. Two days ago I was certain he would be fired as early as today. Deerpark’s posts over the weekend are sound logically IMO. The Administration wants UT football to be successful but there are not good options for Head Coaches this year that would be any different than when we hired Pruitt 3 years ago. I invite you to read his posts since Saturday. He also explains in good detail why it is unlikely Freeze coaches here or any other P5 school. His prior transgressions going back to his time as. High School coach are too much to overcome

 

[Nashvegas31]

The last thing we need is Bama LsU and Auburn to be really good again. The East might as well be AAC at that point

??? Those 3 have been good the whole time. Auburn been inconsistent at times but have had several years recently where in hunt.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Right. AP and Hubbs knew about it for weeks but there’s a professional conduct when it comes to college athletics regarding when and what to report. Maybe his source will still be employed but it’s probably a coach on his way out if i had to bet on it.

I think that's probably right, although I think it's very possible there was no "final" source to put his reporting over the top and he simply had the article ready for when it would do the most damage.

 

[drvenner]

Maybe our new coach will consider him for DC.

 

[Dudleys87]

Right. AP and Hubbs knew about it for weeks but there’s a professional conduct when it comes to college athletics regarding when and what to report. Maybe his source will still be employed but it’s probably a coach on his way out if i had to bet on it.

A disgruntled GA.

 

[Dudleys87]

??? Those 3 have been good the whole time. Auburn been inconsistent at times but have had several years recently where in hunt.

But if they’re all three on the same tier which is possible it’s a bad look for the east

 

[LA Vol]

IDT a lot of these media guys knew about it for weeks and sat on it. Not at all.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

 

[Dudleys87]

Maybe our new coach will consider him for DC.

We could do so much worse.

The stars are aligning for Gus/Steele at Tennessee!

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Basilio's blog today is a good read. Might be fan fiction, might be an aggregation of message board chatter, but it matches up with the tea leaves being swirled on this site and what is being publicly reported by the establishment media.

Two Key Points Playing Out Behind The Scenes:

1. The UT power players want to rid themselves of Jeremy Pruitt, maybe as much as the distraught fan base.

2. They would love to find enough on Pruitt to force a settlement and save millions, but skate by with the NCAA and avoid major penalties.

YES, FELLOW VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE BACK IN A FULL BLOWN MESS.

The Tony Basilio Show

So the question is, how much do the major power people really want to fire Pruitt? Because I doubt very seriously that whats happened will be enough to fire him with cause or to the point where the buyout is reduced.

Guess we'll find out soon enough. Before the investigation I leaned heavily towards him being back next year. Then news broke and many media people, insiders say there's no way he comes back.

The fan base does not want him back. Sounds like at least some of the big money people want him gone. I still think Fulmer wants him back, at least another season. Does Fulmer have enough backing from the big money guys that he's tight with to keep him another year?

Sounds like, yet again, we are at war with ourselves, like usual which is why this scenario never plays out with us "winning." We will either Keep Pruitt one more year, have a disastrous season next year, or we'll fire him and hire Bo Pelini or Kevin Steele and we'll repeat the same process in 3-4 years.

 

[Jimmy Football]

I believe as of now that Pruitt is coming back. Two days ago I was certain he would be fired as early as today. Deerpark’s posts over the weekend are sound logically IMO. The Administration wants UT football to be successful but there are not good options for Head Coaches this year that would be any different than when we hired Pruitt 3 years ago. I invite you to read his posts since Saturday. He also explains in good detail why it is unlikely Freeze coaches here or any other P5 school. His prior transgressions going back to his time as. High School coach are too much to overcome

There are multiple realistic, non-Freeze options available better than Pruitt.

 

[snowvols]

Napier was the OC at Clemson the same time Steele was DC. He may stick around.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Would’ve much rather had them hire Steele than Napier

They didn’t fire Gus to promote DC. You don’t pay 21 million to do that and have same product. That was only a ploy to help get through signing day period. As you can see now that we are past that point Steele magically isn’t a serious candidate.

 

[bigorangecrush89]

Groundbreaking info and fresh take there.