Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Weezer]

My coach knows. Not sure why they put so much stock into their win over Clemson WITHOUT THEIR QB

So you're a Jeff Monken guy....Should have known.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[MarcoVol]

My coach knows. Not sure why they put so much stock into their win over Clemson WITHOUT THEIR QB

A&M also sucks tho

 

[rjd970]

SIAP - SEC shorts nailed it this week, LOL

 

[Jimmy Football]

“Row Tide!” Jeremy shouted as he completed his ballot...

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Everyone is hit or miss. Pruitt has missed. Time to move on.

Sark
Napier (unless Auburn)
Chadwell
Gus
Harsin

That’s five off the top of my head. Marrone and O’Brien aren’t great, but they’re better than Pruitt. Call Joe Brady. Venables would be an upgrade.

“We can’t do any better than Pruitt” is just nonsense. I’m sorry, it just is.

I doubt Pruitt is going. I don’t like it either. Read Deerpark12’s posts the last few days. We are making our opinions based in our emotional investment to UT football. It may change how you view things.

 

[DuckRiverVol]

Extremely short list of those that can afford the buyout...
And the one that pays it chooses the next coach.

 

[SmokinBob]

Yeah there's no way to become a fan for another team. I'm a fan of the sport. I watch a lot of football and I can root for other teams in games or root against other teams but become a fan of another team? No. Tennessee fandom for a lot of us isn't surface level. It's entrenched on a psychological level. We've been indoctrinated since we were old enough to say, "Go Vols".

I didn't choose to be a Tennessee fan. It was chosen for me a long time ago and even though times have been tough I have been actively bringing my children into the fold. I may grow apathetic. I may not yell at the tv quite so much as a season of poor showing progresses but I am a fan and will always be.

Well said.

 

[Grey_pilgrim]

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

Not buying this part. Pruitt has proven there are much better options available.

Between Bowling Green, South Alabama and Vandy we might get to 3 wins next year. Definite loses are Bama, Florida, UGA and probably Ole Miss unless our defense greatly improves. Kentucky, USCe and Missouri are toss ups. And we already know how well Pruitt does against first year coaches. At best we’ll be 6-6 next year. But let’s stick with the coach that keeps getting blown out year after year with no hope of improving.

This post wasn’t targeted at you btw, just our administration and their lack of competence.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

What was 1 thru 6 ?

 

[Jimmy Football]

I doubt Pruitt is going. I don’t like it either. Read Deerpark12’s posts the last few days. We are making our opinions based in our emotional investment to UT football. It may change how you view things.

I’m starting to doubt it as well, but the narrative he (and now you) is pushing is not accurate. It’s an excuse to keep a failed coach one year too long, like we have the last two hires.

 

[MarcoVol]

I doubt Pruitt is going. I don’t like it either. Read Deerpark12’s posts the last few days. We are making our opinions based in our emotional investment to UT football. It may change how you view things.

I went and read his posts and all I have to say is: damnit

 

[Grey_pilgrim]

But they are hit or miss to bring the program to relevancy. Plus we will lose possibly up to 15 quality players if Pruitt leaves. That will set us back years regardless of who the new coach is. We are in a bad spot with limited options this year.

Those 15 players aren’t going to be developed well by Pruitt so that doesn’t matter.

 

[hep]

Ive been saying this all along. Boyd and Plowman back Fulmer on this.

Not saying you’re wrong, but citing Andrew Ray as your source is more egregious than citing Wikipedia on your dissertation.

 

[SLICKYINC]

What was 1 thru 6 ?

1. Click
2. On
3. It
4. To
5. See
6. It

 

[rjd970]

Not buying this part. Pruitt has proven there are much better options available.

Between Bowling Green, South Alabama and Vandy we might get to 3 wins next year. Definite loses are Bama, Florida, UGA and probably Ole Miss unless our defense greatly improves. Kentucky, USCe and Missouri are toss ups. And we already know how well Pruitt does against first year coaches. At best we’ll be 6-6 next year. But let’s stick with the coach that keeps getting blown out year after year with no hope of improving.

This post wasn’t targeted at you btw, just our administration and their lack of competence.

This is true. By the AD saying “there are no better options” they are saying they are fine with 5-6 wins next year and to please continue donations and ticket purchases.

Screw ‘em. This fanbase will be all but completely checked out if Pruitt is retained.

 

[volamite86]

What was 1 thru 6 ?

 

[Weezer]

Tennessee football makes me want to cry.

 

[hep]

Napier and Chadwell are hit or miss. No guarantee they could upgrade the program especially if we lose up to 15 quality players by firing Pruitt.

Those “quality players” led us to 3 wins. I don’t see too many players I’d be upset to lose on our roster.

 

[KB5252]

We're used to that after the last 15 years, and especially after this past season. Pruitt has brought my disappointment to new lows.

I agree, unfortunately every time I believe we've hit a new low and can go no further we find another level or two we didn't think possible.

 

[wisvol22]

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 mean, it's pretty obvious his source is Tee Martin, right? Both are from South Alabama, I'm pretty positive he was out front on Tee coming back here and he was the only one providing updates on the Tee-South Alabama HC position. Additionally, he was the one that had the lead on Velus Jones being interested in transferring here two years ago and then again when he transferred here last year. Velus is also from Mobile, so is Tee, Tee obviously coached him at USC and here.

 

[vol9799]

We aren’t Florida and we don’t have a Dan Mullen just sitting there. We do have endless internal struggles that the whole college football world has seen for years though.

All the more reason that the "firing for cause will hurt us" argument doesn't hold water. Those of us who are old enough to remember can recall what everyone said after Alabama ran off Bill Curry after a 10 win season and then went thru four coaches in 10 years. "No one will go there because they have unreasonable expectations" "Boosters and crazy fans have made Alabama a toxic environment" etc, etc. They were a laughing stock. Then they identified a target that everyone (including the target) said wouldn't come and they refused to take no for an answer and they simply used $$$ and determination to make it happen.

So I don't buy all this woe is us, no one will come here, crap. Grow a set and go buy a real coach. Eradicate anyone who stands in the way; AD, booster, VFL's, academics, admin, whatever. Because you know what, when the program starts winning again, all that other crap will melt away and everyone will be back on board. It's that simple.

 

[BruinVol]

Georgia ahead of florida ???


Damn fool

 

[Jimmy Football]

I went and read his posts and all I have to say is: damnit

What did he say that you and Abingdon are so depressed about? Just sounds like his usual stuff to me.

 

[SLICKYINC]

All the more reason that the "firing for cause will hurt us" argument doesn't hold water. Those of us who are old enough to remember can recall what everyone said after Alabama ran off Bill Curry after a 10 win season and then went thru four coaches in 10 years. "No one will go there because they have unreasonable expectations" "Boosters and crazy fans have made Alabama a toxic environment" etc, etc. They were a laughing stock. Then they identified a target that everyone (including the target) said wouldn't come and they refused to take no for an answer and they simply used $$$ and determination to make it happen.

So I don't buy all this woe is us, no one will come here, crap. Grow a set and go buy a real coach. Eradicate anyone who stands in the way; AD, booster, VFL's, academics, admin, whatever. Because you know what, when the program starts winning again, all that other crap will melt away and everyone will be back on board. It's that simple.

You don’t have to buy it if you don’t want to. But, last 3 hires disagrees with most of your opinion on it.