Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Memphisvol87]

At this point I’m ready to have a lottery pick from users on here. The winner will coach the vols in 2021. I’m not being sarcastic when I say that would get me more excited than Pruitt returning.

 

[Deebowbear]

Phillip Montgomery your next Vols HC?

Better than Pruitt

 

[Newman]

Lol

 

[Jackcrevol]

Lol

not going to laugh at any other schools.

that said, dip *****.

 

[Power T-Rev]

Must of been one hell of meeting, 10+ hours whoa

Probably wasn't a meeting

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

You typing that Auburn is a better job shows how much you know about college football.

Compare the programs the last 29 years. SMDH.

 

[Dudley Smith]

Lol

That was uncalled for

 

[vol4eva]

We have the most incompetent AD/administration in college football. Barnes was pure luck.

 

[KB5252]

I suppose it depends how you look at it and what gets dug up. If Fulmer is as tied in (real facts, very few know the extent), then the investigation will likely uncover it anyway. It would be a career torpedoing move to let this ride out for the sake of attempting to hold leverage. I’m not so sure “sweep-it-under-the-rug” is a valid option here. “Can’t fire me for cause because I have dirt” doesn’t hold water if they’re gonna expose the dirt anyway (or threaten to) and clean house as a result.

Given that, I’d presume UT actually has move leverage than Pruitt (and by that regard, Fulmer) if there’s more than meets the eye to the investigation.

Not saying you’re wrong, just that the nature and extent of the transgressions may depend who has leverage and why some folks (probably don’t know as much as they think they do) don’t think he will be able to survive this.

We know there is dirt, always is. No one wants the NCAA sniffing around if it can help it. I'm sure Pruitt knows this as well as the University does. Anything they attempt to try to tie to Pruitt could likely be tied to lack of institutional control should Pruitt decide to respond in kind to the university attempting to strong arm him out and have him take the fall. It's a dangerous and ugly game no University with secrets really wants to play. And every program like this has secrets.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

Plus Auburn ain't better than Tennessee, If anything they're pretty much equal jobs. Both seem to have complete morons in charge running things lol

Sigh - Look at the last 20 years. SMDH

 

[matts42012]

The admin probably saw that Auburn is having a hard time replacing Gus which scared us from firing Pruitt so that's the excuse we will use when we keep him.

Or Auburn is telling a coach they must keep staff and arnt really sure who
Is in charge.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Or Auburn is telling a coach they must keep staff and arnt really sure who
Is in charge.

The fire him yet, Matts? Aged 22 years in the matter of 15 hours

 

[matts42012]

The fire him yet, Matts? Aged 22 years in the matter of 15 hours

Fulmer not helping himself at all right now.

 

[05_never_again]

Auburn wants to challenge us? OK - well, they need to actually sign a MoU with a coach that they pull out of (not just make a verbal offer and have a coach say no), then fire their AD and hire Tommy Tuberville, and he completes the search.

 

[Vols4us]

Night shift did what Jeremy's teams do - went through the motions. C'mon guys, gotta step up your games. Nothing to see there. If no content of note, make something up and start a knife fight.

Unfortunately, that may be how it gets in here permanently if they shizcan the program like they have been doing.

Freeze, Sark, Napier. Choose Joy.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

I've decided to opt out of the next 100+ pages of this thread. Just catch me up if I've missed anything:

1. Vols out of the Liberty Bowl due to COVID, including Pruitt.
2. Deerpark expecting Pruitt to return.
3. Endless speculation, coaches names and moaning.

Is that about it?

 

[TrippieRedd]

I've decided to opt out of the next 100+ pages of this thread. Just catch me up if I've missed anything:

1. Vols out of the Liberty Bowl due to COVID, including Pruitt.
2. Deerpark expecting Pruitt to return.
3. Endless speculation, coaches names and moaning.

Is that about it?

I promise I won't post Pruitt su...nvm. I just won't do that today.

 

[HankHill]

With Pruitt at the helm in 2021, apathy will be worse than Butchs final season.

If he is, i hate to say it but it’s at least partially the fans fault. Why would they make a change or want to do any extra when they know that virtually no matter what we’re gonna pack the stadium as much as it allows, buy all kinds of merchandise, and keep tuning in.

 

[Ace]

I bet nothing is happening. Fans care and are concerned, but I bet the administration and boosters are in holiday mode and checked out. I highly doubt there was any significant meeting. I hope I am wrong, but I think apathy has take over on The Hill.

 

[TrippieRedd]

If he is, i hate to say it but it’s at least partially the fans fault. Why would they make a change or want to do any extra when they know that virtually no matter what we’re gonna pack the stadium as much as it allows, buy all kinds of merchandise, and keep tuning in.

Gonna see more people around the stadium selling tickets.

 

[jakez4ut]

Compare the programs the last 29 years. SMDH.

right, if you just skim the surface, and go by w/l record, it's not really all that close.

below the surface...there's a lot of similarities....damn near twinsies.

 

[volinbama256]

I think it's pretty safe to say that if Pruitt ends up surviving, the stadium will be filled at barely Covid capacity, even if we are allowed maximum occupancy... this next season will be a joke and we won't be in the top 30 in recruiting... crazy how everyone, including recruits can see how much all of this stinks, yet UT Admin will look oblivious.
Hoping boosters make enough noise to show how obvious the right move needs to be... Who in the heck would they get as a staff to replace all that are leaving? No coach/coordinator with a pulse would touch this place... we will be scouting the high schools or D ll for staff... So hilarious and pathetic at the same time.

Crazy how a few days ago everyone including insiders and media were saying JP was as good as gone, and now people think he survives? WTF

 

[TrippieRedd]

I bet nothing is happening. Fans care and are concerned, but I bet the administration and boosters are in holiday mode and checked out. I highly doubt there was any significant meeting. I hope I am wrong, but I think apathy has take over on The Hill.

"We are here to talk about Pruitt........oh well would you look at that, we have been here for 5 mins already! Wow, alright time to go guys, it's holidays...um we will reconvene after NSD of 22"

 

[LA Vol]

Some players entering the portal want to explore their options. They're not committed to transferring. Others have already left the program-- not a surprise. There will be more, but they may hold off a bit now that there's no bowl game.

 

[volbeast33]

If he is, i hate to say it but it’s at least partially the fans fault. Why would they make a change or want to do any extra when they know that virtually no matter what we’re gonna pack the stadium as much as it allows, buy all kinds of merchandise, and keep tuning in.

We didn’t fill the stadium this year or last year.