Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[GVol1966]

Some boosters are backing Fulmer. Some are not. If the boosters all agreed there would not be a problem.

! The ones backing Fulmer are Morons and must love losing!

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

No slam dunk hire.

Fulmer is making the case that keening Pruitt is better in the long run.

The power people who want Fulmer out are currently loosing.

Fulmer still has a lot more clout than most think.

Freeze, Chadwell, or Napier would take this job. Probably Gus too. Slam dunk

 

[TrippieRedd]

I'm hoping those comments are saying fire Pruitt lol

 

[Aesius]

Last Vols game? He's tapping out! Haslams have full control now!

 

[BAJAvol]

I'm hoping those comments are saying fire Pruitt lol

Oh, they are.

 

[tn88volfan]

College Football currently has better viewer ratings than the NFL..... college players will make more $$$ than the pro’s in a couple of years... baffling

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Why was I born into the era of UT football dominance?

If I’d only been born in 2008, this all wouldn’t hurt so bad. Mostly bc I’d be cheering for a winning team.

I took the 1990s for granted. Missed the 1998 NC game because I was deployed. Didn’t sweat it - thought there’d be more opportunities.

22 years later....

 

[Ten_Titans]

I'm hoping those comments are saying fire Pruitt lol

Comon bro. Give Vol Twitter some credit. The fire Pruitt comments were there before he put his phone back in his pocket.

 

[johnfnkelly]

Nope. Look at his career, he’s a damn good football coach. His problem here was Philip Fulmer.

With Clawson as their offensive coordinator, Tennessee suffered its worst statistical offensive season in over 30 years.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Ice cream! It’s a sign!

 

[hog88]

The SEC is going to rapidly descend into like 4 decent programs and then a bunch of absolute dumpster fires. I think coaches are opting out of wanting in this conference.

I think you’re right. I also think G5 programs being willing to pay 2-3 mil for a football coach is also hurting the P5 programs. If a coach can bank a couple mil a year without the stress of an SEC program would another 2-3 mil per year be worth it?

 

[BAJAvol]

I love how we still have people on the radio and boards blaming a 21 year old kid at QB instead of the guy being paid 4 million a year to run this program.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

This all day...PF is a major problem right now. He needs to let go.

If the guy truly gave Pruitt his word that he would get a five year rebuild, then I respect him standing up for that.

 

[MarcoVol]

We run them out because they regress over those 3 or 4 years. I think if we were seeing a coach that started out rough, but continually progressed over those 3 or 4 years they would be retained longer. We haven't seen that in over a decade.

Agree to an extent but no coach continually progresses every single season. Only works that way in a perfect world. And I’m not defending Pruitt.

Name a coach besides Saban, Urban, Dabo and you’ll find seasons where they regress.

For instance, a few of the potential candidates:

Hugh Freeze? Progressed for 4 seasons then went 5-7.

Napier? Still progressing but can’t get much better at ULL than what he’s done so he’s destined to mix in a 9-3 or 8-4 season, which would be a regression albeit one you can certainly live with.

Gus? Followed up 12-2 in season one with 8-5, 7-6, 8-5 and has never sniffed that success again.

The alarming thing with Pruitt is we appear to have regressed from a starting point that was already mediocre. But most coaches don’t continuously progress.

 

[CoachClick]

If the guy truly gave Pruitt his word that he would get a five year rebuild, then I respect him standing up for that.

I don't.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Ughhhh
really?

Yes. He's basing that on two year deals for the new assistants.

 

[Aesius]

I think you’re right. I also think G5 programs being willing to pay 2-3 mil for a football coach is also hurting the P5 programs. If a coach can bank a couple mil a year without the stress of an SEC program would another 2-3 mil per year be worth it?

Yep. And the playoff actually makes it EASIER to stay at a G5/lower P5 job. Why jump into a job where there are playoff expectations when 3/4 spots are predetermined every year?

 

[VolGee4]

Currie was fired while trying to court a proven winner. Fulmer will keep his job while promoting a proven loser.

Please don’t praise Currie. He used Gruden as a smokescreen for Greg Schiano. How dumb is that!

Just because people are upset at Fulmer doesn’t mean Currie was good. Good for him to hire Vitello. But other than that, he was a disaster.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Ice cream! It’s a sign!

 

[Volsfan895]

This thread and the potential coaching search is infinitely more exciting than than anything I’ve seen from UT football this year.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I love how we still have people on the radio and boards blaming a 21 year old kid at QB instead of the guy being paid 4 million a year to run this program.

Blame them both

 

[hog88]

Like I said Clawsons problems at UT were Philip Fulmer. Fulmer interfered and overruled him constantly, didn’t let him fully install his offense and bring in any assistants familiar with his system.

 

[voltn21]

I'm hoping those comments are saying fire Pruitt lol

Every one of them....

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Mike Leach? Lol. Ok

Proven winner.

 

[KB5252]

No, because its not worth it due to recruiting. Waiting one more year means 2 average classes and we have seen how far behind that puts the team.

Solid recruiting with lackluster coaching hasn't been the answer either. We just going to keep rolling the dice until we get lucky or get serious and make a calculated hire for the first time in 15 years?

I'm at a point now where I just want them to take a different approach. But in the end all that really matters is we get the right guy. Whatever and however we get them I'm all in.