Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[MarcoVol]

But he didn't. Successful azzholes can get away with being azzholes.

While this is absolutely true, I guess it’s the double standard that gets under my skin sometimes. Prob more of me ranting against people in general than anyone specifically on this board.

 

[VOL6479]

From poster on 247:

I had to occasionally work along side Pruitt during his first two years at UT. I had read that he was a USDA Grade A Jerk, and I saw that to be true. He likes to bully people he perceives are beneath him. When he's angry it's F this F that. Several of his assistants didn't like him. Almost all of them are gone. Two just flat left at the end of one season. They didn't like him or respect him. Since assistant coaches talk like gossipy women at the country club, I don't think the better assistants around the SEC who can get a job elsewhere will come to Tennessee to work for Pruitt. That's what happened to Butch in his final season at UT. Those who think Pruitt will figure out how to be a successful head coach, if given enough time and money, are just fooling themselves. He has a three-year record that proves he is incompetent. But if he stays at UT and eventually loses his stench, he's still an incompetent POS.

Count Fulmer as one of those fooling themselves

 

[jave36]

Lol Major Applewhite bailed on Butch already.

 

[BruinVol]

I think Pruitt’s respect for Fulmer is genuine, and I’d bet his admiration for Fulmer has been made very clear in all their conversations over the years — and I 100% think that ego-fluffing is why Fulmer doesn’t want to fire him.

Hubris is a hell of a drug.

I think Pruitt resents having fulmer “butt in”
So much

Jmo

 

[rjd970]

So you want someone to abandon who they are and be a phony to appease you bc they’re not winning enough games?

Nobody should be mad at Pruitt for his personality - he is who everyone thought he was.

Be mad at Phil if you want for hiring him. That makes more sense than complaining about Pruitt’s personality, which by all accounts has never changed.

No, I’m saying if you aren’t winning those antics won’t go very far. Perhaps try to settle the ship a little when things are rough.

Instead Pruitt wants to double down on being the ***hole that he is. I’m not saying change, I’m saying don’t ridicule the inevitable blowback that will happen. You better damn well get results if you are going to be like that, otherwise be prepared for people to, rightfully, be upset.

 

[drvenner]

I think I’m gonna go into journalism.
“There’s a 50/50 chance something might happen, unless it doesn’t, then it won’t, but something might. I cannot admit, nor deny, that I have legit info, that is, if I do, or don’t...”

Can y’all critique my first write up? I’ll hang up and listen. Thanks.

I'd click it.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

This is literally what someone working for Trey said. Someone/some people wanted him gone.

And that is disgusting to me. It us even more disgusting that a lot if idiots posting here are ok with that. I have always thought that our fanbase deserves a winner, and I still think most of us sane fans do, but the portion of the fanbase that is willing to rat us all out just to force Pruitt out the door deserve the seventh circle of CFB hell we are all about to be in thanks to them.

 

[Orange Studs]

Friend is gone

YEEEEEE HY!!!!!!!!!!

 

[drvenner]

AP said one coach is gone? Did I miss something? Is friend officially gone to SC?

You really need to pay a lot better attention. If you weren't ducking and covering from your wife all the time, you would have more time to be here with your friends.

 

[Dudleys87]

Stories come to light just to try and help get people out the door

 

[Batman1948]

I think the decision plays out and if he is still here by New Year's then he is staying. I also think its pretty hard to fire for cause. Like AP said we had all the evidence in the world on Curry willfully disobeying his boss and we still paid his buyout. Now the interesting thing is what happened with Bo Pelini at LSU. If you read the press release it says they parted ways. The two parties agreed to a financial settlement to end his employment agreement, according to an official release, with Pelini set to accept a one-time payment in lieu of liquidated damages detailed in his contract. So this way he was no officially "fired". Thus he doesn't have that blackmark on his resume. So maybe we can save $3-4M and just part ways.

I think it all boils down to what the coach getting fired actually knows that could be detrimental to the school. No one wants to air their dirty laundry in the press or court room. Depositions are very tricky and you have to answer any questions that are asked. It's best to just mutually part ways with an agreed financial package. Both sides win.

 

[Rylee_Vol18]

What's the story with this guy?

 

[give_him 6]

About Will Friend...

1. Didn't Football Scoop announce two days ago he was going to USCjr.?

2. His contract expires Jan 31st

Nothing real earth shattering

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Why do these stories only come out when we want a coach fired? His first couple of years it's always he's great, way better than the douche of a coach we had before...then all the reports this coach is as douchey as the last one.

Aaron Murray alluded to this as soon as we hired Pruitt

 

[KB5252]

I think Pruitt resents having fulmer “butt in”
So much

Jmo

I think so too, I think Fulmer is doing his best to try to help him in some of the areas where Pruitt is lacking but he resents him for it. Sometimes you just got to let a coach figure it out and eventually pull the plug if it isn't a fit. Can't manufacture chemistry.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

What's the story with this guy?

Meth kills your brain cells

 

[drvenner]

I just want to make a great hire so that I can do this to Alabama, Florida and Georgia.....

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So disturbing. However, also very appropriate.

 

[Newman]

Annual NFL coaches getting college gigs season is now open.

 

[drvenner]

I just had a thousand calories of Reese cups. It's 10:18 am. Feeling good!

@nicksjuzunk be like:

 

[Ashevolle]

Yep
Sounds like a Broken record,

Coach is mean to work for, he hurts our feelings, bunch of crybabies

True. 3-7 is a much better argument for firing him. In fact, it's infallible.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

I can look past the "hard to work with" , "he's a jerk" type things as long as he wins games. But that obviously hasn't been happening. I said the same thing about Butch for a while about his corny slogans and gimmicks but that crap got old quick.

Pruitts biggest problem has been his hard headedness over the quarterback position, not wanting to fire his friend Friend, and the micromanagement of the staff, particularly Chaney. Take all those things away, and we may be looking at a totally different situation here, but hindsight be 20/20.

 

[VolInDayton]

Friend is gone

We will know how 2021 is going to go by the end of February. If the assistants we bring in are that of last year's caliber or CBJ last year, we know it's going to be just as ugly as 2020.

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

And it appears is staying. Maybe he believes he stays even if Pruitt is fired but it is at least makes one wonder if he knows Pruitt is staying

I hope he stays. Look at how well Jabari Small and the other Freshman have progressed under him.

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Friend is gone

Bout time only coach I know that could make 5 star offensive lineman look like 3 star offensive lineman

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Rumor on TOS is Felton to Arkansas State.

Thank goodness.