Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[HankHill]

Good god we’re really just going let Gump ruin this program.

 

[Johncarter53]

 

[volbeast33]

Year 1. Kiffin has a Freshamn QB balling. And here we are year 3 and our QB got worse

He is a redshirt 4* freshman..... it still doesn’t excuse our handling of QBs..... of course it didn’t help that Bailey didn’t get any practice time.

 

[gordonr24]

I’d rather have Friend than Jim Turner. Possibly ruined a future HOF QB’s career and has a history of personal issues. Good evaluating, Gump.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I’d rather have Friend than Jim Turner. Possibly ruined a future HOF QB’s career and has a history of personal issues. Good evaluating, Gump.

Maybe the only guy he can get.

 

[volfaninpa]

If Pruitt hires this OL coach, then perhaps he really is a spy from Bama who is trying to completely sink the UT football program.

 

[volbeast33]

Our lineman might need a little bullying..... maybe they would step up and hit someone.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Stoops has built UK into something decent. They are a tough physical program, I know they haven't recruited great, but with a good QB they may could be a dark horse for the East in a few years.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

Agreed.

The point I've made is winning those games at Texas with his talent and that schedule doesn't equal winning the same amount of games at UT where he doesn't have a talent advantage and is playing a tougher schedule.

To have a similar comparison you would need to know he was going to recruit as well as Saban and Smart but still lose 3 or 4 conference games a year.

He did beat #9 FSU and #3 Oklahoma when he was coaching Houston. So he has shown the ability to beat good teams that had more talent than he did.

 

[Catbone]

Won't matter, Pruitt has a year left regardless of who we hire

 

[govols24]

Maybe the only guy he can get.

I’m praying and hoping that when he sold his “plan” to the boosters they said, “ok, show us who you can bring in” and now the boosters are in wait and see mode and won’t commit any money unless he gets some high profile names. If this is the first guy he tries to hire, then maybe they see he was full of it and they pull the trigger.

 

[butchna]

A lot of folks, including UT admin have been chasing Saban, and therefore thinking that a defensive minded HC is the way to go. When, in fact, the opposite is true. Saban is probably the only HC with a background on the defensive side of the ball to have won an NC in the last 15 years, the rest have been offensive minded. Saban is the unicorn. We need to look to play the odds better and hire an offensive minded HC, particularly one that can develops QB’s and a passing game, the rest will come along.

Chizik off the top of my head...I’ll be back.

 

[BeecherVol]

Good god we’re really just going let Gump ruin this program.

Not really.
We ll be in the same place we ve been after Kiffin and the 2 previous firings.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

Good god we’re really just going let Gump ruin this program.

Not unless we rally around Tommy boy

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Kiffins trying to blow this. Come on Ole Miss

 

[BeecherVol]

He did beat #9 FSU and #3 Oklahoma when he was coaching Houston. So he has shown the ability to beat good teams that had more talent than he did.

He did.
And that help land him at one of the top jobs in the country he just got fired from.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Oh wow, Texas still fired Tom Herman...

 

[ob79]

I would bring in Herman over any realistic option, period.

HC experience, has recruited very well, offensive mind.

Chip on shoulder

Yeah he checks all of the boxes.

We have to fire our coach first...

 

[VolGee4]

Year 1. Kiffin has a Freshamn QB balling. And here we are year 3 and our QB got worse

Are you talking about Corral?

Edit: saw it.

 

[HankHill]

Not really.
We ll be in the same place we ve been after Kiffin and the 2 previous firings.

That’s true lol.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I would bring in Herman over any realistic option, period.

HC experience, has recruited very well, offensive mind.

Chip on shoulder

Yeah he checks all of the boxes.

Probably my number 1 too, amazed Texas fired him.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Are you talking about Corral?

I always think he's a freshman. Evantually ill remember he's a RS sophomore. I'm just too lazy to edit that post

 

[volsfan_17]

So, I heard last week, comparison being made to Mark Stoops with Pruitt. KY gave Stoops time and a it worked out, so we (TN) should give Pruitt the same. Valid comparison? Who would take Stoops over Pruitt today given the opportunity?

Just because JG handed them a win against us in Neyland this year doesn't make them good. They won one more game than us this regular season.

 

[Catbone]

Just because JG handed them a win against us in Neyland this year doesn't make them good. They won one more game than us this regular season.

With far less talent

 

[tn88volfan]

“Out of respect for other college teams still in bowl games and title games, Tennessee will not be interviewing any prospects to better our program” “But we are going to work like heck once all those games are finished”:
Fulmer probably