Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Dudleys87]

What if the surprise retirement is Chaney, so we get out of paying the rest of his contract?

then: Coach Lebby come on down.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

He has done some good but a lot of bad. He has a losing record and we have been curbed stomped by all of our rivals every year. It’s been three years to show improvement and we have gotten worse. It’s time to move on. I like Pruitt and wish he could have just been our DC, but he is not a head coach.

Wait until you see who we hire. We just crippled the candidate pool with this investigation and resulting punishments along with not supporting our guy. Who in their right mind would want to come into this mess.

 

[Catbone]

So ridiculous. If this happens like AV is suggesting, Plowman is serious.

I guess we'll see in a few hours one way or another.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Getting rid of Pruitt is a bad thing.
As far as I knew you were in the fire him months ago camp

I’m wrong?

I’ve wanted him gone for a while. Firing him months ago was a much better look. Doing it now after we’ve signed a class and many have moved in, accepted transfers, and after multiple other schools have hired staffs is just bad bad bad.

It’s not the move I hate. It’s the timeline of it. Plus the recruiting trouble implications.

There’s a huge difference in firing over 3-7 to firing because we got busted for cheating and gonna get busted by the NCAA.

 

[eVOLve]

So we have leaks in the building such that 20 forum insiders know....

..... but not a single one of the 100 local media guys from Chris Low to sex offender avatar Trey Wallace is reporting?

It’s not bad newsy enough for them. They’re all about burning the program down.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

LANE!!!!!

BRING LANE HOME!!!!!!

You know that ain’t happening

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

I don’t think so.

Some FU money coming to the table...lets see how serious we are about football

Haslams are back in?

 

[Blake25p]

@Atlanta VOL excitement has me intrigued

 

[DustyRockSolid]

Why you change your stance all of a sudden?

I trust ATL. It's that simple.

 

[VolMike16]

Sorry guys, we tried to throw FU money at a certain high profile HC but they said no. So here, take Mehrrone.....

-meddling boosters prolly

FU money gonna try to return Schiano to the hill! Here's an extra $2 mil on the salary for your public embarrassment a few years back...

 

[Dudleys87]

Chadwell is another middling mid tier hire. There is 0 that says he would have what it takes to be successful here.

All speculation at this point
A lot like when I say Gus would do great here.

Knowing full well he’d be a 8 wins guy from go

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Gross

Will you accept it when we go 7-5 next year?

 

[Batman1948]

@LA Vol I am sorry if I used wrong lingo. I was just told that Gunn and Stiff are in the thick of it. I guess I assumed that their staff would be too. I appreciate what you bring to the board and know you catch a lot of heat. Now I’m doing the same! Sorry if I ruffled feathers

If you're posting names, you've manned up bud. I apologize for my earlier post. Keeping it real.

 

[84Volfan]

Wait until you see who we hire. We just crippled the candidate pool with this investigation and resulting punishments along with not supporting our guy. Who in their right mind would want to come into this mess.

Money talks. How much willing to throw down....? And the investigation wasn't initiated by the university or anyone that wanted to get Pruitt fired....they had to act or else lose all credibility in compliance.

 

[SLICKYINC]

FU money gonna try to return Schiano to the hill! Here's an extra $2 mil on the salary for your public embarrassment a few years back...

I’m so tired of all the winning!

 

[TheRain]

Here's a prediction... Sometime in the next week, or maybe two, the investigation will present their findings. Pruitt will be dismissed. Fulmer will retire with a thanks for all your help. Quickly, a new Ad will be named and I believe Freeze will be introduced as the new head coach.

I think they are talking with Freeze right now. I think they already have the AD lined up.

I know this will get pushback but it's the only real option left to them. You don't put a hiring freeze on your coach if you don't already have something on your mind.

Of course, this is UT so...

I'm just saying...

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Will you accept it when we go 7-5 next year?

No.

 

[Jack Burton]

The height of Tennessee fandom is that short window of hope between coach firing and coach hiring. The disappointment before and after is always sobering.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

 

[ATC_VOL]

Still skeptical. Why no smoke on Twitter?

How do all these forum guys know but nothings been leaked to the media?

Well this thread is the source for half of the media so they’re a little behind.

 

[StoVol]

Let's become the bad guys of college football ... Won't hurt since we suck. Bring me Art Bridles, Freeze, all of em

 

[volbeast33]

I’ve wanted him gone for a while. Firing him months ago was a much better look. Doing it now after we’ve signed a class and many have moved in, accepted transfers, and after multiple other schools have hired staffs is just bad bad bad.

It’s not the move I hate. It’s the timeline of it. Plus the recruiting trouble implications.

There’s a huge difference in firing over 3-7 to firing because we got busted for cheating and gonna get busted by the NCAA.

Yep..... they had reason to fire him at 3-7 but why do this to ourselves.... I will never understand UT.

 

[InstrumentalVol]

If they want to win football games and sell tickets they will tell the SEC to cup their clackers & kiss them then hire FREEZE. If they want to appease some ridiculous moral standard imposed by old men in suits they will hire Steele and lose.

Hire Freeze. Score Points. Sell Tickets. Win Championships.

 

[drvenner]

I'm now on the pruitt is about to he fired train.

What a turn of events!!

 

[Dudley Smith]

Gif game on point today. Well done brethren. WELL. DONE.