Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[drvenner]

Excuse me for watching UT's death throes and not reacting like you sheep.

*throws

 

[m1al]

We’ve had both VQ and 247 tell us the 8 mil figure for Franklin. Both of told us that we couldn’t get any interest from Fickell, Campbell, or some other top names. They tried. No big name wants this job right now even for freaking 8 mil a year

Honestly Bass, I'm not sure I believe anything that has come from any media source during all this...

My plan was to enjoy all this, see who gets introduced at the PC and go from there.. It's worked so far, so I'm going to stay with it..

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

We suck

Ok so we suck but we are supposed to be able to hire a great head coach?

 

[KB5252]

“I’m sorry guys. We tried. We swung for the fences but got turned down”

There it is, that's the answer. I mean there's no other explanation needed is there. It's pretty evident. Can't believe people are going to try and give AV a hard time. Though he likely won't admit it publicly he's probably as disappointed as any of us, maybe more because he knows more specifics

 

[Jimmy Football]

How does he know?

I don’t know. A lot of what he’s said tonight makes sense, but he almost made a complete fabrication about Chadwell...still insinuating it.

 

[Jackcrevol]

So let me get this straight... We extended Pruitt in a covid year and by the end of that same year shot ourselves in the foot by tattling on ourselves just so we could save money by firing Pruitt for cause just to use that money we saved for a home run hire. We overpay for a topnotch AD to come in and fix our idiocy but because we shot ourselves in the foot with a 12 gauge, every good hire sees us as a crippled program and doesn't want to come so we settle on yet another bargain bin hire.

CLASSIC!

Our administration is Dog Ass and they are the only ones to blame for this mess.

sigh

 

[TENN MAN 13]

Make what up?

You said he had no interest in the job, right?

 

[Volsdeep4]

Alright in going to bed. I’m counting on you rednecks to get this man fired tonight. God bless

 

[KPT_VFL]

Alright I’m not buying it. If it were Heupel someone in the big media would have reported it as well. So far nothing. It’s been over 2 hours since AP spewed his garbage. DW by all accounts is a master at this stuff. @Atlanta VOL even said he’s legit.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Nice bike! Norris Dam?

Thank you. It's a 2008 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom.

Yes, I live about 15 minutes from Norris. That bottom pic was looking from the island, at the weir dam, back towards Norris Freeway (US 441). There's another dam on the other side of the island (pic). Today was the 1st time I walked across both weir dams.

It was a good day to not be on Volnation.

Here's you another dam picture.

 

[Ten_Titans]

W W W L L W W L L W W

why not?

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I don't see us beating Kentucky or Mizzou, and South Carolina is a toss up.

5-7 or 6-6.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

So did we refuse to talk to Sexton’s coaches????

Sounds like it

 

[Memphisvol87]

Uhm....what? Why would we NOT want clients to know the sanctions aren't that bad? The whole narrative right now is no one wants to come here because of the NCAA. It would make zero sense to hide that and affect the quality of coach willing to accept the job.

We would owe the buyout or a settlement if they aren’t that bad could be his point.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Sounds like it

Why didn’t they just pay Pruitt his damn buyout???

 

[Shannon1982]

So we're going to hire a guy that UCF fans want to fire and then y'all gonna try to sell us that it's a good hire

 

[UTProf]

Sounds like no interest from Chadwell. We cant hire Freeze, our fans need to get that in their heads. WE HAVE 50 RECRUITING VIOALTIONS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO HIRE A COACH WHO GOT CAUGHT FOR RECRUITING VIOLATIONS?

What are the gonna do give us 50 more?

 

[yabo]

Uhm....what? Why would we NOT want clients to know the sanctions aren't that bad? The whole narrative right now is no one wants to come here because of the NCAA. It would make zero sense to hide that and affect the quality of coach willing to accept the job.

Because sexton is Pruitts agent, meaning if he knows that violations are likely to lead to a slap on the wrist then Pruitt will find this information out and receive his whole buyout.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I was thinking this guy would fix UT athletics. I was saying some coaches need to start sweating a bit. If this is the hire they need not worry.

I think he can but its going to take a while. No coach worth their salt is going to come here with 50 violations hanging over the programs head.

 

[omghulkhands]

So did we refuse to talk to Sexton’s coaches????

He’s probably done more damage to this football program than anyone not named Lane Kiffin

 

[sspineda]

More than anything, I hope I'm wrong about this situation, and maybe it's BVS, but I'll believe it when I see it:

What will happen with this search (because it happens with every UT search):

1. It'll take longer to hire an AD than most on this board think. They'll interview far more than just Gilbert and Ingram. You don't hire a firm to interview those 2.
2. All these big names will be on the "hot boards". They'll decline or leverage the situation for more money and sign extensions.
3. The "insiders" will push these big names, but they'll always stop short of guaranteeing anything (see Gruden mania). They'll talk about the big money we're ready to spend.
4. We'll end up with someone who's not on anybody's initial hot board.
5. The "insiders" will remind you that they never promised anything, and they'll blame the administration/boosters for botching it. "We had him" or "It was all but done" and then someone in the AD or school admin becomes the scapegoat.
6. We all get excited about the new hire and convince ourselves that he can get the job done, especially with the right staff.
7. He hires some assistants with UT ties or who are proven solid recruiters.

Again, I hope I'm wrong. I hope things are "different this time" but we've been down this road before. Time will tell.

Posted this a while back. We are right on schedule. Somewhere around Step 4. Waiting for the insiders and Step 5. Clockwork.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Why didn’t they just pay Pruitt his damn buyout???

Exactly. But I blame that on ole Phillip extending him.

 

[drvenner]

Doubt it.

Exactly

 

[Gilbert]

I’ve been living and breathing this program for 25+ years. It’s going to be tough, but I need to find a way to take a hiatus from following this so closely (UT football in general, not just the coaching search).

It’s going to be so much better for my mental health, and family as well.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Auburn just paid 21 million. South Carolina paid 15 million. But we were to cheap to pay 12 million.

Burn it down

 

[mr.checkerboards]

What are the gonna do give us 50 more?

Or ya know SMU the program and set us back 20 more years at least.