Pruitt sure did at Georgia and Bama.
What a bargain-bin hire for a half-assed idea.
I get what Fulmer thought he and Pruitt were going to do, but my god did it fail.
Fulmer thought he was hiring the guy that learned all the dirty tricks from the best two doing it in the SEC today. What Pruitt thought he learned under Saban, and what Kirby has successfully implemented:
The Blueprint:
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A central figure emerges in the program to circle the wagons and get all boosters on the same side/page. A TRUE alignment of support and resources. Saban demanded it and got it from Mal Moore. Kirby demanded it and got it from the UGA boosters. Pruitt probably thought he was asking for it, and Fulmer probably thought he was our Mal Moore, giving complete control and support to Pruitt. - we were doomed from the start
- The new head coach is a recruiting mastermind, and backed by newfound support of the program, can use any and all tools to get top talent. Pruitt thought he was this.
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Supercharge the roster by whatever means necessary. Play dirty. -- This is where we spun out under Pruitt.
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Proof of concept: Use the new top-tier talent to win games. Turn the corner quickly and continue feeding the engine with better recruits and bigger wins.
- guys like Freeze spun out here
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Legitimize the program: Leave the suitgates, cargates, paper bags, etc etc in the past. Lean on provable success and real momentum to continue improving the roster.
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Win a title. - Kirby's monkey.
- Some guys can get here by quickly accomplishing or bypassing previous steps. But they will never ascend beyond this because they did not correctly achieve the previous steps.
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Win multiple titles. - Dabo's peak. Urban's peak.
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Dynasty. Legend status. - Only Saban.