Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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NMVol said:
Yeah, and OC pays what 1.25 mil. Doesn't send a good message for a coach to hang in their resting on his laurels. That's a swing and a miss.
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I can't fault a guy for sticking with his experience for less money and less stress. I wouldn't take a promotion unless I had a real fire for it, regardless of the pay bump (since 800k is plenty comfortable living wage).
 
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jakez4ut said:
this.
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Can't be both lack of play calling experience and doesn't want to answer the call. Again how does resting on one's laurels play into the zeitgeist of the program. [What's the color code for rhetorical question?]
 
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jakez4ut said:
he hasn't been promoted b/c he doesn't want the job.
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I’m not sure Pruitt wants to straight up promote him. He values Friend’s insight and inserted it into Helton’s gameplans last year. But I basically think he wants an outsider so that the new OC can work with Friend.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
1) I don’t buy that Yurcich was done. At best I could buy that he ever told us “no” until he got the Ohio State job.
2) Even still, sitting on one guy for three weeks is gross mismanagement.
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1)We’ll likely never know for sure, but I based this statement on what AV said.
2)I fully agree
 
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Kingston Vol said:
I’m not sure Pruitt wants to straight up promote him. He values Friend’s insight and inserted it into Helton’s gameplans last year. But I basically think he wants an outsider so that the new OC can work with Friend.
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i agree. i think if Pruitt were gung ho on Friend as OC, he'd of found a way to make it happen a long time ago.
 
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titansvolsfaninga said:
at this point, who do you blame? Phil or Jeremy? Phil because he allowed a first time head coach to procrastinate? Or jeremy because he is procrastinating?
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As long as our players are in the weight room and working with Fitz, I'm good.

It's the off-season. We've aimed high with our OC targets (supposedly) and nothing so far. We've still got a couple months before spring practice begins. And the way coaches are getting hired at one place and just a short while later checking in elsewhere (Diaz, Kliff), I'd almost rather wait to make a hire before we get Vol'd again.
 
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SIAP, but Basilio was saying on his show today that we'll know tonight if Chaney is our OC or if he's staying at UGA. Take the source with a grain of salt since it's Tony, but thought that was interesting and coincided with Brice's report. Tony also said he believes UT has made a run at Chaney. Seems to think Chaney has two offers on the table, one from us and one from UGA.
 
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jakez4ut said:
promoting friend doesn't bother me at all, except for the fact we could have done that 6 weeks ago. he's probably the best fit, provides the most continuity, and he does have experience. that hire won't be a bad one, it would just be the process that leads to that hire should be questioned.......

i still don't think it's going to be him though.
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They've beaten me down with this search. At this point, I would be happy if we did something like promote Osovet to a position coach and try him out as passing game coordinator with Friend as run game coordinator. Get Friend's experience with Osovet's innovation. Might work out alright.
 
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Sorry if it’s posted already, but here’s a summation of UTs progress in various stats. Mostly minor improvements across the board. Among the more interesting developments:

Jumped from 14th to 4th in the SEC in red zone TD %.

Improved from 4th to 2nd in SEC in penalties.

Allowed 12 fewer sacks.

Had 14 more plays go for 20+ yards.

Stat Pack: How much did the Vols improve in Pruitt's first year?
 
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"Stalking horse" is to "the Traveler" is as "Gruden" is to X[OC]? Do I have this right?

Note: where "X" is not "LK."
 
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dimondvol said:
They've beaten me down with this search. At this point, I would be happy if we did something like promote Osovet to a position coach and try him out as passing game coordinator with Friend as run game coordinator. Get Friend's experience with Osovet's innovation. Might work out alright.
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Just hard for me to see Pruitt wanting to play Russian Roulette with his first HC job like this, especially since he dodged one with Helton.
 
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AngryButchJones said:
SIAP, but Basilio was saying on his show today that we'll know tonight if Chaney is our OC or if he's staying at UGA. Take the source with a grain of salt since it's Tony, but thought that was interesting and coincided with Brice's report. Tony also said he believes UT has made a run at Chaney. Seems to think Chaney has two offers on the table, one from us and one from UGA.
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Right now, Tennessee is like that dude with a bit of a belly on 'em trying to get that girl way out of his league. You know if you play your cards right that she might think you're cute enough to get with.. she'll give you confidence, have you eating right and hittin' the gym.. but if you say that one wrong thing, you'll be stuck eating potato chips, pizza rolls and before you know it, you're 400lbs and 50 years old living off welfare.
 
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