Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[RiotVol]

I don’t get why Elijah Simmons didn’t play Saturday and is buried on the depth chart next week. Everyone that saw practice was singing his praises.

Rocker decided to reward Garland for his detour through the portal.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Recruiting is the most important thing right now

Which is troubling, IMO

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

I don’t really want to put that on the board.

Understood.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Here’s the thing about making an in season switch to Phil. Our coordinators are great. When a 3rd and 4th coordinator isn’t working I am looking at Pruitt. Phil handles the overall team and coordinators call the shots. It could work. Would much rather Pruitt turn it around but if Saturday was any indicator, I say keep all options on the table.

I get the feeling Fulmer might not insert himself as HC but as an assistant and let Chaney be interim HC.

 

[McGeesPub]

Yeah I think this might be right.

Then the sunshine pumpers come back like everything is fine, we look like ass against UTC then get skulldragged in the Swamp.

I agree with your second paragraph, but I do think we win comfortably on Saturday. 38-17 type win.

Regardless, there is something rotten with the program and our coaching, and it has gotten worse since last year.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Heard from a couple people that some money guys are pumping up Chaney behind the scenes. Said he was brought in help Pruitt navigate through the first year head coach pitfalls and he will be the guy they turn to first if the nightmare scenario happens and Pruitt can’t get it done.

They didn’t pay him all that money for nothing.

Edited for clarity

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Heard from a couple people that some money guys are pumping up Chaney behind the scenes. Said he was brought in to save Pruitt from himself and he will be the guy they turn to first if Pruitt can’t get it done.

They didn’t pay him all that money for nothing.

No you didn’t

 

[BearCat204]

Jordan Murphy has joined Gerald Jones as the only two Vols I have ever not given a single **** about.

 

[McGeesPub]

I get the feeling Fulmer might not insert himself as HC but as an assistant and let Chaney be interim HC.

I’m not Fulmer’s biggest fan as a HC, but I respect him and think he genuinely has the best interest of the program at heart. I think we’d be better off if he were to step in as HC than as an assistant. Certainly better off than with Pruitt at the helm.

 

[Aesius]

Heard from a couple people that some money guys are pumping up Chaney behind the scenes. Said he was brought in to save Pruitt from himself and he will be the guy they turn to first if Pruitt can’t get it done.

They didn’t pay him all that money for nothing.

WTF. Was Pruitt not vetted at all? What's wrong with him? If he was brought in to save Pruitt there must have been tremendous smoke behind the scenes very early on that he sucks.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

WTF. Was Pruitt not vetted at all? What's wrong with him? If he was brought in to save Pruitt there must have been tremendous smoke behind the scenes very early on that he sucks.

Nobody said that

 

[RikidyBones]

It's gonna be funny when we beat BYU and go on to beat FLA. I believe in this staff. Quote me.

That would be hilarious.

 

[chargervol]

Im going to beat this drum until everyone is with me:

Practicereportsarehogwash

Well, that and "moving really well for such a big guy" has no bearing on if he has the defense down or even close.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Kingstons stats are bad IIRC

 

[Vfl2407]

What is it about UT that makes coaches literally forget how to coach overnight? I don’t get it. It’s like it’s by design or something.

True that.
And what is it with our freshmen, redshirt freshmen, and transfer quarterbacks that once they get to Knoxville our coaching staff says they aren’t good anymore.

 

[BearCat204]

Heard from a couple people that some money guys are pumping up Chaney behind the scenes. Said he was brought in to save Pruitt from himself and he will be the guy they turn to first if Pruitt can’t get it done.

They didn’t pay him all that money for nothing.

I'm not saying you are fos, but whoever told you this was either filling you with BS or someone filed them with it.

 

[Kingston Vol]

No you didn’t

Okay brother.

Doesn’t mean it happens. People are pissed and probably venting.

I didn’t post that to say a change WILL be made. Just that some unhappy people are throwing Chaney around as the adult in the room IF things go the nightmare scenario route of like 1-7 to start.

 

[NotoriousRPP]

What do you ultimately see happening this week

Pruitt is safe for now. I can’t say that for the rest of the coaching staff. If not for their personal relationship, Will Friend wouldn’t be here. And people close to Pruitt are telling him not to let loyalty to assistants be their downfall. Barring major improvements, atsome point in the next year, Friend and Rocker will probably be gone. The oline juggling was a joke. Hence the removal of the “or” from the week 2 depth chart.

 

[zhangliao04]

If Pruitt doesn't work it absolutely has to be an experienced coach. Look at Mack Brown at NC and Les Miles at Kansas. Surely we could steal Miles away! I don't know. I hope we don't have to fire Pruitt. I really wanted him to be the guy.

If I remember correctly, Miles absolutely wanted this job. Was even asking for less money.

 

[Aesius]

The rumor mill is going to be absolutely insane by the end of the season if things keep going poorly. We will eventually find out Pruitt flew on Epstein's jet and partied at his island with Bill Clinton.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I'm not saying you are fos, but whoever told you this was either filling you with BS or someone filed them with it.

Could totally be. Someone on staff told me they thought we’d be 8-4 because the “offense is legit.” Lol.

A lot of people just talk

 

[Jackcrevol]

Anyone who says this is a bad job is a moran.

Just need a coach.

 

[LA Vol]

The best thing UT fans can do is put a lid on it until next Saturday, then fill the stadium and support the hell out of this team. Give people who're paid a lot of money the chance to address issues and fix problems and see what they can do. Trashing the AD, UT admin and the university, hating on players, calling for heads to roll and fans to empty Neyland does nothing to help and much to hurt.

Recruits are reading and hearing all of this. It's bad enough-- no gain in making it worse.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Pruitt is safe for now. I can’t say that for the rest of the coaching staff. If not for their personal relationship, Will Friend wouldn’t be here. And people close to Pruitt are telling him not to let loyalty to assistants be their downfall. Barring major improvements, atsome point in the next year, Friend and Rocker will probably be gone. The oline juggling was a joke. Hence the removal of the “or” from the week 2 depth chart.

Rocker and Friend better be gone*

 

[Kingston Vol]

WTF. Was Pruitt not vetted at all? What's wrong with him? If he was brought in to save Pruitt there must have been tremendous smoke behind the scenes very early on that he sucks.

I think they saw some issues with him being a first time HC and justified spending the money on chaney to really help him figure it out and to make sure he didn’t have to spend a ton of time on the offense.