? When we hired Pruitt in 2017

[#1fulmerite]

He struggled “hiring people”. The paragraph was about hiring people. His overall record was outstanding but his weakness was hiring top assistants. Both Cutcliffe & Chavis were Majors hires. Fulmer hired Sanders & Clawson. That ended up being what got him fired.

Sanders was already there. Player that hung around and then had great things open up for him.

 

[fossilfiction]

I find it hard to agree here. Pruitt did one thing right, he brought in Hendon Hooker. Heupel recruited over Hooker with Milton and would have ridden him right off the cliff. If Heup had his way on that one and Milton never got hurt, he would have had about a 500 record and been shown the door at the end of last season. His system would have been a laughing stock because of a pitiful completion rate as Bazooka Joe tossed souvenir game balls into the stands every other attempt.

When he didn't have Hooker in 2023, he went 9-4 and won the citrus bowl. I think your assumption that he cannot win without a Pruitt player is incorrect. He has another QB not recurited by Pruitt this last season and won 10 games.

 

[wmcovol]

Sanders was already there. Player that hung around and then had great things open up for him.

He was a grad asst I believe when Fulmer got the job. I was speaking mainly of RS being hired as OC. He did have a great NC game replacing Cut but he quickly feel off a couple years later.

 

[wmcovol]

When he didn't have Hooker in 2023, he went 9-4 and won the citrus bowl. I think your assumption that he cannot win without a Pruitt player is incorrect. He has another QB not recurited by Pruitt this last season and won 10 games.

Pruitt admitted he never recruited Hooker. Hooker just showed up & they took him. Pruitt said in 2022 that he never met Hooker.

 

[#1fulmerite]

He was a grad asst I believe when Fulmer got the job. I was speaking mainly of RS being hired as OC. He did have a great NC game replacing Cut but he quickly feel off a couple years later.

You know, I did have a theory that CPF let the reins off of him during that championship game but, later on, pulled back. Seems before Sanders was ran off he stated Fulmer would override some of his calls.

 

[Mccage]

I find it hard to agree here. Pruitt did one thing right, he brought in Hendon Hooker. Heupel recruited over Hooker with Milton and would have ridden him right off the cliff. If Heup had his way on that one and Milton never got hurt, he would have had about a 500 record and been shown the door at the end of last season. His system would have been a laughing stock because of a pitiful completion rate as Bazooka Joe tossed souvenir game balls into the stands every other attempt.

I find ^ easy to disagree

 

[Tin Man]

Graham and Weinke were instrumental in Hooker’s decision to commit to Tennessee. Though Pruitt was fired 11 days after Hooker’s commitment, his family encouraged him to stay committed and compete for the starting job.

 

[wmcovol]

You know, I did have a theory that CPF let the reins off of him during that championship game but, later on, pulled back. Seems before Sanders was ran off he stated Fulmer would override some of his calls.

I can’t address if that occurred or not but I did see a lot of sloppy play (fumbled snaps vs Fla in the rain, WRs failing to line up properly, RBs fumbling at critical times, etc) that cost games & was the responsibility of the OC.