Todd Watson joining CJP's staff

[5FingerVolPunch]

SIAP

Report: Troy staffer Todd Watson joining Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee Vols football

 

[BigOrangeD]

SIAP

Report: Troy staffer Todd Watson joining Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee Vols football

Prolly should add to the Pruitt Staffers thread.

 

[Volfan76]

Anybody know anything about him?

 

[reecetn]

he was a great high school coach in Alabama.

 

[DeekT]

he was a great high school coach in Alabama.

That's better than what we had.

 

[Tombo7]

Anybody know anything about him?

See here:

The Official Site of Troy Athletics

Watson could be our "man on the inside" of Alabama high schools. Sounds like a good move to me. Roll on Vols.

 

[steves05]

I can tell you he was a very good high school coach, my cousin was his QB at Foley High School. Coach Pruitt would frequently visit Foley High while he was coaching in Tallahassee. Coach Watson is the one who moved Julio Jones to wide receiver, before that Julio played DB at Foley.

 

[volKano]

See here:

The Official Site of Troy Athletics

Watson could be our "man on the inside" of Alabama high schools. Sounds like a good move to me. Roll on Vols.

Surely it's more than that. If that was the case it would be better to have a guy with connections to Florida, Georgia, Texas or California.

 

[Biopsyman]

Aight

 

[TNfaninMS]

See here:

The Official Site of Troy Athletics

Watson could be our "man on the inside" of Alabama high schools. Sounds like a good move to me. ROLL on Vols.

Eww, please don’t say “roll” and Vols in the same sentence unless it’s “the Vols are rolling”. Just no

 

[DaddyChad]

Likely a support staff addition not direct addition to coaching staff

 

[iamadoc]

I can tell you he was a very good high school coach, my cousin was his QB at Foley High School. Coach Pruitt would frequently visit Foley High while he was coaching in Tallahassee. Coach Watson is the one who moved Julio Jones to wide receiver, before that Julio played DB at Foley.

Pretty good decision to make the position change no doubt.

 

[Remy]

If it's great high school coaches being hired, bring back the Iceman, WHY NOT CASEY CLAUSEN at Calabasas High in Cali??

 

[Volsdeep4]

Eww, please don’t say “roll” and Vols in the same sentence unless it’s “the Vols are rolling”. Just no

Never again bro...

 

[Grudenator]

That's better than what we had.

Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds) is better than what we had.

 

[Biopsyman]

when Jones 1st started he had a BBQ... Loser

 

[fla orange]

We just got in the homes of Alabama talent!!

 

[SDV]

Bag man

 

[daj2576]

Eww, please don’t say “roll” and Vols in the same sentence unless it’s “the Vols are rolling”. Just no

I’ve said this in another thread, but if I remember my UT history correct, I believe the chant in the early twentieth century was in fact “Roll Vols”.

 

[CountVolcula]

If it's great high school coaches being hired, bring back the Iceman, WHY NOT CASEY CLAUSEN at Calabasas High in Cali??

Well, we recruit Alabama far more than California

It's not about hiring HS coaches. It's about the connections coaches like Watson have at High Schools in the south, particularly Alabama

It helps tremendously in recruiting

 

[Nashvol2]

All the "coached Alabama high school" talk has me on the verge of throwing up. :yuck:

Trying to keep an open mind about it though...

 

[14VolFan88]

Well, we recruit Alabama far more than California

It's not about hiring HS coaches. It's about the connections coaches like Watson have at High Schools in the south, particularly Alabama

It helps tremendously in recruiting

We probably should be recruiting California more than Alabama.

 

[CountVolcula]

We probably should be recruiting California more than Alabama.

More likely to pull top talent consistently from Alabama more than California. You might pull 1 a year from California. Distance can be an issue

 

[14VolFan88]

More likely to pull top talent consistently from Alabama more than California. You might pull 1 a year from California. Distance can be an issue

Yeah, but it can't hurt to try. Texas is right there too.

 

[Vol4life09]

All the "coached Alabama high school" talk has me on the verge of throwing up. :yuck:

Trying to keep an open mind about it though...

The thought process I have about it is if they got their start in high school and saw long periods of sucess there and then progressed to the point of having success at the high levels then is a good thing.

Like Pruitt said one year his "3 technique" may be 300 pounds, the next year they may be 150. Same could be said about starter versus backup. Having success in those situations means being able to adapt and match scheme to personnel, which points to stronger coaching ability.

GOD I hope I'm right 🙏