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RIP Toby.
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I don't think he deserves any blame or credit honestly. He wasn't here long enough to have any meaningful impact. Then again, Tennessee recruits top 25 classes by default, just from being in the SEC and having great resources. He needs to be top 15 at least next year or we gotta problem.
We were never going to wind up 50. Once they hired someone, even if it had been Shiatno, commitments would come and the number was going back up."What a turn of events?"
Before 0-8 and Butch getting fired we were projected top 10 for 2018's class. After UT fired Butch, we ended up 0-8, and fired Currie for the Shiano debackle we were projected around 50.
UT hired Coach Fulmer as AD and he hired CJP. We end up with the #20 class.
Compared to top 10 it was a bust, but compared to the 50, it was a rabbit from a hat. CJP has a few more spots to fill this spring, I like where he is heading.
We'll see how it all turns out, but it's nice to have football coaches running our football program again.
CJP needs to beat the scrubs to keep the turkeys off his back.
Are you thinking...Tennessee may used to by who they were but these recruits see 4 wins and 0 in the SEC and don't see it as all the fans who are living the past. And they all have great facilities. That great reputation that Tennessee once had will have built up again. Thanks to Jones.
I have a feeling we will not be favored in 6-7 games next year. Definitely 3, maybe 4 or 5. I think it will take more than one upset to get bowl eligible on the field.
Oh stop whining.Lulz, I was actually just saying I couldn't believe that you couldn't believe it, because It happens so often.
But, since you wanna be a little bish about it, I can't believe you cry about the same thing in every thread and call someone else out for crying. Derp.
You're not very original.
Blame Currie for not firing Butch sooner and the whole Schiano deal. It should have ended after the UGA blowout in Neyland.
Pruitt walked into a mess with very little time to build relationships with these recruits.
NSD isnt what we hoped for but thats not a fair indication on how good of a recruiter Pruitt will be moving forward.
19 class should at least be Top 10-15.
Way too early to be worrying imo.
Lulz, I was actually just saying I couldn't believe that you couldn't believe it, because It happens so often.
But, since you wanna be a little bish about it, I can't believe you cry about the same thing in every thread and call someone else out for crying. Derp.
You're not very original.
No, it wasn't.
It was good and I'm not complaining.
Bailing on the kids and school he committed to earlier really shows commitment huh?:thud:...The safe call would have been to completely sever ties from Bama upon being announced and remove any opportunity for people to question Pruitt's judgment and/or commiitment. Pruitt and Fulmer are smart enough to have seen this coming and they elected the risky path.
Dont be shocked...if there is one thing Vol fans do better than any other fan base, its burning coaches at the stake. It has taken my entire 40+ years to come to the realization that we are that damn crazy. I still love almost every one my vol brothers and sisters though!I mean come on! He was hired very late in the recruiting process, we had early signing for the first time this year and the whole Schiano fiasco gave Tennessee a very bad look everywhere else in the country besides Knoxville. I dont care that we have a new coach....we just came off an incredibly bad 4-8 season. You have to be ****ting yourself if you think we had any chance of getting a top 15 class this year. I have a gut feeling about Pruitt, just like I did with Doug Pederson when he was hired with my Eagles and Rick Barnes for our basketball program. I feel more confident in this hire than I have in anyone else weve hired since Fulmer. I seriously wonder what the intelligence level is for some of the posters on this forum.
Vegas has the line for WVU at 7.5. I've not seen any others.
I expect we will have a greater than 40% chance of winning 9 of our games in 2018.
Auburn, gumps and Ga will likely be less than 30.
I expect for our team to play better each week rather than worse as the year goes on. That will be refreshing.