Recruiting Forum Football Talk LVII

[amazingGRACE]

Long time no talk fellas. Hope all you jagaloons are doing well.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

Ok I don't plan to get into a discussion about this and know this won't go over well but felt it's worth sharing


I have been told by someone involved with the everyday activities within the walls of the program that Pruitt is doing great in between the lines BUT he is really struggling with the other stuff. I was told he has missed meetings and has forgotten about a number of appointments. He's working his staff extremely hard and has left them hanging at times.

This doesn't bother me or surprise me but I do hope it doesn't result in his staff becoming frustrated.


Tifwiw

Would he not have an assistant to keep track of meetings and appointments?

 

[jakez4ut]

Would he not have an assistant to keep track of meetings and appointments?

yeah, i feel like there's an app for that, or a staff member or two.

not sure how much i'd buy in to this.

 

[butchna]

Yep, there's that. Now he can focus on keeping CA kids from going to SC.

He’ll focus on getting most of the rest of the best CA kids.

 

[volfanCLT]

You left out SEC level recruiting. He REALLY loves that.

Yeah, I’m sure Chip Kelly would have really struggled getting SEC level athletes to Florida

 

[Chuckie]

He has enough a history to go by at this level

Others don't

Rich Rodriguez says hello.

 

[roosterjbh]

Ok I don't plan to get into a discussion

WTF, why even post it

about this and know this won't go over well but felt it's worth sharing


I have been told by someone involved with the everyday activities within the walls of the program that Pruitt is doing great in between the lines BUT he is really struggling with the other stuff. I was told he has missed meetings and has forgotten about a number of appointments. He's working his staff extremely hard and has left them hanging at times.

This doesn't bother me or surprise me but I do hope it doesn't result in his staff becoming frustrated.


Tifwiw

Sounds like normal 1st year head coaching growing pains

 

[BJHSVol]

The first offshore book to release season win totals has Tennessee has 5.5. Tied for second worst with Arkansas with only Vandy being lower

 

[Nash_Vol97]

WTF, why even post it

Why else do you think?

🎣

 

[BruinVol]

Sounds like normal 1st year head coaching growing pains

Agreed

 

[Nashvegas31]

Hahahaha. Padding the stats with retired players. :lolabove:

Saw that and was like did they really count those TDs with no defense and a old man running from sidelines lol

 

[Brillovol]

He may do fine but he doesn't scare me like a Chip Kelly hire would have.

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[LA Vol]

If Pruitt needs more admin help, Fulmer will make sure he gets it. Making the jump from coordinator to HC means keeping more balls in the air. As far as missed appointments, all he needs to say is "Hey Siri."

 

[Brillovol]

I'm treating the Pruitt evaluation as a blank slate until the season starts, and we can see the team. I don't want to get caught up in high expectations from spring and early recruiting wins just to have that shot to ****e once we see that on-the-field play isnt improving. Overall, VN is already pulling the rollercoaster car up the first rise. I don't want to be one of those guys with a coach's name as a reference in a username that ends up cursing the guy 6 months later because he's floundering. I agree that Pruitt's SEC/ACC pedigree bolsters some of my early confidence in him, but he's never run the entire show. That has to be intimidating, and he's going to make some mistakes on his path to being a good head coach.

Honestly, I appreciate his refreshing lack of public-relations manufactured coachspeak more than anything else at the moment. If he can push this team to an above .500 record next season, then we'll have reason to celebrate.

You mean, for example putting the coaches name then “na” behind it? Asking for a friend.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Ok I don't plan to get into a discussion about this and know this won't go over well but felt it's worth sharing


I have been told by someone involved with the everyday activities within the walls of the program that Pruitt is doing great in between the lines BUT he is really struggling with the other stuff. I was told he has missed meetings and has forgotten about a number of appointments. He's working his staff extremely hard and has left them hanging at times.

This doesn't bother me or surprise me but I do hope it doesn't result in his staff becoming frustrated.


Tifwiw

Without knowing context of the meetings/appointments it's hard to know how bad that is. I don't envy a 1st yr HC in a rebuild like this. Hard enough managing my own time let alone what they have to do. So many things to do and not enough time in the day. I venture to think if it's got to do with bettering his football team in field then he is there.

 

[StoVol]

You mean, for example putting the coaches name then “na” behind it? Asking for a friend.

preemptive na in case it didnt work out, looks wise now

 

[Brillovol]

Ok I don't plan to get into a discussion about this...

 

[LightningVol]

Would he not have an assistant to keep track of meetings and appointments?

Former Hoover AD joins Jeremy Pruitt at Tennessee | AL.com

Upshot of story: First-year Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruit t continues to draw on his Alabama roots as he builds his staff in Knoxviille.

Myra Miles, a longtime Alabama high school coach and former athletic director at Hoover , is joining Pruitt as his executive assistant.

I figure..
Pruitt just hired an executive assistant and maybe she was added after there were struggles?

 

[volfanCLT]

The first offshore book to release season win totals has Tennessee has 5.5. Tied for second worst with Arkansas with only Vandy being lower

About right. I’d take the over, I think we can get 6.

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

I’m so glad we didn’t end up with Mullen

Kinda want to beat him this year and then I will join in on the Mullen bashing.

 

[Glitch]

SIAP - for those critiquing the UF spring game, here's another viewpoint.

Silly Gators spring game gives few clues about team in 2018

Sounds more like a backyard game where you change the rules to fit whatever situation you have in front of you.

"No. I said that stick over there is the boundary, not this one. That means touchdown!"

Five minutes later...

"I never said that stick over there was the boundary. This stick is the boundary. Sorry dude but that was incomplete because you were out of bounds."



I really hope Florida experiences the full blast of the circus right to the face like we did!

 

[bignewt]

Somebody get that visit list for the O&W Game started stat.

 

[jakez4ut]

Somebody get that visit list for the O&W Game started stat.

this. please. seems like there's gonna be quite a few in town this weekend....:clapping:

 

[jakez4ut]

BGS, we're talking to you.............

 

[millst987]

Ok I don't plan to get into a discussion about this and know this won't go over well but felt it's worth sharing


I have been told by someone involved with the everyday activities within the walls of the program that Pruitt is doing great in between the lines BUT he is really struggling with the other stuff. I was told he has missed meetings and has forgotten about a number of appointments. He's working his staff extremely hard and has left them hanging at times.

This doesn't bother me or surprise me but I do hope it doesn't result in his staff becoming frustrated.


Tifwiw

This is BS lol
I guarantee he has a guy that literally follows him around telling him his agenda for the day