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VFLBerg said:
Here is part of it:

The coaching staff is expected to conduct exit interviews with each player this week, and if Pruitt's harsh words after this past weekend's spring game are any indication, those interviews could lead some to consider transferring, unless they want to sit on the bench in 2018.

"Confront them," Pruitt said of his plan for the players who believes "flat out quit" as the Orange beat the White 34-7 in front of an announced crowd of 65,098.

"Confront them," he reiterated. "You know, there's nothing any better than peer pressure. It's easy to stand out there with your chest stuck out and pretend you're somebody that you're not."

With 12 players sidelined during the spring game with injuries expected to return and 14 players from the 2018 signing class and at least three graduate transfers joining the program this summer, the competition for playing time is set to increase this offseason, and Pruitt has indicated on numerous occasions that the Volunteers are not done shopping for players on the graduate transfer market.

That all sets the stage for some honest conversations this week with the players who struggled to meet Pruitt's standards over the 15 spring practices.

"I want us to finish strong academically this semester," Pruitt said. "I want them to do what's right from now until we get out of school. Some guys will go home in May; some guys will stay here. We'll meet with everybody and have our exit reviews this next week and kind of talk to them about where they're at, our expectations and what we want them to improve on this summer. So it'll probably be different for each individual."
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Thank you good sir
 
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Sleegro said:
You said the whole team was soft quitters. Nobody said there weren't some.

I'll take the under.
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I don't think I said that, I think I said the team was full of soft quitters iirc. Now maybe I should have said the team had a lot of soft quitters. I guess that would have been more palatable. Pruitt says it and it's ok, Ron and a lot of you guys say that a lot of them will quit and it is ok..I say it and people jump all over me.
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
I didn’t disagree with him, though I have not D4H’ed the Bama starting lineup
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I WANTED to disagree with him more than I actually did disagree. I do think Warrior would play for them, and a healthy Tuttle, DKjr and Bituli. A guy like Emerson could play for them. And I think we see a different KP this fall.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I don't think I said that, I think I said the team was full of soft quitters iirc. Now maybe I should have said the team had a lot of soft quitters. I guess that would have been more palatable. Pruitt says it and it's ok, Ron and a lot of you guys say that a lot of them will quit and it is ok..I say it and people jump all over me.
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No, it’s because you repeatedly said the whole team is soft quitters. Nobody thinks there aren’t some soft quitters on the team, just not the whole team. You had ample opportunities to clarify that you didn’t mean the whole team but instead you doubled down on your stance.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I don't think I said that, I think I said the team was full of soft quitters iirc. Now maybe I should have said the team had a lot of soft quitters. I guess that would have been more palatable. Pruitt says it and it's ok, Ron and a lot of you guys say that a lot of them will quit and it is ok..I say it and people jump all over me.
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Pruitt said there were a couple guys that quit but a lot of guys that were trying hard from what I recall. He was just so mad about those few that it made it sound like all of them.
 
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JacketVol said:
Don’t. They are all Vols till they aren’t.
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I agree..but I was trying to make a point. A lot of hypocrites on this board. I don't think I have named a specific player, but that don't stop people from hating me. And now Pruitt says the team has a lot of quitters and it's ok to jump on? I wasn't wrong.

I will say I'm glad some guys seem to have proven that they have more gumption than I gave them credit for..like Richmond. I admit I figured on him quitting a long time ago. It makes me glad to be wrong about that.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I agree..but I was trying to make a point. A lot of hypocrites on this board. I don't think I have named a specific player, but that don't stop people from hating me. And now Pruitt says the team has a lot of quitters and it's ok to jump on? I wasn't wrong.

I will say I'm glad some guys seem to have proven that they have more gumption than I gave them credit for..like Richmond. I admit I figured on him quitting a long time ago. It makes me glad to be wrong about that.
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Nobody is being a hypocrite about it. If you didn’t mean it the way everyone took it you should have clarified THEN, not try to revise it now.

And we don’t hate you, just think you’re an idgit.
 
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Nashvegas31 said:
Love our offensive scheme. Has to be attractive to recruits. We run, allow WRs to make plays, throw to TE. Go for big chunk plays.

Justin Fields btw 👀.....freaking A he is good
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Justin Fields looks like a shorter slightly less athletic Josh Dobbs.

He should be a stud.
 
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OrangenSC said:
As I said before, the honeymoon's over. Clearly fans are waiting and looking for reasons to start the criticism.

There's nothing about what he said that fans should be offended by or upset about. It's silly. But that's how we roll. I'm dreading the day something bad happens, like when we get our first lose. It's gonna be ugly.
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I just don't agree. I questioned why he said it, but I still want him to do well and know we will have some tough times. I just thought it showed a little ignorance about our history. The attendance was no different than any other spring game, and our fans have proven they will show up and support the program. I still will be watching and hope he wins.
 
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LA Vol said:
Over. Some don't want to put in the work and some will be encouraged to move on.
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I’m saying over because of this. Under will transfer on their own volition. I’d say a handful more will be shown the door. I’ll say 8-10 total.
 
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