Pruitt’s 1st Signature WIN?

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Rudy123 said:
Boy that would be nice but there is a 0% chance of this happening
50/50 chance we beat WVU. Will not beat Florida. Will play UGA hard but still lose by alot
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50/50? You should bet the spread then.
All we need to beat them is a game plan. We have multiple game plans cause we have great coaches all around. We are bigger and stronger. Control the clock. Run up the middle. Make them stack the box. Then hit Calloway deep. We will control them. They are used to cupcake Defense. They are small up front on D. Vegas has us -10, I took that bet. Ppl are seriously underestimating the Vols, including yourself.
 
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I don't even know what "signature win" means. Do you?

Here are some possible meanings, from less to more impressive:

-- Beating a Top 25 team? That's not really so impressive for a program with our history and lineage. I mean, we've even done that a handful of times just in the Butch Jones era (#11 USCe in 2013, #19 UGa and #13 NW in 2015, #19 FL and #25 UGa in 2016). So that's probably not "signature" (although this season, starting off with a win over #17 WVa would sure feel nice).

-- Beating a key annual rival--a Florida, Georgia, or Bama? In a world where the Vols rarely get to Atlanta, much less win the SEC crown, some of these might be considered "signature." But let's sure hope we don't live there. I'd prefer to think whipping at least two of the three each year becomes a new "normal."

-- Winning the SEC championship in Atlanta? Now we're getting somewhere. This would indeed be worthy of the nebulous "signature win" monikor. Sadly, it's not going to happen in 2018. Maybe 2019 and beyond.

-- Winning a New Years Six bowl (including a first-round playoff match)? Also would be very impressive. Also not gonna happen in 2018.

-- National title? If ever there were a signature win, I guess this is it. And who knows how quickly we can get back to this level of football. But certainly not this season, and I'd be shocked if we leapt that high in Pruitt's year #2. Time will tell.

So I don't know. What definition are we working with?
 
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UF is a sigwin for me. Win or lose vs West Virginia is irrelevant if we can beat UF.

The reason is perception. Need to instill confidence that Pruitt was the better hire over Mullen, and convince many of us “wait and see” types. It will have long term recruiting implications, too.
 
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To me there is a difference in signature wins and job security wins or Track record wins. Butch got a lot of job security wins.
 
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He already has his first signature win, he won the Head Coaching job at the University of Tennessee!
GO VOLS!
 
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A win vs a ranked WVU would definitly be a signature win for the VOLS and CJP. Our record VS ranked opponents has not been good of late (4-35 Vs last 39 ranked teams). Beating a team with a hiesman caliber QB (debateable) in Charlotte as the first game under a new HC with a relatively new staff would be HUGE.

"If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?"
- Vince Lombardi
 
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Pruitt Will Do It said:
Beating Florida at home will be Coach Pruitt's first signature win:cool: A win over West Virginia will be good but it's not like beating Florida;)
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I cant argue with beating Florida for any reason in any sport at any time. I want to see us go 5-0 to start the season and shock the nay-sayers, but I will take incramental improvement and look toward a long and successful career for CJP to put a stop to the revolving door of coaches that we have had and stop saying:
"this is our year"
"rebuilding year"
"young team"

Time to return to relevence.
 
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GBOVFL88 said:
I cant argue with beating Florida for any reason in any sport at any time. I want to see us go 5-0 to start the season and shock the nay-sayers, but I will take incramental improvement and look toward a long and successful career for CJP to put a stop to the revolving door of coaches that we have had and stop saying:
"this is our year"
"rebuilding year"
"young team"

Time to return to relevence.
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I would like to see the team give Coach Pruitt a gatorade shower and then carry him on their shoulders after the game with West Virginia and Florida:cool:
 
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Jack Burton said:
UF is a sigwin for me. Win or lose vs West Virginia is irrelevant if we can beat UF.

The reason is perception. Need to instill confidence that Pruitt was the better hire over Mullen, and convince many of us “wait and see” types. It will have long term recruiting implications, too.
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I agree a hunnered %.
 
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Pruitt Will Do It said:
I would like to see the team give Coach Pruitt a gatorade shower and then carry him on their shoulders after the game with West Virginia and Florida:cool:
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I would love to see that too!! Then Pruitt loses his mind. I don't see him as the type of guy who appreciates that kind of thing so early in a season that he expects to be successfull. Again, I would love to see the gatorade shower, but CJP would be HEATED.
 
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GBOVFL88 said:
I would love to see that too!! Then Pruitt loses his mind. I don't see him as the type of guy who appreciates that kind of thing so early in a season that he expects to be successfull. Again, I would love to see the gatorade shower, but CJP would be HEATED.
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Yeah the team most likely would hear about it in the locker room,i think Coach Pruitt will be a hardarse like Johnny Majors was.
 
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RoaminVol said:
To me there is a difference in signature wins and job security wins or Track record wins. Butch got a lot of job security wins.
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I want to beat FL as much as anyone, I despise them. But in my book, A signature win is Auburn, Bama, or GA, simply because those are the big dogs for now. FL is down, but an ass stomping maybe signature. WV are preseason darlings, and South Caroline is not a signature win in TN, ever.
 
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GBOVFL88 said:
A win vs a ranked WVU would definitly be a signature win for the VOLS and CJP. Our record VS ranked opponents has not been good of late (4-35 Vs last 39 ranked teams). Beating a team with a hiesman caliber QB (debateable) in Charlotte as the first game under a new HC with a relatively new staff would be HUGE.

"If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?"
- Vince Lombardi
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Oh the answer to your question is an easy one, Coach Lombardi and it can be summed up in a quote of a great football coach, "Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing." I hope that helps. You have any other questions about hall of fame winning football coaching, you know where to find me.
 
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OneVolNation said:
Oh the answer to your question is an easy one, Coach Lombardi and it can be summed up in a quote of a great football coach, "Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing." I hope that helps. You have any other questions about hall of fame winning football coaching, you know where to find me.
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Maybe I misunderstood your post, but you do realize that both quotes are essentially saying the same thing right?? They are both referring to the importance of winning.
 
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With this team ETSU, take what you can get coach Pruitt, wins will be few and far between
 
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KBVol said:
Agree. I think we beat an overrated 7-6 team that plays little to no defense. Next, I’ll go out a little longer limb....I think we beat Auburn at Auburn after we enjoy our bye week and Auburn is a tired team playing it’s 7th straight game.
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