Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[mrorange211]

Fair Warning: You guys are kidding yourselves if you believe it will be anyone else other than Will Friend.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Enos is probably exactly what Pruitt is looking for in an OC. He's also a great QB coach.

 

[HankHill]

Would Enos bring Tua with him?

Maybe little Tua

 

[revjayp]

Hey Tidewarrior or Tidalsurge... who is the main recruiter for Tua’s brother?

 

[BigOrangeVols]

Larry Scott 2.0

 

[VEKZY]

Fair Warning: You guys are kidding yourselves if you believe it will be anyone else other than Will Friend.

If we promote Friend, my apathy levels for UT football will reach an all time high.

 

[NMVol]

Helton is leaving on his own. How is that deflecting anything. Pruitt has said a number of times he is ultimately responsible and has to get better so we can get better.

Are you suggesting no finger pointing has been directed at Helton? But your right. I should have been clearer about whether I was talking about some in the fanbase or Pruitt himself. I've just been thinking about the sideline dynamic during the end of the first half of the Kentucky game. In retrospect it strikes me as very telling.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I like Enos a lot but I’m not sure why he would take the job. Ride Tua to a couple championships, a couple Heismans, and get a HC job next year.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Why not Kingsbury?

 

[BruinVol]

I like Enos a lot but I’m not sure why he would take the job. Ride Tua to a couple championships, a couple Heismans, and get a HC job next year.

He isn't the OC

He needs one more step

 

[mrorange211]

I like Enos a lot but I’m not sure why he would take the job. Ride Tua to a couple championships, a couple Heismans, and get a HC job next year.

>0% he takes the job.

 

[drvenner]

This going down this quickly shows Helton had both feet out the door before Saturday. Malpractice the way he left his unit

Agreed. Not a good look for him. That gameplan Saturday was atrocious.

 

[BruinVol]

Why not Kingsbury?

No spread is a fit

 

[AppStVol]

I have to think Rick Barnes has some small part of Unc thinking brown is a good hire

Sounds wierd but I believe that

Mack was able to gain the support of some big hitters in the Rams Club and pitch bringing back Chiz along with a top OC to Cunningham. He is great with people and will unite the boosters to support the program, a la a politician. Fedora was weak in this area.

Name to watch for UNC at OC is Kevin Wilson. Played at UNC, was head coach at Indiana and currently OC at Ohio State.

 

[drvenner]

Are you suggesting no finger pointing has been directed at Helton? But your right. I should have been clearer about whether I was talking about some in the fanbase or Pruitt himself. I've just been thinking about the sideline dynamic during the end of the first half of the Kentucky game. In retrospect it strikes me as very telling.

The fanbase has been tough on him all year, for sure. I misunderstood what you meant. I agree with you completely about the fanbase. Some of us won't be happy regardless of who we hire and the first time we fail in the red zone next year, the grumbling will begin.

 

[tomq_123]

If we promote Friend, my apathy levels for UT football will reach an all time high.

This.

 

[sneakergawd]

 

[butchna]

I don’t know if Helton’s contract is the same as Fitz’s, but from the 247 report it sounded like their buyouts worked the same way.

I’m just saying all of this is negotiable on a case-by-case basis. And I’m saying the conversation could easily have gone something like this:

Pruitt/UT: “I want you as OC.”
Helton: “OK, but I like it here with Clay and I think I’m awesome. You’re going to have to pay me like a top-5 coordinator.”
Pruitt/UT: “OK, I mean we want you, so we’re open to paying you, but you’ve never even called plays before. $1.2M is pretty steep.”
Helton: “Oh, and you have to guarantee me 3 years of that salary.”
Pruitt/UT: “Good gracious alive. OK. If we’re going to take that kind of risk on you, though, we need to be able to reap the reward, so you can’t just leave after one year.”
Helton: “OK.”

And today?
Pruitt/Dave & Busters: “Get job?”
Helton/Dairy Queen pay phone: “Yeppers!”
Pruitt/Dave & Busters bathroom stall: “Aight...cool.”
Helton/Cricket wireless phone: “Laters!”

Next move for Helton, do not pay out $800 k...do not go home to Knoxville

Good chats all around.

 

[bignewt]

Our offense was 112th in the nation in scoring, let's promote everybody!

 

[NMVol]

The fanbase has been tough on him all year, for sure. I misunderstood what you meant. I agree with you completely about the fanbase. Some of us won't be happy regardless of who we hire and the first time we fail in the red zone next year, the grumbling will begin.

Pruitt has cast no shade. either out right or inferentially, toward Friend that I am aware of.

 

[BigOrangeFanatic]

Why not Kingsbury?

Many think hes going to the NFL

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Lets go!!!!!

 

[HankHill]

Agreed. Not a good look for him. That gameplan Saturday was atrocious.

“But it’s all on the players that don’t give a crap and just want to goof off and dance and didn’t want to go to a bowl game or have 15 extra practices!!!!!!!!!!”

 

[tomq_123]

How about James Coley? CO-OC at UGA, was OC at FSU when Pruitt was DC. Turned down the A&M OC job, so he might just be waiting to be OC and UGA if/when Chaney moves on.

 

[Kingston Vol]

He isn't the OC

He needs one more step

He’s the associate head coach, had been OC at Arky and HC at Central Michigan. Locksley is likely the new Maryland HC and Enos will be moved up.

There’s no reason for him to come here. He’s more likely to get a HC job as the associate head coach at Alabama than the OC at Tennessee running a struggling offense.