Betting that whomever is hired as OC , we will know very little about it

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thegasman54 said:
Before he is signed and on way to Knoxville

Pruitt and PF run a tight ship w tight lips esp in light of the Schiano debacle.
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My money is on us promoting someone already in the program OR hiring a high school coach. I don't see a big hire.
 
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Pruitt should be able to make a decent hire. He has a minimum of 2 years before getting pushed out by the fanbase. Next year would have been harder IMO.

And OP. I honestly don't care if I've heard of the hire or not. I just want the hire to know what they are doing and get it done. It's not like I, you, or 99.7% of the people on this board have a clue who will be best.
 
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You will not only know very little about it you will now very little about him. Get your googlin' fingers ready for another lukewarm toilet bowl splash of a hire!
 
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livefaith said:
Pruitt should be able to make a decent hire. He has a minimum of 2 years before getting pushed out by the fanbase. Next year would have been harder IMO.

And OP. I honestly don't care if I've heard of the hire or not. I just want the hire to know what they are doing and get it done. It's not like I, you, or 99.7% of the people on this board have a clue who will be best.
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Truth. Interesting we haven't (I havent at least) seen the insiders come out of the woodwork yet. I am wondering if the Gruden fiasco sealed many fates?
 
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Here's my guess, Arkansas, Auburn and North Carolina will fork out 50 million for coaching staffs.
After a nationwide coaching search UT will promote Friend to OC, Weinke to QB coach and hire an assistant to fill Weinkes spot, probably a buddy from Hoover High

We'll get them next year :confused:
 
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livefaith said:
Pruitt should be able to make a decent hire. He has a minimum of 2 years before getting pushed out by the fanbase. Next year would have been harder IMO.

And OP. I honestly don't care if I've heard of the hire or not. I just want the hire to know what they are doing and get it done. It's not like I, you, or 99.7% of the people on this board have a clue who will be best.
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The bold I disagree because Fulmer will give him more time IMO. The rest, I believe to be true. I'm comfortable in knowing that our AD is a former coach and knows football as well as our coach. I don't believe they will be fooled by an OC's lack of knowledge.
 
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I'm hoping it is Spavital from WV.

Not sure about Enos as an OC but he is a heck of a QB Coach it seems.

Kitchens seems like a good choice too. Not so sure about Butterteeth?
 
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beachmaster said:
The bold I disagree because Fulmer will give him more time IMO. The rest, I believe to be true. I'm comfortable in knowing that our AD is a former coach and knows football as well as our coach. I don't believe they will be fooled by an OC's lack of knowledge.
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I agree Fulmer will give him more time, because he hired Pruitt and has been AD during this messy season. It’s all on him.
 
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You mean hiring an unknown Google Search coach from some small school out of left field completely under the radar?

That's Tennessee.
 
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beachmaster said:
The bold I disagree because Fulmer will give him more time IMO. The rest, I believe to be true. I'm comfortable in knowing that our AD is a former coach and knows football as well as our coach. I don't believe they will be fooled by an OC's lack of knowledge.
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I think he means 2 more years (so 3 total). If he isn’t winning by year 3 that seat should be on 🔥🔥
 
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Will it really matter that much next year? They could hire Steve Spurrier and he would still have to deal with:
--Soft, slow, weak and uninspired offensive linemen who haven't proven they could play dead in a Western
--A QB who struggles to read defenses and see blitzes, has a good arm but is unable to make plays with his feet
--No WR who can take the top off the defense and make the safeties get at least 5 yds off the LOS
--A collection of RBs who each has deficiencies in either size, speed, durability, pass catching, blocking, etc
--No depth

Just like Bob Shoop couldn't succeed with UT's dearth of talent on the defensive side of the ball, any OC will struggle to look successful at UT next year. Shoop was a defensive genius before he got here and this year at Miss State, his defense led the nation in TDs allowed.......playing in the SEC West! Because he had talent that he didn't have a UT.

There is no genius hire for Tennessee who will make this collection of players a juggernaut offense.
 
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OrangeByBirth said:
What spot is the incoming OC going to feel? The G spot?

Neither CPF or CJP was involved in the Schiano cluster ****. They will make a business decision based on facts rather than emotion. They will also have a plan and act rather than react.
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haha, good one !
I hope you're correct, let's remember CPF hired coaches that eventually were partially responsible for his dismissal.
 
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Backwards K said:
Will it really matter that much next year? They could hire Steve Spurrier and he would still have to deal with:
--Soft, slow, weak and uninspired offensive linemen who haven't proven they could play dead in a Western
--A QB who struggles to read defenses and see blitzes, has a good arm but is unable to make plays with his feet
--No WR who can take the top off the defense and make the safeties get at least 5 yds off the LOS
--A collection of RBs who each has deficiencies in either size, speed, durability, pass catching, blocking, etc
--No depth

Just like Bob Shoop couldn't succeed with UT's dearth of talent on the defensive side of the ball, any OC will struggle to look successful at UT next year. Shoop was a defensive genius before he got here and this year at Miss State, his defense led the nation in TDs allowed.......playing in the SEC West! Because he had talent that he didn't have a UT.

There is no genius hire for Tennessee who will make this collection of players a juggernaut offense.
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I'm more worried about D next year than Offense. DL needs some infusion and freshmen generally take awhile to "get there". I think OL will be better and with Callaway and Jennings back, along w/ DWA @ TE...most all our offense is back, so you'd hope offseason S/C in year 2 makes big strides towards expected results.
 
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big splash hire...well, when was the last big time hire...I'll give you a couple seconds...like never...:D...just hope whomever it is Coach Pruitt stays out of the way and tends to the defense...;)

GO VOLS...RECRUIT LIKE HECK!
 
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Rudy123 said:
My money is on us promoting someone already in the program OR hiring a high school coach. I don't see a big hire.
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Ainge said today that it will most likely be a promotion of someone already on the staff. He made a good point about how by doing that it can keep the chemistry and coaching fairly consistent. By bringing in a new guy, you’d most likely have to bring his assistants as well, so then you have potentially a whole new version of coaching for an already confused team.

No matter what happens, I don’t see this being a good situation for the next year.
 
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