Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[COOKEVOL]

think you might have your metaphor backwards there.

Probably smocking something.

 

[jason3713]

I’m amazed people are so surprised. If you polled a majority of OC’s out there—no shock but they are want to go where playmakers are—can’t make chicken s out of chicken salad ya’ll. Pruitt has to make this job attractive by recruiting playmakers on the roster—just not enough talent to entice a better OC. Money only goes so far.

Here’s a new volnation saying.

Can’t make chicken **** out of chicken salad. Only people here would want too.

 

[StoVol]

Here’s a new volnation saying.

Can’t make chicken **** out of chicken salad. Only people here would want too.

we've been doing it for 15 years and we're not changing the recipe!

 

[WriterVol]

Sure you can. Just feed the chicken salad to the chickens.

 

[bcmbvol]

Then you’d always have something to complain about

 

[LightningVol]

I don't have proof, but I bet Pruitt is saying something like this:

 

[LA Vol]

Can’t wait for our OC to break down how he plans to use all those offensive targets that will be here this weekend.

He just needs to tell UT how many bags of money to bring out of the vault and he's hired, right?

 

[Kingston Vol]

This is Pruitt’s first true coaching search, right?

All the other guys were guys he had in his back pocket on the contigency he ever got a head coaching job.

 

[Dudley Smith]

Leach was everything we needed in a coach. Honestly the days of having by far the best roster in the sec are done. He wouldve been the most creative and just being at Tennessee could pull good enough recruiting classes we have us around 10 wins year in and year out. I really believe that.

On Earth 2, Mike Leach’s Vols, led by QB Quinton Dormady, set a single season Tennessee passing yards record en route to an 8-4 season and an Outback Bowl berth. In the spring, Coach Leach will be teaching the course: Great Naval Battles of the West: From Salamis to Midway.

 

[engineerVOL]

So what’s going on? Been away.

 

[wrangler]

That’s fine but Fedora got Southern Miss
Holgerson got WVU. Those are two pretty good jobs.

Can't argue that, just think an SEC OC job would increase the odds of a good HC gig.

 

[Jimmy Football]

This is Pruitt’s first true coaching search, right?

All the other guys were guys he had in his back pocket on the contigency he ever got a head coaching job.

Ironically, probably not Helton, right?

 

[wrangler]

So what’s going on? Been away.

Tomorrow.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Ironically, probably not Helton, right?

No, I think he had Helton before he got the job.

It was one of the reasons we picked him over Mel Tucker. Mel didn’t have an offensive coordinator.

 

[engineerVOL]

Tomorrow.

Never heard of him. Ground and pound or air raid?

 

[LA Vol]

Ironically, probably not Helton, right?

Pruitt handpicked his entire staff. He wanted Helton and pushed for his high salary and three-year contract, despite his limited experience. UT even agreed to include a clause in the contract about waiving his buyout at Pruitt's discretion. Pruitt liked Helton... until he didn't.

 

[butchna]

This is Pruitt’s first true coaching search, right?

All the other guys were guys he had in his back pocket on the contigency he ever got a head coaching job.

Helton? Johnson? Fair?

 

[wrangler]

Never heard of him. Ground and pound or air raid?

You betcha.

 

[InstrumentalVol]

Its been 15 days. Ill be so excited when this is over so we can get back to recruiting its so much more fun than this.

 

[butchna]

Pruitt handpicked his entire staff. He wanted Helton and pushed for his high salary and three-year contract, despite his limited experience. UT even agreed to include a clause in the contract about waiving his buyout at Pruitt's discretion. Pruitt liked Helton... until he didn't.

The buyout that no coordinator has to pay if they leave for a HC job? UT bent backwards.

 

[VEKZY]

It's taken us longer to hire 1 OC than it took to hire the majority of the coaching staff last year (after we hired Pruitt)

 

[Kingston Vol]

Helton? Johnson? Fair?

Johnson might be the only one. I’m pretty sure he had McClendon pegged for that spot then he got the promotion at USC.

 

[volfaninpa]

Any chance McClendon gets revisited after the early signing day?

 

[Volstar65]

Maybe I shouldn’t say an a** but he doesn’t look pleasant at times. I don’t know man, I’m just guessing here like everyone else.

Maybe he is just the perfect competition machine. He has one thing on his mind and that is doing everything like you are taught. When that doesn't happen he isn't happy and I don't blame him. He can live with not having the ability to do something but these guys were doing Things that they had went over time after time. In turn lets the people down that were doing it the correct way.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Any chance McClendon gets revisited after the early signing day?

The signing period has no bearing on anything other than the need to rush a hire.

You wouldn’t want a guy you want to hire recruiting for the competition. Come recruit for us instead.