An open letter to the Negavols and those with BVS for 2019

#76
#76
Gandalf said:
Yes - because we HAVE Pruitt and that is who is going to have to turn us around, not Mullen - he is now officially the enemy. Mullen would have been a great hire as well but had he been hired instead of Pruitt, they would still probably had the same record of 5-7 this year. He did a fantastic job with the gators and has more experience as a HC but Florida's recent malaise is comparable to TN like tinnitus vs metastatic lymphoma.
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If you don't learn from your mistakes you're doomed to repeat them. Not that UT has any type of dumpster diving pattern of acquiring coaches or anything.
 
#77
#77
hmhawk said:
It wasn't a bashing and I apologize for offending you.
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Oh look you TRIED to do it again. You already clarified you have no idea what generation you are, but you’re clearly showing signs of the answer
 
#78
#78
Gandalf said:
What irks me is that while dwelling on the facts of our fallen program, the negavols fail to acknowledge that we have new leadership and that leadership has had a strong record of success in the past. Moreover, there are a lot of things, that demonstrate for those who have eyes who wish to see, that the program has shifted its momentum and is moving in the right direction - and not just because we are catching lucky breaks like Butch did with legacies and having a QB that could dodge bullets.
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Fact: Pruitt does not have a strong record of success as a Head coach, actually he has a losing record as one.

It's odd seeing people often make statements such as " for those that wish to see, there are many things that show momentum has shifted" those types of statements are rarely followed by examples of such.

Butch recruited those players, how is that "catching a break?"

Fact: no opinion on this board does anything to effect the only thing that matter, the win/loss record. So why hop on a high horse and complain that people complain?
 
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#82
too much reading on new years day...but other than that
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#83
#83
Matt2496 said:
If waiting to see results before supporting Pruitt makes me a negavol, then I'll proudly accept that title.
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I’m in a similar spot. I’m cheering for him to do well but I’m not going to be blind in my loyalty anymore.

Let’s hope we take some big steps in 2019.
 
#84
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volfanbill said:
Oh look you TRIED to do it again. You already clarified you have no idea what generation you are, but you’re clearly showing signs of the answer
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I never bashed you so it is not AGAIN. I told you I was a boomer. For your education that is the children of WW2 vets basically. What is your beef?
 
#87
#87
hmhawk said:
I never bashed you so it is not AGAIN. I told you I was a boomer. For your education that is the children of WW2 vets basically. What is your beef?
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Happy New Year Hawk! Good to see you still kickin.
 
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hmhawk said:
I never bashed you so it is not AGAIN. I told you I was a boomer. For your education that is the children of WW2 vets basically. What is your beef?
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Lol. Sure. You said baby boomer generation xyz. Basically putting yourself between 1945 and 2005
 
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#94
Would someone please provide a Cliffnote version of the post? I’ve got ADD and can’t read something that long.
 
#97
#97
Gandalf said:
I will say this as nicely as I can after reading one too many posts of your collective "wisdom". You people are sad representations of fans and your constant negativity without any actual information is intellectually and spiritually draining.

Look, I get it, the admin has surely screwed the pooch the last decade so it is hard to hope for better things. But things ARE different. Whatever you would say about our previous coaches/ADs, Pruitt and Fulmer are quite different from what we have had and no one can seriously say that CPF doesnt love UT or that they dont care about football. We dont know yet if Pruitt will be successful here. In his young career, he has surely been successful elsewhere. But TN has had a way of making even great coaches and all star NFL players suck while they are here. Time will bear it out, an improvement this year as more of the roster is turned over and he brings in new recruits (just remember, star gazers, that there are fewer 4* linemen). Next year the machine will begin to hum if he is the right guy.

In the meantime, why not at least let the man actually get an OC before you start bi*ching? If we dont like him, then fine, bi*ch away. Though it is hard to see who you all would be happy with. You weren't happy with Helton because he didnt have deep experience as OC. I see many complaints about the idea of someone like Sarkisian, a head coach at Washington, at USC and now an OC in the NFL for no other reason than isnt your "pick of the week". We could hire the "National Coordinator of the Year" and you had been clamoring for for weeks and then you would find innumerable ways to complain about how the admin/Pruitt/Fulmer screwed up this hire. But until that happens, perhaps just STFU and enjoy the new year. Unlike previous searches, this one has had almost no leaks, no information coming out at all. Is that better? well it does tell me that someone is more organized and is not a Benny Hill show running around. So lets at least wait and see before you start spewing negative bile over the pristine new year.

To you Battered Vols who are not naturally NegaVols but have been corrupted, twisted into such by the utter incompetence of Administrations past, take hope. While no one can promise an NC or even an SEC Championship while Bama is in full form, I can say that I believe the coaching management we have now will get us at least to being respectable again. By the end of year 2020, I would wager almost everything that I have that you will all feel very differently about our team. Pruitt is not a flashy person but his past demonstrates he understands how to build foundations and teach core skills. I dont know if we will ever be in contention for an NC under Pruitt but I sense that he will build a program that you will no longer have to be ashamed of and you will look forward to Saturdays in the fall again.

Be Happy, its a New Year!
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I remember when posts like this were made after the Kiffin, Dooley, and Jones hires. A few minutes of searches will find those on various websites. There’s always a certain amount of the fan base that believe the next guy is the savior. Regardless of the evidence to the contrary.

Until the culture changes on the Hill, Tennessee won’t be a consistent winner.
 
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