Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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UTMVol76 said:
On the subject of excuses and blame, I remembered this moment:

Back in 2002/2003 I have the privileged of meeting Coach Fulmer at a speaking engagement. I was super excited and nervous like you couldn't imagine when I got the chance to meet him, shake his hand, talk to him for a couple minutes. He was a very gracious person and so down to earth. He really gave you the impression that he truly felt he was no better than anyone else there, and that was something I found very impressive.

That said, he told a great story, I thought you guys would enjoy (and I'm sure many have heard it before):

He said after a Florida loss in 90s (can't remember specifically which) he was going to the Athletic Center the next morning to watch film, break it down with the coaches, and then meet with the team to discuss the game. Coach said he stopped at the same gas station he'd stop at every morning, get him a coffee, and was gassing up before he left. He said there was an old man getting gas next to him, and the old man started up a conversation.

"How you doing today?"
Coach replied, "Doing ok, you?"
"Aight I guess, not feeling good after that loss yesterday."
Coach says, "yeah, that wasn't a good game."
Old man fires back, "you know who's fault it is? It's that Fulmer's fault"
Coach replies back to the old man, "you know what, you're right. It was."

I'm so glad we have Phil back with us. Love him or hate him during his time as OUR coach, I hope we can agree know, he's a treasure and a blessing to us as Vols.
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My nephew is a manager at a Crossville area truck stop center (not a Pilot mind you 😉), and looked up from stocking some merchandise and there was Coach Fulmer. Talked to him for close to an hour and was awed by him. This kid is a military brat and a die hard Fighting Illini fan. Carried that class and dignity and old style genteel quality after being fired and it shines in every AD move he makes. Proved me wrong when he was an original AD candidate and that’s all I need.
 
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orangeblood79 said:
I'm as confident in our staff as I have been in the last two decades. That's not an exaggeration either. I'm 99.999% convinced that we have the staff, coordinators and, MOST importantly, HC, that will bring this program back to respectability and into the annual discussion for the SEC East crown...which, by extension, brings us back into the national spotlight.

It's going to take another year, maybe two, to build the team that JP wants. Butch had us built for the MAC, not the SEC. It's going to take time to build but, I think we get some respectable SEC wins between now and then.

I can't recall a time since Fulmer's heyday that I wasn't concerned about the staff.

Get some shades, boys. The future looks bright.
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I feel the same way. This staff is legit and they will make this team better every single day. If you haven't watched these interviews from yesterday with Tee and Ansley, watch it. I watched last night and those guys are extremely confident in their abilities and this teams ability to get better and be a good football team.

 
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The sun keeps shining on Knoxville and our Vols. Looks like we are climbing out of the fog.

The system President and UTK Chancellor should be a UT grads. That is not trashing other candidates with non-UT backgrounds. It is stating that if there is interest from qualified candidates, that graduates of UT can prove to be excellent leaders and more than capable of doing so at a top university. Grads simply have a better understanding of UT's tradition, strengths/weaknesses, the mission, the people in the state, etc. Bring on Dr. Noland, please. He's proven and outstanding.

Pruitt and Barnes grew up nearby and have known all about the Vols all their lives. Pruitt played against them and went to MTSU for a couple years. Being from Hickory, Barnes even came to UTK to date his UT grad wife.

Now Kelly. Hope it works out for her and the LV's.
 
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shoney said:
Fishing shows can be very entertaining.
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Ron Swanson said:
I feel the same way. This staff is legit and they will make this team better every single day. If you haven't watched these interviews from yesterday with Tee and Ansley, watch it. I watched last night and those guys are extremely confident in their abilities and this teams ability to get better and be a good football team.

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We thought that too with dooley and butch. Talk is cheap. We shall see.
 
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Catbone said:
We thought that too with dooley and butch. Talk is cheap. We shall see.
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Oh boy, got a realist in here folks, look out. The difference between the intern and Pruitt is simple: Pruitt has actually coached at a high level. The intern had never accomplished anything. Pruitt has multiple national championships and is highly regarded as being, if not the best, one of the very best defensive coordinators in college football.

Further, we didn't have to google Pruitt's staff like we did the interns. Everyone on Pruitt's staff have coached at an extremely high level, most in the SEC, and most have one championships. They have put multiple guys in the NFL and have recruited and developed some of the best players in college football over the last decade.

But tell me again how this staff and Pruitt compares with that Mac coaching staff we had before him.
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
Oh boy, got a realist in here folks, look out. The difference between the intern and Pruitt is simple: Pruitt has actually coached at a high level. The intern had never accomplished anything. Pruitt has multiple national championships and is highly regarded as being, if not the best, one of the very best defensive coordinators in college football.

Further, we didn't have to google Pruitt's staff like we did the interns. Everyone on Pruitt's staff have coached at an extremely high level, most in the SEC, and most have one championships. They have put multiple guys in the NFL and have recruited and developed some of the best players in college football over the last decade.

But tell me again how this staff and Pruitt compares with that Mac coaching staff we had before him.
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2016 team made me wary

2016 vols team has made me have to see
 
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Bassmaster_Vol said:
Oh boy, got a realist in here folks, look out. The difference between the intern and Pruitt is simple: Pruitt has actually coached at a high level. The intern had never accomplished anything. Pruitt has multiple national championships and is highly regarded as being, if not the best, one of the very best defensive coordinators in college football.

Further, we didn't have to google Pruitt's staff like we did the interns. Everyone on Pruitt's staff have coached at an extremely high level, most in the SEC, and most have one championships. They have put multiple guys in the NFL and have recruited and developed some of the best players in college football over the last decade.

But tell me again how this staff and Pruitt compares with that Mac coaching staff we had before him.
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Surprised a veteran like yourself still engages with that loser dawg troll.
 
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ChismsHeadband said:
Dooley had built in excuses from the get go: "Year Zero"

Butch couldn't acknowledge failure: "Taxslayer Bowl *Champions*", "Champions of Life"
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To be fair, neither Dooley's nor Butch's failings were really apparent heading into spring of year two. I mean, Dooley had the LSU debacle and Butch had the bad Vandy loss, but Pruitt has some bad losses as well. They're all roughly on even footing at the same point in time IMO. I do think it's pretty clear that Pruitt has the highest ceiling on paper, and I also don't see any major flaws in his personality that would indicate failure is inevitable. But I also didn't see any glaring flaws in Dooley or Butch at this point in their tenures either.
 
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JCP201 said:
yeah, when we couldn't sit and watch these things on our big screen TV' in our recliners, eating wings etc, and not have to go there and eat a green weenie, stand in line at toilet, and sit on a seat that is only fits a size 0 model, but I still love it when I get there. Love the festivities and being the 12 man, and just being in Neyland.
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Meee toooooo
 
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SouthKnoxVOL said:
I'm not thrilled with the Harper hire but I'm gonna give her a chance. I will say this....she is gonna bring two things to this program that we haven't seen since Pat.....toughness and discipline.....let's just hope she can recruit.
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I'll bet this is one program that truly recruits itself. If she takes this same team and makes a marked difference on the court by style of play, recruits will flock.

Disclaimer: i cant stand WBB, but sports is sports, and concepts are concepts, and at the end of the day the Lady Vols being Elite is good for Tennessee as a whole.
 
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