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Hacksaw said:
If it was Butch, people would be criticizing him for not being able to make up his mind and this would be an example of why he's NOT a good head coach. The truth is that nothing about this decision proves anything about whether or not CJP is a good coach, or not.
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To argue your point...one needs to be able to adapt and adjust both in the game and on the roster to be successful. I think the writer’s point was that, unlike Butch, Pruitt is showing some adaptability with his roster. The in game part will soon follow...we hope!
 
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BLUTickbusdriver said:
To argue your point...one needs to be able to adapt and adjust both in the game and on the roster to be successful. I think the writer’s point was that, unlike Butch, Pruitt is showing some adaptability with his roster. The in game part will soon follow...we hope!
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I realize the conclusion the writer is trying to make and it's a bunch of crap. Every team has players that switch sides. It's not at all unusual. Without looking, I would guess that Butch did, too. That didn't make him a great coach. If Banks really is one of the best players on the team, you could make the argument that a good head coach should have been able to figure out what position he should play before now.
 
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Hacksaw said:
I realize the conclusion the writer is trying to make and it's a bunch of crap. Every team has players that switch sides. It's not at all unusual. Without looking, I would guess that Butch did, too. That didn't make him a great coach. If Banks really is one of the best players on the team, you could make the argument that a good head coach should have been able to figure out what position he should play before now.
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Sometimes coaches just get lucky with a position change, but but I agree with the writer on this one. The emergence of the Freshman made this a really smart move. Why give him a few snaps a game, when someone else could do just as well, or better (not fumbling), when he can be a potential star on defense? It's not to say he is a bad running back, but I believe he has had a case of fumblitis. The timing was right. Good move coach!
 
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Hacksaw said:
If it was Butch, people would be criticizing him for not being able to make up his mind and this would be an example of why he's NOT a good head coach. The truth is that nothing about this decision proves anything about whether or not CJP is a good coach, or not.
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No truer words have ever been posted on this site. Ws and Ls define a “good” coach, and right now the Ls are leading.

I support Coach Pruitt 100%, but all of this effort to elevate him to Sabian status is way premature. He will be defined by results. Period. It’s still too early to tell, but right now those are lacking.
 
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Hacksaw said:
No, but I'll take that as a compliment.
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It's not a complement or an insult. Just means you're super negative, which your last couple posts in this thread have been...

EZE said:
No truer words have ever been posted on this site. Ws and Ls define a “good” coach, and right now the Ls are leading.

I support Coach Pruitt 100%, but all of this effort to elevate him to Sabian status is way premature. He will be defined by results. Period. It’s still too early to tell, but right now those are lacking.
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Who is "elevating him to Sabian status?" Aside from a thread asking if he would return to Alabama should Saban retire (which is obviously way premature) I haven't heard anything even comparing the two!
 
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jwilliams said:
It's not a complement or an insult. Just means you're super negative, which your last couple posts in this thread have been...



Who is "elevating him to Sabian status?" Aside from a thread asking if he would return to Alabama should Saban retire (which is obviously way premature) I haven't heard anything even comparing the two!
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Oh, it has been here. In fact, not merely elevating Pruitt to the same status, but stating that one would take Pruitt over Saban.

But in any event, that one event doesn’t even go far enough to show that Pruitt is even a “good” HC. Only real games will tell that story.
 
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jwilliams said:
It's not a complement or an insult. Just means you're super negative, which your last couple posts in this thread have been...
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Just so we're clear...

The fact that I think a player switching positions is not necessarily proof that we have a good head coach is "super" negative? Really?!
 
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Hacksaw said:
If it was Butch, people would be criticizing him for not being able to make up his mind and this would be an example of why he's NOT a good head coach. The truth is that nothing about this decision proves anything about whether or not CJP is a good coach, or not.
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Yep, confirmation bais. Win games and have a team that doesnt get in trouble all the time....then your a good coach and nothing else will prove otherwise.
 
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I don’t know if it says nothing, but if Jeremy Banks becomes a good LB, it says a lot. Butch would not have caught slack over something like this until he proved he did not know how to develop players in the SEC. The players’ own comments are a testament to the difference between our current coach and Butch.

A lot of people talk about how Alabama is so good because they recruit well every year, and there is great truth to that. The other side to that is that Saban constantly hires solid assistant coaches. I liked what Butch brought to UT the first four years, but his “Rolodex” he kept of coaches he had “good relationships with” clearly wasn’t thick enough, nor was his knowledge of the game.

The S&C situation and his hiring of Larry Scott were his two biggest failures of a coach. He should have been starting Kamara at RB and should have allowed Hurd to play TE or WR. That is assuming Azzanni could have developed Hurd. Butch’s game management during the end of halves and games was poor. He lost me when he would avoid ownership and left this program worse off than it was before he took the job. He deserves a little bashing.
 
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EZE said:
No truer words have ever been posted on this site. Ws and Ls define a “good” coach, and right now the Ls are leading.

I support Coach Pruitt 100%, but all of this effort to elevate him to Sabian status is way premature. He will be defined by results. Period. It’s still too early to tell, but right now those are lacking.
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I'm ready For Pruitt to break out too, you are exactly right all is defined by L's & W's. Last year after Auburn game there was talk on here of him being SEC COY. Then the 2 lopsided losses happened six, 25+ losses total maybe a Vol record. I never did see an explanation as to how a team with players that can beat two Top 20 teams and then lose by 25+ to 2 mediocre teams. It's like we trended up then fell off the cliff. Not sure if that is coaching or what. Our expert media never explained that part or gave any valid theories. This all gives me cause for pause or the wait and see method. This is not a big risk for JP even if he flops as a HC he is and will still be top coordinator and recruiter. In other words he will still be filling up the bank. no matter.
Also there were quite a few on here wanting rid of Chaney when he was here last time but now all I see is positive retort about him. It's like above get the W's at UGA & Pitt you can do no wrong , get the L's Vols and it's all your fault.
 
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Volgrad98 said:
Such a simple concept. Put the guys on the field that give you the best chance to win. Hard part is executing it. Man I'm ready for the season to start!
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Plus, putting the players in the best position to succeed to infinity and beyond!
 
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vegasvolfan said:
I don’t know if it says nothing, but if Jeremy Banks becomes a good LB, it says a lot. Butch would not have caught slack over something like this until he proved he did not know how to develop players in the SEC. The players’ own comments are a testament to the difference between our current coach and Butch.

A lot of people talk about how Alabama is so good because they recruit well every year, and there is great truth to that. The other side to that is that Saban constantly hires solid assistant coaches. I liked what Butch brought to UT the first four years, but his “Rolodex” he kept of coaches he had “good relationships with” clearly wasn’t thick enough, nor was his knowledge of the game.

The S&C situation and his hiring of Larry Scott were his two biggest failures of a coach. He should have been starting Kamara at RB and should have allowed Hurd to play TE or WR. That is assuming Azzanni could have developed Hurd. Butch’s game management during the end of halves and games was poor. He lost me when he would avoid ownership and left this program worse off than it was before he took the job. He deserves a little bashing.
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There are certainly indication s the he is a good head coach, he just has to prove it before we label him one.
 
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