Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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chargervol said:
Just watched the show, the actual quote
"Where you are as a fb player, as a coach, as a program.

Doesn't help Pruitt at all but just further proof of the "information" being passed right now.
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Lot of that happening...It isn't helping. I'm plenty mad at Pruitt and his staff..hell..pretty much everybody on the team not named Jauan Jennings, and we don't need people making isht up to be even more upset about.
 
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If Pruitt wants to have any hope of surviving, he needs to take over the defense immediately. Doesn't matter if it makes him "less effective" as a head coach. You already lost to GSU. Time to make a change.
 
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Vols410 said:
Not sure I agree here.

Even if Pruitt continues to fall on his face I still want Fulmer here. He picked his HC, gave him all the resources he wanted and let him build the program his way. That’s exactly what you want your AD to do.

On the other hand, I’d be totally fine with Fulmer as the HC again.
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Can't go as far as Fulmer being coach now but agree on the other stuff. The pool was completely different by the time he took over and after Kirby, many folks were seeing the Pruitt hire as smart.

The real test will be how Fulmer handles it from here on and I'm definitely still glad that money won't be the issue with him here.
 
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millst987 said:
How in the absolute F does this happen?
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I have no factual basis for it, but I do wonder if Pruitt made a vow to Ainsley that he wouldn’t meddle in the defensive play calling this year, after he did so much micromanaging in all aspects let year. I don’t know if the defensive disaster yesterday is what you get with a first time DC calling the plays in his first game? With Bituli out, I don’t know who their signal caller on the field was to get them out of obvious mismatches like these.
 
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cHiZzLeVOL said:
True. I don’t understand how the pitch man was never covered. Made no sense. I also don’t understand keep Burrell out there and not putting Kenneth George Jr. out in the perimeter who weighs more and can probably get off of a block.

When our coaching staff goes back and reviews the game, they are going to see who was doing it right and who wasn’t and I almost guarantee you those people won’t be playing. We definitely need Bryce Thompson back for BYU.
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We don’t need Thompson back anywhere near the program. People that volatile who are too mentally and emotionally unstable to go a year and a half without domestic incidents are nothing but trouble. Good football player, bad person who will likely embarrass whatever university gives him his next chance. We were his second chance and he blew it. Sucks to lose our best DB, but the kid is trouble.
 
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millst987 said:
How in the absolute F does this happen?
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I’ve never seen anything like that.

It’s coaching, talent, depth, heart, everything.

I watched the game again this morning and we are in trouble.

They looked like a JV squad in HS.

We may do good to win 2-3 games this year.

I’ve scratched my head all morning on what the hell is going on.
 
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StoVol said:
where in the hell do you see 5 wins? if GSU can beat us Chatt and UAB surely can
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Catbone said:
Going on a rant here IDGAF if you read it or not I'm just livid.

First from the actual game in section U. From the beginning of the game we looked bigger and faster than last year. I was starting to get a little more confident. Solomon cleared. Trey cleared. Yeah, we are going to bury these guys. But from kickoff something was off. I saw ZERO passion. I saw NO hype. There was NO comraderie. Quite literally the only two players I saw with a bit of emotion were Henry T and Cimaglia. The sidelines were DEAD.

I realized the first half was not the end of the world, I saw the other teams struggling. First game jitters no biggie. I expected the second half to come on strong. But nope, they drive right down the field and score on us. Again, no energy. Complete lack of care. That's when I started to worry. I'm starting to wonder why are we subbing 3 linemen almost every single play offense and defense (they're all trash, DL in particular). JG looks extremely uncomfortable in and out of the pocket. Just not a leader or really an SEC worthy QB. He's got no touch on passes at all. At least Gray, Cimaglia, Anderson, JJ, Chandler, and Henry T looked good. Genuinely not impressed with anyone else. In fact they were unimpressive. No one looked like they wanted to be there, coaches included.

All games we lose hurt. But this is far different. We have tried for a decade only to make things WORSE. There is quite literally no where to go from here. Fans, recruits, and media have seen that we can not get out of the hole we dug. It's no longer just a down year. Nope, they all are starting to understand this is just how the new Tennessee will be from now on.

The seats will empty.

The media will humiliate us.

The players will transfer.

The Recruiting, lifeblood of a program, will be battles with G5 teams.

Unless a miracle happens and we turn it around, there's simply not a reason to play for Tennessee anymore unless you're a die hard fan like we are.

Nb4 tldr
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There is certainly a disconnect between our players and coaches. It’s been the same as the last two games last season. Our veterans have just given up on this staff in the last 3 games.

I don’t know where it started but I feel the play in the Kentucky game when Osborne intercepted a pass late and then got too cute by lateraling the ball around rather than just taking a knee or going out of bounds is certainly part of it.

Pruitt went nuts on him on the sidelines, and embarrassed him on TV. Osborne later transferred to UNCC but this team has as lack the intensity and effort since then. Especially, when things start to go bad.

It’s just a theory about the veteran players on this team, maybe, they don’t want to play for Pruitt. Maybe, they would rather Butch never got fired. But, many certainly have their own agenda rather than playing for the T on their helmets, they guy next to them and their coaches.

Maybe, Pruitt should have Inky or Al Wilson talk to them before every game about the privilege of wearing those Orange Jerseys and playing in Neyland’s Stadium. Because, that was a dream of mine growing up, but I wasn’t good enough.

But, it’s certainly painfully obvious that many aren’t willing to give their all everyday to be a Vol!
 
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volfaninpa said:
Greg Robinson was a good Mack defensive coordinator and an abject failure as a head coach. Some guys are quality assistants and no more. It doesn't mean they can't coach, it does mean they can't run a program. It is possible this is Pruitt. The cluster of guys that UT has hired as head coach since Fulmer is mind boggling.
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It's very simply because they hire on the cheap but pay way more in buyouts than Bama does for Saban.
 
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gunner said:
There is certainly a disconnect between our players and coaches. It’s been the same as the last two games last season. Our veterans have just given up on this staff in the last 3 games.

I don’t know where it started but I feel the play in the Kentucky game when Osborne intercepted a pass late and then got too cute by lateraling the ball around rather than just taking a knee or going out of bounds is certainly part of it.

Pruitt went nuts on him on the sidelines, and embarrassed him on TV. Osborne later transferred to UNCC but this team has as lack the intensity and effort since then. Especially, when things start to go bad.

It’s just a theory about the veteran players on this team, maybe, they don’t want to play for Pruitt. Maybe, they would rather Butch never got fired. But, many certainly have their own agenda rather than playing for the T on their helmets, they guy next to them and their coaches.

Maybe, Pruitt should have Inky or Al Wilson talk to them before every game about the privilege of wearing those Orange Jerseys and playing in Neyland’s Stadium. Because, that was a dream of mine growing up, but I wasn’t good enough.

Because, it’s painfully obvious that many aren’t willing to give their all everyday to be a Vol!
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I don't think the team liked Butch towards the end either. It's probably a "meet the new boss, same as the old boss" mentality.
 
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Everyone bashing JG. 30 points, or even 23 should have beaten that team. JG did not play defense. How can you give 38 points to a team like that! Our defensive geniuses coaching staff is not the best in the country. Our front 4 were getting pushed out on every play. Coaching did not properly adjust at half time for the different looks that we weren't expecting. etc, etc.
 
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Volnut said:
Yeah, put an unproven QB in his first game on the road in the Swamp. That's never happened in UT history, right?
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Then be content with what JG gives you then👀🤷🏽‍♂️ And that’s 18 total Touchdowns and 6 interceptions in 3 years😁👍🏽 Starting a freshman QB is never pretty or easy but sometimes it has to be done atleast he will Be inspired to play and try to win.he would still have two weeks to prepare before Florida.its not like “petermans” case where he just showed up and had to play..
 
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