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#51
#51
I would love to know names...this same message was out there after the Vandy game last year but nobody would say any specific names...

Clearly Murphy was one...Shamburger was rumored but seems to have bought in...who else in this junior class is a problem? Chandler, Ignont, Reid, Labruzza? I wouldn’t think any of those guys would be but who knows
 
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thunder5 said:
I would love to know names...this same message was out there after the Vandy game last year but nobody would say any specific names...

Clearly Murphy was one...Shamburger was rumored but seems to have bought in...who else in this junior class is a problem? Chandler, Ignont, Reid, Labruzza? I wouldn’t think any of those guys would be but who knows
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Not sure about the burger...his tweet yesterday
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#53
#53
hog88 said:
No you didn't. I'm just pointing out that times have changed and averaging 9 wins a year isn't going to cut it anymore.
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I didn't say times haven't changed or that 9 games would cut it. What does that have to do with anything I said?

I just wondered why Fulmer couldn't hep fix this. I didn't say he could or couldn't. I just think as bad as it seems to be, he could do something to make it better or worse. Hell, if it were me and I didn't know how to help fix it, the first thing I'd do is start looking for someone who could.
 
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led0321 said:
Pruitt inherited an absolute broken and busted program. Too early to judge him IMO.
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I agree CJP inherited a mess but that does not mean he gets a pass for the worst loss UT has ever suffered & arguably the worst in CFB history. Horrible play calling, bad in game management, treating the game like a scrimmage, no emotion or sense of urgency etc. is all on him. Just about any HS coach in East Tn could have devised a game plan good enough even with our deficiencies to beat GA ST. So, some judgment needs to be passed down on him for the GA ST disaster.
 
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MiramarVol said:
It means if we had a solid roster there would be no reasson to look for another coach but, that coach brought in some soft players soft as booty meat and know they are getting exposed under new leadership.
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That makes no sense. Why would we have to settle for Pruitt if we didn't need to look for another coach? What am I missing here?
 
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Behr said:
I didn't say times haven't changed or that 9 games would cut it. What does that have to do with anything I said?

I just wondered why Fulmer couldn't hep fix this. I didn't say he could or couldn't. I just think as bad as it seems to be, he could do something to make it better or worse. Hell, if it were me and I didn't know how to help fix it, the first thing I'd do is start looking for someone who could.
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I would imagine Fulmer is at least offering advice/working with CJP on resolving any player-personnel issues.
 
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Sara Clark said:
Not sure about the burger...his tweet yesterday


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I dont know about y'all, but to me this looks like an organization headed in the right direction..
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
I feel confident saying we'd be 1-0 if we'd hired Leach. Bond that...who knows. According to posts in the rf, some of our best commits and prospects for the 2020 class are now looking around. If Pruitt doesn't have a top 10 class, he's toast. It may take a couple more years to replace him but he won't have the talent to dig out.
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Didn’t everyone feel confident that Pruitt would beat GA St too?
 
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volfannbama said:
I don't know about y'all, but to me this looks like an organization headed in the right direction..
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At this point... I agree, I think. That's not giving anyone a pass for Saturdays performance. I think this is just a wait and see. I will say this, people in positions of making decisions, can't make decisions out of anger. These same people have the intricate details surrounding this program that we as fans don't have. You also have to look at it from a business perspective. I don't know what will happen, but I want nothing more than to see Pruitt succeed. GBO!!
 
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CAVPUT said:
I'd have to think Fulmer is well aware of what Pruitt is up against. Unlikely he'd fire a coach under these circumstances. I'm also pretty sure Fulmer knows that rebuilding the roster is going to take several years. Pruitt isn't going anywhere.
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I wouldn’t put my money on it. Pruitt had a year to correct these issues. 2-10 is going to be really hard to sell to an already fed up fan base.
 
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Sara Clark said:
At this point... I agree, I think. That's not giving anyone a pass for Saturdays performance. I think this is just a wait and see. I will say this, people in positions of making decisions, can't make decisions out of anger. These same people have the intricate details surrounding this program that we as fans don't have. You also have to look at it from a business perspective. I don't know what will happen, but I want nothing more than to see Pruitt succeed. GBO!!
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I was just kidding, it looks like complete leaderless dysfunction to me.
 
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VolZen said:
Need to get Gray and Chandler in space. BYU is slow on the edges and in the secondary. They have some strong guys on the interior. We would be better served not to attack there until later in the game. They wore down pretty bad vs. Utah in the second half when Utah gashed them.
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JG can hit them 2 yds out
 
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ptcarter said:
Hey, it's the same in business. My experience in the working world is this. If you get re-orged into a situation with a new boss, and as the years pass, he hires new employees, in some (not all) cases when it comes time for layoffs, the boss has a tendency to stick with his hires. Why? In a way, letting them go could be admitting you made a mistake, plus there is some kind of bond "he's one of mine" thing.

So maybe Pruitt has an affinity towards the newer, younger less experienced guys. The new guys are getting playing time and the old heads are seeing the bench. It sort of becomes a self fulfilling prophecy to slack up when the handwriting is on the wall that you are "redundant". Maybe not fair to the old guys. Heck I'm an old guy and have seen this in the working world, however - bottom line is, when you can't give your all and someone else can, you are going to get culled. And yes, it's a cancer for a football team just as it is in the workplace. Only thing that gets you over the hump is letting the chips fall where they may and give it time to reach equilibrium.
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JG starting would suggest otherwise
 
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PEPPERJAX said:
I agree CJP inherited a mess but that does not mean he gets a pass for the worst loss UT has ever suffered & arguably the worst in CFB history. Horrible play calling, bad in game management, treating the game like a scrimmage, no emotion or sense of urgency etc. is all on him. Just about any HS coach in East Tn could have devised a game plan good enough even with our deficiencies to beat GA ST. So, some judgment needs to be passed down on him for the GA ST disaster.
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Hey now, 4th worst loss in CFB history not THE worst. We’re just not competitive enough to be #1 yet but there’s still hope lol
 
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Booker512 said:
I think that’s the issue. I think you have dozens of players not buying into the new staff. Personally, I think the Auburn and Kentucky games should have been buying in moments...but maybe that’s only for guys who get tons of playing time. Guys 2-3 on the depth chart...under freshmen....often times feel some type of way about things like that.

Hard pill to swallow. But now I guess you know why Pruitt has been out there saying things like “we will find guys that want to play...” and other snide comments about his players over the past few months.
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Makes sense to me.

They’re in the mindset of they deserve it rather than earning it.
 
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PEPPERJAX said:
I agree CJP inherited a mess but that does not mean he gets a pass for the worst loss UT has ever suffered & arguably the worst in CFB history. Horrible play calling, bad in game management, treating the game like a scrimmage, no emotion or sense of urgency etc. is all on him. Just about any HS coach in East Tn could have devised a game plan good enough even with our deficiencies to beat GA ST. So, some judgment needs to be passed down on him for the GA ST disaster.
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He shouldn’t but it’ll be more of a disaster naming a interim after wk 1
 
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