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LA Vol said:
Plus, UT is very intent on stability. Last week, Randy Boyd indicated he would be open to continuing to serve as UT President after his interim term. That likely extends Fulmer, and John Compton is very supportive of both. His term runs through 2024, and the board is strong under his leadership. Our BB coaches are very secure, happy to be at UT and committed to building championship teams. Given the level of commitment and support, Pruitt seems likely to stick and put a foundation under football. For the first time in more than a decade, UT has committed leadership and seems on firm footing. This is a good environment for coaches and a good place to build elite programs.
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Boyd has been awesome! Hope that works out. When you don’t hear of ineptitude, it means the right parties are doing their jobs very well.
 
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You take out the "wild guesses" in Jimbo, Jim, & Bowden that's about where I expect them as well.

I think a few -in state- schools should be checking on their head coaches.

The first "top" paid head coach I think may be a target is of course Jeff Brohm, but he's the 8th highest paid coach in college right now and hasn't even earned what he's getting yet.

Franklin is where he wants to be and is from the Northeast so he's not leaving, and Penn State pays him well.

Taggart was the 15th highest paid coach already, so you're likely giving someone a raise to replace him.

My list of candidates, fwiw
Charlie Strong - big time cultural guy, in state so he's got a leg up on recruiting
Mark Stoops - has proven to be able to develop talent and a good culture, FSU is gonna be easier to recruit and he'll be in a weaker conference he could do really well there
Matt Campbell - obvious name to be on any list
P.J. Fleck - obvious name to be on any list
Mike Norvell - at some point people are going to realize this guy is legit, 4 straight 8 win seasons...Fuente only did it twice there
Josh Heupel - in state already and doing well, plus can run offense
Dave Clawson - Not sure he'll move within conference or not, but he's got Wake Forest rolling
Kevin Sumlin - I mean Arizona isn't the easiest place to recruit, so what he's doing there in year 2 isn't reflective of him as a HC imo...at FSU I think he's likely to be a 10 win guy
Lane Kiffin - in state and can recruit, high power offense and I'm sure he'd love to be at a Power 5 again
Jim McElwain - laugh it up...but he won at Florida, got a short leash after back to back SEC Championship games, and he's already won 6 games with CMU and has Dormady looking like a QB.
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The only deficiency Dormady ever had was his coaching
 
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Might get flamed for saying this but don't care. Taggart had one specific trait that made teams interested in him and it wasnt anything having to do with coaching skill.

That trait made people think he would excel in recruiting and be able to better relate to recruits and their families....is also good PR for a program.

I'm not saying that thinking is wrong in any way but should not be the main factor in hiring a guy who has not produced results. He is a much better fit as a coordinator or position coach.
 
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LA Vol said:
Not sure which has the lowest odds-- FSU coming after Pruitt, who has a worse record at UT than the coach they just fired, or Pruitt actually going. But bring on the Mark Stoops rumors. It's Game Week, and what's bothersome to UK is helpful to UT.
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Pruitt has a worse record? They have the same record. But Pruitt plays a tougher schedule and he has two wins over ranked teams whereas Taggart's best win is BC.
 
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I don't know if Pruitt is going anywhere, if I'm honest. He's been praising fan support, and the team is just now 4-5...can you imagine how much he'll enjoy it here when they are 6-1 or 6-0 and beating Florida/Georgia while giving Bama legit 4 quarter dogfights every year?

Cause Tony V got his pay raise, Barnes & staff did too. We're about to be cleared of all the buyout related issues and we're selling beer at Neyland. UT Head football coach gonna be a top 10 paying job once our HC is making SEC championship appearances and getting into the playoffs.

I think Pruitt is likely to be that guy.
 
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LA Vol said:
Plus, UT is very intent on stability. Last week, Randy Boyd indicated he would be open to continuing to serve as UT President after his interim term. That likely extends Fulmer, and John Compton is very supportive of both. His term runs through 2024, and the board is strong under his leadership. Our BB coaches are very secure, happy to be at UT and committed to building championship teams. Given the level of commitment and support, Pruitt seems likely to stick and put a foundation under football. For the first time in more than a decade, UT has committed leadership and seems on firm footing. This is a good environment for coaches and a good place to build elite programs.
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Raise your hand if this brought a tear to your eyes.
 
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