We've all been debating and speculating on the future of Jeremy Pruitt for what seems like forever now, with no real agreement on what will happen or how it will play out. What we do know is that to buy out Pruitt and the staff it will cost about $19.2 million dollars, plus roughly another $20 million to buy out the new staff from their respective schools. We also know that UT only has about $10 million is reserves and is facing a significant financial loss this year, which may or may not prevent them from firing/hiring a new coach.
As has been expressed by multiple posters in multiple threads, people who want Pruitt replaced or think "Tennessee is at crossroads" if we don't make a change soon, would pay to see UT fire Pruitt and hire someone new (a totally different debate for another thread). My challenge to all of those people is: put up or shut up; stop talking about what you would do and actually do it. Start an official GoFundMe to raise money towards donating to the school to fund the buyout. If you raise enough money, you would become a "Big Money Donor." You could elect a speaker that represents who you want as a coach, and get a seat at the table and actually have a say like the Haslam's, etc.
Doing this would do multiple things: 1) It would shut the national media up about how the fans vetoed a coaching hire on social media, because this time the fan base actually nutted up and brought something to the table. 2) It would in essence make UT a community owned team like the Packers. Instead of actual shares, A non-profit could be created with an elected board, and if it kept enough money, it could contribute to donations, endowment funds and other things to keep a seat at the table. 3) It would change the landscape of college athletics and create more equity. The balance of power would shift from the few elites to the common many. Schools would be forced to listen to everyone, not just a handful of "mega-boosters."
I doubt anything comes of this, but I'm tired of people fighting about hypotheticals and what they would do if they had the chance. Here's your chance, either do it or shut up about it.
As has been expressed by multiple posters in multiple threads, people who want Pruitt replaced or think "Tennessee is at crossroads" if we don't make a change soon, would pay to see UT fire Pruitt and hire someone new (a totally different debate for another thread). My challenge to all of those people is: put up or shut up; stop talking about what you would do and actually do it. Start an official GoFundMe to raise money towards donating to the school to fund the buyout. If you raise enough money, you would become a "Big Money Donor." You could elect a speaker that represents who you want as a coach, and get a seat at the table and actually have a say like the Haslam's, etc.
Doing this would do multiple things: 1) It would shut the national media up about how the fans vetoed a coaching hire on social media, because this time the fan base actually nutted up and brought something to the table. 2) It would in essence make UT a community owned team like the Packers. Instead of actual shares, A non-profit could be created with an elected board, and if it kept enough money, it could contribute to donations, endowment funds and other things to keep a seat at the table. 3) It would change the landscape of college athletics and create more equity. The balance of power would shift from the few elites to the common many. Schools would be forced to listen to everyone, not just a handful of "mega-boosters."
I doubt anything comes of this, but I'm tired of people fighting about hypotheticals and what they would do if they had the chance. Here's your chance, either do it or shut up about it.
