Pruitt up to #3 on college football coaches hot seat

Will Pruitt be fired after this season or during/after the 2021 season

  • Fired after this season

    Votes: 126 30.8%

  • Fired after/during 2021 season

    Votes: 283 69.2%
  • Total voters
    409
#77
#77
jeff1vol said:
Can't believe all the votes for after next year. We don't DESERVE to win. Losers all. I used to take pride in the fact that UT strived to be excellent. Now... loser U.
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Granted, the question is asking will he be fired, not should he be fired.

He should be fired, but I voted during/after 2021 because I don't think he will be fired this year.
 
#79
#79
05_never_again said:
Granted, the question is asking will he be fired, not should he be fired.

He should be fired, but I voted during/after 2021 because I don't think he will be fired this year.
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Pruitt will be fired after this year imo.

Fulmer will be forced to make a change. His job will be on the line.
 
#82
#82
The Original Fade said:
Pruitt is saying hold my beer
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It's going to be hard. Pruitt would have to go 2-8 this year, 0-8 in SEC play next year, then is still here in 2022 and loses a bunch more conference games. Mathematically, he needs to lose than many more conference games to be worse than Dooley in conference play on the basis of winning percentage. Seriously. That's how awful Dooley was.
 
#83
#83
DonjoVol said:
Pruitt in his third year is much worse than Dooley was in his third year.
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Don't disagree with that. But Pruitt's year 2 was much better than Dooley's year 2. Gotta look at their tenures overall, not just one game or one season.
 
#84
#84
hog88 said:
Our defense is ranked something like 67th in Div 1, giving up 400+ yards a game and I think I saw 2 worst defense on 3rd down so it hasn't been all that good either.
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UT's D is in the bottom half of Div 1 due to Pruitt's ignorance in starting JG all year this season instead of giving all the other 3 a chance and never letting JG see the field again. The D plays half ass or less due to frustration in the second half after watching the O come apart at the seams EVERY WEEK!!! It isn't because Pruitt doesn't know how to develop, scheme, and coach a successful D. He did all of those three at FSU, UGA, and Bama!!! All three D's improved after he became DC, even Bama did with Saban being probably the best D mind ever. Some of you don't do your homework. Some of you just come on the board to spew unproved hate!!!
 
#85
#85
05_never_again said:
It's going to be hard, unless Pruitt goes 2-8 this year, goes 0-8 in SEC play next year, then is still here in 2022 and loses a bunch more conference games. Mathematically, he needs to lose than many more conference games to be worse than Dooley in conference play. Seriously.
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Did Dooley lose to anyone as bad as Georgia State?
 
#86
#86
89 VOLS grad said:
UT's D is in the bottom half of Div 1 due to Pruitt's ignorance in starting JG all year this season instead of giving all the other 3 a chance and never letting JG see the field again. The D plays half ass or less due to frustration in the second half after watching the O come apart at the seams EVERY WEEK!!! It isn't because Pruitt doesn't know how to develop, scheme, and coach a successful D. He did all of those three at FSU, UGA, and Bama!!! All three D's improved after he became DC, even Bama did with Saban being probably the best D mind ever. Some of you don't do your homework. Some of you just come on the board to spew unproved hate!!!
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There is no proof that Pruitt can coach a defense without elite talent. He damn sure can't teach a defense how to stop a slant.
 
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#87
#87
Vol_from_86 said:
True. I was just simplifying the argument. If Bailey succeeds, that means other part of the offense are doing their job as well... including the OC. Been a little disappointed in the defense this year too but they looked better against UF. Hard to judge them considering how much they've been on the field this year.
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People really don't like the idea that it is not foregone conclusion that CJP will be fired. I am very skeptical regarding is future success, but I will concede that the possibility exists. If he gets a chance to coach next year, there is always a chance. Perhaps a slight one, but there is a chance.
 
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#88
#88
The Original Fade said:
Did Dooley lose to anyone as bad as Georgia State?
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No, but I'm also not evaluating their respective tenures on the basis of one game or even one season.

Pruitt definitely has an embarrassing OOC loss that Dooley did not, but Dooley also won only 4 SEC games in 3 seasons here. Pruitt won 5 conference games just last season and has a much better conference winning % overall.
 
#89
#89
05_never_again said:
Dooley is the worst coach in Tennessee history.
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Pruitt in his third year is much worse than Dooley was in his third year.
05_never_again said:
@hog88
Dooley Big 3 losses
2010: Florida by 14, Georgia by 27, Alabama by 31
2011: Florida by 10, Georgia by 8, Alabama by 31
2012: Florida by 17, Georgia by 7, Alabama by 31

0-9, the losses being by an average of 20 points.

Pruitt Big 3 losses
2018: Florida by 26, Georgia by 26, Alabama by 37
2019: Florida by 31, Georgia by 29, Alabama by 22
2020: Florida by 12, Georgia by 23, Alabama by 31

0-9, the losses being by an average of 26 points.

Mind you, Dooley had a noticeably worse SEC record overall (17% versus 27%). If Pruitt losing these games on average by 6 more points than Dooley is the basis upon which you think it makes this call a "coin flip," I disagree.
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If it wasn't for that horrible defense under Sal Sunseri, Tennessee would have gone 9-3 or 8-4 in Dooley's third year.
 
#90
#90
DonjoVol said:
Pruitt in his third year is much worse than Dooley was in his third year.

If it wasn't for that horrible defense under Sal Sunseri, Tennessee would have gone 9-3 or 8-4 in Dooley's third year.
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If a pig had wings, it could fly. Pruitt's second year was also much, much better than Dooley's second year.

If it wasn't for Pruitt's horrible offenses, we'd be better this year too. Definitely would have beaten Kentucky and Arkansas, probably Auburn too.
 
#91
#91
sjt18 said:
IMO, he almost has to play and beat Vandy to save his job. I don't think he'll survive 2-7 or 2-8.
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If he loses to Vandy I may be inclined to agree with you. I am not so sure if it turns out there is no opportunity to play.
 
#92
#92
hog88 said:
LOL
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Give me some facts! I never said Pruitt shouldn't be replaced. But, MOST of the people that have been UT fans and seen and read facts about it for 40 years knows the difference between coaches that have a good HC mind, are good recruiters, and can develop talent. We will revisit this message next year when UT finally has a competent QB and is a very good SEC team!!! That is the main problem right now. Chaney needs to develop all the QBs in the offseason with a young 'YES MAN' that also develops and coaches the QBs on the field EXACTLY AS CHANEY WANTS!!!
 
#94
#94
hog88 said:
There is no proof that Pruitt can coach a defense without elite talent. He damn sure can't teach a defense how to stop a slant.
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You are clueless. I did the research. FSU, UGA, and even Bama's D improved dramatically when Pruitt became DC. Did they all have top 5-15 recruiting classes every year before he arrived? Probably, I didn't look. But, ALL THREE TEAMS IMPROVED A TON in Pruitt's first or second year with those same recruiting rankings as the teams had prior to his arrival.
 
#95
#95
89 VOLS grad said:
Give me some facts! I never said Pruitt shouldn't be replaced. But, MOST of the people that have been UT fans and seen and read facts about it for 40 years knows the difference between coaches that have a good HC mind, are good recruiters, and can develop talent. We will revisit this message next year when UT finally has a competent QB and is a very good SEC team!!! That is the main problem right now. Chaney needs to develop all the QBs in the offseason with a young 'YES MAN' that also develops and coaches the QBs on the field EXACTLY AS CHANEY WANTS!!!
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Pruitt has botched way more than the QB situation. His defense is in the bottom 1/2 of Div 1 and 1st or 2nd worst on 3rd down in all of Div 1. He has shown nothing in his time here that he is capable of taking a player and making them better, taking a lesser talented team and defeating a better team (or even competing with them).
 
#96
#96
05_never_again said:
Don't disagree with that. But Pruitt's year 2 was much better than Dooley's year 2. Gotta look at their tenures overall, not just one game or one season.
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Tennessee had a tough in conference schedule that season. Had the top 3 teams from the West that season plus South Carolina was the second best in the East that year. Losing Wilcox is what hurt Dooley. The offense improved every year under Dooley and he had the same OC that Pruitt has now.
 
#97
#97
89 VOLS grad said:
You are clueless. I did the research. FSU, UGA, and even Bama's D improved dramatically when Pruitt became DC. Did they all have top 5-15 recruiting classes every year before he arrived? Probably, I didn't look. But, ALL THREE TEAMS IMPROVED A TON in Pruitt's first or second year with those same recruiting rankings as the teams had prior to his arrival.
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Why has ours gotten worse?
 
#99
#99
05_never_again said:
If a pig had wings, it could fly. Pruitt's second year was also much, much better than Dooley's second year.

If it wasn't for Pruitt's horrible offenses, we'd be better this year too. Definitely would have beaten Kentucky and Arkansas, probably Auburn too.
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When did a Derek Dooley coached team lose at home by 27 points to Kentucky?

Keep defending Pruitt all you want. Facts are facts and this team has not shown any improvement since last year. As a matter of fact they have gotten worse. That's a reflection on the head coach. However, I think he gets another year because of our stubborn AD.
 
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