Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[butchna]

The Steele jokes making a comeback is depressing me.

Still better than Will Friend for OC.

 

[revjayp]

Hubbs says we Steele may have a coaching search but nothing will be done until after Early Signing day.

You’re not using the word Steele properly. What you mean was “Hubbs said Steele could be Freeze’s DC should he choose to move on from Auburn.”

 

[HankHill]

I’m happy for josh Palmer getting a senior bowl invite. Poor mans juju smith-shushter

 

[SSVol]

Moan, groan, gripe, complain. Shampoo. rinse. repeat.

But on a positive note, our hair has never been so shiny and clean.

 

[drvenner]

We hired and fired another coach today, but I forget who it was.

Ray,

 

[VolGee4]

I’ve read every account of his story. Bad tweeting wasn’t the killer in any of them. We could keep volleying and returning serve and our positions wouldn’t change. I think he’s a homerun hire and would advance our program...and you don’t.

Actually never said that. He just has a personality that needs to be reigned in, otherwise, he won't be winning for long.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Also, maybe I missed it but did we dive way too far into this tweet and come up with some hidden meaning this morning? My apologies if I did miss it.

 

[drvenner]

I’m not real sure it’s Ansleys fault tho. I think it’s more on CJP

I think it's the blind leading the blind.

 

[I4Jay]

If Pruitt is brought back, I’ll step away from hanging on and closely Watching Tennessee football. Just like I did Dooley’s last season and Butch’s last season. I’m actually getting used to this smh

 

[Devo182]

It can be hard to cancel though. Sign up on your phone. I made the mistake of signing up on my firestick and it was impossible to cancel from the firestick. Tried to cancel from my phone and it said you have to cancel from the device you signed up on.

ESPN+ like

 

[seaofORANGE22]

We should definitely fire Pruitt.

 

[05_never_again]

Which team was worse? This one or 2017?

Seems hard to argue that 2017 was better given they didn't win a single conference game, and the 2020 team has already won 2.

 

[BleedorangeinGA]

The Steele jokes making a comeback is depressing me.

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[bigorangecrush89]

Seems hard to argue that 2017 was better given they didn't win a single conference game, and the 2020 team has already won 2.

So, technically Pruitt has improved the program from worst season of all time to next-to-worst season of all time in only three years. Raise and extension time!

 

[LA Vol]

@LA Vol

Given Pruitt's rep as being difficult to work with and likely on a short leash, how much of a challenge do you expect getting quality assistant coaches will be for him after anticipated turnover?

Agents will demand high pay, multi-year contracts, big buyouts if they're fired and no/low buyouts if they want to leave, then they'll want to sweeten the deal with bonuses and concessions before trying to scratch any boilerplate clause that's favorable to UT. A call from UT is like being handed a powerball ticket. Just ask Chaney and Ansley how sweet leverage is.

 

[Aesius]

The Steele jokes making a comeback is depressing me.

You know we are in trouble when people are Steele trottin' those jokes out.

 

[vol494]

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Bring Jamey home!

 

[mr.checkerboards]

You know we are in trouble when people are Steele trottin' those jokes out.

These jokes are made of Steele though. I wonder if Fulmer has the balls of Steele to make the move though?

 

[05_never_again]

Agents will demand high pay, multi-year contracts, big buyouts if they're fired and no/low buyouts if they want to leave, then they'll want to sweeten the deal with bonuses and concessions before trying to scratch any boilerplate clause that's favorable to UT. A call from UT is like being handed a powerball ticket. Just ask Chaney and Ansley how sweet leverage is.

The prospective coach always has all the leverage in these deals. I can't think of a single coach, at least at a big name program, that doesn't have a contract that is totally one-sided in favor of him.

 

[scvolfan7]

I guess you missed the Florida game that year?

UF went 4-8 that year. This team also has two sec wins.

It’s close but this team is slightly better

 

[I4Jay]

I’m not real sure it’s Ansleys fault tho. I think it’s more on CJP

Two separate high quality Coaches who have coached at high level everywhere they have been have run into the same issues under the same head coach...


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is it really that hard to see

 

[wisvol22]

I guess you missed the Florida game that year?

Florida was awful that year, finished 4-7.

 

[McGeesPub]

Agents will demand high pay, multi-year contracts, big buyouts if they're fired and no/low buyouts if they want to leave, then they'll want to sweeten the deal with bonuses and concessions before trying to scratch any boilerplate clause that's favorable to UT. A call from UT is like being handed a powerball ticket. Just ask Chaney and Ansley how sweet leverage is.

The snowballing effect of sunk cost fallacy.

 

[HankHill]

Florida was awful that year, finished 4-7.

It’s the same concept. Teams fell apart.

 

[revjayp]

Agents will demand high pay, multi-year contracts, big buyouts if they're fired and no/low buyouts if they want to leave, then they'll want to sweeten the deal with bonuses and concessions before trying to scratch any boilerplate clause that's favorable to UT. A call from UT is like being handed a powerball ticket. Just ask Chaney and Ansley how sweet leverage is.

As you’re typing that up, surely you see how ludicrous it is to keep Pruitt? Why can’t the admin do the same? Absolutely no coach worth his salt will want to come here knowing it’s a win or go home season. Someone that’s struggling financially could say to their agent, “Hey, what’s going on at TN? Do they need any coaches? I need a 1 year payday. Float my name out there.”

If what you’re saying is true, to this ordinary man, the economics of keeping him are far worst than letting him go.