Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[LA Vol]

I don't see how people find it insulting or tone deaf that UT wants to provide a better experience for all fans. Club seating was upgraded a while back and upgrading other areas of the stadium, including non-premium seating, has been in the long-term plan. Fans have complained for decades about things that are long overdue. And now it sets people off? But that's the last I'll say about it.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Interesting. Reasoning? Other than the fact Keyton hasn’t been able to catch anything thrown to him....

Didn't give a reason.

 

[jordan4vols]

Guys we could be discussing a Vandy loss and Pruitt gone in 48 hours

 

[SLICKYINC]

No doubt, there is only one run play, zero tight end routes, and a haymaker every so often...

Hell, Fromm ran it and he’s just a country singer..

 

[MrVolton]

I’m not sure why keep hearing that the playbook is so hard. As someone else mentioned the other day. Tyler Bray ran it...

Wasn’t that supposedly the story to explain why anybody else with an arm and a pulse wasn’t stating ahead of JG all year.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Pretty sure he got hit with another quarantine as well, which is why he wasn’t at the last game, which the opt out I believe is a way for these guys to ensure they have an extra year of eligibility without burning a redshirt.

This was a free year. Redshirt wasn't a factor.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Can you guys imagine what this place will be like if we don’t fire him and we have to wait 12 months?

Desolate

 

[MarcoVol]

Guys we could be discussing a Vandy loss and Pruitt gone in 48 hours

 

[tnktm]

Let’s just hope UT starts winning no matter how it happens.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Wasn’t that supposedly the story to explain why anybody else with an arm and a pulse wasn’t stating ahead of JG all year.

Don’t know but we only run around 10 plays. the hard playbook thing is just a convenient excuse for sucking. Tyler Bray ran it, think about it.

 

[05_never_again]

Guys we could be discussing a Vandy loss and Pruitt gone in 48 hours

Should be discussing Pruitt fired now regardless of any game result.

I get why (human psychology), but the fact that a win or loss to an 0-8 team with an interim coach and 20-30 dudes quitting in recent days is a potential litmus test for keeping a coach makes me want to vomit.

 

[knoxswim890]

I don't see how people find it insulting or tone deaf that UT wants to provide a better experience for all fans. Club seating was upgraded a while back and upgrading other areas of the stadium, including non-premium seating, has been in the long-term plan. Fans have complained for decades about things that are long overdue. And now it sets people off? But that's the last I'll say about it.

It’s a prioritization question at this point. Not saying it doesn’t need to be done, but doing it at the expense of providing a winning, or at least competitive, football team is a horrible business decision. ROI of fielding a winning football team is far greater than that of upgraded seats.

 

[revjayp]

I think his point was that Barnes has been better here than many expected. The reaction when he was hired was mostly “Eh, he’s a retread, was really mediocre the last several years at Texas.”He’s been way better than mediocre so far, even though he is currently overpaid.

He’s fine at a place like Tennessee that isn’t a basketball blue blood. He’s never been a good tournament coach, but if he makes deep tournament runs here and there that’s about as good as we can do I think.

I agree. I just get salty after that crap last year. Lol. And, I’m still sore from that Purdue game in 2018. Wasn’t his fault at all. Just stinks... lol.

 

[Devo182]

Uhh did I miss something? Lol when did Keyton “Leave”

Once HB became the starter

None of our OL picked him up ...SAD. F Pruitt

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

This was a free year. Redshirt wasn't a factor.

You think I’m stupid? Lol

 

[KPT_VFL]

I don't see how people find it insulting or tone deaf that UT wants to provide a better experience for all fans. Club seating was upgraded a while back and upgrading other areas of the stadium, including non-premium seating, has been in the long-term plan. Fans have complained for decades about things that are long overdue. And now it sets people off? But that's the last I'll say about it.

I’d sit on a 4 inch square of concrete in the baking sun between two Yankees 350+ each yelling at each other and passing Petros chili back and forth for a 10 win season. Needless to say, f*** renovations at this moment.

 

[Orange Studs]

I don’t know how anyone can defend bringing Pruitt back. There are no positives.

I'm waiting on the Fulmer speech about how we are closing the gap and heading in the right direction.

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Once HB became the starter

None of our OL picked him up ...SAD. F Pruitt

I don’t really think that is on Pruitt. I think the Freshman QB probably said something to these linemen they didn’t like at some point and he was a victim of that for a game

 

[Orange Studs]

I have no idea why Salter is still committed, baffles me honestly.

Just a matter of time.

 

[snowvols]

I don’t really think that is on Pruitt. I think the Freshman QB probably said something to these linemen they didn’t like at some point and he was a victim of that for a game

They didn't pick up JG either

 

[BleedorangeinGA]

I don't see how people find it insulting or tone deaf that UT wants to provide a better experience for all fans. Club seating was upgraded a while back and upgrading other areas of the stadium, including non-premium seating, has been in the long-term plan. Fans have complained for decades about things that are long overdue. And now it sets people off? But that's the last I'll say about it.

I think most fans want that but want to win first, then spend the profits that come from winning on upgrades.

 

[jdavis675]

I don't see how people find it insulting or tone deaf that UT wants to provide a better experience for all fans. Club seating was upgraded a while back and upgrading other areas of the stadium, including non-premium seating, has been in the long-term plan. Fans have complained for decades about things that are long overdue. And now it sets people off? But that's the last I'll say about it.

People don’t care about upgraded seating if we are having to watch us lose to Kentucky by 30. Fix the product on the field first then pamper us.

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

People don’t care about upgraded seating if we are having to watch us lose to Kentucky by 30. Fix the product on the field first then pamper us.

This is a false narrative fans always care about the games at experience.

 

[Devo182]

Don’t know but we only run around 10 plays. the hard playbook thing is just a convenient excuse for sucking. Tyler Bray ran it, think about it.

TB has been in the NFL for a decade. He's a very good QB. He also had excellent wideouts and an elite OL toward the end...and yet only averaged 30 ppg ONCE. Half of all FBS teams now average over 30. Chaney has done it 1 of his 6 seasons here. He is mediocre and the best offenses now are simplistic. Clemson, osu, Briles, Lebby, Yurcich. He is living in the past with Pruitt.

 

[05_never_again]

People don’t care about upgraded seating if we are having to watch us lose to Kentucky by 30. Fix the product on the field first then pamper us.

For the time being, I’d be OK with us playing in a strip mall parking lot if it meant we were good. Let’s get a good team on the field before stadium upgrades. Until then it comes off as living in the past type stuff, which is exactly what we’re doing.