Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[HankHill]

Literally won 8 games last year (not that I’m satisfied with that)

That should just show you how easy it is to win 6+ games here and why it should never be accepted unless you have some catastrophic bad luck.

 

[revjayp]

I’m really sick and tired of Pruitt splitting all these practice reps at every position. Especially at QB and OL. Find a guy and build some chemistry with a unit.

Makes no sense. On any level.

 

[MarcoVol]

Eh, each school brings different challenges, environments, and they play different schedules. When people ask why we would hire someone that didn't win enough at another school, you then revert back to someone like Rick Barnes. The other school felt they were stale, and maybe they made a poor choice to fire them in the long run. Barnes was perfect for UT basketball. I understand that UT basketball and football are different, but right now, we need stability and get football back on track before we talk championships. Just because a school fires a coach doesn't mean he is a bad fit somewhere else.

Prob a bad fit for the same conference, regardless of differing divisions

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I also don't know why the OL rotates like we're playing hockey...even before COVID/injury issues saw guys in the same series being subbed out and rotated based on play design.


As a former elite DC you can't tell me you really think the other team isn't going to expect a run when you trot out a 6th OL guy and 2 extra TEs, Germy...

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

Would be unreal, no way we are that lucky.

Imagine:

HC: Freeze
OC: Malzahn
DC: Muschamp/Mason

Have you seen a Malzahn offense? Why would you want that abomination as OC? Everyone has adapted to his mess.

 

[SpringBokVol]

I think our AD loves that we are not making any moves right now - they would be in panic mode and getting scrutinized.

They are sitting back and enjoying watching everyone else scramble.

 

[McGeesPub]

So Hubbs made reference to Pruitt’s sidestep at the presser.

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If by “it” you mean subscription drive, then yes.

 

[butchna]

Is Jones a SR? I guess technically they all can come back next year.

He was a 5th year senior in a season that doesn’t count towards eligibility. I think he returns now that Pruitt discovered he’s a weapon.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

why are you yelling Bass?

We’ve been through this

 

[Volfanatic_20]

This, ill take Freeze out of the equation, but I wanna know who Fulmer top target is.

Steele

 

[hog88]

Agreed. We were average QB play away from two more wins this year I think. Hopefully we settle on a guy and get him developed in the offseason. People were in Pruitt’s ass about delegating responsibility so he shifted gears, but if the guy is truly a top 3 CFB DC, it would be criminal to not have him calling the plays. Ansley just isn’t getting it done in my opinion.

He's not a top 3 college DC, it's obvious.

 

[itsme]

No one is happy with this year and no one is happy with Pruitt. However, I think we're going to be really good next year, under Pruitt. And we will finally start to see some light at the end of this dark tunnel.

What on God's green earth gives you the idea that we will be good next year? I think we will be ok but you're going to have half decent recruiting class this year because it's not a sure thing he will be here after next year. Then the next class is harder to recruit because the coach is behind the 8 ball on recruiting. It's the cycle that never ends, see the writing on the wall that a guy can't coach. Give him an extra year and spend 3 finding out he wasn't the right fit.

You have two or 3 really good coaches out there right now that have won, Malzhan, Freeze and I'll throw in Briles and you want to give this guy another year. They've already proven they can win. Rip the band aid uncle Phil and let's get this party started.

 

[yourstruly23]

Wow

You misspelled Palmer

Palmer quit the minute JG was pulled

 

[revjayp]

The thought of Fulmer's "top guy" is really scary.

We are gonna celebrate when he cans Pruitt Sunday evening, then Monday morning we'll find out he hired Randy Sanders or Dave Clawson.

 

[BruinVol]

Palmer looked like he had quit last week

He’s had a couple of those type plays lately I agree

But he’s still light years better than Jones

 

[i2amavol]

You wouldn’t be in for a Briles x2 hire?

Honestly, I don't know a lot about them, but I was under the impression that there was a pretty big smoking gun about his involvement in a major sex assault scandal.

I don't know. I just don't think Tennessee has the stomach for controversial people like him and Freeze.

 

[yourstruly23]

I’m really sick and tired of Pruitt splitting all these practice reps at every position. Especially at QB and OL. Find a guy and build some chemistry with a unit.

one more week

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

He's not a top 3 college DC, it's obvious.

Multiple NC wins and was hired by three blue blood programs. If he’s so bad how does he keep getting premier jobs? And I bet the minute we fire him he goes to a school that will be competing for a NC.

 

[butchna]

We’ve been through this

Haven’t been on for an hour. Update me.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Ya know I thought the hype behind the offense looking good in practice before the season started was awesome.

But now ya realize the defense took a huge step back dropping almost 40 spots in points allowed from last year.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Honestly, I don't know a lot about them, but I was under the impression that there was a pretty big smoking gun about his involvement in a major sex assault scandal.

I don't know. I just don't think Tennessee has the stomach for controversial people like him and Freeze.

The latest report is that Art was the fall guy.

 

[MarcoVol]

Site your source?

Sports-reference has 'em like this
2020: 86th
2019: 28th
2018: 48th
2017: 27th
2016: 49th
2015: 75th
2014: 27th
2013: 12th

Only 2 seasons in his tenure as HC at Auburn did they finish outside the top 50, and despite being 86th this season they still averaged 25.7ppg even facing an all SEC schedule. We've not done that since 2016 with Butch's last 9 win season.

College Football Stats - College FB Team Points per Game on TeamRankings.com

 

[Skizer41]

We lost to Georgia State last year coming off of a normal off season where the guy who only loves football put 11 players out there on defense that didn't know where to stand.

Yeah but it's his 4th year. He's going to get better. We can't have instability. It hurts our program.






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[HankHill]

Makes no sense. On any level.

It’s high stuff. It reminds me of one of my favorite football quotes of all time:

Jon gruden asked Colts OC Tom Moore why they didn’t give Peyton’s backup many reps in practice....and Tom replied “fellas if 18 goes down, we’re fu**ed.... and we don’t practice fu**ed”

 

[Jack Burton]

So Hubbs made reference to Pruitt’s sidestep at the presser.

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He stepped aside to let someone by right? It’s all a big trick.