Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Orange Studs]

He lost two games here he should have won. He got run by Ole Miss and VT, he finished 7-6, and that 2009 class did not pan out well at all. When you combine all of that with the fact that he left us high and dry after one year, I hope he never darkens any of our doors again.

Ditto

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Can some one sell me on Gus? I know he went to the natty in 2013, but every other year he has had at least 4 losses. Obviously better than CJP, but this doesn’t excite me at all as a fan.

Dunno why people want a coach that Pruitt beat with one of our worst teams....

Especially since Pruitt was able to tell every play Gus was running.....

 

[Orange Studs]

The thing with Kiffin is, it's just kind of an unknown tbh. One year at UT he won some games, put beatdowns on UGA and South Carolina. Should of beat Bama if he had a FG kicker worth a damn. But he also loss some complete head scratchers against UCLA and Ole Miss. Hell even that Auburn game was very underwhelming.

He kind of sucked at USC to be blunt, but he did have scholarship reductions nearly his whole time there.

FAU, rough year, then good year.

Ole Miss, offense really shined. It'll be interesting to see if he can get a DC to get that improved.

Is FAU considered G5 or P5?

 

[drvenner]

If you think a joke about his belt size is the only evidence he is a changed coach compared to his early years (2009 / Tennessee year), don't know what to tell you.

After Schiano got the boot, he was easily the best hire that could have been made if the links of him wanting Steele to team up with him to come to Tennessee was true.


I guess you won't mind getting lit up by him and Ole Miss next year because deep down, you know he's not a good coach?

That Ole Miss defense is awesome.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

Mine - Not Campbell, Franklin, Fleck, M. Stoops, Napier, Chadwell, Harsin, Marrone, O’Brien

What is your issue with Campbell? He's a really good coach and what he's done at Iowa State has been nothing short of amazing.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Get your flight trackers out VN. AD is making moves behind the scenes today.

 

[UTK]

Hell forgot about the VT bowl game. There were 4 legit games Kiffin should of won that he loss, and two of him he got beat the hell down. But it was fun beating the piss out of UGA lol

 

[Dudleys87]

And if we hire Franklin

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Tennessee is a better job than Ole Miss. And I don't give a rat's a$$ if he did to Ole Miss what he did to use when his Dream Job came calling.

It sucks to be on the crap end of that whole thing, but if we got Kiffin after one year at Ole Miss, I would be so happy. He's not going to win big at Ole Miss. He may win over the historical averages but Ole Miss is never going to be a perennial contender. Not saying Tennessee is either, but we one coach away from being one and have the infrastructure (facilities, boosters, recruiting pipeline) to have sustained success.

Ole Miss is a defense away from winning a lot of games.....

 

[UTProf]

Controversy is baked into the cake of college football. No system will make any sense because this is a regional sport, not national. Just 23 years ago, Alabama is already been claimed champ. And that’s probably not wrong. Cincy, UCF, Coastal Carolina, etc....
nobody cares about those schools.

I would go a step further and say that trying to eliminate controversy alongside giving certain teams a margin for error that others aren't given is what's making it so damned boring.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Better be going to 1 location. Lynchburg VA

If he is not at least interviewed, I will be puked

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[TrippieRedd]

JUST. HIRE. FREEZE

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Pruitt fired























































up for the bowl game.

 

[BAJAvol]

Where did franklins name come from?

 

[sona]

I'm about to camp out Phil's chimney. What color smoke indicates a hire has been made? Guessing Orange but first time stalking.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Mine - Not Campbell, Franklin, Fleck, M. Stoops, Napier, Chadwell, Harsin, Marrone, O’Brien

Lol. I can’t with you. Literally all those are better than what we have.

 

[Power T-Rev]

The bacon is in the pan?

 

[UTSuave’]

Why Eric Gray was unavailable for the Vols against Texas A&M | RTI

 

[SLICKYINC]

Thats my point. He did us a favor

The record alone should be enough to fire Pruitt. If that wasn’t enough, development of players. Kirby didn’t need to help us out. He’s a snitch and he’s moved to the top of my hate list.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Please no View attachment 332353

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

I'm about to camp out Phil's chimney. What color smoke indicates a hire has been made? Guessing Orange but first time stalking.

This is the signal....

 

[KokoBVol]

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Better be going to 1 location. Lynchburg VA

You spelled Oxford incorrectly

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

Lol. I can’t with you. Literally all those are better than what we have.

I get it. Enjoy mediocrity then. The bar should not and never be simply better than what we have. If you want a ceiling of 7, maybe an occasional 8/9 win season then sure hire one of those guys.