Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Weezer]

Make a dang decision and move on. This is getting crazy. We either need to fill positions and get to transfers or fire the staff and get to finding a new coach. This is insanity waiting this long and watching all these moves take place.

This. We're shooting ourselves in the head with indecision. There's important work to be done. Either announce Pruitt is staying and hire some assistants to get rolling, or fire him and announce a replacement so that person can get the ball rolling. No transfers are going to want to come here if they have no idea who their coaches will be.

 

[Lane Train 4]

There are COVID-19 issues at Ohio State that have led to discussions about possibly having to push back the national title game to a later date

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

How bad are you dying to be the voice of reason? Lol

First: I fixed your post.



I believe he’s staying. I don’t wish it to happen, but all signs point to yes.

Nevertheless, I’m not beating the “he’s staying” drum nearly as hard as countless of people are beating the “he gone” drum.

Sorry if that is preventing this thread from being an echo chamber circle jerk.

Now go put your cup on.

 

[Weezer]

Just googled Jim Turner and this is what I see... you can't make this up-----

"Football Scoop is reporting that Turner may land on his feet in the former of the Tennessee Volunteers’ next offensive line coach (Tennessee loves hiring the most unlikable coaches imaginable, so he’d fit in great there). "

Seriously hope he is not the hire.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

It’s good to have average depth at RB.

Was curious...Gray & Ty finished top 15 in YPC, and of those top 15 if you remove the sub 100 carries guys only 11 guys were ahead of Ty, and one was Gray.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Absolutely. He wouldn’t have to worry too much about the defense.

Problem is it doesn’t address the offense

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Just googled Jim Turner and this is what I see... you can't make this up-----

"Football Scoop is reporting that Turner may land on his feet in the former of the Tennessee Volunteers’ next offensive line coach (Tennessee loves hiring the most unlikable coaches imaginable, so he’d fit in great there). "

That’s an odd take. Who tf else are they referencing there?

 

[jp1]

Why?

My guess is he left on bad terms.

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Supposedly Turner teaches a very complicated run blocking technique. He calls it "cram chowder."

 

[Dudley Smith]

Even if he does, wtf does that tweet tell you one way or another?

It tells me if a national CFB writer is following it, it's more than a routine compliance matter that a message board has blown out of proportion.

 

[HankHill]

Was curious...Gray & Ty finished top 15 in YPC, and of those top 15 if you remove the sub 100 carries guys only 11 guys were ahead of Ty, and one was Gray.

Chandler has made some nice plays here even on special teams. Stop acting like you wouldn’t want him as at least a 3rd string RB lol

 

[Devo182]

BUT THEY GOTTA COME THROUGH KNOXVILLE FIRST! LET'S GOOOOOOOOO

Us to UGA:

If Freeze is here:


If Pruitt is still here:

 

[LoudOrange]

My guess is he left on bad terms.

It was a long time ago, I think he last coached here in '97, but he did interview with Kiffin when he was here. When he left it was rumored that he and Dan Brooks didn't get along.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

It tells me if a national CFB writer is following it, it's more than a routine compliance matter that a message board has blown out of proportion.

Fair. I took the post that tweet was posted in response to was related to coaching change/search news.

 

[reVOLution33]

I'm torn. Listening to the VQ podcast has me feeling a certain way. Is it really a good idea to fire Pruitt this year?

Imagine firing Pruitt and then Henry, Crouch, Bailey, Wright, Key, Beckwith, Hyatt, and others transfer and Brooks asks out of his LOI. Talk about setting back the program. This roster is just an average roster right now, you're killing the new coach if that happens. The new coach then starts with a significant deficit in roster numbers, a serious lack of talent, and very little time to add transfers, especially any good ones, who can help. Such a UT thing for this to be happening when that transfer rule is about to take affect. Just like waiting until 2017 to fire butch the first year of the early signing period.

The only one you named that would hurt based off of performance is Hyatt and maybe Henry but in my opinion he didn't play all that well this year especially in coverage.

If we wait and fire Pruitt next year recruiting will take a major hit and those player you mentioned stock could be higher to transfer or even leave for the NFL early.

 

[mrmax86]

Ruh roh Raggy

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Chandler has made some nice plays here even on special teams. Stop acting like you wouldn’t want him as at least a 3rd string RB lol

Meh. He gave his all. Would likely be more valuable in an offense with a talented OC.

As is, he’s a progress stopper IMO.

Small impressed me more this year. EG is set. And Both Evans and Brown can likely come in and be day one contributors.

 

[Weezer]

Chandler has made some nice plays here even on special teams. Stop acting like you wouldn’t want him as at least a 3rd string RB lol

It'd be nice if he stayed, but I'm not torn up that's he leaving. Lots of depth at that position, and I've always thought he makes for a better receiver than actual RB. Maybe we just misused him, and if so, hopefully he has better luck wherever he lands. Not angry at him for sure.

Now if someone like Toot entered the portal, that would tear me up.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Hell call up Don Mahoney, we averaged over 200 YPG with him as the OL coach here. Once he left Butch's offense imploded.

 

[SLICKYINC]

 

[barrylee]

Hmmm... team meeting held with news announced about Pruitt? [/QUOTE

 

[snowvols]

Ruh roh Raggy

Everyone keeps bending over backwards for Ohio St. Lots of other teams have kept covid under control this year. Ohio St seems to not be able to and everyone keeps changing everything for them.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Chandler has made some nice plays here even on special teams. Stop acting like you wouldn’t want him as at least a 3rd string RB lol

I'm not...I said earlier I think he never got the workload he deserved here lol

For as bad as our team was this season and playing an all SEC schedule I thought him finishing top 15 was pretty damn solid, teams didn't have to worry about our passing game at all and we had 2 RBs churn out over 4.5 a clip despite it.

 

[jakez4ut]

who are we crapping on for going pro?

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Ruh roh Raggy

They want Fields to be healthy is my conspiracy theory