Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[seaofORANGE22]

Going out and hiring a football coach that another big program just fired feels like such a South Carolina thing to do

 

[Deebowbear]

Garner would come. I’d think Muschamp would be in play as well.

NO muschamp anybody but him

 

[BogeyVol]

Bridge to heck of a lot better than now! It’s time to get someone proven! They need to have head coach experience and a chip on their shoulder to beat everyone else. I’m tired of being the laughing stock of the SEC. I use to use the mantra that every program has its ups and downs but we have more downs!!!

Really? Where do you live? I live in Birmingham. Watched the floundering of Auburn for most of the 8 years he was there with every Auburn fan I know dog cussing him for most of that time. So, he's all of a sudden perform miracles at Tennessee? Highly doubt it.

 

[Dudleys87]

He has to adapt his offense. People have caught up to it. But he would be solid if he could learn from his past mistakes. I feel confident we would never miss a bowl game with him.

Maybe being out of big brothers shadow would do some good.

 

[SPEDVoL14]

Freeze isn’t happening. Gus beat Oregon, Texas A and M and Bama in 2019. That’s an upgrade for us.

 

[Dudleys87]

NO muschamp anybody but him

If he wanted to be DC I wouldn’t be opposed.

 

[Devo182]

I’d take Freeze as well but that isn’t happening. Malzahn would be fine. Better job than Auburn.

He's open. He's available. If "it isn't happening" that is 1000% on us and that's pathetic imo. We don't care about winning enough.

 

[Tennessee Stud]

You got your head so far up Fulmer's butt you can't see how bad both Fulmer and Pruitt are. You came in here out of nowhere, could you please return to wherever that was. Just GO AWAY!

I’d like to know outside of Phillip’s first football hire having a terrible third season, what all has he done thats so bad? Just about every athletic program is better today than it was the day he was hired. Fundraising has increased every year since Phillip has been here. Even in a pandemic year. A lot of you folks need to understand that this guy has done a fine job as AD. Good thing Boyd and Plowman agree.

 

[Sugaray13]

Agree. Bridge to nowhere.

Bridge by bridge. Our motto for 2021

 

[Ace]

That Auburn team his 1st season was one of the luckiest in college football history to get to 12-2. They beat Washington St by 7. Beat Miss St with a last minute td, came back from a big deficit to beat A&M in the 4th qtr, had the hail Mary vs UGA, and the kick six vs Bama. They had everything go right for them that year.

Vols had everything go right in 1998 when we won national championship. Sometimes it happens

 

[Tennessee Stud]

Ergo we are going after Auburn's leftovers?

If we had the swag of top programs we'd go drop a big boy offer on top coaches. Campbell, Fickell, Freeze, etc. Instead we're talking about a host of recently fired guys...that's the definition of "limp dick".

Making big offers to big coaches is what we're asking for. YOU are the one talking about keeping a losing HC Pruitt..

Since 07, how many times has UT posted a winning record in a single SEC season? Answer is twice. One of those teams was coached by Pruitt. He can win here.

 

[JCVol00]

I think Gus is Auburns version of Fulmer... go quiet for a few years then slowly get back involved

 

[SPEDVoL14]

The problem is no matter who the new coach is, most of you will already hate it simply because it isn’t Freeze. I like Freeze, but he won’t be our coach because of his decisions and his actions, not our “lack of a commitment to winning”

 

[utvolmaniac]

Gus would be an absolute homerun.

Must be playing on a little league field.

 

[Tennessee Stud]

He's open. He's available. If "it isn't happening" that is 1000% on us and that's pathetic imo. We don't care about winning enough.

Wrong. My first call would be to Hugh. Just don’t think it’s going to happen. Too many people at the top are nixing it.

 

[volbeast33]

Since 07, how many head coaches here have posted a winning record in a single SEC season? Answer is one. Jeremy Pruitt. The guy can win here.

That is so sad

 

[volsnvikes]

So remember, Dooley beat Butch and Butch beat Pruitt (while at Georgia), so what coach has Pruitt beaten on our list...

 

[snowvols]

Vols had everything go right in 1998 when we won national championship. Sometimes it happens

Yeah, they still lost two games though and he never replicated that season. He never had a season with less than 4 losses again.

 

[731Vol]

After all this, you people can’t really sit here and complain about a Malzahn hire. Dude has beat teams that we would love to just be competitive with over the past 10 years.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

Wrong. My first call would be to Hugh. Just don’t think it’s going to happen. Too many people at the top are nixing it.

Then they are F’n idiots and why we suck

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

He really is as average as can be after his 1st season. He is 32-26 in the SEC after that great 1st season. He is 2-7 vs UGA, 1-7 after the 1st season. He is 2-5 in bowl games. His offenses were 25th, 79th, 49th, 25th, 48th, 28th, and 88th. He never got back to that 1st season form when they were 12th. He has lost at least 4 games every season after his 1st year. He has lost 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4.

I personally don’t think it will be Gus. But looking at these numbers, would Gus truly be a bad bridge hire? I mean most realistic people know we’re not going to get any big names at this point—assuming Pruitt is gone. So of the realistic names I’m seeing everyone float around, Gus would be near the top for me. And I think we’d all agree that 3 8-4 results in 4 seasons would be very nice compared to what we’ve gotten the last 12-13 years.

 

[LoudOrange]

So remember, Dooley beat Butch and Butch beat Pruitt (while at Georgia), so what coach has Pruitt beaten on our list...

The coach from Indiana, can't remember his name.

 

[Ace]

Yeah, they still lost two games though and he never replicated that season. He never had a season with less than 4 losses again.

Oh, I understand. Sometimes you need a little luck, but it is better to make your luck.

 

[gordonr24]

What changed the mood in this thread for Gus? Something that Callahan said on 247?

 

[MEDVOL]

I think Gus is Auburns version of Fulmer... go quiet for a few years then slowly get back involved

Gus was born in Texas. Played at Arkansas then a division II school. Coached at multiple stops before spending 3 years at Auburn as OC. Then came back after a year at Arkansas State to be the head coach at Auburn for 8 years.

I don't see the similarity to Fulmer or why he would have the same affinity for the program/school..