New Ubben tweet a few mins ago 4:45pm Jan 12

[KeyVol14]

Buddy if anyone is a troll it’s you.

You think we can go 10-2? How is that not being a troll

 

[BisonVol]

I’m telling ya we’re gonna be good, Florida and Georgia will be down a little.

Sure we will, Rik

 

[KeyVol14]

For him to achieve 8 wins, I'm assuming that this Hendon Hooker turns out to be as good as Dobbs. That along with a number of other things going almost perfect. That's why I call that his ceiling. Most likely we end up 5-7

And 5-7 gets us right back to where we are at right now...should be fired

 

[BisonVol]

And 5-7 gets us right back to where we are at right now...should be fired

Definitely. That's why it's such a bad decision to bring him back. 2021 becomes a wasted year

 

[The Original Fade]

Tennessee football is truly dead. I hope 20K show up at Neyland for the season opener. This administration could care less about winning efff them.

I‘m about where you are

 

[Eastknox865]

I’m not buying that Basilio crap. This is a signal from Phil himself telling us Pruitt is back. Time for me to move on. Next season is going to be a waste.

Fulmer made a statement prior to accepting a bowl game telling everyone Pruitt would be back. Fans didn't believe it

 

[Jax_Vol]

Per title, I thought that we were getting Urban as a Grad Assistant

Bad at spelling

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Definitely. That's why it's such a bad decision to bring him back. 2021 becomes a wasted year

I am sick of wasting years. And money. We have lost an entire generation of fans. My daughter is 18 and has no idea we were ever good. This sucks.

 

[VOL-TIL-I-DIE]

It’s simple now. Pruitt made this hire. A fired or very soon to be fired HC is not going to be allowed to make a hire like this.

Pruitt is the head coach for 2021.

Oh wasn’t concerned about Pruitt making a hire. Nor do I honestly care. My comment was more along the lines of “getting mixed signals out of Knoxville, not sure what’s going on”. Just last week we kept hearing “hire freeze” due to pending investigation.

But congratulations to Coach Pruitt and Coach Steele. A deadly combo to restore us back to glory! GBO!!!

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Give it a few days before we start burning mattresses in Knoxville. Things are still very fluid

I’m not burning anything, but after 13 years of evidence it’s time we stop believing internet conspiracies and just accept what is clearly right in front of us, which is that yet again the administration has botched the off-season and made a simple decision way more complicated than it needed to be.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I’m telling ya we’re gonna be good, Florida and Georgia will be down a little.

So we are going to go from a team that struggles with a depleted Vandy to a juggernaut that is in the conversation for the SECCG?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I’m not burning anything, but after 13 years of evidence it’s time we stop believing internet conspiracies and just accept what is clearly right in front of us, which is that yet again the administration has botched the off-season and made a simple decision way more complicated than it needed to be.

Spot on.

 

[rikberry31]

We lost tons of portal, and another 5 mins ago. We will be lucky to see 6-6

We’re bringing in better than we’re losing.

 

[RoanokeVol]

Hiring him because we are hiring Gus?

 

[BisonVol]

Hiring him because we are hiring Gus?

Steele tried to get a coup together with the boosters down there at Auburn to take Gus's job. Gus sure as heck ain't working with Steele again.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Or alternatively, if they do fire Pruitt, they want Steele as the interim HC until the end of 2021. Which honestly wouldn't be the worst plan.

How is that not a horrible plan? Having an interim for a whole year? That will have a negative effect on recruiting and show that this administration has no clue what it’s doing.

Of course now that you mention it, that’s probably the plan.

 

[KeyVol14]

Jimmy hyams is saying Pruitt didn’t make this hire

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

We lost tons of portal, and another 5 mins ago. We will be lucky to see 6-6

Who else did we lose?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Jimmy hyams is saying Pruitt didn’t make this hire

Where you seeing that?

 

[rikberry31]

You think we can go 10-2? How is that not being a troll

I seriously believe were gonna be good. I have said for awhile that there will be a lot of shocked people and changed screen names.

 

[rikberry31]

So we are going to go from a team that struggles with a depleted Vandy to a juggernaut that is in the conversation for the SECCG?

Yep

 

[Chitlin&theDude]

“Linda and I are excited to be coming home,” Steele said in the announcement. “Tennessee is a special place to me personally. I am truly grateful to Coach Pruitt and Coach Fulmer for this opportunity, and I am eager to get to work alongside them once again.

would suggest pruitt is staying.

 

[KeyVol14]

Where you seeing that?

Recruiting forum

 

[UTP69]

It’s simple now. Pruitt made this hire. A fired or very soon to be fired HC is not going to be allowed to make a hire like this.

Pruitt is the head coach for 2021.

Was there ever any doubt or was it just a lot of wishful thinking?

 

[wrangler]

It’s simple now. Pruitt made this hire. A fired or very soon to be fired HC is not going to be allowed to make a hire like this.

Pruitt is the head coach for 2021.

They may keep Pruitt, but I wouldn't conclude that they will from this hire. If it was a coordinator hire, maybe, but this position isn't quite important enough to think that. Devil's advocate would say that they locked down Steele for whatever position the new coach wants to use him for.

“Linda and I are excited to be coming home,” Steele said in the announcement. “Tennessee is a special place to me personally. I am truly grateful to Coach Pruitt and Coach Fulmer for this opportunity, and I am eager to get to work alongside them once again.

would suggest pruitt is staying.

That's a bit more persuasive, but I'm still a skeptic, seeing as that's the party line until it isn't.

Too much silence from the administration for me to lean one way or the other right now.