I think he ain’t gone. He’s got Steele. Gonna get Garner. Recruiting kids to stay. Hired Dan Brooks’s son. Interviewing line coaches.
I wonder if Fulmer and Pruitt subscribe to the belief that “a coach that isn’t on the the hot seat does not need a vote of confidence.” He gave him an extension, and already released a statement about spring practice.
I wonder if we would have heard much about this investigation without someone leaking. I can see a chancellor and president looking at their budget, the AD’s budget, and the projected shortfall and come to the conclusion that it’s better to ride out the storm and let that buyout drop if you have a terrible year next year, especially with Fulmer repeatedly saying “look at this natty ring. Trust me, this is the guy.”
I think a football coach at UT who goes 3-7, gets blown out three years in row to your three main rivals, Kentucky blew you out at home in your third year, and possibly opened you up to NCAA investigations should be fired.
I don’t think the powers that be feel that way, and Fulmer can’t get the boosters to stop fighting long enough to cut a check to get out of this mess.
I bet they make Nieds the fall guy, and Fulmer and Pruitt help him find a job in the NFL. And then we will see year four of Pruitt.
