Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Tri-CitiesVol]

My source tells me that Plowman wants a confessional booth added to the football facility, tifwiw.

 

[VolGee4]

She’s going to turn this place into a Christian school by the sound of it.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

No, she’s not. If Pruitt had won at a high level, things would have worked out. No one wants sanctions, but you also can’t be stupid as coaches. She is also putting on a show to assist in the firing for cause.

 

[RikidyBones]

I just worry that we set ourselves back more with this venture than just firing for being a **** HC.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Worry about the ones we get and not about the ones we don’t.

Didn’t realize he was talking about sanctions.

 

[Catbone]

We won't win with Plowman in charge. I don't care about Tennessee football following the rules. I care about people wanting to win.

At least we will have a football team with a very high gpa. 5 star hearts too watch out vanderbilt!

 

[05_never_again]

Plowman 2024

 

[Dudleys87]

Wonder if Steele being brought in is indication of them gunning for Gus as HC. Keeping the duo together.

No, he allegedly tried to get Gus run out of town.

 

[rjd970]

NCAA is gonna bend us over. Just watch.

If Mims really was part of all this, we absolutely need to drag UGA with us.

I honestly doubt anything significant happens. We are not getting the death penalty, and there will be no show causes for coaches because we fired everybody. Bowl ban next year is toothless because we probably were not going bowling anyway. Scholarship reductions would be the biggest hit, but I doubt it will be that bad.

At the end of the day we were proactive by firing the offending parties. If we add a self-imposed bowl ban and a few scholarships we should be fine.

If we think the NCAA is going to go harder than that, then we should lawyer up and tell them to bring it.

 

[UTProf]

Freeze clearly isn't an option. At all.

Sure he is. They just have to grow a set.

 

[rockytop25]

Bethany Gunn and Pruitt did nothing new that isn’t being done at Auburn, Alabama, Georgia etc.

Difference is Tennessee self reports, and burns the house down.

Which is why we’ll never contend in the SEC again.

I think the big difference is we had a 3-7 coach who clearly wasn't the guy, and at those places they have good coach.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Wonder if Steele being brought in is indication of them gunning for Gus as HC. Keeping the duo together.

Its been reported Steele and Garner tried to railroad Gus for the Auburn job, I don't think they're going to work together any time soon.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Plowman 2024

Well, let’s see the hires first...

 

[IN Jed]

If this self-imposed investigation was Plowman's way of changing the culture then so be it. She clearly means business and we're hearing there is money available so let's be hopeful.

 

[Kingston Vol]

We are on the right track.

 

[SLICKYINC]

 

[Vols_Life]

Bill Clark can flat out coach football.

But no one will be excited about the hire.

Yes he can! I thought Auburn should have hired him. Would have been a good hire for them ás well.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Today has been a whirlwind, but after taking a moment to reflect it is quite stunning what we actually just admitted to in a press conference. Plowman and Boyd were very blunt about the severity of the offenses and what this might mean for the program. Meanwhile, Kansas and LSU have hard evidence of their head basketball coaches paying players, they deny, deny, deny, and nothing happens to them.

I wonder if the NCAA shows us some grace for self reporting AND firing the offenders. If not, and we are hammered, this should serve as a shining example to all other universities to continue giving the NCAA the middle finger and never comply.

 

[FranklinVFL]

Wonder if Steele being brought in is indication of them gunning for Gus as HC. Keeping the duo together.

Gus and Steele will never be on the same sideline again. That ship has sailed. That bridge has burned.

 

[Ace]

This is the preserve Fulmer legacy press conference. I guess we will never know exactly how involved he is in Pruitt’s failure at UT, but we do know that the greatest mistake in all of this was hiring him as AD.

 

[VolInDayton]

At least we will have a football team with a very high gpa. 5 start hearts too watch out vanderbilt!

We tried to implement Bama, UGA, and Jimbo's method of football and we didn't have the internal culture to handle it.

 

[windrider]

Bingo

I don't believe this. We have had a breath of fresh air and will have a new start. It might take a little time but no reason we cannot resume our rightful place with the SEC elite. We did it in Basketball, why not football.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

No, she’s not. If Pruitt had won at a high level, things would have worked out. No one wants sanctions, but you also can’t be stupid as coaches. She is also putting on a show to assist in the firing for cause.

Fire him for performance then.

If you are willing to turn a blind eye as long as we are successful, so much for the integrity you just preached about. She just cut off our nose to spite our face.

 

[Dudleys87]

So we can assume everyone but Steele is gone?

I think it’s safe to say that everyone that can will run for the Hills.

No pun intended

 

[TheTimeIsNow]

I always said we've hit rock bottom but the next coach continues to dig. I have a feeling we haven't hit rock bottom yet.

 

[HankHill]

Bethany Gunn and Pruitt did nothing new that isn’t being done at Auburn, Alabama, Georgia etc.

Difference is Tennessee self reports, and burns the house down.

Which is why we’ll never contend in the SEC again.

Absolutely false.