Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

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daj2576 said:
We need to accept the reality that when many people are telling you there is a problem, there *might* be a problem. Getting angry at that possibility doesn't make anything better than shouting that message down (oh the irony).

Imagine it like this: youre severely overweight, with pre diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. That cheeseburger in your hand is not THE problem, but it certainly isn't making anything better.

The fans don't have to be THE problem, for the fans to be A problem.

Really all that matters in these types of situations is are the fans **perceived** to be a problem. We've been told by plenty of people over the years, in many different ways, that the answer to that might be a resounding yes (I've personally been shocked by hearing first hand how some people in the industry view the UT fanbase). So maybe, just maybe, instead of doubling down on the "nuh uh, I've bought a billion dollars of t-shirts over the years, and I've gone to Neyland during the worst teams ever fielded, it can't hurt anything if I tweet recruits/coaches/media people something hateful" we just decide not to do that for awhile. It's also irrelevant (to continue torturing the metaphor) how many cheeseburgers your neighbor is eating, when his diet won't affect your health at all (ie the idea that "other fanbases do too" is a meaningless issue given our cascading issues over the last 15 years).

Ultimately is it so hard to believe that mamma was probably right when she said "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all?". Maybe let's try that for awhile?

Or, let's continue being/doing the same thing and hoping for different results. Maybe you're right and what fans do, say, or otherwise, just doesn't matter.
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You can stop that crap right now. It's not the fans' fault UT has been feeding them a big ol **** sandwich for 15 years. We've earned the right to call a spade a spade and call out a ****** hire when we see it.
 
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hep said:
How is everyone against Tony Elliott? JEREMY PRUITT was our coach last week.
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Because Tony Elliott is literally offensive/clemson Jeremy Pruitt. Never had to do more with less. no head coaching experience. players love him, yada yada yada. We cannot, absolutely cannot hire another on the job learner. IDC how great of a recruiter he is. Pruitt was a #1 recruiter too and it did nothing for us. we need a coach who has proven he can build, and that he can win with lesser talent.
 
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hep said:
How is everyone against Tony Elliott? JEREMY PRUITT was our coach last week.
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mr.checkerboards said:
He isn't wrong. And it may take longer depending on the hire. This shipwreck ain't getting out back together overnight
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He may not be wrong, but he may not be completely right either. There are so many moving parts in college football. We get the right guy in place w/ the right QB that automatically changes things, who knows what kind of coaching carousel goes on w/ Mullen or Kirby or even with Saban getting older? There’s going to be a lot of changes happening. Hopefully we will actually be trending in the right direction and be able to take advantage of some others misfortune or instability.
 
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