“The belief on campus is that Pruitt is done at Tennessee.“ - John Brice

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#12
If he's done we aren't getting a big name coach because we have already hired some staff
 
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dcibrando said:
Pruitts away, more is leaking
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I think my post was knee-jerk reaction, to be honest. When you read that article, it's actually not really telling us anything. Just more speculation and what we already know:
1.) There's an investigation
2.) Several coaches were interviewed
3.) Pruitt's was yesterday and lasted quite a while
4.) Players are entering the transfer portal
5.) There's turmoil and people think he's leaving

I mean none of that is really new. Plus, he obviously wrote that before Pruitt left for California. So I actually would like to disregard my initial post.
 
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Think my biggest problem with firing Pruitt at this point is that Fulmer is still the AD, and the AD is a bigger problem.

No chance we hire Freeze or Kiffin with Fulmer at AD. We'll likely get Kevin Steele. And while Steele is a good interim option, I'm not particularly excited about him as a permanent HC.

Maybe we get Jamey Chadwell. That's probably a best case scenario and even he's a pretty big risk given his limited track record.
 
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TeacherVol007 said:
Interesting that both this and the Price tweet were sent within 13 minutes of each other. So either one of the two are wrong OR the Price tweet doesn't mean what we all think it means...
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The only other theory I can come up with is Pruitt actually wants out, may have made a settlement on his buyout and is getting ready to head to Texas or somewhere as a DC and less stress. Its known that he and Steele are very good friends, maybe he is trying to convince Henry T to stay as Steele is ushered in as interim as a solid for his friend and/or trying to leave the team as intact as he can.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
Think my biggest problem with firing Pruitt at this point is that Fulmer is still the AD, and the AD is a bigger problem.

No chance we hire Freeze or Kiffin with Fulmer at AD. We'll likely get Kevin Steele. And while Steele is a good interim option, I'm not particularly excited about him as a permanent HC.

Maybe we get Jamey Chadwell. That's probably a best case scenario and even he's a pretty big risk given his limited track record.
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I like Fulmer as a person and certainly as a coach of this university, but I agree he is just too stubborn. He's 70 years old, I'm hoping he retires quietly and rides off into the sunset and we introduce Blackburn or another AD soon.
 
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I think our 2021 head coach will be Kevin Steele if it isn't Jeremy Pruitt. That isn't how I would play things BUT if we were able to avoid the Pruitt buyout AND only pay a head coach $450,000 this year, we'd be in excellent position to make a great hire after the season.
 
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#18
I just don't understand how we could be hiring guys like Steele and an assistant strength coach and there is still talk of Pruitt losing the HC job. Any new Head Coach coming in here is going to want their own guys at all positions. These moves are just throwing away money if Pruitt is not retained. No way we start 2021 with an interim HC, which is what I see being talked about with the hiring of Steele.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
The fact that there is significant smoke around Henry T is one of the most overlooked yet significant things.
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I keep seeing similar things posted about Henry T, but what smoke? Not saying it doesn't exist but I haven't seen a single thing about him receiving improper benefits or considering a transfer other than people here worrying about that as a possibility because he's our best player. I'm not sure what to make of the coaches heading out to visit him but it does seem likely that they're trying to solidify his long term commitment to Tennessee or perhaps they need to communicate some things in person so there won't be a paper trail? I'm rambling but curious about when this smoke began to emerge and from what source.
 
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#24
Whatever happens, they need to do something about the person who leaked this to the media. This investigation process should have gone like Florida's...quiet and behind the scenes until it was settled. No chance for drama and rampant speculation. Once it gets out, the AD has zero chance to control the narrative to their benefit. So much more damage has been done to the program because of that. Whatever decision they make will probably be the same one they would've made if news of the investigation hadn't got out. A lot of this crap has been completely unnecessary.
 
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feathersax said:
Could be that the Price is WRONG.:cool:
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You made me do this:

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