2-8 is Pruitt gone?

2-8 is Pruitt gone?

  • Pruitt is fired if he goes 2-8

    Votes: 240 38.5%

  • Pruitt survives if he goes 2-8

    Votes: 384 61.5%
  • Total voters
    624
#229
#229
BeardedVol said:
There's no way he survives till 2026 with record he is piling up; not even Fulmer could justify that.
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I meant he will get 5 years total no matter what (2 more years). I believe that's how backwards the whole administration is.
 
#230
#230
I think the Covid excuse will cover everything this year for Pruitt. I think Fulmer will run interference for him. I think they will sacrifice some staff members... even though they weren't allowed to coach their way.

There are people here who want the offensive staff fired. Maybe they are awful teachers of the game... but that doesn't seem to be the problem. Regardless of who Pruitt hires, they will work under his philosophy. Rightly or wrongly, he's old school. He wants to replicate what Bama did in Saban's first few years. He thinks it will still work to win with D and a dominant run game. It will do no good to argue that it no longer works. He is stubborn and will die on that hill.
 
#231
#231
sjt18 said:
I think the Covid excuse will cover everything this year for Pruitt. I think Fulmer will run interference for him. I think they will sacrifice some staff members... even though they weren't allowed to coach their way.

There are people here who want the offensive staff fired. Maybe they are awful teachers of the game... but that doesn't seem to be the problem. Regardless of who Pruitt hires, they will work under his philosophy. Rightly or wrongly, he's old school. He wants to replicate what Bama did in Saban's first few years. He thinks it will still work to win with D and a dominant run game. It will do no good to argue that it no longer works. He is stubborn and will die on that hill.
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As much as it pains me to say it, I think you're right. The only way things change this year would be a clear indication the team has quit on him. 2-8 would possibly be the final brick. Another thing that works against change, are the extensions/raises given to PF and Pruitt. Almost as if someone wanted to make it even more difficult to fire either of the two.
 
#232
#232
CAVPUT said:
As much as it pains me to say it, I think you're right. The only way things change this year would be a clear indication the team has quit on him. 2-8 would possibly be the final brick. Another thing that works against change, are the extensions/raises given to PF and Pruitt. Almost as if someone wanted to make it even more difficult to fire either of the two.
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There is a school of thought often parroted here that all you need to do is give a coach enough "time" and things will turn around. I have never bought it... but I believe we are about to see it tried.
 
#234
#234
2-8 record in year 3...

Should he be retained? In my opinion no.

I'm not sure how you'd sell that 'Pruitt is the answer' to fans and recruits coming off a dismal season in year 3. And you cannot use covid as an excuse, or we are young blah blah blah.. every other team in the country has been dealing with covid, and most all teams have had to play underclassmen. At the point, it's just generic excuses for sucking and they've essentially regressed under Pruitt's leadership instead of improving. Not to mention with 3 recruiting classes under his belt his offense and QB situation is a pathetic.

Will he be retained? We'll have to wait and see how that plays out.
 
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sjt18 said:
There is a school of thought often parroted here that all you need to do is give a coach enough "time" and things will turn around. I have never bought it... but I believe we are about to see it tried.
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Really hope you're wrong on this. Fans have suffered so long. Not sure how much remains to be asked of them.
 
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#236
#236
Anyone else would be gone at 2-8. Yet, they will work every angle possible toward justifying him. First it will be Covid, then something else and then another angle will be worked if the first two reasons don't work.
 
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