Chris Low Says It Will Be “Difficult” For Pruitt To Stay As HC

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savannahfan said:
[QUOTE="VaBornVol, post: 19239422, member: 50923"]I have a bachelors and masters from UT. My family drove through Abingdon on their way to watch the Vols play since Battle was coaching. We went from 8 season tickets, to 6, to 4, to none now. The last year we had them (2017), you couldn’t give them away.
Sir, I am now and always have been fully aware Pruitt was not fired from Alabama.
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I and many others have neither of these and we know "P" was not fired. I also expect there are quite a few that have your exemplary educational qualifications and even more than yours, that have seen no need to "blow their horn" about their educational accomplishments to state Pruitt's job history.;)[/QUOTE]
Definitely didn’t mean to blow my own horn. I stated those to show my connection to the university. Honestly, I don’t use either in my day-to-day job functions
 
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The part that is ridiculous is just the waiting game. Either do or don't, but this quietly sitting back and losing the transfer market and coaching assistants is just dumb. The longer this goes on, the more likely we end up with an interim coach like Tee or Chaney
 
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VolFanNC09 said:
The part that is ridiculous is just the waiting game. Either do or don't, but this quietly sitting back and losing the transfer market and coaching assistants is just dumb. The longer this goes on, the more likely we end up with an interim coach like Tee or Chaney
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My fear is getting an interim as well. We are talking about (probably) Chaney leading us thru the spring and the regular season. Talk about scaring off potential coaches and recruits!!!!
 
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VolFanNC09 said:
The part that is ridiculous is just the waiting game. Either do or don't, but this quietly sitting back and losing the transfer market and coaching assistants is just dumb. The longer this goes on, the more likely we end up with an interim coach like Tee or Chaney
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It's better to finish the investigation correctly than to do further damage by making the wrong decisions quickly.
 
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Chitlin&theDude said:
One thing he referenced- What type of good coaching candidate would walk into this bad environment?
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One that figures "What do I have to lose, Jimmy says the the buyout will be excellent!" or....

One with Vision for the program, and Leadership qualities.

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As many on here had to do when Pruitt was hired, I had to google him to find out who he was. At that time, I thought having Fulmer as the AD was a good thing and he would only hire someone who would bring Tennessee back. I have given Pruitt my support during his time here, and after last year, I thought he was headed in the right direction. This year probably has shown he is in over his head, and now violations in the program, I just can't see him being the coach going forward. We need to get off the Alabama pipeline. Dooley, Sunseri (DC), Pruitt, and Butch from the Brian Kelly tree have not been any better, Kiffen, from the Pete Carrol Tree? Not sure about that one. Saban has hired three recent head coaches who, for one reason or another, has been fired from their respective schools. Dooley has been in the NFL and back as an assistant coach in college, and now Butch at Arkansas State. The Saban tree doesn't seem to be very productive, so cut the root off at Tennessee. With the current situation, I honestly don't know who would be willing to take the job, but I don't want a former Fulmer assistant being hired to replace Pruitt. Campbell, Chadwell, Fickell, Herman, Healy, and even Freeze or Napier would be the first group of coaches that should be, in my opinion, contacted to gauge interest, and if none of them are interested, where do we go from there? Any answers?
 
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VolFanNC09 said:
The part that is ridiculous is just the waiting game. Either do or don't, but this quietly sitting back and losing the transfer market and coaching assistants is just dumb. The longer this goes on, the more likely we end up with an interim coach like Tee or Chaney
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Not much longer to go IMO. And I also firmly believe we have the next head coach in the back pocket already and that's a done deal. It's not anyone in my top few choices I don't think but it will be a solid hire compared to Cornbread. The "smoke out" of Pruitt is almost complete. He's ready to come to the negotiating table now, happily.
 
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Narco_vol said:
I listened to The Nation podcast from this past Sunday with Price and Low and then listened again to the 3HL interview with Low. Low obviously obtained more info between Sunday night and yesterday. I’m sure this is a leak coming from UT, but my question is why? What advantage does it serve UT by leaking this to national media (if in fact they did so)? All it does is cause more damage and casts a big spotlight on them. Is it sending some type of message to interested coaches that there will be an opportunity coming up? As said in previous posts, Low isn’t going to put that out there with out verifiable sources. I’m interested in hearing your thoughts.
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I think you take it at face value. Tennessee officials uncovered some sh!t that they aren't going to be able to hide. Therefore the best course of action is to get in front of it as best you can. Them officially announcing they have suspended all contract talks is HUGE news.

This has a very Bruce Pearl type feeling. The university may be looking to drop the axe on Pruitt et all with cause as a show of good faith to the NCAA so we dont get any bowl bans or scholarship losses.
 
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USF grad in TN said:
It's better to finish the investigation correctly than to do further damage by making the wrong decisions quickly.
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It depends on what you re using the investigation for.

If you are gonna keep Pruitt without the investigation turning up something bad against him then yes, you dont say he's staying before you know thats true. And you dont fire him without knowing, if you are retaining him otherwise.

If you want to fire based off his performance you dont need the investigation results to do that. From the way this has played out either UT is willing for this turn into a national story (which you dont want) to save some buyout $ or there isnt enough support to fire him based on his record alone.
 
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He's selling speculation. What he does. Likely horse-laughing at the
attention garnered by it. If '21 goes badly, sure he is gone - but who
doesn't understand this?
 
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Vollifer1949 said:
Did you do any research before you made these foolish statements? University of Texas has an endowment of almost 31 billion (2nd highest in the country), Tennessee ranks barely in the top 100 at about 1.3 billion. In fact University of Tennessee ranks behind Florida, Alabama, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Texas A & M in the conference.
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Yes. They have more money but money only buys so much. Football pads cost what football pads cost. Does Texas have nicer football pads? Each roster has 85 scholarship players, so outfitting each team is going to cost about the same. That cost isn't more because Texas has more money. The cost to run a football program isn't unlimited. Texas doesn't spend billions more than TN just because they have more man. The only place where it could make a difference is coaching salaries. But there is a market that determines value. Sark got $5.67M/yr because thats what the market says pay him. He didn't get $15M/yr just because Texas has more money and can do that. TN can afford to pay a coach $5.67M/yr if it chooses too.

So, yes, you are technically correct that Texas has more money. But running a collegiate football program at Texas, TN, and other major programs is approximately the same cost. TN has more than enough money to be on a financially level playing field with Texas and anyone else.

In fact, we have better facilities than they do. They still use a bubble like we did in the 90's. One day they will build a great facility and spend lots of money, it may be the nicest in college football at that time. But at the end of the day football fields, gyms, training rooms, and offices have a cost that TN also has the money to match if it chooses to do so. That's what I meant.
 
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MWAVolfan said:
I think you take it at face value. Tennessee officials uncovered some sh!t that they aren't going to be able to hide. Therefore the best course of action is to get in front of it as best you can. Them officially announcing they have suspended all contract talks is HUGE news.

This has a very Bruce Pearl type feeling. The university may be looking to drop the axe on Pruitt et all with cause as a show of good faith to the NCAA so we dont get any bowl bans or scholarship losses.
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You’re right. And I do agree that they have to get out in front of it. You would like to think there will be an announcement soon
 
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Birdie said:
It is. They don't spend that money. Look-up their facilities, they still practice in a bubble. We have the same money they do. Yes, they technically have billions and billions in booster cash. But expenses are only so much..they don't have nicer helmets than TN. Their office desks aren't better. Players aren't wearing fancy shoes that make them better athletes that only Texas can afford.

No. Running a football program costs a certain amount of money. TN has more than enough money to buy anything that Texas can. Name one thing they can/have buy/bought that TN can not afford to buy. One thing. I'd love to hear it because this argument is old and simple.

Also. He was successful. Maybe not to their level but when have we had anyone that could compete with Georgia, Oklahoma and other top 10-15 teams, much less beat them? He does that. If he was winning NC and conference titles every year then he wouldn't be available at all. You all want to hire Nick Saban lol. THAT AINT HAPPENING brah.

So, get a guy who has.proven he can compete and beat P5 teams or hire the next up and comer from a G5 that has a VERY small chance to be the next Saban like you want and a VERY LARGE chance on being the next Jeremy Pruitt 5-7 football coach.
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Sorry. I just disagree. If you can’t win at TX in a weaker conference, you can’t win at TN. My first choice is Freeze, behind him would be Gus. Herman wouldn’t make my list. I just haven’t seen anything impressive there.
 
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savannahfan said:
Hell!! He ain't seen nothing yet. That is if he is hired by UT.
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He went 7-3 this year and got fired. Pruitt lost 5 last year, including the most embarrassing loss of the modern era, and got a raise. The pressure there is greater than here from the people who matter.
 
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vmivol00 said:
Sorry. I just disagree. If you can’t win at TX in a weaker conference, you can’t win at TN. My first choice is Freeze, behind him would be Gus. Herman wouldn’t make my list. I just haven’t seen anything impressive there.
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vmivol00 said:
Sorry. I just disagree. If you can’t win at TX in a weaker conference, you can’t win at TN. My first choice is Freeze, behind him would be Gus. Herman wouldn’t make my list. I just haven’t seen anything impressive there.
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A) He was winning at Texas.
B) The SEC is Alabama in a league of their own, 1 other good team and a bunch of teams that also wouldn't win the Big 12 in a given year.
 
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VolInNorthCack said:
I work with a former Gator. I don't talk to him much obviously. Just happened to pass him in the hall and asked him about Mullen going to the NFL. He said if it happens, they have already talked to Fickell and Chadwell and both would accept the job if offered.
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U serious? Wow.
Unbelievable ....well maybe not🤣
 
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MIT_Beaver said:
Just maybe the ESPN reporter talked to people influential at UT to get to that conclusion. I have never said or expressed that I was extremely wealthy, with that said I don’t know any broke MIT grads.
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Yet again more falsehoods from this guy. You talk in language and tones like you're rich. You post things about fancy golf courses all the time. And you claim to be a MIT grad. Face it man, you're a troll. Go create a new account with a new name, you're credibility is in the dumps.
 
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BigOrangeSky said:
He's selling speculation. What he does. Likely horse-laughing at the
attention garnered by it. If '21 goes badly, sure he is gone - but who
doesn't understand this?
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Who doesn't understand that he's already got both feet, both hands, his torso, and 3/4 of his hind end out the door right now? He's gone. Like in the immediate future gone.
 
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bigorangepoppa said:
As many on here had to do when Pruitt was hired, I had to google him to find out who he was. At that time, I thought having Fulmer as the AD was a good thing and he would only hire someone who would bring Tennessee back. I have given Pruitt my support during his time here, and after last year, I thought he was headed in the right direction. This year probably has shown he is in over his head, and now violations in the program, I just can't see him being the coach going forward. We need to get off the Alabama pipeline. Dooley, Sunseri (DC), Pruitt, and Butch from the Brian Kelly tree have not been any better, Kiffen, from the Pete Carrol Tree? Not sure about that one. Saban has hired three recent head coaches who, for one reason or another, has been fired from their respective schools. Dooley has been in the NFL and back as an assistant coach in college, and now Butch at Arkansas State. The Saban tree doesn't seem to be very productive, so cut the root off at Tennessee. With the current situation, I honestly don't know who would be willing to take the job, but I don't want a former Fulmer assistant being hired to replace Pruitt. Campbell, Chadwell, Fickell, Herman, Healy, and even Freeze or Napier would be the first group of coaches that should be, in my opinion, contacted to gauge interest, and if none of them are interested, where do we go from there? Any answers?
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The fact you didn’t know who Pruitt was before he got here pretty much shows what you know about CFB...so why should anyone listen your opinion?
 
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