Way too early to tell if Pruitt was a better guy for the Vols than Mullen would have been. My opinion, Mullen would have been a good, safe hire for UT. He has experience, and won in the SEC when the West was a war every week. Not sure about his ability to recruit to UT, and the fit. I still wasn't overly excited when his name was reported as a possibilty.
Another angle, UF still had very good talent last year. Believe they had five guys drafted in the first five rounds in April. Zero Vols were drafted, period. I don't think Mullen, Saban or Merlin the Magician could have done anything with the upperclassmen Pruitt inherited from the Bricklayer. At this time, I'm happy with the guy who wants to be here and that is CJP.