Did Helton blindside Pruitt

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

In came out in the media a day or two after the game that the right quard missed the assignment.

 

[lexkyvol]

helton leaving saved UT 2.5 million. if we fired him we would owe him 1.25 for two years. Thank you western ky!!!

MAN! GREAT LOOKIN WKU!

 

[peaygolf]

UT also waived his buyout of $860K

 

[67volbabygirl]

So Helton will receive a base salary of 800K with 400K in incentives. And UT did in fact waive the $860K buyout for leaving before March 1. He was making 1.2 Mil at TN....

 

[OldandStillaVol]

UT also waived his buyout of $860K

That seems like a good decision to me. Kind of like throwing in the dining room table of a house you are desperately trying to unload.

 

[davethevol]

That seems like a good decision to me. Kind of like throwing in the dining room table of a house you are desperately trying to unload.

Which makes it appear as if they wanted him out. Interesting.

 

[diehardvolsfan]

I don't see how Will Friend is even a candidate for OC when earlier this year it was reported that the AD Fulmer was helping coach the o-line a little in practice. What next is Fulmer going to be in the booth helping Friend call plays. If Will Friend is named OC it might be worth another Schiano Sunday around here.

That would be PF trying to secretly insert himself back as HFC again. If he tried that route this program would be DEAD!!!

 

[shotgun83]

Fulmer needs to walk away and be AD. I can understand an NFL or NHL GM being out on the field helping or watching film to grade players..but the AD.. the OL was atrocious but surely Pruitt wasn't that desperate.

 

[Tin Man]

Is there video? If Helton slammed into Pruitt from his blindside, I'd want to see that.

 

[arkivol]

Given the immediate reports following the Vandy game of Helton being fired leads me to believe that parties mutually agreed to part ways prior to the game. The WKY job was already in the works. I do not think there was any backstabbing it just looks that way because from what I have seen this year, Pruitt runs a tight ship and doesn't let internal affairs leak.

SMOKE SCREEN

 

[ShoalCreekVol]

This hire must be someone with experience in the SEC, and someone who brings in an existing knowledge of defenses in this conference. This is not the WAC or AAC or CUSA. This hire needs to be an SEC hire. Period.

Preferably someone who has been an HC before or is capable of being one now. Pruitt is not just a DC, he's one with exceptionally little offensive experience. The OC that works for him needs to be an established professional who can manage the offense on his own, like an associate HC type.

 

[ShoalCreekVol]

If Helton caught Pruitt off guard, it would be the first time Helton has caught anyone off guard while at UT..

Underrated post IMO.