Do you think Pruitt wants to be here?

[JazzMaster001]

99% of the time to me it seems like he hates being here. He's shown no passion/ excitement to get us back to where we should be. I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

 

[Elhanan]

Not tonight he doesn’t.

 

[MWAVolfan]

My guess is he wants to be anywhere they are willing to pay him 4 mil a year.

Happy at UT? Who knows.

 

[McDad]

As long as the 4 million per year keeps flowing, he wants to be here.

 

[MurphyVol]

Sure didn't look like it today. Not sure if he lost his game plan or ran out of crayons or what but he looked like someone at a timeshare presentation

 

[jordanthegimp]

No, hes intentionally sabotaging the program ... seriously ? It happens, with stupid turnovers and a non existent defense you’ll lose. If anything look at the defensive staff

 

[VolsRule]

He wants the Alabama job when nick leaves

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

I think thats just his personality. He has said several times he really hates losing. However I think he may have to get used to it here. Fulmer has given Pruitt a blank check to rebuild the FB program. He can't ask for a better set up for a 1st yr coach and I'm sure he recognizes that. And the $. He became a millionaire accepting the UT job.

 

[arkyvol]

How many Bama fans do you think are licking their lips over the prospect of Pruitt roaming their sideline?

 

[FSUReb]

He wants the Alabama job when nick leaves

Lol, you think Bama wants this guy back? That’s hilarious.

 

[panhandlevol]

He's a bama guy thru and thru. We are a stepping stone but if he doesn't do better than this he will be coaching high school (maybe)

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

He is thrilled to be here polishing his Alabama national title rings and awaiting his buyout to not work in a year or two.

 

[Volatility]

I think he does, but it’s clear as day that previous HC experience is important.

 

[EZE]

I haven’t felt like any of our last four HCs wanted to be here after the first year. Our boosters and/or administration must be an utter beatdown.

 

[chattavol420]

His heart isn’t hear but if he’s ever going to get to his alma mater as a head coach he has to tear it up while here. And maybe that’s the problem.

 

[90 Vol]

99% of the time to me it seems like he hates being here. He's shown no passion/ excitement to get us back to where we should be. I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

I thought the same thing. Honestly, I don’t think he does. There was no reason to lose this game. We had superior talent at every position. On paper, we have a good coaching staff. What we lacked today was heart. What I saw today was a team and coaching staff that didn’t seem all that interested in football. That’s on Pruitt.

 

[1986sugarvols]

Peanut loves it here. And he is a good man. But just in way over his head. Coordinators are not always head ball coaches

 

[JoAllan]

He wants the Alabama job when nick leaves

He ruined that today

 

['Boro-vol]

99% of the time to me it seems like he hates being here. He's shown no passion/ excitement to get us back to where we should be. I'm interested to hear your thoughts.

Nope....never have. He sees us as a stepping stone.

 

[CRAZYVOL24]

He wants the Alabama job when nick leaves

He just lost it with today’s performance

 

[voljerm]

I don't think he is throwing games but I also don't think this is a long term job for him. I think we were going to be a stepping stone for him. But that won't work if he doesn't get to winning. After seeing his lake of excitment on the sideline and hearing the "sun will come up tomorrow" comment. It just doesn't seem like his heart is at Tennessee. That loss should have broke his heart but he acted like it wasn't that bad.

 

[knoxvol16]

I think he didn't have an answer for what he witnessed today. I don't think he knew how to respond.

 

[allvol123]

Pruitt told all of you what he thought about this job when he decided to finish out as DC at Bama over getting to work immediately and permanently as the UT head coach

 

[Cartervol]

He is thrilled to be here polishing his Alabama national title rings and awaiting his buyout to not work in a year or two.

It's coming..He and Butch will both be back on Nick's staff making millions from UT..

 

[JazzMaster001]

I think he's always seen this as a stepping stone. "If I do good at Tennessee I'll be on the short list when Saban retires."

He's a bummer born and bread. I remember him having trouble even saying he wanted to get UT back to where it was in the 90's when we were competing and beating the inbreds on a consistent basis. That was a warning sign.

Today was a STOP TURN AROUND DO NOT CROSS sign imo.