For those who say that Pruitts success is only

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jakez4ut said:
well,i think this is actually a lot less risky than Kiffin, Dooley and Jones. but what is that really saying?

at least this guy knows what championship staffs, rosters and programs look like.
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I think the main appeal with Pruitt is that he is extremely familiar with the territory Tennessee has to recruit in order to win.

He's worked in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. The only territory he doesn't know well (assumption here) is Western North Carolina.

There is nothing in his resume that says he is incompetent and is sure to fail.

So, if he's the guy, I wouldn't jump off a bridge.
 
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Stoked said:
Well out of the 4 coaches in the playoffs 3 of them were coordinators and had no HC experience, so there might be something to that.
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So we can expect Pruitt to have UT in the playoffs next year then? For every one you find that does succeed as a power conference HC, you could find 5000 that do not. That is a crap shoot plain and simple.
 
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On a side note, the way this search has gone.....if everyone says it's going to be Pruitt, I'm convinced it's someone else.
 
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Bluetic said:
So we can expect Pruitt to have UT in the playoffs next year then? For every one you find that does succeed as a power conference HC, you could find 5000 that do not. That is a crap shoot plain and simple.
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Well I would rather take this chance than go with the "Won 2 MAC titles and was an ok performer in the Big East" route. Pruitt has played and coached his entire life down here. He knows this is big boy football and that you don't pass the ball from the one yard line when playing your biggest rival on the road.
 
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99gator said:
I think the main appeal with Pruitt is that he is extremely familiar with the territory Tennessee has to recruit in order to win.

He's worked in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. The only territory he doesn't know well (assumption here) is Western North Carolina.

There is nothing in his resume that says he is incompetent and is sure to fail.

So, if he's the guy, I wouldn't jump off a bridge.
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i think that's probably the tone most are taking, despite some vocal displeasure with the thought of this hire.

if he's it, how does this guy succeed here? and recruiting and staff are the answers. and he apparently has the chops to recruit.

and listening to the radio this morning (and i have no way to verify this, you might be better able to do that given your proximity) it at least appears there was some contingent of FSU fans that were clamouring for Pruitt to come to Tallahassee before Taggart really came into play.

and he did interview at MSU. so while there wasn't an all out bidding war going on for his services, it at least appears he was on someone else's radar....fwiw.
 
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99gator said:
On a side note, the way this search has gone.....if everyone says it's going to be Pruitt, I'm convinced it's someone else.
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i think i'm to the point right now that if it's not pruitt, i'll actually be disappointed........:eek:lol::cray:
 
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So what you guys are saying is that there is a chance that soon fulmer is going to have to stand beside another Alabama coach and extol all his Alabama virtues and the wonderful things he learned from the greatest coach in college football at the greatest football program.

And fulmer is going to do this, really?
 
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TUSKtimes said:
So what you guys are saying is that there is a chance that soon fulmer is going to have to stand beside another Alabama coach and extol all his Alabama virtues and the wonderful things he learned from the greatest coach in college football at the greatest football program.

And fulmer is going to do this, really?
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The reason for a good portion of Fulmers success was a Bama alumnus. He's used to it by now. 😂
 
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jakez4ut said:
i think that's probably the tone most are taking, despite some vocal displeasure with the thought of this hire.

if he's it, how does this guy succeed here? and recruiting and staff are the answers. and he apparently has the chops to recruit.

and listening to the radio this morning (and i have no way to verify this, you might be better able to do that given your proximity) it at least appears there was some contingent of FSU fans that were clamouring for Pruitt to come to Tallahassee before Taggart really came into play.

and he did interview at MSU. so while there wasn't an all out bidding war going on for his services, it at least appears he was on someone else's radar....fwiw.
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My problem with him is that he has changed jobs constantly for almost lateral moves. He does well one year he may jump ship like Kiffin or Taggert.
 
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I'm kinda like a HS recruit jumping around on committing. First, I mentally committed to getting excited about Gundy, then Brohm, then Leach, and slightly Les and Tee. I'm listening, but not mentally committing to any of these guys being thrown around until I hear it. Pruitt all the rage last day, but in reality, I THINK, is one of at least two of the people who have been interviewed twice, which to me, means he's a serious candidate, but wouldn't surprise me if he's not the guy.

Hope Fulmer closes like he did when he got Branden Stewart and Peyton in the same class.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
Saban hired Derek Dooley.
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So did the Dallas Cowboys. And they've kept him for awhile. There's no shame in hiring a guy like Dooley as a position coach. You noticed Saban never promoted him, and that when Saban came back from the NFL, Precious was encouraged to find his own employment.
 
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TUSKtimes said:
So what you guys are saying is that there is a chance that soon fulmer is going to have to stand beside another Alabama coach and extol all his Alabama virtues and the wonderful things he learned from the greatest coach in college football at the greatest football program.

And fulmer is going to do this, really?
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No one here is threatening you guys anytime soon. :unsure:
 
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99gator said:
Muschamp hasn’t done squat at Carolina.

They are 8-4 and are 8-4 because Florida and Tennessee are 4 win teams. And Tennessee and Florida could have won that game with the crap they put out on the field.

McElwain was garbage and was fired for it. Tired of “he won the East”
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We are more tired of it than you are.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
Because of close proximity to elite head coaches, ask yourself this. Nick Saban runs the best program in college football and it's not even close. Just as players line up to play for him, coaches line up to coach for him. He once had a staff with 4 former HCs on it, and when he needed a new OC he got a guy from the Patriots. If Pruitt isn't the real deal then why did Saban go out and get him? He started out in an administrative position and the guy has gone straight up the ladder. Ask yourself why FSU won a NC with him but can't even win the ACC now that he's gone. Sure it's easier to recruit to FSU and Bama than it is to other places. But it's also easier when you've got coaches that players are naturally drawn to. Pruitt is just one of those guys.
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utvolCO said:
My problem with him is that he has changed jobs constantly for almost lateral moves. He does well one year he may jump ship like Kiffin or Taggert.
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i agree, it is a concern. but i honestly think he's been trying to position himself for an opportunity like this. he seems to have the requisite ambition for something like this.

i would think that continuity and stability were probably a big part of Fulmer's pitch, as far as some of the things that were going to be important to us, for this next hire.

doesn't guarantee anything of course. but whenever you make a hire like that, there's a risk.

heck, look at what oregon is going thru right now......they're screwed....unless they get Kiffin...lol.
 
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Pruitt had the #1 scoring defense at Florida State in 2013 (and won a National Championship). He left for Georgia after one season there.

His first season at Georgia, they were 16th in scoring defense, improving from 79th in 2013 (actually tied with the Vols). He improved them to 8th in scoring defense his second season there.

Then, at Alabama, he's had the #1 scoring defenses in both 2016 and 2017. As good as Kirby Smart was as DC at Bama, his defenses ranked #1 in scoring defense twice in seven seasons (2011 and 2012).

There's no guarantee that Pruitt will be a great head coach, but he is probably the best defensive coordinator in college football! He's also known as a great recruiter, and is only 43 years old.

Go Vols!
 
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aresoooooooo desperate that you will talk yourselves into ANY hire at this point, even though all of those losers are sub-par lol. and that is HILARIOUS.
 
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I'm not ecstatic about a Pruitt hire BUT out of the candidates mentioned over the past few days, he's the only option that'd I see as hopeful. I'm not ecstatic because it's sort of a role of the dice. Remember, Kirby had many many years under Saban and he was a good hire for GA because he's a GA guy. We'd be hiring an Bama guy.

So he has great success, and Saban retires. Does anyone think he wouldn't bounce back to Alabama? I'm cool if Tee is OC...because he could be groomed to be our next guy.

Say we get Pruitt, Tee, Steele, and Jay Graham. At that point, I'm stoked.
 
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CroKev said:
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Like most all the rest of y'all, Pruitt's being considered as UT's next HC first came to me as disappointed surprise, then curiosity, then I began wondering why all those other schools' ADs haven't been interviewing him, well before Fulmer became our AD. I'm impressed with his track record as a big-time DC for three (count-em) extremely successful programs. As aforementioned, he's at the top of the SEC pack of recruiters and coordinators. He's already a big Mo street fighter in the SEC hood and, if he's our new HC, then I'll be pleased.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
. Ask yourself why FSU won a NC with him but can't even win the ACC now that he's gone. .
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:crazy: I didn't know you could time travel into the future!

So how is ole UT doing in 2020? Bless us with your wisdom. :lolabove:
 
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BanditVol said:
:crazy: I didn't know you could time travel into the future!

So how is ole UT doing in 2020? Bless us with your wisdom. :lolabove:
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By then, aliens invite us to play intergalactic college football and we move to a 2038 game playoff.

Trust me, it happens.
 
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BanditVol said:
:crazy: I didn't know you could time travel into the future!

So how is ole UT doing in 2020? Bless us with your wisdom. :lolabove:
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FSU won a NC with him. They haven't even won the ACC the last two years. What does that have to do with time travel or predicting the future?Really stupid post from what I would probably guess is a not very bright person.

Edit: I just read the thread you started about Pruitt and MSU. I no longer have to guess how stupid you are,
 
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