Former Vol opening up about Pruitt and shooting

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#7
Am I the only one who thinks this story sounds fishy?

A firearm is discharged inside a bar on the strip, a place that would presumably have employees and other patrons present. Police would have had to investigate. A false story was allowed to be released and the person who actually pulled the trigger was never identified?
 
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I don’t remember either. For some reason I thought Brandon Davis was the one who accidentally fired it
 
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Hacksaw said:
Am I the only one who thinks this story sounds fishy?

A firearm is discharged inside a bar on the strip, a place that would presumably have employees and other patrons present. Police would have had to investigate. A false story was allowed to be released and the person who actually pulled the trigger was never identified?
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Sounds completely fishy.
 
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RockyTop140 said:
I don’t remember either. For some reason I thought Brandon Davis was the one who accidentally fired it
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From what I remember, he was shot in the leg. Rather than admit to having been shot by his teammate, maybe he took the blame?

The initial reporting was super murky, and it was heavily implied that Davis was taking a homeboy hall-of-fame style fall for a scholarship player on the team. I just can't remember (outside of Flowers who has been mentioned above), who the player with the gun was believed to be.
 
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VolBricks said:
Sour Grapes?
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How is it not a plausible story? Other players supposedly gave a name according to KNS and KNS has corroborated that name with the investigation paperwork. Is his ex-girlfriend lying too? What does she gain from speaking on this a year later?
 
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What I hate was the end of that article where Zach Ragan tells us about how there were all of these toxic stories about Pruitt. We hear this after every firing cycle about how toxic the environment was under the previous coach. But these journalists are never able to break the toxic stories while the coach is still there inflicting harm to the program.
 
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JohnnyJava said:
What I hate was the end of that article where Zach Ragan tells us about how there were all of these toxic stories about Pruitt. We hear this after every firing cycle about how toxic the environment was under the previous coach. But these journalists are never able to break the toxic stories while the coach is still there inflicting harm to the program.
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That's all an access thing. If they spill all the beans on the program, then they get blackballed and can't write anything to make their employer happy.

So, they have to all stay tight lipped about what is happening behind the scenes, but then as soon as whoever it is leaves town, it's free reign to bash away.
 
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What has become clearer and clearer over the last year is how vile a person Jeremy Pruitt appears to have been. Toxic to his staff - and, apparently, to his players as well. I didn’t have the wit to see it at the time, but this guy was a downgrade from Jones AND Dooley. THAT was once impossible to imagine.

The side effect of this realization is the accompanying conclusion that Phil Fulmer was truly inept as an AD. I usually take it easy on Phil because I think he genuinely loves Tennessee. However, he brought in Pruitt (admittedly not under the best of circumstances), and if memory serves, Fulmer was ready to extend Pruitt right before all the wheels came off. I don’t know if Fulmer had any knowledge of the recruiting payments, but the fact it happened so blatantly on his watch puts a black mark on him that ain’t going away any time soon.

The recent few years have been a true nadir for our program, falling below previous levels under Jones that I thought were unsurpassable in their ineptitude.

I really hope Josh Heupel us as good a coach as he seems . . . and that he is a much better recruiter than he currently appears.
 
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“The bar’s owner and the doorman working that night maintain that Davis was never inside the bar and that the shooting didn’t occur there. The bar does not have security cameras.”

This is what police have to deal with…

Davis is a tough kid - gets shot and has to be told he was shot…
 
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RhodesVol said:
That's all an access thing. If they spill all the beans on the program, then they get blackballed and can't write anything to make their employer happy.

So, they have to all stay tight lipped about what is happening behind the scenes, but then as soon as whoever it is leaves town, it's free reign to bash away.
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I agree with you...I just think it is pretty spineless of our local sports journalists.
 
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