Gut feeling on Pruitt?

#51
#51
I like him. 100% coach!

Detail guy! Not details like "which way the "T" is facing on trash cans at the practice field" but details like "already knowing what your gonna do on 4-1, in the 4th quarter, ahead 4 points...etc."

The key will be the staff he puts together.
 
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Rudy123 said:
You are getting way ahead of yourself. Dabo Swaney wants that job. He has won at Clemson and even a national championship so I would say Alabama replaces. Saban with Swaney. A known winner at championships lever
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Dabo has built his own Bama at Clemson. He stays there if Saban retires.
 
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UTK said:
Obviously there’s no way in knowing the future, Pruitt could do well, do amazing, be mediocre, or be a bad HC when it’s all said and done. But what’s your gut feeling?

Do you think we will finally win another SEC championship under him? I’m going to go with yes. Im cautious. But for some reason I just have this gut feeling I didn’t have with Butch or Dooley that we’re finally going to be elite again. Year 3 we win the East, year 4 we win the whole thing. (The SEC, not a saying a natty)
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To do this sort of thing, you will need depth, depth, depth...

You can go out and recruit the best available (remember others will be doing the same). There will only be so many for everyone to pick from. If we get our fair share, and coach them up to be superman, they will still need experience. For me this will take 5 years to get done. Then look for the top of the heap.
 
#55
#55
I don't get excited over new coaches.

I remember the Dooley hire. Everyone was so sold on him. I also remember the Butch hire. Remember "Butch gets it"?

Seems we are in that same pattern again.

I honestly don't have a gut feeling about Pruitt. I can tell he is a very passionate guy. I like that.

I hope he wins big
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
Gut: he should be able to do good here.


Fact: As soon as Saban retires we're doing another coaching search.
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There are a LOT of coaches from the Saban tree or Alabama alums. I would bet that Alabama would be looking for a Dabo Sweeney or Kirby Smart before Jeremy Pruitt.
 
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give_him 6 said:
I don’t have a read on him or how his style will translate here. However, I am 110% behind him and have my sleeves rolled up this morning ready to get in the street and go to battle.
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"how his style will translate here"

Yes, God knows we haven't had any structure, discipline and WORK here for a while. I get the feeling this Coach doesn't want to build a wall..........he wants to knock the dang thing down. :clapping:
 
#58
#58
He knows football.

His attitude will wear thin if not winning big sooner than later.

He'll be quick to jump to the next big thing (think Kiffin)

He's a Bama grad. That will come to haunt us eventually.

Should get UT back to respectability, much like Jones.

Won't last through the 6 year contract.
 
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rltw1974 said:
I realize this is sorta a rebuild. With that being said I will be happy as long as there is improvement each year with the end goal of getting to ATL and a possible playoff spot.
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Sorta rebuild??

To me it will be a total rebuild. Starting with attitude, from mindset of those players who can change from finesse to badass, to what seems to be work ethic, to learning new ways of playing the game (different offense and likely much different defense). It looks to me to be a total rebuild. Player ability may be the least to deal with, the other things may take time.
 
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I believe the man knows hope to win. I also know several are thinking it could take about 3 our 4 years to get there. Butch was a terrible coach, but did ok recruiting. He couldn't develop talent. We have some talent, and with the right coach and some motivation the players could develop nicely. I think we are about where Bama was when Saban took over. Remember his first year want great, but has been lights out since. I honestly think that may be about where are.

Thus next season i am not expecting much over a bowl game. But the following year i think 10 wins is very possible.
 
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Roustabout said:
Seems like a hard working guy.
I'll support him just like I would any new coach. But honestly, could you find more of a bubba??
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That's a tell right there. My buds and I are saying "He sounds like us."

Perhaps you might be more comfortable with the Vanderbilt swells?
 
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jamesthesame said:
I don't get excited over new coaches.

I remember the Dooley hire. Everyone was so sold on him. I also remember the Butch hire. Remember "Butch gets it"?

Seems we are in that same pattern again.

I honestly don't have a gut feeling about Pruitt. I can tell he is a very passionate guy. I like that.

I hope he wins big
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The major differences between Pruitt and our two previous coaches is:

1. Championships and I am not talking about MAC or Big East Championships I am talking about National Championships. Pruitt may not have been the head honcho for the nattys but he was a key piece in their success.

2. Coaching pedigree. CJP has directly worked under Jimbo Fisher, Mark Richt and Nick Saban. The guy has been around HoF coaches and seen how they operate. Butch never worked under anyone near that caliber and with Dooley there was just hope that he might have learned something from his dad.

3. Understanding of the SEC landscape. This is now the third program within the SEC that CJP will have been a part of. Understanding what it takes to be successful in the SEC is huge! Butch had never sniffed the SEC in coaching and Dooley only had experience as GA/position coach.

4. Development of players. How many defensive players has Pruitt put into the league? I can guarantee you the number is astronomically higher than Butch and Dooley put together. And that's just on the defensive side of the ball.

5. Recruiting. Dooley was decent, Butch was good and CJP is elite. I saw a stat yesterday that said (per 247 ratings) since 2010 UT has signed 28 players with a rating of 95+, in that same time Jeremy Pruitt has signed 27 with a rating of 95+ himself!

6. Acquiring an elite staff. Dooley's original staff was actually pretty dang good. OC - Chaney DC - Wilcox OL - Pittman. We all know of Butch's greatest staff in America with guys that we needed to spend time actually figuring out how to say their last names. So far CJP has put together a staff that has a track record of being guys that can develop players, are elite recruiters and are being sought after but other major programs!

The future with CJP is a heck of a lot brighter than Butch and Dooley even though he does not have any previous Head Coaching experience.
 
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Teeman said:
I don't know how this will turn out, but for the first time in a long time, I am not embarrassed to be a UT fan. He had an excellent presser. Based off of what other coaches and former players are saying, I am optimistic. Moving forward, I am anxious to see the staff in place and to see what kind of recruiting class he can salvage. Finally, there is hope.
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THE BEST STATEMENT ABOUT THE HIRE.
No bull, no gonna win'um all, things looking for in the future. All realistic.

Really like seeing someone use realism at this point.
 
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Orange_Vol1321 said:
Gut: he should be able to do good here.


Fact: As soon as Saban retires we're doing another coaching search.
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That is not automatic. First guy after a legend goes in with two strikes and a busted bat.

Devaney to Osborne at Nebraska was the exception, not the rule.
 
#68
#68
I'm all in 100%. He's a southern football junkie. We all can relate to him in many ways. I think he's going to do very well. Glad we got him over all the other coaches that we looked at the more I research Pruitt. He's assembling a coaching staff full of coaches with SEC backgrounds. They know what it will take to win here. I'm pumped and ya'll should too, aight.
 
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#70
My gut feeling is that he can win the East and possibly higher. I didn't have that gut feeling about Dooley or Jones. I really feel that his ceiling next year is 8 wins, but years 2, 3 & 4 he might have us competing for the top of the East. Moderately optimistic.
 
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I don't believe in winning pressers. But I feel a whole lot better than I did 5 years ago.
 
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beneVOLence said:
My gut feeling is that he can win the East and possibly higher. I didn't have that gut feeling about Dooley or Jones. I really feel that his ceiling next year 8 wins, but years 2, 3 & 4 he might have us competing for the top of the East. Moderately optimistic.
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With him and this coaching staff that he is assembling I bet we win minimum of 8 games. The swing games is that 4 week stretch of FL, AU, UGA and Bama. I feel like we beat FL. So that's 9-3 regular season. Possibly 10-3. That would be a great first year. I like this hire a lot and feel very confident he'll get the job done.
 
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UTK said:
I Agree. A good coach has us good again in years 4-5. A great coach makes noise in year 2.
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It wont take that long. This is not the program Butch took over. We had the talent last year to be 9-3 but had a bad coach, bad chemistry and a really bad OC. If he can coach he flips this around pretty quick. Maybe not 12-1 but easily 9 wins
 
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diehardvolsfan said:
Year 5 get in the CFP. Yes it sucks we gotta start over again but it happens with every new coach. I think Kirby got lucky in only 2 YEARS he’s playing for a possible NC spot. I wish TN was that damn lucky...but then again he had Richt’s players and he’s no shabby recruiter either. We as fans just gotta realize Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither will TN. Have faith have fun and cheer your hearts out for Big Orange!!!
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We are now below vandy and you set the goal as potential national champ. Wow talk about being optimistic . If we win the sec east reg. Season champ in year 5 we are on track. Don’t get carried away, we all hope for the best.the rest of the conference hired good coaches. It’ll take some time.
 
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Smokey'sHandler said:
The major differences between Pruitt and our two previous coaches is:

1. Championships and I am not talking about MAC or Big East Championships I am talking about National Championships. Pruitt may not have been the head honcho for the nattys but he was a key piece in their success.

2. Coaching pedigree. CJP has directly worked under Jimbo Fisher, Mark Richt and Nick Saban. The guy has been around HoF coaches and seen how they operate. Butch never worked under anyone near that caliber and with Dooley there was just hope that he might have learned something from his dad.

3. Understanding of the SEC landscape. This is now the third program within the SEC that CJP will have been a part of. Understanding what it takes to be successful in the SEC is huge! Butch had never sniffed the SEC in coaching and Dooley only had experience as GA/position coach.

4. Development of players. How many defensive players has Pruitt put into the league? I can guarantee you the number is astronomically higher than Butch and Dooley put together. And that's just on the defensive side of the ball.

5. Recruiting. Dooley was decent, Butch was good and CJP is elite. I saw a stat yesterday that said (per 247 ratings) since 2010 UT has signed 28 players with a rating of 95+, in that same time Jeremy Pruitt has signed 27 with a rating of 95+ himself!

6. Acquiring an elite staff. Dooley's original staff was actually pretty dang good. OC - Chaney DC - Wilcox OL - Pittman. We all know of Butch's greatest staff in America with guys that we needed to spend time actually figuring out how to say their last names. So far CJP has put together a staff that has a track record of being guys that can develop players, are elite recruiters and are being sought after but other major programs!

The future with CJP is a heck of a lot brighter than Butch and Dooley even though he does not have any previous Head Coaching experience.
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That's a good write up. I'm hoping for the best.
 
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