Harrison Bailey is solid

#27
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njvols said:
If there’s anything remotely positive from last week, recruits saw a vibrant atmosphere and also saw they’ve got a chance to come in and play early...good selling point, for sure, but this is about the last season Pruitt can sell the rebuilding card early in his tenure.
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Pruitt can't sell crap if he's fired. Wonder if Bailey is still solid if we fire Pruitt before he gets on campus?
 
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Behr said:
Pruitt can't sell crap if he's fired. Wonder if Bailey is still solid if we fire Pruitt before he gets on campus?
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I don't think we keep Bailey and the group of guys he is tight with if we fire Pruitt. I also don't think there is any guarantee that we upgrade the staff if we fire Pruitt just based on spending experience on coaches. Outside of firing Will Friend, we can't upgrade the staff any more than what we have now.

Bailey knows what is up.
 
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Behr said:
Pruitt can't sell crap if he's fired. Wonder if Bailey is still solid if we fire Pruitt before he gets on campus?
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Geoff Collins head coach of Georgia Tech is probably hoping that Jeremy Pruitt gets fired so Harrison Bailey might possibly switch to Georgia Tech
 
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JMSqb11 said:
I don't think we keep Bailey and the group of guys he is tight with if we fire Pruitt. I also don't think there is any guarantee that we upgrade the staff if we fire Pruitt just based on spending experience on coaches. Outside of firing Will Friend, we can't upgrade the staff any more than what we have now.

Bailey knows what is up.
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Same story every time. Gotta pay a gazillion dollars to a coach to not coach, so we gotta hire an up and comer (we hope) for as little as possible. That's what most of the fans want.
 
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Behr said:
Same story every time. Gotta pay a gazillion dollars to a coach to not coach, so we gotta hire an up and comer (we hope) for as little as possible. That's what most of the fans want.
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Yeah big bucks don't guarantee big coaching ability
 
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Bailey will elevate this program. Must hold on to him. OL and running game looks good now. Just need that QB play.
 
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diehardvolsfan said:
Are you high?? The boosters will let him stick around with 1-11 or 2-10???? Your crazier then a psychotic woman in a nuthouse....
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Same boosters aren't going to light 9.2 million on fire in less than 24 months and then another 2-3 million most likely in Pruitt's staff buyouts and then another 2-4 million in buying out a coach that we hire from their current job and then another 2-4 million on head coach yearly salary and then another 2-4 million on the new coach's staff...... All on top of Butch's buyout that isn't getting discounted cause he wants to get it all while being Saban's lil b!tch boy.

In essence you are asking someone to come here that has 2 years to be winning division titles or they are getting the boot. Because even though you say you aren't expecting to win division titles in year 2, coaches know how bad this job was when it was open in 2017 and they know it ain't a quick fix (2 years or less which by they way we are barely into the new season). So you're asking other people to spend their money, notice not yours, to the sum of 17.2 - 24.2 million dollars to fire a coach and say to any potential coach "You have 2 years to win big here or you're out, but atleast you get rich"......

Yeah bro, that ain't happening.
 
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By the time Harrison shows up, he'll have a credible offensive line, two stellar rb's, a solid defense, and a coaching staff, with a full year together. Surely, we can coach up some wr's. It's not completely ideal. But, it's not awful, either.
 
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JohnD13 said:
You really think if we go 3-9 he still comes? I don't
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He will be at Tennessee as long Pruitt is the coach. He will also keep the class the together if Pruitt is the coach.

Firing Pruitt loses Bailey and the chunk of committed guys that are all tight with each other.

Not saying you hire or fire your coach based on one recruit, but Bailey is more than one recruit as he is the glue to a lot of guys' commitments to Tennessee.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
He will be at Tennessee as long Pruitt is the coach. He will also keep the class the together if Pruitt is the coach.

Firing Pruitt loses Bailey and the chunk of committed guys that are all tight with each other.

Not saying you hire or fire your coach based on one recruit, but Bailey is more than one recruit as he is the glue to a lot of guys' commitments to Tennessee.
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LOL....it’s good to have you assurances about the class.
 
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'Boro-vol said:
LOL....it’s good to have you assurances about the class.
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Once again, Bailey and a few guys have been quite clear on their intentions. And it is clear that they are more in touch with the staff and program than any fan from a message board. Regardless of their own experiences with recruiting with some program/coach that isn't currently at Tennessee.

Yes, it is that simple.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
I don't know if Bailey starts Day 1, but one thing is for sure; if JG keeps playing like this, we'll have a real QB competition for 2020. It will be very interesting.

Kasim Hill. Dual threat type QB with experience, but inaccurate passer at Maryland.

JT Shrout. Gunslinger with probably the strongest arm on the team, but also had accuracy issues in high school. Can he get those issues fixed and become the NFL-type QB that a lot of scouts have been drooling over? We'll see.

Brian Maurer. Played for a terrible team in high school (went 2-8 last season), but led a prolific offense, and was almost a 1-man show. Good arm, good scrambler. Very underrated by the recruiting services.

Harrison Bailey. Strong arm, accurate QB. Will be the youngest, but could be the best of the bunch.

The crazy thing is that all 4 (plus JG) have a shot at starting next year. If Bailey were not a true Freshman, I'd say he would be the odds-on favorite; and he might still be. But I think with a year of development under his belt, Maurer will be much better; sort of like how Season 2 Josh Dobbs was much better than Season 1 Josh Dobbs. And while everyone will count out JG, I wouldn't say it's a done-deal, but he's going to have to start playing much better than he did versus BYU, or there's no real argument for keeping him as starter.

If I were a betting man, I do think Bailey is the favorite in 2020, but only slightly so.
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The only two with a chance of starting next year are JG and Bailey. Either Bailey is a TL type talent and starts or JG keeps the job.
 
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JMSqb11 said:
Once again, Bailey and a few guys have been quite clear on their intentions. And it is clear that they are more in touch with the staff and program than any fan from a message board. Regardless of their own experiences with recruiting with some program/coach that isn't currently at Tennessee.

Yes, it is that simple.
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Doubtless. 🙄
 
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diehardvolsfan said:
Are you high?? The boosters will let him stick around with 1-11 or 2-10???? Your crazier then a psychotic woman in a nuthouse....
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You do realize that if Pruitt is fired Bailey is gone right? Pruitt isnt going anywhere regardless of this season. But he will enter next season clearly on a roasting hot seat.
 
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