Hiring a coordinator...

[Squatch_Vol]

that has never been a head coach is not what I had in mind, but it clearly has worked in recent years. 3 out of the 4 CFP teams have coaches who were never head coaches before their current post.

Why can’t we accept that it can work and just get behind Pruitt? He’s clearly the best option of the 4 coordinators being tossed around. Everyone in media saying he can build a great staff. Everyone saying he is an elite recruiter.

I think considering everything that has occurred this is a great hire. Let’s get behind the guy that wants this job and has a pretty darn good resume to boot.

 

[Bluetic]

Hey, its who we are. Like it and quit btching...right?

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

I'm all in if it ends up being Pruitt

 

[MiramarVol]

Pruitt viable, but Tee isn't. Neither have HC experience but most want Pruitt. 😒

 

[Squatch_Vol]

Hey, its who we are. Like it and quit btching...right?

It’s who Georgia, Oklahoma, and Clemson are. Not turning out very poorly for those programs.

 

[jpope9]

Pruitt viable, but Tee isn't. Neither have HC experience but most want Pruitt. 😒

Pruitt has had more than 2 years as a coordinator aswell.

 

[k-town_king]

He is not the best of the coordinators up for the job by a long shot. I would take him though and support his hire.

 

[djohnnyg]

Yeah. Hiring the DC of Alabama who has zero head coaching experience was a terrible move for Georgia. As the OP noted...3 of the 4 current head coaches in the BCS playoffs are former coordinators currently in their 1st ever head coaching jobs.

 

[ReelfootVol]

Have we really and truly got the right to pick a real candidate. Absolutely not. The majority of experienced head coaches have turned us down. Also, we must remember, most of the head coaches in place right now came from the coordinator ranks. Why is everyone so worried about taking a coordinator that has worked in college football for years and years under quality head coacher. Hire Pruitt and tell him to salvage some of our recruiting class.

 

[ReelfootVol]

Regardless who we hire it will be a work in progress and a trial and error experience. Just hope for the best and move on. We are wasting time every day. We need recruits.i

 

[andywilson001]

Translation: "Shut up and take it"

 

[hexnut]

We will be darn lucky to get Pruitt. Bring him on. You naysayers will see in a couple of years.

 

[papatomany]

The first coach I remember at UT is Doug Dickey, so from Dickey to now the coaches we've had with no previous head coaching experience are:
Dickey, Battle and Fulmer (and you can add Neyland to that list)

The coaches with previous head coaching experience are:
Majors, Kiffen and Jones.

I'm fine with a coordinator.

 

[Bluetic]

We will be darn lucky to get Pruitt. Bring him on. You naysayers will see in a couple of years.

I hope your right, hex. I just cant get excited for this.

 

[VolForLife83]

that has never been a head coach is not what I had in mind, but it clearly has worked in recent years. 3 out of the 4 CFP teams have coaches who were never head coaches before their current post.

Why can’t we accept that it can work and just get behind Pruitt? He’s clearly the best option of the 4 coordinators being tossed around. Everyone in media saying he can build a great staff. Everyone saying he is an elite recruiter.

I think considering everything that has occurred this is a great hire. Let’s get behind the guy that wants this job and has a pretty darn good resume to boot.

I'm behind Pruitt. Anyone that's not is being foolish.

 

[SaintLouisVol]

I have no issues are all with hiring a coordinator. At the end of the day, the coach either has the “it” factor, or he does not. Yes, experience matters, football IQ matters, in-game awareness matters, but those are all secondary to the “it” factor.

Whether it’s sports, the business world, the military, politics or whatever, there are some people out there that are just plain gifted with the “it” factor. That is, the ability to connect with other people and own the room every time, all the time. When they speak, people buy in to what they are saying.

The truth is, you can find out just about anything you want to know about “coaching” football on the internet. And, there are countless books and videos out there. Every year, there’s a coaching camp in every major city in the country. Just about anybody can fill their head with the knowledge of football. But, far fewer can actually instill that knowledge.

My son is a very accomplished pianist. I am continuously amazed by his talent. If you asked him, he would say he had a great teacher. And, he did. But if you speak with his teacher, his teacher would say “I didn’t teach him to play piano. I motivated him to teach himself.”

Coaches with the “it” factor get 100% complete buy in from players from the time they are recruits until they play their last game as seniors. The team believes in the coach’s message and sacrifices all to achieve it. He gets the most out of the guys he signs. They’re all become self-motivated to achieve excellence.

Unless you hire a coach that has spent 5-6 years at the SAME place and has proven himself, you have no real idea if they have the “it” factor. Look at Jones. His first HC gig was three years. His second was as well. He never stuck around long enough for the bulk of the players to stop buying into his BS. At Tennessee, he did, and he was exposed.

Tennessee could have hired Leach or Miles. Maybe. I can’t pretend to know the circumstances around that. The media may or may not have it right. But, short of those two, there was really no one reported to have interest that we could have any confidence in that they have the “it” factor.

So, you leave it up to the one doing the hiring to decide. Personally, I would have far more confidence in Fulmer to pick an effective leader than Currie. I believe Fulmer at least knows what a football coach is supposed to be.