SIAP...been thinking about all the rumors out there. I've heard the idea of all of this being pre-orchestrated, but putting everything together based on rumors and innuendo, what do you think about this happening?
HC- Marrone
DC- Steele
OC- Chaney
Is there any history with the 3 of them?
I dunno about their history and rumors in Knoxville? No way! Just having some fun...
Regardless, there is typically some way-off to slight truth to rumors. IF all of these names are part of the next recipe, then I am going with the Vols choosing to make the following staff a highly paid group of assistant coaches along with a moderately paid underproven HC.
When you look at what we would have to pay to start over, it says a great deal about the character of our AD to say, NO... we are going to use that money to help this kid do it by surrounding him with proven veterans in every position. Not some up and comers who are probably in it for the money and end up creating violations because they are not committed to doing it the right way.
If that is true too, here it is:
Pruitt HC
Marrone OL
Steele Co-DC / LBs
Chaney - OC
Ansley - Co-DC DBs
What I also hope to see is another Fitz hire for S&C, Weinke replaced... I think Tee will stay at WR, Graham will stay at RBs and Niedermire will go back to TEs.
This would simply be the best staff we have had since I can remember less the HC who would have the best chance at proving himself at that position. Fulmer is sticking behind Pruitt and frankly the loyalty to him even through failure to me is a beautiful thing.
I was for Pruitt being let go to get Freeze or keeping him to get out of debt and see what he could do... but I didn’t think we would go after Chaney type hires at every position which is frankly what we will have if that is the case.
I honestly have thought the most underestimated and detrimental moves last year were Rocker being fired and the promo of Artis. I have great concerns we are about to make that same mistake again.
Typically, you live or die by your staff. Saban always hires the best people. He always has rockstar S&C coaches. His teams push people all over the place. The teams that did not played Butch & Pruitt’s teams coached by their original S&C coaches. Bama blew our kids away the next year when both coaches for different reasons replaced these men with others that were have-not-yet been or has been S&C coaches.