New QB being Installed During Offweek

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dcm3w said:
Let me sum up something that everyone needs to understand.

Right now, JG is our best chance to win. Pruitt knows that and you should know that. That does NOT mean he WILL win, it only means that the coaching staff knows that if they put in anyone else...the chances of winning go down drastically. The conundrum is even though JG is our best winning option, if we are going to lose then why not play the younger player?

I'm sorry to poop on your parade of Pruitt is playing favorites and doesn't know how to coach. He would play someone else if they were better. He did last year...didn't work out. He tried for a moment this year, same result. Pruitt wants to win so he's going to put in the best player until winning is almost certainly not going to happen. UT football isn't what it was before. Sorry
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I don’t 100% agree with your post, but always maintain that nothing is 100% one narrative over the other.
 
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dcm3w said:
More than likely he is more accurate than Dobbs, I'm just pointing out to the sample size

I miss that playmaking ability on the ground. Dobbs was very underrated as a runner and I mean that by his overall strength and knack for breaking tackles when it mattered the most.
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And the conversation goes back around to the only thing Pruitt needs right now is good QB play and nobody is calling for his job. Not even close.

Even average QB play keeps it respectable against UGA and gets us a win against Kentucky.
 
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PlanetVolunteer said:
And the conversation goes back around to the only thing Pruitt needs right now is good QB play and nobody is calling for his job. Not even close.

Even average QB play keeps it respectable against UGA and gets us a win against Kentucky.
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I agree.

I'm not sure if I should count deranged VN posters calling to fire Pruitt as legitimate fan reaction.
 
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dcm3w said:
I agree.

I'm not sure if I should count deranged VN posters calling to fire Pruitt as legitimate fan reaction.
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If Pruitt hadn't been given a two year poison-pill extension, I don't think it would be that off base to question whether UT should cut bait now, rather than wait 2 more years and watch the program continue to descend further into what could be an even worse position.

Being given 5 years to turn things around is not 5 years before visible measurable improvements.
 
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BeardedVol said:
If Pruitt hadn't been given a two year poison-pill extension, I don't think it would be that off base to question whether UT should cut bait now, rather than wait 2 more years and watch the program continue to descend further into what could be an even worse position.

Being given 5 years to turn things around is not 5 years before visible measurable improvements.
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How much did it add to the total buyout?
 
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dcm3w said:
Let me sum up something that everyone needs to understand.

Right now, JG is our best chance to win. Pruitt knows that and you should know that. That does NOT mean he WILL win, it only means that the coaching staff knows that if they put in anyone else...the chances of winning go down drastically. The conundrum is even though JG is our best winning option, if we are going to lose then why not play the younger player?

I'm sorry to poop on your parade of Pruitt is playing favorites and doesn't know how to coach. He would play someone else if they were better. He did last year...didn't work out. He tried for a moment this year, same result. Pruitt wants to win so he's going to put in the best player until winning is almost certainly not going to happen. UT football isn't what it was before. Sorry
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Exactly, it boogles my mind that people actually think Pruitt is playing favorites. His "favorite" is the one he thinks can get him a W.
 
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rikberry31 said:
Exactly, it boogles my mind that people actually think Pruitt is playing favorites. His "favorite" is the one he thinks can get him a W.
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His favorite is the one that fit his antiquated idea of football...... He didnt give us the best chance to win in the last 3 games.... in fact he is so bad that we have to scale back the offense like he is a freshman
 
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rikberry31 said:
Exactly, it boogles my mind that people actually think Pruitt is playing favorites. His "favorite" is the one he thinks can get him a W.
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Playing favorites simply means he has a bias that distorts his judgment. It could be a matter of respect. It could be a matter of sympathy. It could be an overemphasis of one QB trait to the expense of a clear view of another. Or it could be that he "likes" one kid and doesn't like the other personally.

Intentional or not... he keeps running a guy out there that doesn't give the team a great chance of winning now and is not someone to develop for the future.
 
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BeardedVol said:
(5 years x $4.2 million/year) * 60%= $12.6 million if he were terminated before February 15th 2021.

Details of Jeremy Pruitt's revised contract revealed.
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Gotcha. I knew it was a 2 year extension and raise.

Honestly don't think that plays in all that much. Fulmer is not interested in going through the process again after 3 years and I don't think he went into it thinking that was even on the table short of a scandal. Which basically means he has to be fired and replaced before firing and replacing Pruitt and his staff. I don't think there is anybody above Fulmer ready for another circus, much less enough with the clout to move on it right now.
 
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BeecherVol said:
Gotcha. I knew it was a 2 year extension and raise.

Honestly don't think that plays in all that much. Fulmer is not interested in going through the process again after 3 years and I don't think he went into it thinking that was even on the table short of a scandal. Which basically means he has to be fired and replaced before firing and replacing Pruitt and his staff. I don't think there is anybody above Fulmer ready for another circus, much less enough with the clout to move on it right now.
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I agree. I don't think you can terminate Pruitt, and let Fulmer hire his replacement, give that he both hired and (prematurely) extended Pruitt's contract.

Fulmer continuing in the position of AD is the 'canary in the coal mine' for Pruitt's future at UT, barring a substantial shift in performance.
 
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BeardedVol said:
I agree. I don't think you can terminate Pruitt, and let Fulmer hire his replacement, give that he both hired and (prematurely) extended Pruitt's contract.

Fulmer continuing in the position of AD is the 'canary in the coal mine' for Pruitt's future at UT, barring a substantial shift in performance.
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Would Fulmer even fix it with the next hire? Why would anybody be confident and for what reason?
Why should anyone be confident that Fulmer's replacement (along with what he's allowed to do) would hire any better than the recent coaches?

Im to the point where it doesn't matter what they do. They havent fired their way out of it yet.
 
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sjt18 said:
Playing favorites simply means he has a bias that distorts his judgment. It could be a matter of respect. It could be a matter of sympathy. It could be an overemphasis of one QB trait to the expense of a clear view of another. Or it could be that he "likes" one kid and doesn't like the other personally.

Intentional or not... he keeps running a guy out there that doesn't give the team a great chance of winning now and is not someone to develop for the future.
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Perhaps its Pruitt just being cautious and playing the long game with the young QB's.

Last year JG was benched far quicker for just as worse for Brian Maurer.

This could mean that if Maurer and Bailey had all of the spring and fall camp to work then we would have seen one of them earlier.

Maybe Pruitt does not want to throw one of them out there too early, because it would shake their confidence and possibly demoralize us more than we are now. If we see all of our QB's suck then we all would have no hope. It's why he has played it "safe" with JG executing a conservative gameplan while being the only one capable of making the adjustments at the line of scrimmage that are necessary to beat the teams we should beat.

Seeing as he has benched JG a lot quicker in the past for a more ready Maurer, we should see a similar outcome the rest of the way. That is indicative of Maurer getting in the game against Bama, getting complemented for his practicing and game play two weeks ago leading into a a bye week where it has been confirmed that we have been repping the back ups more than we had been.

Pruitt is making sure if he does make a QB change that JG's replacement will actually be ready. Or more ready. Maximizing their impact at a critical time.
 
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rikberry31 said:
Exactly, it boogles my mind that people actually think Pruitt is playing favorites. His "favorite" is the one he thinks can get him a W.
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Then his decision making is very suspect or his inability to have a capable Qb by year 3 reflects on his coaching and organizational abilities. Not a good look either way.
 
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Ride out the 5 year deal, and see what happens. Unless a high quality hire becomes available. After five years, PAY an experienced HFC, with a history of success.
 
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dcm3w said:
Let me sum up something that everyone needs to understand.

Right now, JG is our best chance to win. Pruitt knows that and you should know that. That does NOT mean he WILL win, it only means that the coaching staff knows that if they put in anyone else...the chances of winning go down drastically. The conundrum is even though JG is our best winning option, if we are going to lose then why not play the younger player?

I'm sorry to poop on your parade of Pruitt is playing favorites and doesn't know how to coach. He would play someone else if they were better. He did last year...didn't work out. He tried for a moment this year, same result. Pruitt wants to win so he's going to put in the best player until winning is almost certainly not going to happen. UT football isn't what it was before. Sorry
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“If” your losing by a lot. “If” your calling plays (in said game) as to not allow your QB to hurt you (and your already losing by a lot)......why do you not give someone else some much needed in game reps?

Pruitt has stated some of those guys didn’t get the practice they needed.

People can agree or disagree on Pruitts QB decision. He’s the coach, he knows more than we; however he isn’t helping himself at all.....by simply not allowing someone else an “opportunity”.......when an opportunity becomes available.......I think some of us are becoming upset over his stubbornness....not just a stubbornness to “change” the QB......but a stubbornness to even try.....when a try is staring you in the face.
 
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As I've pointed out many times (as have others) backup and freshmen QB's have started and played well enough to win, all over college football. Why is that such a difficult thing to do, in Knoxville?
Because Pruitt never had any intention of starting anyone other than JG. He decided early on that he was going to live or die with JG. Therefore JG got nearly all of the snaps, at practice.
It is completely on CJP's head, for not having at least one backup ready to go. Especially in this covid-19 season.
 
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allvol123 said:
Incorrect again. So you do live in a fictional world. Now you believe all the star ratings turn out to be true. Lol. Let me let you in on a secret, they arent.

Our talent in the trenches is not head and shoulders above KY.
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Talent and productivity is two different things. There has been more NFL talent not make it to the NFL than there has been to make it. Imagine thinking only Tennessee gets the busts. Everyone in the nation wanted those kids. Its a development issue not a talent issue.
 
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KarnsTownVol said:
Talent and productivity is two different things. There has been more NFL talent not make it to the NFL than there has been to make it. Imagine thinking only Tennessee gets the busts. Everyone in the nation wanted those kids. Its a development issue not a talent issue.
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Your second sentence is one of the dumbest sentences ever written.
 
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allvol123 said:
Your second sentence is one of the dumbest sentences ever written.
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Let me break it down for you in to crayon sized bites. Your coach sucks. He has a team full of players that was recruited heavily to other teams that could have developed them. It's not that Kentucky and Arkansas have more talent it's the fact that you are sucking the tit of a loser.
 
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