Out of line by Pruitt? (Context understood now)

#276
#276
Pruitt is honest and I like it. PC he is not, thankfully. Right or wrong I appreciate it and I believe the hard working players will respond positively.
 
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Remember that the guys who are going to help us compete for championships on this team are not going to be offended by this, and they are the only ones that matter. You can bet your ass Trey Smith wants nothing more than for a bunch of 5* OL to come to Tennessee so he can move to guard and stop watching the other lineman crumple like a paper bag while the QB gets killed. Pruitt got a harsh lesson today on who was going to be good enough to compete for championships on this team and who wasn’t. It’s actually pretty valuable, because he knows who can be developed and who just doesn’t have the stuff. That’s exactly what he was saying. It was a message to his players and a message to recruits that this isn’t going to keep happening at Tennessee
 
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JonGrudensAgent said:
Or...and stick with me here....its complicated.

Bench the guys he thinks are dogging it instead of talking to reporters about it at half time.

Not like the score would have been much different today.
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He didn't mention any names and if the players in question are that sensitive then they're not cut out for SEC football
 
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Other_Guy said:
Interviewed at the half he said they were getting any better until they "get another recruiting cycle I can gell you that".

Your thoughts?
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I think he is right!

Watch his post-game press conference and you'll have a much better understanding of what he means....
 
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Pruitt's a football guy that wants to put wins up instead of 'moral victories' and making players play at their best and improving (even when they wanna give up) is a lot better than participation trophies even though it's a lot harder. He is doing better to the players by reversing their "showing up is good enough" attitude. That kind of mindset doesn't help anyone improve.

Butch was a band member who wanted to be players' friends and give out participation trophies so their mommas liked him too.

I'm a mom to a teenage boy. I would never have wanted my son 'coached' by Butch; I really feel like it would have set him back and I feel bad for these kids that were coached by him. I would rather someone like Pruitt who cares about my son but also push him to his limits and help him grow and mature as a player and a person, even if it's hard at times, rather than my son get a medal for just showing up to the game.

If your kid makes a mistake it hurts to see it but ignoring it or claiming 'moral victory' isn't helping him grow and mature, on OR off the field. Of course being nice about how you approach it is just as important, but ignoring it doesn't do any good.

My son isn't a football kid (more a video game kid [which is awesome; I'm a gamer too and he's not into being a sports player and I respect that and support him in his interests]) but as a point about coaching: When he's getting frustrated at Fortnite online and starts complaining at losses or 'unfair' circumstances, I tell him "he needs to quit whining and get his head in the game cause he's psyching himself out and I know he's better than that and he knows it too." He usually goes on to play really well the next game, oftentimes winning. I'm not rude about it but sometimes you have to tell it like it is to snap someone out of a losing mindset. I think Butch really instilled a loser mentality to our players and we're still recovering from it.
 
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volfannbama said:
A coach speaking poorly about his current players not being good is never a good thing. Those players will make up the majority of the team for 2 more seasons. Nobody expected a win today. However, we can still win a few more games and make a bowl which would be a solid season. Saying we can fix this or clean up that is fine. Saying we are just gonna suck until I get better players isnt the mindset these guys need the next 5 weeks.
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Man you are so soft, but.....I already knew that. Absolutely nothing wrong with what he said, it's the truth.
 
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I_Bleed_Orange77 said:
Man you are so soft, but.....I already knew that. Absolutely nothing wrong with what he said, it's the truth.
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Lol, im soft.cause I dont think a coach should say publicly that the players on his team arent good? You are awesome bro. Internet tough guys, gotta love em.
 
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volfannbama said:
Lol, im soft.cause I dont think a coach should say publicly that the players on his team arent good? You are awesome bro. Internet tough guys, gotta love em.
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Pruitt is in the national spotlight and pretty tough saying those things; he's not on an anonymous forum, he's there for real saying it and that takes guts and pride.

I don't wanna see kids knocked either but telling them they did awesome when they didn't doesn't help them.
 
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VolsLady-in-FL said:
Pruitt is in the national spotlight and pretty tough saying those things; he's not on an anonymous forum, he's there for real saying it and that takes guts and pride.

I don't wanna see kids knocked either but telling them they did awesome when they didn't doesn't help them.
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I agree that their play should be spoken about honestly, but that has nothing to do with recruiting cycles and they shouldnt be spoken about during a game imo. You are coaching the players you have and can still have a solid.season with them. Noone expected a win today. To me, he need to stop with the public expression of lack of talent as excuses for loses and just own it, be the best team you can be this year..if thats 6-6/7-5, thats fine..if its 5-7/4-8, thats sucks but thats fine too.
Again noone expected a win, so if he just says they players are not executing etc, noones gonna beat him up for losing to Alabama.
No privately, I trust him to say whatever he has to say that he thinks will get the most from each player.
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
I’d rather have an honest coach who demands excellence from his players instead of sugarcoating everything like Butch did.

I had enough of that crap.
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So this isnt throwing players under the bus when CJP says it?

IMO a better answer would have simply been " gonna coach 'em up". Everyone, including the dingy reporter, knows Bama has more talent than most teams they play. CJP implying that a recruiting cycle would level the field was disingenuous and really not a good way to get the guys you have play hard for you.

I do think CJP and staff are on the right track even though some glaring issues were back today. Hopefully practice this week will fix these problems.
 
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Sudden Impact said:
Still don't believe he said it and if it comes out tomorrow in the papers then I might believe it
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I heard it on XM radio driving headed to dinner. It rubs some the wrong way when you’re brutally honest. Especially if the truth isn’t pretty, in the long term he’ll be respected for it.
 
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File under : "Handling the Truth"

I thought the assoholic, Gary Danielson, was pretty crass when saying that none of our players would be playing at Alabama. O.K...we know it. It has been discussed, but when this jibber-jabbering AH is plaguing us with his incessant ANALysis, some things need not be said. I bet he runs to the Bama shower s after the game.
 
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