The Original Fade
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Yeah I agree. But if he's consistently beating those two then 9-11 wins is a fairly likely result
Member when we beat both those teams in the same season but still lost the east at Souf culina and Candy?If he is dominating Florida and Georgia he is winning 10-11 or 12 games in the regular season. Alabama with Saban will be his toughest challenge and maybe one other SEC team may make a game out of it.
Yeah, first we need to at least become bowl eligible.
Just a couple of quick points to make about Pruitt as we approach SEC Media Days and the start of Fall practice:
1) Pruitt had a very good first year. Hear me out here:
You pretty much ALWAYS go backwards in Year 1. Pruitt took over the actual worst team in Tennessee history, and in Year 1 went against the toughest schedule Tennessee has had to play in as far back as I can remember (do you all realize that aside from the 3 scrubs and Vandy, every team we played either started or finished the year ranked in the Top 25? 4 of which either started or finished in the Top 10?? That’s unheard of.) Pruitt should have won 3 games last year. Instead, Pruitt:
-Increased our win total from 2017 by 1 game
-Increased our conference win total by 2 games
-Beat two Top 25 teams, one of which was on their field
-Beat an SEC West team for the first time in 8 years
-Improved Tennessee in basically every category
-Was only one of 4 teams in the regular season to score 21 or better on Bama (the next two SEC teams they played were shut out)
And again, did this all in Year 1, taking over the worst team in school history, and going against one of the toughest schedules in school history.
We have great reason for optimism under Pruitt.
Now: Reality check.
Saban will retire at some point in the next few years, and Dabo isn’t going to Bama. So either Pruitt hasn’t accomplished enough here to be courted by Bama, or Bama calls and Pruitt will have his bags backed within 5 minutes.
Pruitt is from Bama, played at Bama, his family is in Alabama, and it will be the most desired coaching job in the history of sports. Truth be told, I would question Pruitt’s judgment if he didn’t take the job.
We have less than 2 months until kickoff and our schedule is much much much easier this year. Let’s be appreciative of what Pruitt has done so far and get ready to enjoy the 2019 season.
Ask Doug Dickey how it worked for him.
Dabo will get the first call from Bama.
Absolutely. But he’s not going. This doesn’t help either:
Dabo Swinney's huge new contract includes an extra harsh penalty if he leaves for Alabama
Since you’re unaware, Pruitt helped win a natty there as the FSU DC in 2013. Taggart sucks and Seminole fans will be desperate for a nostalgia hire in the next cycle. There were already articles listing him as a potential hire before Taggart, too. Their next Bobby Bowden? They hope so.
List to replace Jimbo
We are the next Clemson, Pruitt is the next Dabo. He will win a national championship before Saban retires and Fulmer will make him the highest paid college football coach in the country. That's why he he won't go to Alabama. Also, he will have a statue in front of the stadium and a street names after him one day. Someone refresh this in twenty years so i can float.
FSU is a dumpster fire and hopefully by that point we will not be. If we hire a capable AD to succeed Fulmer I’d think Pruitt wouldn’t be too interested in the Seminoles.According to a CBS writer FSU had him around #6 but the reality of that is debatable. When Taggart is out at the end of 2019 or 2020 Pruitt will get a call now that he has HC experience.
According to a CBS writer FSU had him around #6 but the reality of that is debatable. When Taggart is out at the end of 2019 or 2020 Pruitt will get a call now that he has HC experience.
I hope he stays. UT could probably compete, monetarily, with anyone. Especially if he's built the program to that level of respect and relevance. But money is not going to keep CJP. He may opt to stay, and bypass a job in Tallahassee. But, I would seriously doubt his sanity, if he passed on Bama. That is his home.Premature, often?