Pruitt’s Salary

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#26
Raising a ruckus? I bet those silent movies of your youth were the cats meow?

Also, what you described is precisely what I proffered would happen. So thanks for the confirmation of the pathway forward.

Yes. Raise a ruckus is exactly what the point of this thread was. Mel Tucker and his salary have zero to do with Pruitt, Tennessee, or the AD at Tennessee. To even try to compare them in any way is ignorant.

But people need to feign outrage since Pruitt didn't crash and burn like people wanted on here. Sorry.
 
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#29
A 9 win season, with recruiting on the uptick, would be a no-brainer.

It will be interesting to see what Pruitt instructs Sexton to do in the event of an 8-4/7-5 season. Does he float his name to other schools to try and get a "don't let him leave" bump, or does he wait and try to hit one out of the park in year 4 and get a serious renegotiation of his contract in all aspects?

Got to look at firing him with a 7-5 season.
 
#31
#31
Some people value winning more than personal gain, and generally those people earn their money and then some.

Just maybe Pruitt is one of those people and we need to make sure that we keep him happy and provide the staff and materials that he needs.

I seem to remember a lot of complaints on this board about his salary when he was hired! My, my, times do change.
 
#32
#32
If you can't tell we have a much better team than we did 3 years ago you may need to get your eyes checked. I agree he is still learning to be an SEC Head Coach. BUT, he has our team bigger, stronger and faster than we have been in many years. That alone makes him a bargain. At the very least we are not going to get run over by any SEC team. We have the sized to stand our ground. JMHO

Just because we looked competent the last half of this season doesnt mean he's a bargain. It just means he's on the path to being a bargain if the 20 season looks like the end of the 19 season.

There was no need to extend/raise a 13-12 head coach (with a GSU loss) that had no leverage of leaving for another job.

The signs are positive here but they were also positive after 2015 with Butch as well.
 
#33
#33
Depends who we beat in the 7 wins, and the how/why of the 5 losses.

Though I doubt Fulmer would even entertain the idea, regardless of the reasons.

if he starts the season out the way he has the last 2 and ends up 7-5 again he should be let go.
 
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#36
Is that being reported or just speculation on your part? If accurate, I guess that would come with an extension as well?
I looked for an answer to your question, this is all I could find.

When Pruitt arrived in Knoxville in December 2017, he signed a six-year, $22.8-million contract that called for an annual salary of $3.8 million, the combined total of $275,000 in base salary and $3,525,000 in supplemental compensation. He is also eligible for several bonuses:
APR of 945: $50,000
APR of 985: $100,000
AP SEC Coach of the Year: $50,000
AP National Coach of the Year: $100,000
Top 25 in final CFP, USA Today, or AP: $50,000
Top 10 in final CFP, USA Today, or AP: $100,000
Top 5 in final CFP, USA Today, or AP: $150,000
SEC Championship appearance: $100,000
Win SEC Championship: $300,000
Bowl Appearance: $100,000
CFP Access Bowl Appearance: $200,000
CFP Semifinal Game Appearance: $300,000
CFP National Championship Game Appearance: $400,000
Winning National Title: $500,000

**Edit** Until he proves something other than being able to recruit, I wouldn't give him a raise. I would bet, he -Pruitt- agrees!
 
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#38
Some of these coaches must have really good agents, actually most probably have the same agent cough...Sexton....cough
 
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#39
Idk why the hell MSU gave Tucker that contract. The man went 5-7 in 1 year as HC and they doubled his salary and salary pool. That is a crazy risk
They were turned down by a dozen other options, and were skirting on the edge of disaster. That, and the expectation of the NCAA to levy some punishment meant that they had to overpay, and the fact that it was Tucker they overpaid probably speaks to the level of interest from most viable options.
 
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Sexton earned his money from the horn blower. Hiring him was the smartest thing Little Nickey's boy did while here. Tennessee is still paying.
 
#41
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That would be a huge mistake.

If he improves on last season, which shouldn't be hard then a raise would be in order. As raise now is not justified.

True, but didn't they give Butch a raise every year?
 
#42
#42
True, but didn't they give Butch a raise every year?

It's my hope, that Fulmer has learned from the errors of his predecessors, and has stated very clearly, the conditions that would warrant discussion of a raise and/or extension.
 
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Yes. Raise a ruckus is exactly what the point of this thread was. Mel Tucker and his salary have zero to do with Pruitt, Tennessee, or the AD at Tennessee. To even try to compare them in any way is ignorant.

But people need to feign outrage since Pruitt didn't crash and burn like people wanted on here. Sorry.
Did you drink Drano with your coffee this morning? Incoherent isn’t strong enough.
 
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Pretty simple really. Fulmer was able to get Pruitt relatively cheap because it was his first HC gig and because he wanted to have enough cash left for flexibility on getting assistants. If the first two games of last year hadn't whiffed so badly you can be pretty sure that Pruitt would have been bumped to $5M this year.

Bottom line though is that if TN wins 9 games this year in reg season, Fulmer will need to back the brinks truck up to keep Pruitt or some very good offers are going to come his way from elsewhere. Not worried though. Fulmer will pretty quickly bump him to $5M I am guessing. To get in the $6M+ kind of money though he is going to have to win SECE or better IMO
 
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Pretty simple really. Fulmer was able to get Pruitt relatively cheap because it was his first HC gig and because he wanted to have enough cash left for flexibility on getting assistants. If the first two games of last year hadn't whiffed so badly you can be pretty sure that Pruitt would have been bumped to $5M this year.

Bottom line though is that if TN wins 9 games this year in reg season, Fulmer will need to back the brinks truck up to keep Pruitt or some very good offers are going to come his way from elsewhere. Not worried though. Fulmer will pretty quickly bump him to $5M I am guessing. To get in the $6M+ kind of money though he is going to have to win SECE or better IMO

If Pruitt can win 9 regular season games this year he will have earned a raise.
 
#48
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Pretty simple really. Fulmer was able to get Pruitt relatively cheap because it was his first HC gig and because he wanted to have enough cash left for flexibility on getting assistants. If the first two games of last year hadn't whiffed so badly you can be pretty sure that Pruitt would have been bumped to $5M this year.

Bottom line though is that if TN wins 9 games this year in reg season, Fulmer will need to back the brinks truck up to keep Pruitt or some very good offers are going to come his way from elsewhere. Not worried though. Fulmer will pretty quickly bump him to $5M I am guessing. To get in the $6M+ kind of money though he is going to have to win SECE or better IMO

What if somebody decides to pull a Michigan State and overpay Pruitt? What would we do in that scenario where he has good progress of improving again next year but short of an SEC championship?

I don't know how or why but there seems to be a shortage of head coaches. How else do you explain unproven and sometimes even retreads getting top dollar?
 
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