Pruitt gets two year extension

[volsarelife1]

Tennessee gives coach Jeremy Pruitt two-year extension with $400K annual raise
Sources: Vols add two years to Pruitt contract



[mod edit: official UT release - Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt Receives Contract Extension Through 2025 Season - FreakNotes]

 

[USMC-TNVOL]

Seems a little premature.

 

[TAF]

Well...HERE we go...NOW here comes the BIG L against the Gamecocks...

 

[Jackcrevol]

Seems a little premature.

twss

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

A premature congratulations? There's medicine for that.

 

[Tnphil]

Didn't take the $400,000 raise.

 

[GoodmanVol]

Must be sensing that Saban will retire soon so better up that buyout to make it more expensive for Bama to try to hire him away.

 

[Crazy Ivan]

Seems a little premature.

TWSS

It had to be done.

 

[TheBigOne10]

At least it’s 2 years and not 5 at this point. Safe and smart given the direction we are headed IMHO.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

I don't want to hear any excuses this year, go earn it

 

[TAF]

TWSS

It had to be done.

Post #4 Came before you...

 

[GoodmanVol]

Post #4 Came before you...

TWSS?

 

[tobybeast]

A premature congratulations? There's medicine for that.

Made me lol!

 

[NoogaVol96]

Must be sensing that Saban will retire soon so better up that buyout to make it more expensive for Bama to try to hire him away.

I don’t think Pruitt ends up at Bama nor do I think they come after him. They will literally throw the kitchen sink at Dabo.

 

[BeardedVol]

Must be sensing that Saban will retire soon so better up that buyout to make it more expensive for Bama to try to hire him away.

Alabama is treating their next coaching search like the movie 'Highlander'; If the coach has never beaten Saban, he can't be considered for the job.

 

[KnoxRealtorVOL]

Alabama is treating their next coaching search like the movie 'Highlander'; If the coach has never beaten Saban, he can't be considered for the job.

We should have taken that route before hiring the guy that lost to Dooley

 

[Lane Train 4]

Give that man a lifetime extension!

 

[EtowahVol]

This guy is a COACH. Not a used car salesman.

 

[EODVOL]

Seems a little premature.

I don't know, changing the TN current player culture and climate alone is worth the extension. I don't think many realize the job he undertook. Lyle ****ing blemished the TN brand under his lack of leadership. Personally I have seen more fight in our Vols these last few years than I have in a long time.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Must be sensing that Saban will retire soon so better up that buyout to make it more expensive for Bama to try to hire him away.

Pruitt will not go to Bama because Dabo is their next HC when Saban retires.

 

[GoodmanVol]

Now that he has his extension in hand, which may have come prematurely, he needs to rise to the occasion, embrace the grind, and finish with a strong performance, to the satisfaction of a crowd of spectators. The extension provides some longevity which will appeal to future prospects, because they’ll know that he’s their man for the foreseeable future.

 

[golfballs]

Kind of standard, right? For a coach in his position to have at least 4 years remaining on a contract?

 

[TNHopeful505]

Lock him in now. I do not see Pruitt going the direction of Dooley or Butch. The guy has everything a coach needs. He is going to be successful.

 

[GoodmanVol]

Pruitt will not go to Bama because Dabo is their next HC when Saban retires.

Read somewhere that Dabo burned all his bridges at Bama when he started trying to out them for recruiting violations a while back. Plus why would he leave his empire for an equal position?

 

[Sara Clark]

Alabama is treating their next coaching search like the movie 'Highlander'; If the coach has never beaten Saban, he can't be considered for the job.

I tend to agree, that having beat Saban will be desired. That leaves very few to consider in any future coaching search. With that said, Pruitt would have to improve the team leaps and bounds before they come calling for him. JMO