Records of teams that you wanted their coach

#26
#26
I was in the Brohm camp, but curious if he would pull a Kiffin and jump after one year to Louisville. He says he committed to Purdue, but we’ll see.
 
#27
#27
GVol1966 said:
Louisville 2-10 he got fired
Duke. 7-5
TCU. 6-6
Oklahoma St. 6-6
Purdue. 6-6
Plenty of you would of liked to had 1 or any of them . All been at their schools a few years or long term.
Nebraska 4-8
UCLA. 3-9
Ark. 2-10
1st year guys , many of your top choice a year ago!
So not better by much , some even worse than Pruit this year.
So what you say ? They all need to be fired?
If not please Explain. This is for all you Pruitt complainers , the rest more sensible members just ignore this thread.
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By the way, NO ONE on here wanted Chad Morris
 
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Orangeslice13 said:
You honestly think either would have had that kind of success here?
Leach is a slow starter the fan base would hate. (I would absolutely be ok with that hire) and Dan Mullen....well let’s see how next year goes for him
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You’re missing the point - no one’s expectations of Mullen would have been 9-3 here. Different rosters, but what he’s doing at UF is proof the guy can coach. Probably could’ve been 7-5 here with more development of JG
 
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dcm3w said:
That was my choice but their record was very close to being 7-5.
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But it wasn’t 7-5. Their record was very close to being 11-1 or even 12-0. See we can do this the other way.

Still love the shots being thrown at Mullen.
 
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JHuntVols said:
My choice was Mullen. 9-3.
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Agree, and we'd have him if Kelly didn't go for UCLA. That being said, I'm not totally sure if Mullen is a good fit. His quirkiness, plus more than likely, similar results, may kinda put him in the "Butch" type of rah rah guy. Still think Pruitt good fit. He gets a year one pass, somewhat, but I'm concerned about play calling and our losses on D Line for Year 2. Schedule sets up better for us next year...would be a shame to not come out of next year with at least a 7-5 or better record. Also, wouldn't be surprised to see some guys exit the program (pushed out).
 
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The Original Fade said:
You’re missing the point - no one’s expectations of Mullen would have been 9-3 here. Different rosters, but what he’s doing at UF is proof the guy can coach. Probably could’ve been 7-5 here with more development of JG
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Is that proof he can coach, or that Jim was just that bad
 
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GVol1966 said:
Louisville 2-10 he got fired
Duke. 7-5
TCU. 6-6
Oklahoma St. 6-6
Purdue. 6-6
Plenty of you would of liked to had 1 or any of them . All been at their schools a few years or long term.
Nebraska 4-8
UCLA. 3-9
Ark. 2-10
1st year guys , many of your top choice a year ago!
So not better by much , some even worse than Pruit this year.
So what you say ? They all need to be fired?
If not please Explain. This is for all you Pruitt complainers , the rest more sensible members just ignore this thread.
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This is a great post for perspective purposes. Tennessee fans are just tired of losing because the period of patience has expired. Every coach has a process to get where they want to be, and unfortunately, if you hire the wrong guy, the process takes longer. We've hired 3 wrong guys in a row, and the circumstances killed this program.

You can do makeshift things like bring in JUCO players to help in the short term, but it's probably hurting you in the long run, because you take a spot away from a freshman you can redshirt or mold for four years.

That said, having Cut and Brohm on that list isn't exactly fair, because Duke is, well, Duke and Purdue was one of the worst of the worst programs. But yeah, it's not as bad as it feels.
 
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UTK said:
Mike Leach had to lay the foundation down at Washington State much like Pruitt needs to here. It will take time, but broken culture or not it shouldn’t take multiple losing seasons at UT to turn it around. Every coach in this lead that has done well shows drastic improvement in year 2. Now we’re not in a situation like Bama or UGA to make a jump to 11+ wins in year 2 obviously, but year 2 there simply cannot be any blowouts and he needs to win at least 8 games for me to feel confident in him.
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Why is that obvious? Nobody thought Bama or UGA would jump to 11 wins in their second year either. Nobody ever thinks that will happen for a team that was below average the year before. Who knows who will come in as transfers between now and then, perhaps the next Cam Newton is waiting to do what he did for Auburn, or someone similar at their position.
 
#39
#39
Nebraska's record is poor, but they lost 5 games by 5 points or less. Considering a new coach, totally different scheme and a freshman QB, I think it's not nearly as bad there as people think. It'll take time, but I think Frost is the real deal
 
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JMSqb11 said:
But it wasn’t 7-5. Their record was very close to being 11-1 or even 12-0. See we can do this the other way.

Still love the shots being thrown at Mullen.
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Mullen was my choice. Dude can straight coach. I hate Florida nabbed him out from under us.
 
#42
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JMSqb11 said:
But it wasn’t 7-5. Their record was very close to being 11-1 or even 12-0. See we can do this the other way.

Still love the shots being thrown at Mullen.
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WOW THANKS I ALMOST CONVINCED MYSELF THAT IT WAS 7-5, GOOD THING I HAVE YOU AND FADE TO NOT BELIEVE IN MY DELUSION.

Nice try on labeling me a Mullen hater but I was pro-Mullen precoaching search meltdown and still am. You seem like you are good at compartmentalizing.
 
#43
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dcm3w said:
WOW THANKS I ALMOST CONVINCED MYSELF THAT IT WAS 7-5, GOOD THING I HAVE YOU AND FADE TO NOT BELIEVE IN MY DELUSION.

Nice try on labeling me a Mullen hater but I was pro-Mullen precoaching search meltdown and still am. You seem like you are good at compartmentalizing.
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Well I’m not the one trying to undercut his first year record so.....
 
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Devo182 said:
Love this thread already.

But Brohm at 6-6 (and a beatdown of OSU) is far , far more of a compliment than the uneducated folk would realize. This guy took a program that, in FOUR YEARS, WON NINE(9!!) GAMES. Not per season, TOTAL! That is a 4-year average of winning just over 2 GAMES PER SEASON!

He won 7 last year and already 6 this year. He is absolutely crushing one of the worst jobs that was out there just a couple years ago. We would be lucky to have him. If he stays at Purdue he will have them in the Big 10 title game real soon. It would be like seeing Vandy or UK in Atlanta. Unheard of.

What he would do here or any other major program is ridiculous.
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Not that I wanted him to go, but yeah, Brohm is in a much better spot than just a 1 game lead over the guy Tennessee ended up with. His main weakness is bad weather. Purdue dropped 2 games just because the weather sucked, one of which to a MAC school. And he could not decide on a QB until 4 games in, and it really killed the tempo early season. When they faced Ohio State and the arm grabbing dbag, they really should have been 7-0 at that point.

Frost at Nebraska inherited an absolute mess. Nebraska outdid Tennessee when they hired that guy from Oregon State, and you want to talk about bare cupboards, that is a prime example. Even so, they really turned it around mid season and were playing much better. I suspect next year, they will be much better, and Wisconsin's paint by the numbers plan will not work anymore as the west has really stepped it up.

However, honestly Pruitt is in a very similar situation as Frost. Yeah the roster was definitely more loaded with stars and on paper talent. But Jones absolutely did jack-all when it came to conditioning and actually coaching toughness. And it's been almost a decade at this point since UT has fielded an actual O line worth a damn. There were glimpses of greatness here and there, and I think they (very) gradually improved over the course of the season. I'm not saying dude needs 5.. no wait 6.. no wait this will take a decade BS that Jones got, but yeah, definitely taking this season as a handicap setter. Next year he definitely needs to show improvement both in record (at least 6-7 wins) and just play on the field. If he fails to that, in my mind, it will be a huge revelation on what UT actually has on the sidelines.
 
#46
#46
I thought this administration deserved Mike Leach. At least we would be scoring points. Points put butts in seats and top recruits take notice.
 
#47
#47
Well, my top picks were Dan Mullen (9-3) and Mike Leach (10-2), so guess I'm free to complain ;)

Though, short of a disaster, I think it's foolish to want to fire ANY coach after the first season. Takes at least 2-4 seasons for new coaches to make a significant impact on results. There's nothing Pruitt could've done this season to have fixed the O-line and the steps he did take failed due to injury (see Kennedy).
 
#48
#48
I don’t think we are having this conversation and fans would be acceptable of the season until Vandy.

As another fan put it, it was Strike 1.
 
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#49
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GVol1966 said:
Louisville 2-10 he got fired
Duke. 7-5
TCU. 6-6
Oklahoma St. 6-6
Purdue. 6-6
Plenty of you would of liked to had 1 or any of them . All been at their schools a few years or long term.
Nebraska 4-8
UCLA. 3-9
Ark. 2-10
1st year guys , many of your top choice a year ago!
So not better by much , some even worse than Pruit this year.
So what you say ? They all need to be fired?
If not please Explain. This is for all you Pruitt complainers , the rest more sensible members just ignore this thread.
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So who was your first choice? Don't say Pruitt, cause before Fulmer was hired no one on here was suggesting he be our next HC.
 
#50
#50
Devo182 said:
Love this thread already.

But Brohm at 6-6 (and a beatdown of OSU) is far , far more of a compliment than the uneducated folk would realize. This guy took a program that, in FOUR YEARS, WON NINE(9!!) GAMES. Not per season, TOTAL! That is a 4-year average of winning just over 2 GAMES PER SEASON!

He won 7 last year and already 6 this year. He is absolutely crushing one of the worst jobs that was out there just a couple years ago. We would be lucky to have him. If he stays at Purdue he will have them in the Big 10 title game real soon. It would be like seeing Vandy or UK in Atlanta. Unheard of.

What he would do here or any other major program is ridiculous.
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So he’s “already” going to ALMOST MAYBE match last season...with a bowl win? Odd use of that word.
 
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