Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Devo182]

Let's get the Grude-level night shift rumors going again. We hongry

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Friend was a mole for what exactly?

 

[Wickman]

Friend was a mole for what exactly?

Cancerous?

 

[SLICKYINC]

Friend was a mole for what exactly?

I think the autocorrect messed HAD up.

 

[Skizer41]

That was a while back. Fulmer has said nothing since the win over Vandy.

That's not really accurate. He talked about Pruitt being the coach in spring practice next year during his bowl acceptance speech.

 

[UTProf]

So it’s all Fulmer's fault even though we had the same problems under different ADs and HCs. If only our problems were so simple and yet people will tell you with a straight face that (insert name of any AD or HC since Dickey retired) is to blame and that if only we’d get rid of (insert AD boogeyman, president or coach) everything would be fine.

Pruitt needs to go: full stop. The results are untenable even with mitigating circumstances. However UT has to establish a working AD whether that is under Fulmer (who is a temporary solution at best) or someone else and that means our root issues (warring factions, over involved boosters who give money only in support of their personal whims or to get their name on something, constant bickering and infighting and dysfunctional power blocs) have to be resolved as well.

The root of our problems comes from the fact that our boosters and power players would rather have a dysfunctional athletic dept. that they can manipulate for personal reasons over a functional one where they have less personal power. We have no team players but a ton of self-indulgent and self-interested assholes.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[mr.checkerboards]

One dimensional? Surely you’re joking.

Hes not totally wrong. They're absolute trash when it comes to a drop back passing game. They were down 19 running the ball because they can't pass block consistently.

 

[RiotVol]

I like him. I bet he’s just a thoroughly cool dude.

 

[RiotVol]

Late night nugz from 247 quasimaybefakeinsider 1OldQB:

What’s your take on that guy? Legit or nah?

 

[pismonque]

Late night nugz from 247 quasimaybefakeinsider 1OldQB:

Friend was a mole? Good god, if there’s a program more ****ed up than ours, it’s the one that feels the need to send a mole into Tennessee’s staff.

 

[Mr__Football]

 

[escapegoat2]

Haven't gotten to login since that pathetic, lonely loser tried to bomb my city so I'll just say this - grateful for the officers who saved people's lives & I am genuinely baffled we have not seen Pruitt fired for Freeze yet.

HIRE FREEZE.

Glad you are safe!

 

[orange parmejohn]

What does everyone think the overall reaction will be when/if nothing happens this week? Can this thing get even more volatile? Will we, as a fan base, continue the tradition of getting jazzed up over assistant coach hires, even if most of us have never heard of em? I feel like the university is about to slap us in the face and I think we may take it and hand them our money because we love the program so much.

 

[Kid Deezy]

Believe it or not, I have really cut my comma usage down, considerably. Always caught hell for it. First time, it's happened in over a year. But, I can't help myself and usually, use it properly. I like to think, I post like William Shatner acts

More like Christopher Walken...

 

[BruinVol]

He left out the part where he as a leader has failed to lead his teammates away from doing the things he’s throwing them under the bus for.

BS for him to say all these things and not mention his own failures to lead

 

[rekinhavoc]

I don’t see Pruitt getting any good assistants, if he’s retained. Just a group of one year stopgaps and extra dudes we have to buy out.

This may be the biggest tell that he is going to get canned. He hasn't gotten the go ahead to replace staff and we aren't 100% on who is leaving or staying.

I think he is gone.

 

[tnhunter 10]

Some late night fodder..
Saw this OP and a couple of comments in the FF... Enjoy..

I believe Griddle over DP.

 

[RikidyBones]

Don't take the low iq bait. Don't take the low iq bait. Don't take the low iq bait.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

Love JJ Watt. Dude is absolutely right but the minority have that mindset

 

[tnhunter 10]

He left out the part where he as a leader has failed to lead his teammates away from doing the things he’s throwing them under the bus for.

BS for him to say all these things and not mention his own failures to lead

Lol Good morning

 

[Wickman]

He left out the part where he as a leader has failed to lead his teammates away from doing the things he’s throwing them under the bus for.

BS for him to say all these things and not mention his own failures to lead

If you are going to hold JJ Watt accountable, please explain:
a.) How did he fail them? Be more specific. Did he not set the example? Has he had this conversation with them 100 times and it hasn’t worked, therefore he took it to the media?
b.) Why is it his job to motivate 52 other athletes, and is this not a form of motivation?
c.) Why did you not mention the coaches failure first? Or the GM? Or the owner? Since it is all their team much more than JJ’s.
d.) Post it on Twitter and tag him so he will realize his failures. How else will he know how to improve?

 

[rekinhavoc]

I also find it odd that we aren't getting any info on possible transfers unless I have missed it. Most of the latest threads just mention the player is in the portal and they are a position of need.

Shrout didn't take long to get snagged up by Colorado.

 

[james_govols]

I feel this is the week we will find out one way or another.

I feel there will be lots of disappointed people in this thread.

It's freezing outside.

 

[BruinVol]

If you are going to hold JJ Watt accountable, please explain:
a.) How did he fail them? Be more specific. Did he not set the example? Has he had this conversation with them 100 times and it hasn’t worked, therefore he took it to the media?
b.) Why is it his job to motivate 52 other athletes, and is this not a form of motivation?
c.) Why did you not mention the coaches failure first? Or the GM? Or the owner? Since it is all their team much more than JJ’s.
d.) Post it on Twitter and tag him so he will realize his failures. How else will he know how to improve?

Of that’s very easy

Successful leaders of organizations set a culture where the followers get in line and align themselves with what’s acceptable and away from what’s not

Now sure there’s always going to be a bad apple or two with groups this large but his message seems to suggesting widespread culture problems on a team he’s supposed to be bringing up to a certain standard. He’s failed them

if you don’t believe in this you don’t believe leadership is Anything more than just making plays and setting an example. Imo that’s a type of leadership but it takes a more alpha vocal leader to lead as I suggest.