Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Cosmo Kramer]

 

[Orange Studs]

You folks need to get used to the idea that coach Pruitt will be back next year. While this season has been the worst Tennessee football season of my lifetime, I still believe Pruitt is a good coach. The Phillip Fulmer bashing on this board has been absurd. Phillip has dedicated over half of his life to this great university and I trust him to do what he feels is best. He’s smarter than 99% of the folks on this board. Jeremy is going to shake the staff up again, bring in another solid recruiting class along with a couple of attention getting transfers, and we’re going to have a solid 2021 season. Let’s ride.[/QUOTE]

Fulmer and Pruitt sending their goonies out to Volnation now. LOL

 

[SoilVol]

You folks need to get used to the idea that coach Pruitt will be back next year. While this season has been the worst Tennessee football season of my lifetime, I still believe Pruitt is a good coach. The Phillip Fulmer bashing on this board has been absurd. Phillip has dedicated over half of his life to this great university and I trust him to do what he feels is best. He’s smarter than 99% of the folks on this board. Jeremy is going to shake the staff up again, bring in another solid recruiting class along with a couple of attention getting transfers, and we’re going to have a solid 2021 season. Let’s ride.

Coach Fulmer finally joined the board

 

[rekinhavoc]

Yep let's keep the core of a staff that was 3-7.

Too stupid to dumb down both offensive and defensive schemes with "covid challenges".

Too hardheaded to make a change at QB. Too dumb to make sure backups could fill in. Wasted valuable game reps on JG.

Halftime adjustments , halftime speech, halftime beer n taters, all led to getting blown out in the second half of games.

Didn't want to ruin younger players. Wow dumb comment of the year award Beldar.

They lost to KENTUCKY AND ARKANSAS. Thankfully Vandy was a depleted cluster.

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Chaney would be a huge upgrade over Friend as the oline coach and a much better option than any of the hot board candidates. He did great work coaching the position at UT in 2009.

 

[volsnvikes]

Freeze, Napier, and Chadwell will most likely be there for the picking this time next year as well. Especially Freeze and Chadwell. Give the Reverend another year to make sure he can run a clean program, give Chadwell another year to make sure this year wasn’t a fluke. If Jeremy can’t get it done next year, go ahead and bring one of those guys in. However, I still have confidence that coach Pruitt can get this program turned around if given proper time. We need stability, and those at the top feel the same way. Boyd, Plowman and Fulmer seem to all be on the same page. I’ll trust those three over anybody on this board. I’ve been a lurker for a long time, but it seems apparent to me that the critical thinking skills on this board collectively aren’t too good.

I’m sure you’re right and that’s the problem!

If Freeze, Napier, Chadwell or anyone else decent has another good year and is available next year, we will lose out on them to a team in a better situation to win now. Fla St, Michigan, LSU or some other surprise school coaching position is going to open up next year and that opportunity will be better than UT because they didn’t let their programs be run under the ground before they made a change. Then UT will struggle once again to find a coach and end up with a third tier dud like Dooley, Butch, or Pruitt.

I bought into the hype and ignored how awful we were at the beginning of last year because of our easy end of year schedule. But this year looked exactly like the beginning of last year. So after three seasons under Pruitt we have been terrible most of the time. Even games we won we usually looked terrible most of the game yet somehow won.

This is Tennessee’s direction under him and more time isn’t going to change that. By the time we fire him we will replace him with... someone just like him.

I am an Alumnus of UT and will always bleed Orange. But all hope is gone. All of it. I’m tapped out. Pruitt doesn’t have IT. And all indications are that our administration doesn’t either.

So let’s give Pruitt more time to hire terrible assistants and have a terrible 2022 recruiting class and lose lots of games next year THEN fire him and we can all meet back here to talk about the rumor that Vegas has fired Gruden and we are going to finally hire him.
GBO

 

[tnhunter 10]

I bet he could cover a slant.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Of I knew Pruitt would get out of his way, I would be interested in letting Osovet call plays. I think he brings something different and dynamic.

 

[Orange Studs]

Just hire Campbell and call it a day.

 

[LA Vol]

I think the primary focus is on reshaping the offense. Pruitt needs to figure out an offensive identity and philosophy before he can hire the right assistants. He can replace Brumbaugh and add another defensive guy. He needs to be more of a HC and not a defensive coach, so adding another guy on that side would (theoretically) help. They've been running through scenarios-- but the top choices might not be available or willing to come.

 

[Orange Studs]

I think the primary focus is on reshaping the offense. Pruitt needs to figure out an offensive identity and philosophy before he can hire the right assistants. He can replace Brumbaugh and add another defensive guy. He needs to be more of a HC and not a defensive coach, so adding another guy on that side would (theoretically) help. They've been running through scenarios-- but the top choices might not be available or willing to come.

So Pruitt is keeping Ansley? He hasn't impressed me at all.

 

[aRmo]

Big Jerm gonna be the first coach ever to turn around a s*** show of his own creation!

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

I think the primary focus is on reshaping the offense. Pruitt needs to figure out an offensive identity and philosophy before he can hire the right assistants. He can replace Brumbaugh and add another defensive guy. He needs to be more of a HC and not a defensive coach, so adding another guy on that side would (theoretically) help. They've been running through scenarios-- but the top choices might not be available or willing to come.

Therein lies the problem. This staff won't be as good as it could be because of 3-7.

 

[snowvols]

Chaney would be a huge upgrade over Friend as the oline coach and a much better option than any of the hot board candidates. He did great work coaching the position at UT in 2009.

I thought James Cregg was the OL coach in 09? He followed Kiffin to USC. He has been at LSU as OL coach the last few years, but is probably about to be let go.

 

[RikidyBones]

Therein lies the problem. This staff won't be as good as it could be because of 3-7.

Yup. We took a 3-7 staff, made it worse and expect better. It's insanity.

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

I thought James Cregg was the OL coach in 09? He followed Kiffin to USC. He has been at LSU as OL coach the last few years, but is probably about to be let go.

I believe it was a joint effort.

 

[RiotVol]

So many do not understand how things work. I agree.

Potential lawsuit is at stake. Jeremy needs resolution of this as well as UT. If he is fired during an on-going investigation it damages his reputation and future employment. Defamation suits are difficult to win, however, doing so at this time if it comes out that the violations were only minor would give him cause to sue and likely win a judgment. Which UT would need to settle before going to court and add to the already horrendous buy-out. Potential HC hires would see it all play out in the media and avoid this place more than they already do.

Patience, grasshoppers. Rant and vent on here all you want to let off steam. Wait until resolution of the investigation before calling for their heads.

Yup, universities are risk-averse institutions. Just imagine all of the HR issues with a major corporation full of state employees....

 

[Catbone]

I feel like about only 5-10% of the fan base expect Pruitt to turn things around. And Phil

 

[JohnnyD1024]

I thought James Cregg was the OL coach in 09? He followed Kiffin to USC. He has been at LSU as OL coach the last few years, but is probably about to be let go.

Chaney was listed as the OL coach and Cregg was listed as TE's and Tackles.

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

Herman takes next season off to recharge his batteries. Pruitt fails next year and is fired. Herman is then announced as the next UT head coach sometime next December.

 

[Orange Studs]

I think the primary focus is on reshaping the offense. Pruitt needs to figure out an offensive identity and philosophy before he can hire the right assistants. He can replace Brumbaugh and add another defensive guy. He needs to be more of a HC and not a defensive coach, so adding another guy on that side would (theoretically) help. They've been running through scenarios-- but the top choices might not be available or willing to come.

To bad the administration and other boosters can't see this and have the courage to make the change. So we continue to swim in the kiddy pool of mediocracy

 

[LA Vol]

Therein lies the problem. This staff won't be as good as it could be because of 3-7.

5-5 wouldn't have had elite coaches flocking here, either. The cumulative effect of a dismal decade impacts every part of the program.

 

[Vols4us]

I think the primary focus is on reshaping the offense. Pruitt needs to figure out an offensive identity and philosophy before he can hire the right assistants. He can replace Brumbaugh and add another defensive guy. He needs to be more of a HC and not a defensive coach, so adding another guy on that side would (theoretically) help. They've been running through scenarios-- but the top choices might not be available or willing to come.

Thanks for your info. We all know where this is going if we are honest about it. Rearranging deck chairs for the third time in a row.

 

[rekinhavoc]

I feel like about only 5-10% of the fan base expect Pruitt to turn things around. And Phil

He would need to beat Florida, Georgia , or Bama. If he beats one he damn well grab another pelt. Tired of the lowered expectations.

 

[Catbone]

5-5 wouldn't have had elite coaches flocking here, either. The cumulative effect of a dismal decade impacts every part of the program.

Sure but we could still do better than what we have, without question!