Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[butchna]

Bill Clark went 6-6 his first season at UAB back in 2014. The program was then shut down for two seasons. Since starting back up in 2017, Clark has gone 34-16 with 2 conference championships and 3 divisional titles. He has never had a losing record as a head coach. This also includes a 106-11 High School record and going 11-4 at Jackson State for 1 season.

May be a home run that just needs some time to reach the warning track.

 

[Volator]

Ironic this occurred on Botch Jones birthday.

 

[Devo182]

Yup preserving "institutional control" is huge.

In the auditing world, internal controls not catching issues is just as big as the sins themselves (see: Mizzou). But we did, so it seems. That should help.

 

[ACvol3]

I’m still laughing at all the people that said “the writing is on the wall it’s pretty obvious Pruitt isn’t being fired”

I think for a lot of ppl it was expecting the worst and hoping for the best

 

[Ron Swanson]

First off, no idea on a timeline, how quickly Tennessee will move or how much the Vols will take their time with the athletic director search. But was told this evening that Tennessee had already contact Jon Gilbert on Monday. Maybe as early as Monday morning, in some capacity.

Obviously the Vols parted ways with football coach Jeremy Pruitt on Monday morning and, at the same time, it was reported that athletic director Phillip Fulmer would be stepping down so a new AD could hire the new football coach.

Gilbert was a pretty obvious name as a candidate for the Tennessee job. He’s been at East Carolina since 2018. Previously had a pretty long run at Tennessee, most recently working with Tennessee basketball as an associate athletic director. Rick Barnes was/is a big fan of Gilbert and didn’t want to see him go in 2018, when he got the opportunity at ECU. His son, Kent Gilbert, is a freshman walk-on guard with the Tennessee basketball program right now.

- Grant Ramey, 247

 

[Dudleys87]

And Fulmer still hitched his horse to the wrong wagon.

No reason to fire him on the same day as a shamed coach if not.

 

[VolMike16]

@Tennessee Stud

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I’m still laughing at all the people that said “the writing is on the wall it’s pretty obvious Pruitt isn’t being fired”

But can you at least see why it wasn’t making sense?

My thinking was.... when Hugh Freeze cheated - he landed some big time cruits almost out of nowhere. We basically whiffed on all our big time targets.

When we’re still landing only 6th-7th in the SEC recruiting classes, I never would’ve imagined any level 1 infractions. Let alone multiple.

I was fully on board with firing Pruitt post Texas A&M. Post history will show this. Then time went by.

And fake insiders like MIT Beaver coming out saying it was happening on this day. Then that day. Then this day. Then countless people coming out saying all sorts of detailed BS reports about warring factions and power struggles. One insider would say Fulmer fighting for Pruitt. Next insider saying Fulmer wasn’t involved.

It all felt very Gruden-eque.

And IMO it still makes no sense.

I think we are beyond stupid for burning our own house down to save a buy out.

Move should’ve been made post TAM and when it wasn’t, and more time went by, it all seemed like shenanigans. Especially when we’re signing a class, accepting transfers, interviewing coaches and hiring Steele (when VQ insisted was CJP’s doing) flying Pruitt around to convince kids to come back etc etc etc.

 

[volatil]

Just going through the presser in full...

LMFAO at Fulmer “recruiting has been good”... no s*** that’s why we’re here you big dummy!

It’s like a character witness for sentencing of a convicted bank robber saying “he makes a lot of money”

 

[rocktopper16]

- Grant Ramey, 247

So, How do we feel about Gilbert?

 

[tn88volfan]

NCAA: “after careful review of the Tennessee program, we have come to the conclusion that they have served 15 years of the death penalty and are further pardoned of any sanctions in the future”

 

[JacketVol]

Same

Nope

 

[Jackcrevol]

- Grant Ramey, 247

jesus. we're officially a basketball school.

fire the legend, bring us ECU!

 

[Batman1948]

Since we're all riled up over Kiffin now (I'm on board with that), what would be his buyout from Ole Miss after his recent raise?

I'm gonna guess more than we would be willing to pay

 

[Skizer41]

Fully expect sanctions with the way insiders have been talking. Get ready for a blah year next year.

Maybe.... But those are the same insiders who said they didn't see Pruitt being let go.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

jesus. we're officially a basketball school.

fire the legend, bring us ECU!

Yeah Fulmer really lit it up as AD

 

[Dudleys87]

- Grant Ramey, 247

no matter who he’s interested in as a coach they’re going to have to sell Plowman and that won’t be easy like Fulmer.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Bill Clark went 6-6 his first season at UAB back in 2014. The program was then shut down for two seasons. Since starting back up in 2017, Clark has gone 34-16 with 2 conference championships and 3 divisional titles. He has never had a losing record as a head coach. This also includes a 106-11 High School record and going 11-4 at Jacksonville State for 1 season.

Okay. I will admit that is impressive.

However, he’s not Lane Kiffin. And because of that...

 

[Bigworm87]

One interesting thing about if Kiffin were the hire. They wouldn’t have to fire Chaney. Kiffin brought Chaney to UT last time. Kiffin, Chaney, Steele, Garner, Graham...that would be a nice staff. ‘22 instate class would all sign with UT. We’d be back in 2 years.

 

[BruinVol]

- Grant Ramey, 247

Gilbert was the one that brought us Tyndall.

Pass

 

[Dudley Smith]

I made the mistake of turning on WNML. Caller thought Jeff Fisher was the “sexiest” hire out there.

 

[snowvols]

I'm gonna guess more than we would be willing to pay

$5 million according to Schlabach last month.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

I made the mistake of turning on WNML. Caller thought Jeff Fisher was the “sexiest” hire out there.

He must be 80 and think Booger Mustaches are still okay

 

[VolMike16]

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[HankHill]

Thank you.