Sark and Pruitt have "chemistry" with Sark's heart in the college game

My friend will argue (with anyone) until Hell freezes over that it was solely Sark's fault bama lost. I believe most all bama fans have this same opinion.

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Weird, they only scored a mere 7 pts below their season average vs an elite defense. Meanwhile, their D gave up a whopping 22 pts more than their season average. Seems like their defense failed a lot more than offense.

Logic, reasoning, or statistics has nothing to do with it....it was all Sark's fault. And no way in Hell was it the defense's fault.......nicky oversees the defense and dammit nicky is the best coach to ever draw a breath on planet earth (blue font). This is the sh!t I have been listening to, still listening to, and don't see an end of listening to.
 
Sarkisian's resume is solid enough to hire for the position, but I wonder if such a risky hire is prudent for Pruitt in year 2? Pruitt's no where near the hot seat, but a disastrous season or some embarrassing relapse from Sark could put Pruitt a little closer to the hot seat heading into year three than he would like. Pruitt does seem to like to gamble (if onsides kick frequency is a good gauge) so it will be interesting to see what he does with this hire.
 
FWIW I'd be OK with Sark. Yeah, yeah, I know........ There's more to it than stats, right?? But according to NFL.com YTD the Falcons are 5th in passing, 8th in total yards, 11th in points scored and ppg at 25.3. They're 2 ppg away from being in the top 5. For reference sake there are only 4 teams averaging over 27 ppg this year with one of them (PIT) averaging 27.5. The other 3 are over 30 ppg (KC, NO, & LA). The only fly in the ointment is they're 27th in total rushing yards and ypg is just shy of 100 at 97.3.

Would love to see better rushing stats but I'm fine with the rest of it.
I think he's firmly on the hot seat there. They're something like 11 ppg lower this season
 
I am not defending Friend per se... but you think this was his OL? Limited talent and time. It will be more on him in '19 and pretty much all on him in '20
Can't hang that debacle on Friend. That was CBJ. Even the freshmen. There's a stigma attached to us. As bottom feeders, our recruiters have a hard sell. And, that's where it all starts
 
I'm on board with the hire honestly. Former head coach, has had success as a OC on both levels, works with QBs. Not a homerun per se, but it's easily a ground rule double.
 
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My only issue is the waiting until Sark is fired to announce. If an agreement is already in place then go ahead and resign and begin your duties at UT. It looks a lot better to say UT hired a current NFL OC than it does to say we hired an OC that got fired from the NFL.

I don’t know the ins and outs but my guess is Sark has a contract year to complete. It’s pretty common for NFL guys moving to college to complete the regular season before announcing they are leaving. If he is indeed the guy Pruitt wants then he won’t be fired from the Falcons. They will let him resign and move on.

I’m not for or against Sark. He would be a fine hire and definitely seems to fit the mold of what Pruitt wants more than some of the other names that were floated around last month. If he was good enough for Saban then I’m sure he is good enough for TN.
 
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Alright guys. I’m trying to lighten the mood a little. I’m not taking anything lightly and I respect the heck out of sark. But below is the image of sark when he wins his first game as UT OC lol
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I don’t know the ins and outs but my guess is Sark has a contract year to complete. It’s pretty common for NFL guys moving to college to complete the regular season before announcing they are leaving. If he is indeed the guy Pruitt wants then he won’t be fired from the Falcons. They will let him resign and move on.

I’m not for or against Sark. He would be a fine hire and definitely seems to fit the mold of what Pruitt wants more than some of the other names that were floated around last month. If he was good enough for Saban then I’m sure he is good enough for TN.
But he wasn't good enough. Kiff got him there and after he left, Saban sent him packing. Ifhis heart was truly in the NCAA, he would not have left Bama voluntarily.
 
But he wasn't good enough. Kiff got him there and after he left, Saban sent him packing. Ifhis heart was truly in the NCAA, he would not have left Bama voluntarily.

What was the pay difference? He didn’t take a position coach job in the NFL. He took an OC job. Hell... Saban did the same thing when he was on the verge of making LSU into what Bama has become.
 
But he wasn't good enough. Kiff got him there and after he left, Saban sent him packing. Ifhis heart was truly in the NCAA, he would not have left Bama voluntarily.
You can make anything a fact in your own head.
 
For those of us that didn't like the Pruitt hire, a Sark hire may be a blessing in disguise. Sark will have Pruitt fired within 24 months of stepping on campus. Guy couldn't engineer drives against my grandma.
 
For those of us that didn't like the Pruitt hire, a Sark hire may be a blessing in disguise. Sark will have Pruitt fired within 24 months of stepping on campus. Guy couldn't engineer drives against my grandma.
I can be counted as one who else not like the Pruitt hire, but I hate to see the team fail to be proven right. I just wish there was some way this cycle of bad hires could be broken.
 
For those of us that didn't like the Pruitt hire, a Sark hire may be a blessing in disguise. Sark will have Pruitt fired within 24 months of stepping on campus. Guy couldn't engineer drives against my grandma.
Maybe he should hire your da . You should have the inside track on how to scheme pa pa.
 
Being a "good fit" doesn't mean anything if he's atrocious. Sure, some great college coaches move up to the NFL and can't make it there.. but I'm not impressed with his resume other than maybe he can develop a QB
 
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But he wasn't good enough. Kiff got him there and after he left, Saban sent him packing. Ifhis heart was truly in the NCAA, he would not have left Bama voluntarily.

Sooooo did Saban send him packing as you said or did he leave voluntarily...as...you said?
 
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