Stick With Pruitt

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McDad said:
Hey vsf,
Isnt there an argument to give less time if no improvement?
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This goes back to the fact that a coach must show progress. We can't just blindly give anybody 3 years, or 5 years, or 8 years. So, yes sir, there is an argument for that
 
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volsportsfan said:
I'm showing you it most likely will take until around year 8. Many, many, mannnnyy have been coaching for years and have never won a significant title. A few have won a significant title in a smaller time frame.

It's like a pregnancy. Dr tells your wife a date 40 weeks and most babies are born very close to that due date. Now, a few come early, a few come later, but the majority do come within days of that due date. My wife has had 3 and they have been on, or a day before, or a day after her due date.

That is the purpose of this. To find that median, to find that time frame when a majority of coaches win a title of significance. Some get there early, some a little later, but most about that 8 year mark if I'm looking at the evidence correctly. The tough part is equating the assistant coach experience, but it definitely counts imo
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Im not only looking at title game as evidence of improvement.
 
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McDad said:
Im not only looking at title game as evidence of improvement.
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Nobody is. He has to show progress years 1-3.

This thread isn't about Pruitt years 1-3. It's about when we should expect him ( in particular him with 0 head man experience and 10 years assistant experience ) to bring us a significant title. To become a really good head coach.
 
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Alex10 said:
If you’d read my posts instead of rambling on like a petulant child you’d see where I said Pruitt deserves his time... he doesn’t deserve 10 freaking years to show us something but he deserves time.
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I've only read the posts where you keep quoting me and it shows up on my alerts. So..........yeah, I'm not that interested in what you've had to say after the first one. All I said, for clarity, was that Kentucky was rewarded for patience. Name calling generally means you're losing the freakin argument. If you have something intelligent to say, then say it. Otherwise, I wish you'd quit showing up on my alerts....
 
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Pruitt has some fire in his belly and white board incident comes to mind, I just wonder what we will see from him in these next 4 SEC games....we may see more kicking screaming
and stomping, time will tell, I hope he refrains from more unsportsmanlike like conduct penalities, however
Go Vols
 
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ksgovols said:
I've only read the posts where you keep quoting me and it shows up on my alerts. So..........yeah, I'm not that interested in what you've had to say after the first one. All I said, for clarity, was that Kentucky was rewarded for patience. Name calling generally means you're losing the freakin argument. If you have something intelligent to say, then say it. Otherwise, I wish you'd quit showing up on my alerts....
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so you only halfway read the posts and then start throwing shade? Cool.
 
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vader said:
I agree, but patience is hard. I'd like for my kids to enjoy the fun of winning football.
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We all would.

Patience is maybe my greatest weakness.

I, like many, grew up watching Majors AFTER he got the team turned around. Then all the success that followed. I never thought we would be as bad as we have been the last two years. Older Vol fans than me can remember early Majors, or prior to Majors, and can remember UT being this bad. Possibly even were aware that it could happen again.

With this fan base, Neyland, Rocky top, ever growing talent within the state, ambassadors like Peyton, top 10 program historically, the money UT football generates, and boosters with deep pockets, it just never crossed my mind that we could be the worst team in the sec two consecutive years. Yeah, I'm not sure we could beat Arkansas. I wouldn't put any substantial money on it, that's for sure
 
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Brothers, when you run off the A or B gap and can't consistently, against WVU and FL( key word here. Consistently ) gain at least 1 yard, it's BAD.
 
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volsportsfan said:
We all would.

Patience is maybe my greatest weakness.

I, like many, grew up watching Majors AFTER he got the team turned around. Then all the success that followed. I never thought we would be as bad as we have been the last two years. Older Vol fans than me can remember early Majors, or prior to Majors, and can remember UT being this bad. Possibly even were aware that it could happen again.

With this fan base, Neyland, Rocky top, ever growing talent within the state, ambassadors like Peyton, top 10 program historically, the money UT football generates, and boosters with deep pockets, it just never crossed my mind that we could be the worst team in the sec two consecutive years. Yeah, I'm not sure we could beat Arkansas. I wouldn't put any substantial money on it, that's for sure
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We must be close in age. I was 14/15 when the Sugar Bowl against Miami happened. What a time
 
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volsportsfan said:
Brothers, when you run off the A or B gap and can't consistently, against WVU and FL( key word here. Consistently ) gain at least 1 yard, it's BAD.
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It's not like defenses are going goaline formation type stuff and shooting gaps lol. They are on the goaline obviously, but I'm talking about the other 95 percent of the field when defenses just play gap sound ball usually with 1 safety deep.
 
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vader said:
We must be close in age. I was 14/15 when the Sugar Bowl against Miami happened. What a time
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You are a little older. My earliest football memories are of the Andy Kelly teams. I'm sure my dad had me watching earlier but those teams just didn't register. Too young
 
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I also remember Cobb Webb. I guess Henton was the QB, but I remember Cobb Webb combo more than anything off those teams
 
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