Yeah, and it's time to let the whole Hamilton / Fulmer / Kiffin / Dooley / Currie / Jones thing go. It was what it was, and it is what it is. In the end, Coach Fulmer is now the AD. It hurt my heart to see the way he left, and it felt really good to see the way he came back. I think he will do well there, and there's a building, if not a statue, in his future. He's earned it, and earning it to this day.
Coach Pruitt is a winner. Given his resume, and his Bama lineage, and the state of UT Football when he accepted the job...for that man to willingly step into the mess that existed in 2017 was at the very edge of believeable. Clearly, Coach Fulmer sold him on a vision, and Coach Pruitt bought in. Speaks well for both of them as to their commitment to winning.
I expected more than 5-7 last year, but it was clear that the team was (a) out of gas, or (b) weak, at the end of the year. Coach Pruitt and his staff...which he continues to improve to this day...will recruit, condition, develop, and coach that out of the roster. There will come the day...maybe this year, likely next...when we will watch the UT Football team take the field and play with an intensity that has not been seen here since, well, 1998. That, I believe.
Recruiting has improved. Staff has improved. Conditioning, development, and coaching are improving. The wins will come. I plan to be here to celebrate them when they do.
Go Vols.