Tennessee's Head Coach Next Season (merrrrrrged)

Who will be Tennessee's Head Coach Next Season?

  • Jeremy Pruitt

    Votes: 628 88.8%

  • Phillip Fulmer

    Votes: 17 2.4%

  • Mike Leach

    Votes: 10 1.4%

  • Jim Chaney

    Votes: 8 1.1%

  • Les Miles

    Votes: 6 0.8%

  • Mike Norvell

    Votes: 20 2.8%

  • Hugh Freeze

    Votes: 17 2.4%

  • Justin Wilcox

    Votes: 4 0.6%

  • Mel Tucker

    Votes: 3 0.4%

  • Lane Kiffin

    Votes: 18 2.5%
  • Total voters
    707
#151
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Behr said:
88.6% Believe Pruitt will be here next year. I assume there are some/many that believe he will, but wish he wasn't. Why they're in such a hurry to fire him and hire the next OTJ training experiment I'll never understand, especially when most of them will tell you "our AD won't hire a proven coach, theyll bargain bin shop like always". But it is what it is.

Does anyone have an opinion on what is best for the players?
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I have a theory about why many of us think he'll be here, but wish he wasn't. I'm firmly in that camp. It's because I find him wholly unlikable, and I still believe (rightly or wrongly) that he won life's lottery by landing a job he was completely unprepared for.

I don't know what's best for the players outside of supporting THEM...though I'd expect the answer you seek would be different for each of them.
 
#152
#152
Behr said:
No, not really. It might work if we were in a coaching search, but not under the current circumstances.

What's best for the players?
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I'll take a shot Behr. Couple of different scenarios:

If I had a son on the team and he asked for my advice I would recommend he finish the year as best he could and see how things turn out. If the trend continues ending with a 2 or 3 win season I'd advise him to consider a transfer if Pruitt is retained. Of course the son would have real personal knowledge of what the locker room and practices are like and would make his own decision. He only asked my advice to make me feel important.

As a simple fan of the team, and since I have no control over any decision, I suppose the best way to support the players would be to take the sunshine pumper route and blindly say "Go Vols" and "Things will get better" and wave an orange flag. Of course none of the players give a rip what some old hillbilly in NE Washington thinks, and few if any read this stuff. So in reality there's very damn little any of us simple fans can do to support the players. Regardless, I'm not that big of a person anyway. I'm pissed the Vols are the laughing stock of college football and I'm likely to whine about Pruitt until he is gone.

Is that the sort of response you were looking for?
 
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'Boro-vol said:
I have a theory about why many of us think he'll be here, but wish he wasn't. I'm firmly in that camp. It's because I find him wholly unlikable, and I still believe (rightly or wrongly) that he won life's lottery by landing a job he was completely unprepared for.

I don't know what's best for the players outside of supporting THEM...though I'd expect the answer you seek would be different for each of them.
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Life's lottery? He's a football coach. He took a dumpster fire in the SEC as his first HC job that let's face it, many didn't want at the salary he took and even took a little less to pay assistants. And I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong. I'm not humping his leg. I'm just saying I don't see it as winning life's lottery. No matter how it is, he looks like a failure. That ain't my idea of a lottery.

So we disagree on that.

Support them. How? Get on VN and argue with others that support the coach? Yea, whatever. The coach is responsible for the players. Some of them seem to be learning some and seem happy with the coach...(watching interviews is my only evidence). I really haven't heard anything negative from any players about the coach, but its possible I didn't see it.

I guess I just don't get how you support them if you don't know what's best for them.

And I'm not seeking a certain answer, I thought I'd hear something I hadn't thought of, but it looks like that ain't happening.
 
#155
#155
Seattle Hillbilly said:
I'll take a shot Behr. Couple of different scenarios:

If I had a son on the team and he asked for my advice I would recommend he finish the year as best he could and see how things turn out. If the trend continues ending with a 2 or 3 win season I'd advise him to consider a transfer if Pruitt is retained. Of course the son would have real personal knowledge of what the locker room and practices are like and would make his own decision. He only asked my advice to make me feel important.

As a simple fan of the team, and since I have no control over any decision, I suppose the best way to support the players would be to take the sunshine pumper route and blindly say "Go Vols" and "Things will get better" and wave an orange flag. Of course none of the players give a rip what some old hillbilly in NE Washington thinks, and few if any read this stuff. So in reality there's very damn little any of us simple fans can do to support the players. Regardless, I'm not that big of a person anyway. I'm pissed the Vols are the laughing stock of college football and I'm likely to whine about Pruitt until he is gone.

Is that the sort of response you were looking for?
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Like I just told Boro, he planted the seed and it made me think, so I thought I'd ask and see if there was something I hadn't thought of.
 
#156
#156
Behr said:
Life's lottery? He's a football coach. He took a dumpster fire in the SEC as his first HC job that let's face it, many didn't want at the salary he took and even took a little less to pay assistants. And I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong. I'm not humping his leg. I'm just saying I don't see it as winning life's lottery. No matter how it is, he looks like a failure. That ain't my idea of a lottery.

So we disagree on that.

Support them. How? Get on VN and argue with others that support the coach? Yea, whatever. The coach is responsible for the players. Some of them seem to be learning some and seem happy with the coach...(watching interviews is my only evidence). I really haven't heard anything negative from any players about the coach, but its possible I didn't see it.

I guess I just don't get how you support them if you don't know what's best for them.

And I'm not seeking a certain answer, I thought I'd hear something I hadn't thought of, but it looks like that ain't happening.
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Respectfully Behr, you don't know what I'm thinking. We simply disagree, and that's ok. You don't have to think the way I do, and I'm not trying to convince you to. We have changed the trajectory of his families life for generations, whether he is successful or not. THAT is winning life's lottery, especially for someone arguably not up to the task before him.

I've explained my opinion on supporting the players now 3 times. If I'm not expressing myself correctly to you, I apologize, but frankly you're coming off a little obtuse on the subject. Again, we have a lot of people who hold the opinion that the on-field performance is the players fault, and are far more willing to throw them under the bus, rather than the mercenary coach. I believe the coach holds the ultimate responsibility, given hes the only professional in the equation. That's it. It's just the way I see it. It is my opinion, and does not have to be yours.
 
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#157
Behr said:
Life's lottery? He's a football coach. He took a dumpster fire in the SEC as his first HC job that let's face it, many didn't want at the salary he took and even took a little less to pay assistants. And I know what you're thinking, but you're wrong. I'm not humping his leg. I'm just saying I don't see it as winning life's lottery. No matter how it is, he looks like a failure. That ain't my idea of a lottery.

So we disagree on that.

Support them. How? Get on VN and argue with others that support the coach? Yea, whatever. The coach is responsible for the players. Some of them seem to be learning some and seem happy with the coach...(watching interviews is my only evidence). I really haven't heard anything negative from any players about the coach, but its possible I didn't see it.

I guess I just don't get how you support them if you don't know what's best for them.

And I'm not seeking a certain answer, I thought I'd hear something I hadn't thought of, but it looks like that ain't happening.
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The back and forth over coaches on message boards between fans is understandable. It happens everywhere even with successful ones.
I dont need to like the coach personally.

The tight wire act with players is the curious part to me.
 
#159
#159
Fulmer I do believe is a man of his word. He's told Pruitt and the world he is here. The commitment to CJP personally I do not know but I suspect it's 4 years come hell or high water based on the 6 years. We've had the high water, so far the fan base and program are driving through the hell subdivision.
 
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Illinoisvolfan2 said:
I was thinking about going to Oklahoma next year. But if we are stinking it up I think I’ll pass and save the money and aggravation.
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If you can afford it, it's always worth experiencing game days at the great programs. Just count on a big loss, probably by 4-6 touchdowns.
 
#162
#162
Behr said:
88.6% Believe Pruitt will be here next year. I assume there are some/many that believe he will, but wish he wasn't. Why they're in such a hurry to fire him and hire the next OTJ training experiment I'll never understand, especially when most of them will tell you "our AD won't hire a proven coach, theyll bargain bin shop like always". But it is what it is.

Does anyone have an opinion on what is best for the players?
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Because what clearly isn't working is less appealing than the hope that the administration might stumble into a winner. Look at it this way, you're in room with falling hammers that keep hitting you on the head. Do you look at the door and think....maybe I should go into that room, even though the two prior rooms had falling hammers, or do you say heck, I'm just gonna stand here and let the hammers fall because they might be in the next room too?
 
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#163
#163
Pruitt, easy. It'd be very costly to fire him, and I don't think the Athletic Department will make that decision. They'll give Pruitt at least another year.
 
#164
#164
Tennesseefan2019 said:
  • Sept. 5 — Charlotte W
  • Sept. 12 — at Oklahoma L
  • Sept. 19 — Furman W
  • Sept. 26 — Florida L
  • Oct. 3 — Missouri L
  • Oct. 10 — at South Carolina L
  • Oct. 24 — Alabama L
  • Oct. 31 — at Arkansas W
  • Nov. 7 – Kentucky L
  • Nov. 14 — at Georgia L
  • Nov. 21 — Troy L
  • Nov. 28 — at Vanderbilt L
I see Tennessee going 3-9 at their very,very best in 2020
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Wow, if you became a Tennessee fan in 2019, I can see why your outlook is so dismal. Luckily you don’t have any time invested, so it’s gonna be easy for you to fade into the sunset;) If you would like to make a little wager on this prediction. I’m your huckleberry;)
 
#165
#165
sethavellie said:
Wow, if you became a Tennessee fan in 2019, I can see why your outlook is so dismal. Luckily you don’t have any time invested, so it’s gonna be easy for you to fade into the sunset;) If you would like to make a little wager on this prediction. I’m your huckleberry;)
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I've been a Tennessee fan since 1984 and I don't think Tennessee will improve at all with Jeremy Pruitt as head football coach
 
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VolArmy74 said:
Because what clearly isn't working is less appealing than the hope that the administration might stumble into a winner. Look at it this way, you're in room with falling hammers that keep hitting you on the head. Do you look at the door and think....maybe I should go into that room, even though the two prior rooms had falling hammers, or do you say heck, I'm just gonna stand here and let the hammers fall because they might be in the next room too?
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Haha, I like it and I totally get it if we end up with just a couple of wins and recruiting has taken a nose dive, or if this was 4 games into year 3. But 4 games into year 2 and there have been some improvements and we'd likely be 3-1 with just a decent QB...and I think its fair for me to use "IF" since your whole argument is based on "IF".

Your analogy also concerns only you. There are a bunch of 18-22 year olds that are involved here. Saw someone in favor of firing Pruitt now say the players are most important. They are the ones out there sweating and getting physically pounded every week. They're the ones that have been through all the different staff changes....wait, what? Lol.
 
#171
#171
hog88 said:
Sucks but it’s just the reality of it.

Pruitt will be back next year, probably win 4-5 games and Fulmer will be offering him an extension.
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I can't see more than 3 wins in 2020 because with how poor this season is the 2020 recruiting class will disintegrate into nothing.
 
#172
#172
Pruitt could go 1-11 and he’d be back next season.

I do wonder how many of those he could put up though.

All the “give him 5 years” guys I’m sure would stick by him if next year he bombs out like he has so far this season.
 
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