The record last season is inconseqential to Pruitt's firing. If we'd gone 7-3 instead of 3-7, that informant would probably still have gotten word of cheating to Donde Plowman, and she would've still initiated an investigation. As soon as it became evident the cheating was considerable, she would've still called in the outside law firm to assist. And they would've still found the same violations. She and Randy Boyd would have been compelled to fire Pruitt and the others involved.and might still have ol' Tater head for the coach. With wins against the same teams in conference - Missouri, SCe, and Vandy, and 3 OOC wins - 6-6. Would you rather have that or the current situation?
They wouldn’t have beaten Missou if they had played them at the normal time. This team peaked in early Sept. I’ll grant you the other two, but they could have easily had a Georgia State moment on the schedule.and might still have ol' Tater head for the coach. With wins against the same teams in conference - Missouri, SCe, and Vandy, and 3 OOC wins - 6-6. Would you rather have that or the current situation?
and might still have ol' Tater head for the coach. With wins against the same teams in conference - Missouri, SCe, and Vandy, and 3 OOC wins - 6-6. Would you rather have that or the current situation?
It's better to be one step from Hell walking away from it than to be a thousand miles from Hell walking toward itWell, since only a couple of people actually answered your question...I would say, I would overwhelmingly take our current situation over going 6-6 last year. Like someone else said, cut it open, remove the problem and fix it.
I would rather that the current situation. Just like when Jones was here and Trevor Lawrence wanted to come here. If he had then Butch might still be here. I think we are about to blow up. If the current HC can put 40 on the board then the offensive players will come and will we have excitement in TN again.and might still have ol' Tater head for the coach. With wins against the same teams in conference - Missouri, SCe, and Vandy, and 3 OOC wins - 6-6. Would you rather have that or the current situation?
Missouri was player far far better than us later in the year. 5-7 was the ceiling and I wouldn't even lock that in for this team with how badly it melted down.
They wouldn’t have beaten Missou if they had played them at the normal time. This team peaked in early Sept. I’ll grant you the other two, but they could have easily had a Georgia State moment on the schedule.
I wonder if this will help us when it comes to sanctions. Basically, the admin that should have been policing, and the guilty coaches, are gone.I hate to say it, and I am sure there are going to be tons of arguments against my opinion...but I think the torching of the entire program from the AD on down is what had to happen. I honestly don’t think there was any other way to break the cycle of mediocrity and the good-ol-boy network that was essentially running everything...and running it badly.
I hate that the team I have followed for 40 years had to be disassembled right down to the ground like it was, but I can’t see any other way they could have truly made it possible to start from scratch and rid the program of its worst enemies.
Hopefully the self-imposed necessity of having stability in the program is going to work out. I happen to think it will.
I could be wrong.
If I’m not mistaken, Oklahoma was on the “normal”schedule and I highly doubt we would of beaten them last year.
There's no way to know for sure. I think Missouri would be a loss if played later in the year. The only game I think we win if we replayed the 3 opponents we did manage to beat would be Vandy.
We beat SC only because of HT's interception return for a TD.
After the GA state debacle, I don't think it would be safe to assume any wins with our prior coaching staff.
Don’t count on the OOC wins either. Wasn’t to long ago we lost to Georgia State and BYU in the same season.and might still have ol' Tater head for the coach. With wins against the same teams in conference - Missouri, SCe, and Vandy, and 3 OOC wins - 6-6. Would you rather have that or the current situation?