Why is everyone so optimistic about Pruitt and his staff?

[VolFan..But]

I am glad the disaster of a coaching search is over like everyone else, but I am not completely sold on Pruitt and the staff. From where I am standing, we will have a head coach who has never been in that role before, an offensive coordinator who did not call plays at his last job, and a defensive coordinator who was a position coach last year. What could possibly go wrong with that combination? :crazy: Does the name Larry Scott or Sal Sunseri ring any bells? I can handle hiring a rookie head coach, but the combination of inexperience at all three of the most important positions of the coaching staff is cause for concern. Butch was criticized for hiring his buddies to his own detriment, so what do you make of these moves by Pruitt? He got his first opportunity to be a head coach and he put the future of Tennessee football in the hands of his inexperienced buddies. He hopes it will all work out, but if it doesnt he can go back to Bama and Tennessee will continue to suck.

It seems that 3 of the 4 teams in this year's college football playoff were all coordinators or position coaches before being named head coaches at their current University. But I guess Tennessee is on a different level and should not stoop to the level of Clemson, Georgia and Oklahoma.

 

[VolFan..But]

Neither Helton or Friend have called plays before. Bobo was calling the plays at Colorado State and Martin was calling the plays at USC. Also, I recently heard on the radio that Brohm was the one calling plays at Western Kentucky. What good is an oc who has never called plays before? As for Sheerer, he has a little experience being a dc at a small time school, but never in power 5. I just dont see how all of that inexperience is going to succeed in the SEC. We are going to be going up against 2 elite coaching staffs in the East going forward.

They should fire him now. Don't wait 4 years. Let's move on to the next guy. Why wait to start our whining. Get it done now.

 

[VolAmerican]

Why Not? No results yet

 

[hexnut]

Why is everyone so optimistic about Pruitt and his staff...

Because we can be. Its beats being a negative Nancy.

 

[VolArmy74]

That $27 million contract states otherwise. I don't know why people keep saying that it was a 'cheap' move to go with Schiano. You may argue he wasn't worthy of a contract that lucrative, or that we should have gotten a more proven, better coach for that kind of money, but please stop using the word 'cheap.'

Tennessee, in order to avoid litigation, and further scandal, may pay out a seven-figure settlement to make it all go away. Nothing cheap about it.

27 million was going cheap. Florida gave Mullen 36 million. Texas A&M spent 75 million. We supposedly offered Gundy 42 million in the aftermath. We went cheap. The floor to lure away a top coach was going to be 6-8 million per season. We were shopping at 60 percent of that range.

 

[hexnut]

And we got a really good one for that price with loads of potential.

 

[luthervol]

My optimism is currently a little less than it was in Dooley's and Jones' first year. TN did an abysmal job with this coaching search and hire. We may get lucky....that's why I buy the occasional lotto ticket. (But I never truly expect to win)

 

[hexnut]

Patience grasshopper.

 

[luthervol]

Patience grasshopper.

Exactly the word used during the first few years of the two previous coaches.

And I was actively and enthusiastically patient.

This time around I will be inactively and unenthusiastically patient.

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

I am glad the disaster of a coaching search is over like everyone else, but I am not completely sold on Pruitt and the staff. From where I am standing, we will have a head coach who has never been in that role before, an offensive coordinator who did not call plays at his last job, and a defensive coordinator who was a position coach last year. What could possibly go wrong with that combination? :crazy: Does the name Larry Scott or Sal Sunseri ring any bells? I can handle hiring a rookie head coach, but the combination of inexperience at all three of the most important positions of the coaching staff is cause for concern. Butch was criticized for hiring his buddies to his own detriment, so what do you make of these moves by Pruitt? He got his first opportunity to be a head coach and he put the future of Tennessee football in the hands of his inexperienced buddies. He hopes it will all work out, but if it doesnt he can go back to Bama and Tennessee will continue to suck.

He isn't Butch Jones.

That's all I have at this point.

I am not going to do back flips over the hire either considering the last two Saban coaching tree hires were Dooley and Sunseri.

 

[posivol]

I don't. Fulmer was let go for a reason. Also college football has changed drastically in the last 10 years.

I remember folks bashing the OC hire of MD because he had been out of college football for 2 years. Yet they give Fulmer, who has been out for 10 years the benefit of the doubt.

Sheep are running rampant right now.

I hear other teams are looking for fair weather fans....maybe its time you explored other options.

 

[volmark]

I am glad the disaster of a coaching search is over like everyone else, but I am not completely sold on Pruitt and the staff. From where I am standing, we will have a head coach who has never been in that role before, an offensive coordinator who did not call plays at his last job, and a defensive coordinator who was a position coach last year. What could possibly go wrong with that combination? :crazy: Does the name Larry Scott or Sal Sunseri ring any bells? I can handle hiring a rookie head coach, but the combination of inexperience at all three of the most important positions of the coaching staff is cause for concern. Butch was criticized for hiring his buddies to his own detriment, so what do you make of these moves by Pruitt? He got his first opportunity to be a head coach and he put the future of Tennessee football in the hands of his inexperienced buddies. He hopes it will all work out, but if it doesnt he can go back to Bama and Tennessee will continue to suck.

Because dude at austin p can out coach butch? Its fun to imagine a healthy team w decent talent and coaches that coach.

Whos been coaching our qbs? Knowmahsayin?

 

[82_VOL_83]

Butch Jones left a bigger dumpster fire than he inherited and he himself on many occasions could be accused of pouring gas right on that fire. A couple of good recruiting classes and second tier bowl appearances do not a resurrection make. He sucked in so many more ways than Dooley did.

Mike Leach would have been a terrible fit at UT. Especially if he didn't figure out how to win in the SEC. He also would be the first one to bolt back out west at the first sign of trouble. There's just no way it would have been a good fit no matter how sexy you think his offense is out west.

We need a guy who remembers that the way you win in the SEC is to have unstoppable offensive and defensive lines and to pound the ball with a heavy and effective running game and let the rest work itself out. I believe that the only guy UT talked to who understands this is the guy they hired.

Hunert purcent!

 

[Vol0725]

This thread is great. There’s a ton of opinions, with very few having the resume or authority that would garnish the respect of coaches and players that have won rings at the highest level. It’s just downright comical sometimes. LOL.

Could you imagine putting “posters” on live tv debate and have a how to run and build a football team conversation with Fulmer, Pruitt and staff... that would be better than an episode of the Housewives of Rocky Top.

 

[butchna]

Exactly the word used during the first few years of the two previous coaches.

And I was actively and enthusiastically patient.

This time around I will be inactively and unenthusiastically patient.

It matters. :boredom: