jeremy pruitt to UT
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Keep him away from sorority row. If he can keep it zipped up, it might play out as a decent hire.
Could be a worse hire for UT; good for Pruitt. Toss a couple volunteer coeds as penance and things might be fine.
It's Tennesee, they're ok with those sorts of relationships down there. Notice no one has said a word while he's been in Alabama....
Probably a good hirer. But most people expect the Fulmer is going to exercise a lot of control over the program.
He has never even been a head coach at a high school. Risky IMO.
Dabo is too slow. Jimbo and Sexton started negotiating for the position on Saturday.
Dabo began his negotiations in Early January 2017, and reopens them next month.
And autocorrect doesn’t like his name
I just dropped in to see what my condition was in and........................................... You have confused me.
Dabo to Bama in 2019. And then what?
Dabo to Bama in 2019. And then what?
It’s not like UT is an attractive gig to any big-name coach.
If you really-really want a puppy, sometimes you may be forced to take the runt of the litter. Seems like that’s what UT did here. Honestly, given the dismal situation UT was facing, this may be about as good as they could do.
If you really-really want a puppy, sometimes you may be forced to take the runt of the litter. Seems like that’s what UT did here. Honestly, given the dismal situation UT was facing, this may be about as good as they could do.
Well to be fair there were a few who suggested we hire him ourselves...
I think he is a very decent pick for UT, honestly, all things considered. He may have done well here, too, but FSU would have had a hard time selling his relatively thin resume to fans, Boosters and the media. Any hire here would have been portrayed as “desperate” or “a reach.”
He may work out great; but I think hiring a guy who has never been a head coach at a program that is as big as UT is very risky. I know I would not have hired him at FSU until he was a proven head coach at least at a mid major. Throw in Fulmer as the AD and who knows how this goes.
We hired JF as a coach in waiting and then he hung out with one of the greatest of all times for years then took over. Who knows maybe JP is the 2nd coming of Saban. IMO I think large big time programs are better off having a guy who was a head coach somewhere even in a Div 2 or 3 programs. Being the head guy comes with a bunch of things you don't ever think about as a coordinator. I think part of the reason Kirby Smart has worked out well so far is the amount of time he was a coordinator. You can look at Muschamp and it has worked the other way.
3 out 4 of the current playoff teams (Georgia, Oklahoma and Clemson) have head coaches who came into their new position with zero head coaching experience. One of them is in their first year as head coach and another has only been there for two years. So previous experience is probably overrated.
Smart stayed with Saban a long time and turned down many jobs prior to UGA, which wasn't a dumpster fire when he took over. Riley at OK, sure that seems to have worked out so far. Really you bring up Dabo, dude has been a HC for a while and let's not forget it wasn't that long ago he was on the hot seat, he got smart and hired some stud assistances. Dabo was one more average season from being fired. While I do think there are some places where a good coordinator can come in and make a successful transition; they typically have a ton of talent and have been competitive for a while. UT is a complete rebuild and an assistant with no HC experience who honestly hasn't been a DC that long is a risk to me. I guess the motto of it can't get worse is true; but it can be bad for even longer and now UT is even less thought of.
Over the last 10 years or so, Pruitt's been hanging out with Saban, Fisher, Richt and Saban again. Not bad company, if you ask me. I'm not sure how much a coach would have learned from Bobby in his last few years at FSU.
He'll be a good coach. UT fans should not worry. The one who should be worried is:
because of this:
