re: Did the Pruitt hire ruin Phil Fulmer’s legacy at UT?

Not really. The hire, in my opinion, was to weaken Alabama. Pruitt was the perfect fit to replace Kirby and in fact, Alabama's defense in 2016 was the best it had ever been. Phil knew from the beginning that Pruitt was just a fall guy if things got bad, and he'd take all the credit if things had worked out. Pruitt, despite being warned not to, still took the job and the snake bit him like we all knew it would