re: Bama fans: Would you want Jeremy Pruitt as your next HC?

Posted on 5/20/15 at 1:57 pm to BowlJackson

Posted by Porter Osborne Jr

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 5/20/15 at 1:57 pm to BowlJackson

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Mr. Cool Guy Pruitt.

In all the things I've seen and heard about him this is a first. He's come off as a hard arse that demands perfection.

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that doesn't necessarily prove his abilities with the X's and O's.

He hid our deficiencies this year and made them look like a strength compared to the previous year. I'd say that's some pretty good X's and O's

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I won't be truly convinced of that until he goes somewhere that he has to build a team up and can't simply out-talent his opponents.

Then you might never be convinced since he will probably get a top program if he keeps up his pace at UGA and cherry picks a job.

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Posted by Irons Puppet

Birmingham

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Posted on 5/20/15 at 2:00 pm to Porter Osborne Jr

I think that is why Bama Fans are worried that Saban is going to retire in the next couple of years. If he does, the leader in the clubhouse would be one of these three: Dabo, Pruitt or Smart.

Does anyone think any of those three could handle the job ?

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Posted by BowlJackson

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Member since Sep 2013

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Posted on 5/20/15 at 2:15 pm to Porter Osborne Jr

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In all the things I've seen and heard about him this is a first. He's come off as a hard arse that demands perfection.

But you can do that without coming off without being a complete a-hole like Grantham. Players understand and even appreciate a coach that can be a hardass and push them. But there's a time for that and there's a time for joking. Pruitt was good at balancing that. He was always good at building relationships with players and earning their trust. If you watched Two-A-Days back in the day Pruitt was practically best friends with his players off the field.

But you're right, he his demanding and a perfectionist. Even in something as simple a weight training class he that way, even towards the non-football athletes in the class.

If you ever get a chance to watch UGA practice watch Kevin Sherrer for a prime example of a guy that's an arse on the field but players still like. That dude was a MEAN SOB on the field, really liked to play up his Viking heritage

But he was still a cool coach. He wasn't going to be your friend like Pruitt, but you still respected anyway. All those guys learned that from Probst IMO.