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

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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.

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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.