Anytime you change personnel in a management setting (in this case football coaches) it can cause issues for the entire organization.

Smart provided a lot of continuity over the years. They had tons of other staff changes, but never lost Smart.

That kind of experience within a management setting doesn't get replaced right when a new guys walks in the door.

I consider that more of a threat to Alabama than any player losses, which have been fairly easy for them to move past each season since 2011.

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Posted by BhamDore

Nashville

Member since Aug 2009

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Posted on 6/29/16 at 12:47 pm to slayerxing

Its not like Pruit hasn't been in the organization before. He was originally being groomed for this spot. He got impatient when Kirby didn't take a head coaching job earlier. He burned some bridges with his departure, but all has been forgiven and he is better off with the outside experience.

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Posted by DaBama

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Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 6/29/16 at 1:47 pm to slayerxing

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Smart provided a lot of continuity over the years. They had tons of other staff changes, but never lost Smart. That kind of experience within a management setting doesn't get replaced right when a new guys walks in the door.

That's a valid point but Pruitt has worked for Saban before so he won't be in for a culture shock. He also ran the same system when he was at UGA and FSU so there won't be a learning curve for him or the players. Losing a guy like Kirby Smart definitely has the potential to be a problem but I expect a pretty smooth transition. Actually, I expect this year's defense to be better overall than last year because of the experience in the secondary.

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