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Rumors of a growing rift between Pruitt and Donut Phil
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:15 am
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:15 am
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"There also are whispers out of Knoxville that the hard-charging Pruitt and new athletic director Phillip Fulmer are not exactly seeing eye to eye as both feel their way in their new roles. And maybe those growing pains are to be expected considering the newness in some ways and the old habits — Fulmer being the coach; Pruitt working for guys way more famous than the AD — in others."
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Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:17 am to dan765
And the monolith begins to crack.
Well, in Tennessee's case the pebble.
Well, in Tennessee's case the pebble.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:18 am to dan765
You pretty much quoted the only negative sentence in the whole article
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But here's a quick checklist on positives for Pruitt so far:
He handled Murray's criticism about his ability to be a CEO of a program like a CEO of a program.
He answers questions with a directness that (a) would make Butch pass out and (b) lets everyone know that he has a confidence in his knowledge of football that he's fine with mixing up a couple of syllables and some subject-verb agreement. (Know who else does that? Saban, aight.)
He refuses to reference a player by name. And while that may make it tough for beat writers and the rest of this industry, the truth is, name the last UT player who deserved to be singularly praised? We'll wait.
So Wednesday, in the bowels of the College Football Hall of Fame, no one is saying Pruitt took a step toward enshrinement. But here's at least one vote for believing this is the best football coach UT has had since his boss was sitting in his seat.
This post was edited on 7/20/18 at 9:22 am
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:19 am to dan765
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Pruitt working for guys way more famous than the AD
Love this.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:23 am to dan765
Wasn't phil just a stop gap or is he really in charge?
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:23 am to dan765
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:27 am to dan765
REC doing work.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:28 am to dan765
Jeremy has a good football mind but he's in a bad situation. Fulmer was the type guy that would DO ANYTHING to win and not in a good way. He orchestrated a palace coup against John Majors, his mentor, to get him out. He cut a deal with the NCAA on the Albert Means case when they had bid on him as well, to save his arse and hang Alabama (along with some assistance from SEC Commish Roy Kramer).
The biggest issue is gonna be with Fulmer putting himself in a Jerry Jones situation. He's very involved in the inner workings of the program and that can never happen. I once asked a Georgia fan what was the problem when Ray Goff was coaching. He said Ray isn't the problem, It's Dooley. The Head Coach has to have autonomy with the program. he has to have the final say. He has to set the tone and he has to lay out the direction of the program without interference from anybody. You can't have Fulmer calling recruits that Jeremy may not want or have him barging into jeremy's office giving him a list of plays he'd like to see or what he thinks the gameplan should be. Fulmer is a strong personality but the problem is Jeremy does too.
Jeremy made a mistake. This will be a short time deal. Jeremy will tell fulmer to get fricked and that won't go over well with the "Knoxville Mafia" as we called them during Phil's days.
The biggest issue is gonna be with Fulmer putting himself in a Jerry Jones situation. He's very involved in the inner workings of the program and that can never happen. I once asked a Georgia fan what was the problem when Ray Goff was coaching. He said Ray isn't the problem, It's Dooley. The Head Coach has to have autonomy with the program. he has to have the final say. He has to set the tone and he has to lay out the direction of the program without interference from anybody. You can't have Fulmer calling recruits that Jeremy may not want or have him barging into jeremy's office giving him a list of plays he'd like to see or what he thinks the gameplan should be. Fulmer is a strong personality but the problem is Jeremy does too.
Jeremy made a mistake. This will be a short time deal. Jeremy will tell fulmer to get fricked and that won't go over well with the "Knoxville Mafia" as we called them during Phil's days.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:30 am to dan765
Shocking
You hired a guy who should probably be running a chain of vape stores to run your major football program
not sure what you expected
You hired a guy who should probably be running a chain of vape stores to run your major football program
not sure what you expected
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:31 am to dan765
Well color me surprised.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:37 am to dan765
I'm going to enjoy watching this unfold 
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:44 am to dan765
Pruitt ain’t gonna do it. UT fans will start booing him after WV pounds them and he’ll lose his shite. I predict fisticuffs vs Phat Phil. Who will win?
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:50 am to dan765
Pruitt and Phil not getting along was about the most predictable thing ever. Pruitt's personality would not accept Phil trying to micro-manage things at all, but you know Phil is going to get his hands in everything.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:55 am to dan765
couldn't have seen this coming. pruitt has such a great history of getting along with people and making good off the field decisions.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:04 am to dan765
A lot of UGA fans worried that UT and UF may get their act together. 
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:12 am to dan765
Fired in 3 years. Never been more sure of anything. He's too stupid to be the HC at a SEC program
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:24 am to dan765
knee high brick wall built by Jones showing signs of cracking under Pruitt.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:45 am to dan765
The longer we get away from the hiring process the more I like the Pruitt hire.
Yes Greg Schiano is a better coach on paper, but he is a retread with a known ceiling. He is the type of hire that UK hires to be respectable.
But Tenn needs more than respectable. The fans demand success of the old days, and more than any SEC program they are in a terrible position to get there:
-Have to play Bama every year
-Have to play teams with MUCH better in-state recruits for the East title (UGA, UF)
-Have to stand out as a brand when no teenagers remember their glory years
Given all of that they can't play it safe. Either they get a guy who is a completely gamble that can maybe take them to the top, or they shouldn't hire anyone.
The middle ground "we are an ok program" won't work for them. Its either the top of the mountain or bust.
That means there will be a lot of busts in their future, and Jeremy might be one. But that program doesn't have any choice but to swing for the fences as long as Nick is around.
Yes Greg Schiano is a better coach on paper, but he is a retread with a known ceiling. He is the type of hire that UK hires to be respectable.
But Tenn needs more than respectable. The fans demand success of the old days, and more than any SEC program they are in a terrible position to get there:
-Have to play Bama every year
-Have to play teams with MUCH better in-state recruits for the East title (UGA, UF)
-Have to stand out as a brand when no teenagers remember their glory years
Given all of that they can't play it safe. Either they get a guy who is a completely gamble that can maybe take them to the top, or they shouldn't hire anyone.
The middle ground "we are an ok program" won't work for them. Its either the top of the mountain or bust.
That means there will be a lot of busts in their future, and Jeremy might be one. But that program doesn't have any choice but to swing for the fences as long as Nick is around.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:46 am to dan765
Phillip Fulmers a fat POS
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