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re: Rumors of a growing rift between Pruitt and Donut Phil
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:18 am to dan765
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
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Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:27 am to VFL1800FPD
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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.)
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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.
I guess the bar is set pretty low when looking for positives for the face of your program.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 9:52 am to VFL1800FPD
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You pretty much quoted the only negative sentence in the whole article
And what you just quoted has nothing to do with Pruitt and Phil's relationship. This thread was about that, not about what Pruitt did or didnt do/say at media days.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:06 am to VFL1800FPD
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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.)
His opening at media days was beyond painful...cannot wait for his press conferences this fall.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 10:23 am to VFL1800FPD
I've actually liked what I've heard from Pruitt so far. I don't think he's "the next Kirby", but I don't think he'll be as bad as your last few coaches either.
Honestly, and I know this won't be popular, I think ya'll would have been best off with the original choice - Schiano.
I think there's a zero percent chance he had anything to do with, or any knowledge of, the Penn State stuff. And he's actually a good coach. But, hey, you guys got what you wanted, I guess. Pruitt's not a bad back-up plan, IMO.
Honestly, and I know this won't be popular, I think ya'll would have been best off with the original choice - Schiano.
I think there's a zero percent chance he had anything to do with, or any knowledge of, the Penn State stuff. And he's actually a good coach. But, hey, you guys got what you wanted, I guess. Pruitt's not a bad back-up plan, IMO.
Posted on 7/20/18 at 1:24 pm to VFL1800FPD
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He handled Murray's criticism about his ability to be a CEO of a program like a CEO of a program.
I thought he did, too.
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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's not the smoothest talker, but you pay him to coach, not talk. And, for it to be his first time, I thought he did very well.
All that still doesn't cover up if he is already butting heads with Fulmer, though. That is not a great sign, since he is still supposed to be in the honeymoon portion of his HC career. He seems to be they type thta everybody around him needs a year or two to get a feel of where he is coming from. Once he settles in, he will be okay.
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