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Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:15 pm
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:15 pm
Pruitt is obviously a helluva football coach on a certain level and has been an excellent recruiter in the past.
We all know that being a HC requires a certain skill set that Pruitt has yet to prove that he has. Before last year, he had likely never sat in on a meeting planning an offensive game plan vs. an opponent. Hell, at Alabama, he probably rarely paid attention to what was happening on the field when Alabama had the ball. Those weren't his jobs, and they never have been.
Pruitt is starting to catch flak from Tennessee fans about how he talks. I just saw a three-page tread on a UT board about the topic. "We ain't got no..." "They done...", etc. When he first came in and was saying "a'ight", they were cool with it because he sounded like Saban. But he basically sounds like he's, well, uneducated. You could make the argument that how one speaks has little to do with one's ability to coach. But you certainly have to have a high degree of intelligence to quickly learn all of the intricacies that Pruitt has never had to worry about. All coordinators who become head coaches...Kirby, et al....have to do it. Is Pruitt mentally smart enough to do it?
We all know that being a HC requires a certain skill set that Pruitt has yet to prove that he has. Before last year, he had likely never sat in on a meeting planning an offensive game plan vs. an opponent. Hell, at Alabama, he probably rarely paid attention to what was happening on the field when Alabama had the ball. Those weren't his jobs, and they never have been.
Pruitt is starting to catch flak from Tennessee fans about how he talks. I just saw a three-page tread on a UT board about the topic. "We ain't got no..." "They done...", etc. When he first came in and was saying "a'ight", they were cool with it because he sounded like Saban. But he basically sounds like he's, well, uneducated. You could make the argument that how one speaks has little to do with one's ability to coach. But you certainly have to have a high degree of intelligence to quickly learn all of the intricacies that Pruitt has never had to worry about. All coordinators who become head coaches...Kirby, et al....have to do it. Is Pruitt mentally smart enough to do it?
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Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:18 pm to BamaGradinTn
quote:I'm starting to think the answer is NO
Is Pruitt mentally smart enough to do it?
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:19 pm to BamaGradinTn
Pruitt is legitimately dumb. I said he would fail as a HC when he was hired, and I was right for once
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:21 pm to BamaGradinTn
Gruden can’t even save Rocky Top now
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:23 pm to BamaGradinTn
Pruitt doesn't get it going by next year, he'll probably be back on Saban's staff by 2021.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:26 pm to JesusQuintana
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Pruitt is legitimately dumb. I said he would fail as a HC when he was hired, and I was right for once
I think it's universally accepted that their biggest issues are at QB.
In his career he had had zero experience at evaluating players at that position or at hiring a QB coach or OC. Making that leap for the first time in a career has to require a certain mental acumen. You don't have to listen to Kirby Smart for five minutes to know he's a bright guy. I can't say the same for Pruitt.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:27 pm to Canyon16
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Pruitt doesn't get it going by next year, he'll probably be back on Saban's staff by 2021.
God, I hope so.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:27 pm to BamaGradinTn
All of the Georgia fans, myself included, said he was a good DC and good recruiter, and 100% of us said he wasn't head coach material. His calling is to be a defensive coordinator or position coach, with facetime with the kids on a daily basis, coaching, like actually coaching, hands on. His calling is not head coach. Being a good coach doesn't necessarily make you a good head coach. He needs to be in charge of a smaller unit where he can actually have a positive impact on the kids' lives and on the football field. He isn't equipped to do that at the HC level. Intelligence has nothing to do with it, in this case, I think it is just what his gifts are, and what he wasn't gifted with. He's just not a CEO kind of person.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:29 pm to BamaGradinTn
Pruitt is a graduate of the University of Alabama. So, there is a high probability that he is not very intelligent.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:36 pm to deeprig9
There's been many examples of good or great coaching assistants who were failures as a head coach. Pruitt may be another casualty.
In the Clemson/Texas A&M game both D Coordinators make 2 million a season. They probably met midfield, pregame warmups, shook hands, laughed & said, we got it made, no before game, half time, or after game interviews.
In the Clemson/Texas A&M game both D Coordinators make 2 million a season. They probably met midfield, pregame warmups, shook hands, laughed & said, we got it made, no before game, half time, or after game interviews.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 4:38 pm to BamaGradinTn
Pruitt had never even built a defense before, much less a whole program, when UT hired him. Go look at his background. One to two year stops as DC everywhere. Yes, he produced good defenses, but it was always mostly with other coaches players.
That's not a great resume. Zero head coaching experience, zero long term coordinating experience. If he had turned our to be a great head coach it would have been miraculous.
That's not a great resume. Zero head coaching experience, zero long term coordinating experience. If he had turned our to be a great head coach it would have been miraculous.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:02 pm to dcbl
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I'm starting to think the answer is NO
A bad sign for me is that Pruitt was calling plays on defense last year. What first year coach does that especially on defense at the college level? And people wonder why Tennessee's offense was such a hot mess. The guy should have been concentrating on building a cohesive group of committed players and coaches on both sides of the ball instead of taking on extra duties and calling plays like a coordinator.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:02 pm to dcbl
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In his career he had had zero experience at evaluating players at that position or at hiring a QB coach or OC. Making that leap for the first time in a career has to require a certain mental acumen. You don't have to listen to Kirby Smart for five minutes to know he's a bright guy. I can't say the same for Pruitt.
Yeah, some guys can make the leap directly from coordinator to Power 5 HC and a lot of guys cannot. Pruitt would have been much better off gaining some experience as a HC at a smaller G5 school first. The Tennessee job is way too big for him at the moment.
This post was edited on 9/8/19 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:04 pm to BamaGradinTn
Pruitt announced to his players when he got there that they were not good enough for him. Like he was starting with bamas prominence at UT.
They have quit on him because he is a flaming, red neck a-hole.
They have quit on him because he is a flaming, red neck a-hole.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:07 pm to BamaGradinTn
I'm not saying he's stupid or a bad coach, but have you ever really listened to Jimbo Fisher. Dude sounds like a hayseed.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:14 pm to BamaGradinTn
Some great coaches just aren't cut out to be successful head coaches for various reasons.
I'm just looking forward to him being Defensive Coordinator at Alabama, for life.
I'm just looking forward to him being Defensive Coordinator at Alabama, for life.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:14 pm to BamaGradinTn
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"We ain't got no..." "They done...", etc.
So, he sounds like every single East Tennessean.
I've said this before, the problem right now with Pruitt isn't that he is stupid (although he may prove to be). The problem is that his players are stupid. I have never seen so much untalented, low football IQ trash on a football field. Butch Jones left him with nothing.
He's got one full recruiting class under his belt that ranked 13th. He needs two more just to be able to get rid of most of the shite on his roster.
Personally, I hope UT is stupid enough to fire him this season and start all over AGAIN.
This post was edited on 9/8/19 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:18 pm to BamaGradinTn
At the end of the day, there’s not a single first time coach that would’ve succeeded here. Was beyond stupid to even consider that an option given how the program was left from Lyle.
Football acumen can only take you so far when Fulmer is the one teaching you the day to day of running a program.
Could’ve had Austin Thomas to come in and handle all the recruiting and organizational needs that a program requires, can’t remember if Fulmer or Pruitt ran him off but good grief that is just a colossal mistake in retrospect.
Football acumen can only take you so far when Fulmer is the one teaching you the day to day of running a program.
Could’ve had Austin Thomas to come in and handle all the recruiting and organizational needs that a program requires, can’t remember if Fulmer or Pruitt ran him off but good grief that is just a colossal mistake in retrospect.
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:20 pm to Evolved Simian
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The problem is that his players are stupid. I have never seen so much untalented, low football IQ trash on a football field. Butch Jones left him with nothing.
This is probably the biggest issue. His recruits have been making their fair share of mistakes, but they’re all freshman or true sophomores so mistakes are to be expected.
The lack of hustle and overall DNGAF attitude from the upperclassmen is just too much to overcome (outside of Ty Chandler, Jennings, Calloway and Trey Smith we really just have no dog whatsoever from any of our veterans).
It’ll take getting these kids out of the program before any real change can happen but it looks unlikely that Pruitt can buy himself enough time with these two awful losses to start the year
This post was edited on 9/8/19 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 9/8/19 at 5:30 pm to Bench McElroy
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Yeah, some guys can make the leap directly from coordinator to Power 5 HC and a lot of guys cannot. Pruitt would have been much better off gaining some experience as a HC at a smaller G5 school first. The Tennessee job is way too big for him at the moment.
To keep Kirby in Tuscaloosa for so long, Saban opened up and included him in more of the reasoning and structure of the process.
Fans and media joke about the process. But it is extremely complex. Everything (down to the finest detail) has a purpose. From the words spoken in a living room to the words spoken in a coaches meeting to the words spoken in a locker room to the words spoken in a press conference to the words spoken in a booster fundraiser.
Kirby took the time to absorb that. Pruitt fast tracked and thought he knew everything.
This post was edited on 9/8/19 at 5:31 pm
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