Who will end up having the most impact and success...Pruitt @UT or Mullen @UF?

Neither they both suck. Now a bulldog on a skateboard

Impact- Pruitt

Success- Mullen

Impact- Pruitt
Success- Mullen


Now, that's an interesting way to look at it.

We went 9-4 3 seasons ago, that’s not ancient history

My answer to your question: hopefully Pruitt

Mullen has already proven more.. so clearly he is the answer.

I think Mullen’s a good but not great coach. I see him ending up like a Mark Richt of sorts. 8-10 wins per year, consistently top 15-20, NY6 bowls, but probably never winning the SEC championship or making the playoffs.

Pruitt is a lot harder for me to gauge/predict. The only thing most of us really expect from him this year is a noticeably improved team and a bowl berth, which I think we’ll see. We still have a lot of leftover slaw from Lyle’s last two years (once it became clear how much of a fraud he was, elite players stopped committing.) From 2020 onward Pruitt will be expected to produce at a high level. As much as we’ve sucked arse for the last decade, we still have everything we need to be successful as long as the right coach is in place. I’m cautiously optimistic Pruitt will be that guy.

So based on track record, the safe answer to your question is Mullen, but most people would’ve also put him above Kirby Smart in 2016, so we’ll see. It’s hard to gauge with new HC’s. If Pruitt is to establish himself as a upper echelon HC, it will probably show with a breakout (8/9 win) season this year.

I think Florida stays at about whatever their 2-3 year average would be and Tennessee can only go up. I’d say it could potentially be Pruitt, if he can actually bring them out of the basement.

Mullen = Richt

Will win 9 to 10 games a year while struggling mightily with roster management and recruiting at the LOS.

Pruitt = Lane Kiffin

A sort of savant on one side of the ball. Relates well enough to be a good recruiter, but just can't put it all together due to being a little slow on the uptake sometimes.

Mullen won 8-10 at State.

Why do you project the same at UF? Why would he move to a weaker division and do the same with a substantially better program?

I mean Spurrier couldnt win the SEC at USCe and it's better than Miss State. So dismissing Mullens ability because he couldnt win a title at the worst school in the West during Alabamas dynasty is a bit perplexing.

Yep. And that 10 win at State is a National title at UF.