New Vols Coach Jeremy Pruitt Calls Out Fans For Not coming Out For Spring Game

by Larry Leo

April 22, 201811 Comments

New Vols Coach Jeremy Pruitt Calls Out Fans For Not coming Out For Spring Game

New Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt isn't messing around. After Saturday's Spring Game he called out Vols fans for not coming out to watch, even though attendance was over 65,000 at Neyland Stadium...

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“It’s kind of like our football team, for the fans,” Pruitt said. “The ones that were here, I’m proud they were here. They’re fired up. They’re ready to get going. OK? And then there were some people that weren’t who that had legitimate reasons. They couldn’t be here. And there were some people that weren’t here, that … why weren’t they here? It’s kind of like our football team. I think we all need to look in the mirror and see who we want to be.”

Then he called out his team...

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“I saw a couple of guys out there [Saturday] just flat out quit,” Pruitt said. “Call it what you want to. I’m going to say they quit. That’s what I saw.”

The former Alabama and Georgia defensive coordinator pointed to a 134-14 disparity in rushing yards as an indicator of disappointing effort.

“Is one team that much better than the other one?” Pruitt said. “I don’t think so. I’ve watched them practice for 14 days. … But there were some guys that went out there and competed and tried to do the best of their abilities, and we had some guys, that’s not what they did.”

(The Spun/SEC Country)

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Hellmet•72 months

These Spring games have gotten pretty stupid to be honest. Fans come out when they feel that there is electricity around their team. Base on last years performance if they are going to make a solid run to win it all etc. With all the coaching changes in the SEC why would anybody waste there time to go out and watch a practice? Maybe instead of feeling like you deserve 100,000 showing up to watch you practice, let's try earning it first.

randybobandy•72 months

Who is this guy? The new ball-boy?

baobabtiger•72 months

All while we have a guy that can just say “we comin” and continue to drown because of a position he isn’t capable of manning.

Pavoloco83•72 months

frick him. Just win. The poor Vol fans have suffered for years as Champions of Life. Go win some football games CJP, then bitch about the fans.

PUB•72 months

Good thing he was not at the LSU Spring Game - maybe 15,000 - 20,000??

JackieTreehorn•72 months

12,000

Gary Busey•72 months

Vols suck

TOSOV•72 months

Why are non-Vol fans the most butt hurt of this? Really nothing wrong with it. He called out players, so hope the fans "he called out" see it as a positive after the circle jerk style jones had.

idlewatcher•72 months

Great way to make friends

Just_Fight_Baby•72 months

Pruitt's pressers are gonna be entertaining this season, yes indeed.

Long Dawg•72 months

Love ?? this article!

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