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Agree 100%. I played varsity football as a freshman in HS (and believe me I was subjected to substantial hazing by the upperclassmen on a daily basis that first year), joined a fraternity in college (again, there was a certain amount of hazing involved there)....after graduation joined the Marines and spent 20 years being subjected to what most people would consider brutal conditions...but NEVER did any of this ever involve anything even remotely close to what this kid admitted to. There's a big difference between getting stuffed into a locker or scrubbing a toilet with your bare hands and raping someone with a broom. That is just sick.
Yes sir, you're absolutely right. I've had some brutal **** done to me and passed it right down the line but nothing even close to pool cue rape
wish Pruitt good fortune but man he walked into a bon fire!
Back in my day, 'hazing' was pulling the freshmen's gym shorts down during co-ed gym class. Seems to have escalated somewhat.
Yep. The military has really cracked down on hazing as well. A lot of old timers thought it was pussifying the service, but the problem is some people always take things too far. "Pinning" used to be a big deal. When someone got promoted or got their jump wings or something the tradition was to smack them on. Devices are typically metal with sharp spikes on the back. Then that turned into the video of the idiots in Ft. Benning pinning them on by punching them in as hard as they can. Some guys got pretty serious injuries. I've heard of people getting them stuck into bone. It's always idiots and psychopaths who take things too far and end up hurting someone.
Wow this got dark quick...since the boosters on team Phil won out @ UT...will be interesting to see how far they push jp in order 2 validate $folks on team Phil. JP comes across a lot like his former boss RP.... imo both seem 2 be guys who will win @ all cost... but guys who don't like to be cornered.
What are you even trying to say? So far I have translated - Phil to Phillip, JP to Jeremy Pruitt, @ to at. What does the rest even mean?
I'll take a stab....Since Fullmer was hired, the folks who supported him will now try to push hard (do what they can? ) to validate (whatever that means) UT boosters ($ folks). His former boss at Hoover High School was Rush Propst. who was dismissed from that job because he had an extra-marital affair. I do think RP would do anything to win - I don't know him at all - other than the special that was done on him on TV - but that's my "spidey sense". Maybe Pruitt is that way. "2 be" means "to be" as in to be or not to be. Of course, I could be (again) totally wrong. Would be good to know exactly what he meant by validate.
I think that is a good stab. Thanks for the clarification. Rush always came off like a creep and you’re correct on the “ win by any means necessary” mentality. I can see Pruitt in that same light.
The crime itself is from a demented mind, whoever they were that committed it. It reminds me of those sick puppies in all those true crime shows my wife is obsessed with, for whatever reason. Just....evil.
The situation itself is, since the perps were juvies, sealed and therefore hard to comment on. I can only pray that justice was done. It's now a hall of mirrors with landmines everywhere and I personally wouldn't go near it. On the other hand, it's so hypricital to see UT fans try to dismiss this while wishing broken legs and ACL tears for other kids that didn't choose them, but did simple things such as throw a hat or sing a tune with a buddy. They wonder why no one wants to coach or play there? Just look around....
There’s lots of problems here. But I think the most obvious one that we’re looking at on top of the pile is how the thing was handled by Pruit.
There needed to be some kind of response, “I know I’m going to get a lot of flak for this. But for reasons other than winning I need to give kids I believe in like this kid a second chance. I believe whole heartedly this kid is a goody guy. And I am personally going to make sure he does well at the UT for himself and for the greater good of the univeristy, blah, blah, blah...”
Instead we got some kind of denial that he wasn’t on the list of people signing today and something about, “well, he’s just a blue shirt, etc...”
And if he was caught off guard by this whole situation like a lot of people think. He needed to just say he was caught off guard because of a harried recruiting season where he’s coaching Bama and starting a new job, etc, etc.. And he’s holding off signing the kid until he can look into the situation...
Just really blundered by Pruitt. Kirby made some first time head coach mistakes in ‘16. Thankfully nothing like this.
Finally had a chance to watch the UT NSD press conference. I think Pruitt's in way over his head. Just listening to him talk and answer questions, I don't think he has a path/plan for bringing UT back to relevance. I don't know if he's cut out to be a HC. Should be a few more years of 41-0.
God bless him
In his defense, he definitely improved the defense at Georgia. We had the 45th ranked defense (total defense) in 2013. We moved to 17th in 2014 and 7th in 2015.
But I agree, he might be in for a tough ride at Tennessee. Not sure how many losses he can have before the fans turn on him.
As many of us heard while he was here, he rubbed a lot of people (staff and alumni) the wrong way. He seems to struggle with someone disagreeing with him and the first time Fulmer challenges him on something, the proverbial ish will hit the fan.
UT fans are fair weather fans. I lived near Knoxville in the middle ‘70s. Went to one football game. Bought 2 good tix for $2 each near the stadium. Later, as I was about to walk in, a guy handed me 4 more pair. Tried to sell them, finally gave them to a kid. The stadium was about 60% full. The ones that were there started filing out mid 3rd quarter. They may give Pruitt 2 years then point to Smart’s success to justify their discontentment with Pruitt.
I think Pruitt is about as good as they are going to get. If they run him out after two years, who is going to want to take the job? Maybe Mike Leach will still be willing to leave the frozen tundra of the Palouse...but other than that it is going to be slim pickins' to find quality guy to take over that disaster.
Still remember getting my blood rank (E-5, & E-6) ... thankfully not my E-7 & E-8.... unfortunately you are correct aboit some idiots taking it to far
I don't know if that's true. They have talent and I hear Jon Gruden is even interested.