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Well, he's actually doing about what he did at UGA.
Of course it was a "no brainer". When Kirby didn't retain Pruitt on his Staff, Pruitt was the best DC available to fill the spot Kirby vacated.
the perception that was created about cmr not being the one to win it all .....was overwhelming ...true or not...no one could overcome that...as soon as perception showed a hint of truth in w and l...it was over for him...prob the perception was fought off by the team for as long as possible...maybe the team started to believe the perception...o well ...all the coaches in this article were paid very well for their part in this fiasco.....the program is better for it....jp may have shot the horse...if not for him we may still be suffering ...limping along...
Yep. Last year, they had the inexplicable loss, the conference championship game loss, and the bowl loss all tied up in one neat package....Just like he used to do at UGA.
I've had the joy of watching a UM friend lose it as my predictions of the above came true last season.
We tried to tell 'em.....But they were too busy proclaiming that 'Da U' was back because they hired one of their own.
No offense to DawgPost, but I've reported a lot of this on several different occasions, though more anecdotally usually, including this past week after Jeremy Pruitt's turn at SEC Media Days. There's a lot more that's not in Dean Legge's piece, too. Bottom line, Pruitt was an overbearing loose cannon on Georgia's campus and one who had the Bulldogs heading for trouble had he not been brought under control. That's why I think he could be great or awful for Tennessee, depending on how he operates without any meaningful checks and balances.
Fulmer vs Pruitt = clash of the titans scenario. Both are power hungry. Meanwhile, the dumpster fire continues to burn!
Chip, we want to juicy details. Can you do a story that gives us all of the juicy details?
One alternate, non red and black glasses take here would be to say that Pruitt has been loose under loose leaders and great under strict leaders like Saban. If you believe that, then a large part of his success or failure at UT could be determined by Fulmer's leadership style and whether it is more akin to Saban or CMR.
I'm not sure you see my point. Others suggest Pruitt was a virtual leper, yet he was Saban's clear #1 and Saban knew him well.
CMR has always been a Tom Landry kind of coach. Very cerebral, analytical and stoically clam no matter what. That drives the hot-heads crazy. Hyper-aggressive people have difficulty dealing with stoics. They interpret calmness as a lack of concern or disinterest. Pruitt and CMR were never going to get along. Too much personality conflict.
I'm not sure the biggest threat is a power struggle between Pruitt and Fulmer. I think the biggest threat is major NCAA violations. That program is absolutely desperate for relevancy. They need to win and win big now. We know what Fulmer is capable of regarding program oversight when he was a coach...now he's in charge of the whole dang athletic department. And the rules are even tighter since he last coached. Couple that with a hot-head new coach with very little experience and it smells like trouble ready to blow-up. I will bet a soda that UT will get major NCAA sanctions within 3 years.
Well, he wouldn't have had that particular problem with CKS, for sure. But Kirby knew what he wasn't getting into, that's for sure. He wanted none of it.
I understand your point, but Saban looks past leprosy to fill his voids. Kiffen from USC to Bama. Pruitt from UGA to Bama. Butch Jones from UT to Bama (for whatever reason).....
Saban looks past baggage and hire's who can fill the void when he needs it most. With this said, my point is and has been, that UGA did not want to retain Pruitt nor did Kirby. When the Big Boys talk, the AD listens....