OT: McMurphy: Jeremy Pruitt to be named Tenn. HC

Submitted by Larry Appleton on December 6th, 2017 at 10:11 PM

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trueblueintexas

December 7th, 2017 at 11:11 AM ^

Agreed.

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Maynard

December 6th, 2017 at 11:00 PM ^

Pruitt has either 8 or 9 years of coaching experience at Alabama. Smart has 9.

Their overall coaching experience is about the same. Both somewhere around 20 years.

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BeatIt

December 7th, 2017 at 5:51 PM ^

as a good hire his first 2 years also

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Brodie

December 6th, 2017 at 11:53 PM ^

Explain that national championship he won as FSU's DC then

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GeorgetownTom

December 7th, 2017 at 8:06 AM ^

Jameis Winston.

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Mr Miggle

December 7th, 2017 at 9:50 AM ^

Harbaugh brought him up here for an interview after Durkin left. He chose the Bama job instead.

He's got a lot of experience coaching in the SEC and recruiting in its footprint. You never know if a coordinator will successfully transition to head coach, but this looks like a very good hire, far better than a Tee Martin experiment.

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Jordan2323

December 6th, 2017 at 10:23 PM ^

Considering how many fumbles they've had on the one yard line with this search. Fat Fulmer will get all the credit. Hope Pruitt likes working for an arrogant a$$...oh, nevermind he's used to it!

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Qmatic

December 6th, 2017 at 10:24 PM ^

Damn they fucked their way into a good hire. Much better than Schiano and light years better than Herm Edwards

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M-Dog

December 7th, 2017 at 12:06 PM ^

Change "Herm Edwards" to "Brady Hoke" and this is exactly what they said about us in 2007.

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Harbaugh's Lef…

December 6th, 2017 at 10:29 PM ^

Wasn't he the coach on that MTV reality HS Football show a few years back?

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Coldwater

December 6th, 2017 at 10:32 PM ^

But hat was at least 10 years ago....he was a screaming douchebag then. He didn't do any actual teaching. Just yelling. I guess it paid off for him. What's the old head coach Rush Propst doing now?

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Harbaugh's Lef…

December 6th, 2017 at 10:34 PM ^

10 years huh? Sounds about right. Probably the last thing I watched on MTV.

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814 East U

December 6th, 2017 at 10:33 PM ^

He was the DC on that team. Hoover HS in Alabama. Two a days was the show.

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Supa Hot Fire

December 6th, 2017 at 10:30 PM ^

So does this mean they are going to hire Jon Gruden as their Offensive Coordinator?

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Jordan2323

December 6th, 2017 at 10:33 PM ^

If someone doesn't have previous head coaching experience, do you think it's easier for a D coordinator to be a first time head coach or an O coordinator?

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TrueBlue2003

December 7th, 2017 at 12:36 AM ^

both sides of the ball are equally important. Key is to hire someone good to run the other side of the ball for any coach, first timer or not.

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btn

December 6th, 2017 at 10:37 PM ^

This is a really bad hire. Pruitt apparently got in several fights with other members of the staff at UGA, UGA HR had to get involved from what I recall. Really ugly at the end at UGA. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.seccountry.com/georgia/uga-legend-fran… Butch was not liked because he was a hothead who apparently treated people poorly. They don’t need another one of these guys right now. If Fulmer thinks he can control him, he’s wrong.

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corundum

December 6th, 2017 at 10:38 PM ^

Yeah, wasn't the original rumor that he sucker-punched Richt or something crazy like that?

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btn

December 6th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^

Yes, that was one of the big rumors. It was a bit of a shitshow at UGA at the end for Richt. Hiring Smart made all that go away real quick.

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Jordan2323

December 6th, 2017 at 10:44 PM ^

For TN then. They way they botched this all up from the President to the former and new AD to the students, they deserve another Kiffin type circus. Tennessee has always thought they were better than they are. Manning's smug azz after Woodson won the Heisman exemplifies the program to a T

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Khaleke The Freak

December 6th, 2017 at 10:36 PM ^

hand model?

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The_Doctor

December 7th, 2017 at 8:37 AM ^

For Zoolander reference

But why male models?

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Jordan2323

December 6th, 2017 at 10:38 PM ^

Where is Bo at now? Two names that surfaced a few years ago that you heard for jobs was Bo Pelini and Rich Rodriguez and I didn't see either one mentioned for any of the many openings

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btn

December 6th, 2017 at 10:42 PM ^

He’s still at Youngstown St

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corundum

December 6th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^

Pelini is coaching at Youngstown State while he still cuts checks from Nebraska. He is owed significant money as long as his base salary stays below a certain amount. Hopefully he backfills Solich at Ohio U when Frank decides to retire.

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TrueBlue2003

December 7th, 2017 at 12:42 AM ^

he's done a pretty good job at Arizona, would fit the syle Oregon likes to play and now has experience at a PAC12 school that has to rely on recruiting California. Could be a good fit.

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MGB

December 6th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^

I remember when a lot of us were wanting Pruiit to replace Durkin before we hired Brown. This seems like a good hire. Pruiit has been successful everywhere he's been as a DC.

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Hotel Putingrad

December 6th, 2017 at 10:44 PM ^

hope he can beat Florida

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SFBlue

December 6th, 2017 at 10:52 PM ^

Tennessee fans get what they deserve. They spurned a better coordinator with significant and successful head coaching experience for this Chudd whose first HC job should be in the Sun Belt.

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Jordan2323

December 6th, 2017 at 10:54 PM ^

They don't "chop wood" in the Volunteer state

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BlueInWisconsin

December 6th, 2017 at 11:05 PM ^

You mean the guy who covered for a pedophile?

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SFBlue

December 6th, 2017 at 11:45 PM ^

"Covered for" is misstating the facts

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jdon

December 7th, 2017 at 10:17 AM ^

there are two kinds of people:

1.) One witnesses an assault on a child and reports it later : this person is sumbag

2.) the other witnesses an assault on a child and breaks it up immediately : this is a good person

no in between here

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MGoStu

December 7th, 2017 at 1:24 PM ^

I think his point is that we don't know for certain that he witnessed an assault on a child.

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Mr Miggle

December 7th, 2017 at 1:42 PM ^

that helped the perpetrator. Schiano was accused of inaction.

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MGB

December 6th, 2017 at 11:44 PM ^

Greg Schiano is that you?

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Mr Miggle

December 7th, 2017 at 1:47 PM ^

Donors, the administration, non-fans were all opposed. You want a new coach to get a good reception and hit the ground running recruiting, building ties and support. Schiano was going to be dogged by bad press for who knows how long.

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Ron Utah

December 6th, 2017 at 10:53 PM ^

Guessing Tee Martin will Be OC/Associate Head Coach

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Zeke21

December 6th, 2017 at 10:54 PM ^

Get lobotomized in 'One flew over the coo-coos nest',

Yes, Jack,,,,,,,Go Blue.

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Swazi

December 7th, 2017 at 2:13 AM ^

Pruitt is going to flame out gloriously in Tennessee.

He’s going to make Kiffin look like a saint.

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TheGhostofMM14

December 7th, 2017 at 2:49 AM ^

Kids play their asses off for him. Boss level D coordinator. If he gets an OC, Tennessee may have found a steal. He can recruit like a monster also.

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WorldFlyer747

December 7th, 2017 at 5:02 AM ^

This is a good hire by Tennessee. Pruitt is a hell of a recruiter, his players love him, and he talks like the local yokels in Knoxville so the indigenous people will like him. A Yankee like Schiano could never ha we fit in there with his annunciation skills.

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mgowin

December 7th, 2017 at 1:19 PM ^

Ha we fit? Glass houses dude

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BlueHenBlue

December 7th, 2017 at 8:02 AM ^

I read the thread title as Jeremy Piven. That would have been a sight to see on the sidelines.

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mgobaran

December 7th, 2017 at 8:11 AM ^

Tennesse having an actual football coach just seems wrong now.

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allintime23

December 7th, 2017 at 8:38 AM ^

Damn, good hire. Mind blowing.

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SwordDancer710

December 7th, 2017 at 9:03 AM ^

Hiring a coordinator from your big rival who happens to be dominating your conference right now? I could see this working out well to them.

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Youngharbaugh4

December 7th, 2017 at 11:07 AM ^

This also helps us in the long run with eyabi anoma the 5 Star DE. I don’t know how much but, it may just put us into first with him. Bama been a pain in the ass for Michigan. Never thought a Tennessee coaching hire would be beneficial.

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