swamprat Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantNKY Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Decent hire for Tennessee under the circumstances. Bad news for Alabama though. This early signing period is crucial and Pruitt will have to work really hard up until the signing period to salvage a recruiting class at Tennessee. Hard to do that and get a gameplan ready for Clemson. I believe Saban will cut ties immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantNKY Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Also how much better of a hire is this than Greg Schiano? Pruitt has never been a head coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Parker Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I know most of us have made fun of the Tennessee coaching search, but your first head coaching job being in Knoxville? That's pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireman Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Meh. I think it's a terrible hire but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrantNKY Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Meh. I think it's a terrible hire but whatever. Given the circumstances they had to hire someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsfan41 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Any word on the contract details? Will be interesting to see how Vegas views this in terms of the Alabama vs Clemson matchup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKYknowitall Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Solid pick. A Fisher/Saban product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98NCCalum Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Meh. I think it's a terrible hire but whatever. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I know most of us have made fun of the Tennessee coaching search, but your first head coaching job being in Knoxville? That's pretty nice. UGA hired Smart, wasn't that his first head coaching job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRCW Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Sounds like he possibly has a pretty good staff lined up already if the rumors I'm hearing are true. Tee Martin or Chip Lindsey as OC Todd Lupoi as DC Will Friend as OL coach Tracy Rocker as DL coach and probably try to keep Gillispie as RB coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRCW Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Decent hire for Tennessee under the circumstances. Bad news for Alabama though. This early signing period is crucial and Pruitt will have to work really hard up until the signing period to salvage a recruiting class at Tennessee. Hard to do that and get a gameplan ready for Clemson. I believe Saban will cut ties immediately. I'm hearing he may also be bring Alabama's linebacker coach Tosh Lupoi as his DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16thBBall Fan Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 It seems like Alabama has a coordinator get hired about every year before the playoffs and is an extra distraction. I guess that happens when you are a top tier program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMustangFan Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 I think it's a very good hire. Pruitt has been deserving of a HC job for a while IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleluck55 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 UGA hired Smart, wasn't that his first head coaching job? 3 of the 4 playoff coaches were hired as first time head coaches at their schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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