UT hires Jeremy Pruitt; Vol fans claim it's the Hire of the Century

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Lot of smoke right now about Kevin Steele to UT....him and Phatty Phil are buddies. The fans HATE this idea. BADLY. They will riot again if it happens.

Please please please hire Kevin Steele.
 

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Steele went 1-31 in conference play as a head coach at Baylor....they don't like that very much. :lol:
 

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Steele went 1-31 in conference play as a head coach at Baylor....they don't like that very much. :lol:
What?!? You can't hire a guy who went 1-31 in conference. That's like a hiring a guy to curb-stomp Bama who is 0-9 vs. Saban and 3-7 vs. LSU... oh, wait.... never mind.
 

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Lot of smoke right now about Kevin Steele to UT....him and Phatty Phil are buddies. The fans HATE this idea. BADLY. They will riot again if it happens.

Please please please hire Kevin Steele.

Breaking news - Tennessee is changing their nickname from Volunteers to Rioters and they also have a new mascot.

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Ok so I didn’t look at the first fifty-eleven coaches that Elevenesee was talking to about hiring only the latest. This is gem! Here are their records as a HC. Now almost half of them have zero HC experience, I think that’s even better, and only two of them have a better than .500 record.

Chad Morris- 14-22
Kevin Steele- 9-36
Jeff Brohm- 36-16
Chris Petersen- 157-129
Mel Tucker- 2-3
Tee Martin- 0-0
John Chavis- 0-0
Brent Venables- 0-0
For a grand total of 218-206
72% of the wins and 63% of the losses attributed to Petersen


Wait, Chris Petersen of UW/Boise? First, there's no way he's going to UT, but his record is not 157-129, it's 129–28. FWIW I think Jeff Brohm and Chad Morris are pretty legit up and coming coaches.
 

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@WTNVol: Fellow Vols, I deeply miss the days when we fought over Dan Mullen’s resume #Volstwitter #VolsCoachingSearch
 

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Wait, Chris Petersen of UW/Boise? First, there's no way he's going to UT, but his record is not 157-129, it's 129–28. FWIW I think Jeff Brohm and Chad Morris are pretty legit up and coming coaches.

That’s his total coaching record according to BSPN. I agree that it’s highly doubtful that he goes; I was just looking at who the fans said were coming.
 

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That’s his total coaching record according to BSPN. I agree that it’s highly doubtful that he goes; I was just looking at who the fans said were coming.

I dont know where ESPN is getting that. He was 92-12 at Boise St and he is currently 37-16 at Washington.

Also.... and I didnt know this... but according to wiki:
Following a Pac-12 championship and College Football Playoff appearance in 2016, Petersen's contract was extended through 2023 with an average salary of $4.875 million per year. This new contract makes Petersen the highest paid coach in the Pac-12.
 

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Now they are saying it's going to be Jeremy Pruitt.
There were rumors at the time he left FSU that he may have been involved with another woman in the athletic department. There was widely reported friction at UGA with not only the HC but also the administration. I remember some Georgia insiders at the time indicating he was involved the wife of another coach and there was some kind of a physical altercation. There have been allegations at Alabama that he has tried to set high school students up to have their grades manipulated to maintain eligibility. Sounds like HC material to me.

Grade manipulation:
http://usatodayhss.com/2012/coach-says-alabama-assistant-pushed-recruit-to-transfer

Friction at UGA:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...5/georgia-football-coach-mark-richt/75214044/

FSU behavior radio audio:
https://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/3869613/Rick_Ballou_on_Jeremy_Pruitt-1389829146.mp3
 

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