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Damn

 

I like Terry Fair. But you can’t strike out on your targets and expect to keep your job. Pruitt treats recruiting as a litmus test. You can pass and keep your job, or look for other jobs.

 

Who did he miss on?

 

CP has been doing so many things right and Tennessee hasn't been know for getting a lot of things right lately so

 

That’s my thoughts, exactly.

It’s been so long since “didn’t get the job done” was grounds for immediate dismissal.

Refreshing, tbh.

 

Just wanting to point out that all the coaches seem to have their name and position on the orange background. Niedermeyer just has Tennessee.

Not about the name on the back. All about the name on the front.

 

Bray and Chaney together again

 

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Well supposedly he had Russell locked up early, said he would be a good one, and couldn’t get it OKed. Not sure who else he was recruiting.

I’ve talked to Terry a time or two. Nice guy, but doesn’t seem like the type that would excel at recruiting high schoolers.

 

Too nice in some ways and not really into 18 hour days. Cbs looked good and had a good db haul though, so kinda weird

 

Hilarious to look back now at some of the guys Dooley had on his original staff and recall there were a lot of people thinking he’d win big after we downgraded to Sunseri, Coiner, etc.

 

Is Jay Graham next?

 

I would be surprised if he works under Pruitt

 

That's the Saban approach which I like. I think I remember hearing a story about Saban asking one of his assistants to get out of a car on the way to a recruiting visit because the assistant couldn't remember the Grandma's name or something like that. It's all about getting your targets.

 

He's a great coach but not much of a salesman. We need both right now.

 

If he coached any other position, he's probably fine. Pruitt is also a great DB coach, however and he's looking for a recruiter at that spot.

Ansley is good at both

 

Agreed. I like Fair as a coach but Pruitt knows what he wants there more than anyone and I trust him on that 100%

 

I don’t know. We’re the Vols so I have to now assume Terry will win 14 national championships as head coach of Florida until proven otherwise.

 

I actually thought we had a chance to win big after seeing Dooley’s original staff. The Hiestand->Pittman switch was obviously a good one, but as soon as we replaced Wilcox with a first-time DC I figured it was all over

 

If he would have recruited better his staff with Wilcox could have been pretty damn good. He was too arrogant to recruit.