Real Problem . . . .Richt Out Coached

Bet this . . . .

Jeremy Pruitt will not waste any time getting the Vols house in order. Phat Phil is the knight in shining armour at the moment, that will soon become history. Pruitt had a face off with Richt and McGarity about the new practice facility, Richt was silent and McGarity pouted. Comes down to accomplishing the job. Looking closely now at what has occurred in Athens, particularly football, silence has become "golden". The Goose that is laying the "Golden Eggs" is Kirby Smart and his group of coaches. Quite frankly, the "money makers". That alone will keep McGarity and Mahogany Row on the sideline. Interesting to me looking back a short period of time and now reflecting on just how far our program has progressed.

Another comment that Sam Pittman made in the video when speaking about incoming players left little doubt that Spring and Fall of 2018 in Athens is going to again raise the level of football to be played on Saturdays. Many of us have been around Georgia Football for a long time, dare say this . . . . Never witnessed anything that compares to what is happening now.

Some head coaches are meant to be just that . . . . Head Coaches. Some lead, others follow, some never totally change their "spots".

I don’t see jp working out as the head coach in Knoxville. They should have gone with Mel. Going to be interesting to watch.

Hey, happy New Years to all the members of dawgs.com!

Going to put a Boston butt on smoker late this evening for all night cooking. Got a bottle of TOPO bourbon for sipping. Not usually a whiskey drinker, but it’s going to be awfully cold out.

I’ll be rooting for you guys tomorrow. Wearing my new uga hat.

Having lived in Chattanooga for 26 years I have some understanding of the pumpkin people

Remember....when Johnny Majors came home from Pitt....to bring back the Orange..

Phat Phil and the Dirty Dozen from the Knoxville Row.... moved Johnny out the door..

Enter Pha Phil. Tee Martin got them a Natty then hard times started to fall once again on Knox Vegas..

Phat hit door and the carousel of AD’s and HC’s. Started.....

First time Phat says no or questions CJP.... game over for CJP’s time at UT..

Not a question of ..if. But... when..... remember what our man Fran had to say about CJP

Must have been ... CNS’s ..... little talk about choosing your advancement route...didn’t work with CJP..

Go Dawgs

If I were a ut grad, I would want someone like Phat Phil watching over jp. I just don’t have good vibes about him. Could see him embarrassing the university a lot worse than a bad football record.

Like I said going to be interesting to watch. Slim possibility I’m wrong and he works out great.


Edit....I understand that to much of fan bases, there ain’t nothing more embarrassing than a crummy season.

Happy New Year to you too Scoob.

I've got two different bourbons here to sip on this evening, as it's colder than a snowman's nose here tonight. -10 is the forecast in the Queen City. Brrrr...

Regarding JP as a coach - I disagree. There'll be no shortage of talent he recruits to Knoxville because he's every bit as good a recruiter as Smart, Saban, Richt, Muschamp, etc. The man knows how to recruit. That in and of itself lends the situation well to him succeeding in it. He tapped Tyson Helton as his OC and Will Friend as his OL coach. He comes from winning systems at FSU, Alabama, Georgia. He knows winning and he knows defense.

I think the variable that will have to be solved with the new coaches in the East (Pruitt and Mullen) is can they close the gap with Georgia. Make no mistake - they're going to be measured against Georgia's success, just like every HC in the SEC has been measured against Saban's success - except now there's another Dawg in the mix. Now Alabama and Georgia are the co-headliners in the West and East. Whether Pruitt is a good enough coach to close that gap is the real variable that only time will tell as to how successful he'll be.

Take this to the bank - even without JP's recruits this coming year, the product he'll put on the field is going to be light years better than what brick-by-brick Butch Jones put on the field. I think he'll have them playing ball in short order.

SouthernDawg posted . . . .

Take this to the bank - even without JP's recruits this coming year, the product he'll put on the field is going to be light years better than what brick-by-brick Butch Jones put on the field. I think he'll have them playing ball in short order.

Pruitt understands what is facing him in Knoxville. As laid out by SouthernDawg, this is a 180 degree move at the top. Some of the first words out of Pruitt's mouth when he signed on with Georgia . . . . My door is always open to the players. He also slammed the door shut in Richt and McGarity's face. Jeremy Pruitt is a stand up guy/coach. Comes from a football background that is just that . . . . football background.

Repeating what SD said above . . . . Pruitt can recruit with the best, has done so at Alabama, FSU and Georgia. Not sure how much talent resides in Knoxville before Pruitt, do know that will change now that Pruitt is there. Would be hard for anyone to change my mind concerning Jeremy Pruitt and his time in Athens, the value of same.Had Kirby Smart not had one foot in the door in Columbia, South Carolina, Gamecocks would be reaping some of the benefits that we now enjoy. Not a doubt in my mind about that statement. Like it or not, these head coaches in the East learned a lot from Nick Saban. Saban has the type personality that "demands" rather than "requests".

Stop with this . . . . Jeremy Pruitt will not be pushed around by the Athletic Director. Vols need someone that understands football, my opinion they have the right man. Look forward to the competition, and that will happen. SEC has needed some change and that is happening now, especially the East.