Tennessee Fires Jeremy Pruitt - Rapid Reaction (Late Kick Cut)

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[@brianw5336]

What did Pruitt's do

[@derekr1394]

Tennessee needs to hire Ogle, Elrod & Baril lawfirm so they can "turn that wreck, into a check!"

[@joshg1529]

This is incredible 😂😂

[@rzrsedge33]

Best comment ever

[@TerryGlass274]

I hate to say it but I think its a little ironic that this all happened under Fulmer's watch after he's the one that turned Bama in with the whole Albert Means scandal that put Bama in the cellar for about a decade or so.

[@butchmcgeeair4106]

May be but Alabama has been in the Penthouse for the last decade

[@thomasdaniels6824]

@@butchmcgeeair4106 Nice analogy

[@bigwillie1180]

Ray Charles could’ve seen this coming.

[@wingstop7021]

go vols

[@scaryharryflanagan70]

@@wingstop7021 Is it true you saw things coming, Ray?

[@JulianRodriguez-sn6nr]

As a Vols fan can't say I didn't see this coming. Boy what a way to start the week lol.

[@elidames6889]

As an Arkansas fan who is still feeling the Chad Morris era, I feel ya man.

[@mma1371]

As a USC fan, I envy you

[@mma1371]

Btw Clay Helton is always available

[@ljgaming639]

You all are going to have the Barry Alvarez problem with Fulmer.

[@jasonjekyll8576]

@@elidames6889 lol for real

[@jacobhammock3355]

Tennessee gives me the impression that they have no idea what they are doing.

[@rogerjones2121]

Amen

[@milly623]

They keep firing coaches too soon. This isn't the NFL where you can get a high draft pick if you sucked the previous year. You have to recruit and if you keep firing coaches then the program will forever be in the dumpster. As crazy as it sounds you almost need to leave a coach there for at least 5 years until they have gotten to a point where they are a mediocre team so that you can get decent enough talent to bring in a new coach that can work with something.

[@editorrbr2107]

That’s not an impression; that is who they have been for at least a decade

[@texasforever7887]

You went to Vanderbilt didn't you

[@gtbowhunter9086]

@@milly623 You are correct.

[@DymaxionDon]

How many coaches must Tennessee hire and fire before they realize the problem is not the coach?

[@doc8013]

Well I mean I would tend to agree with you, except in this particular situation you have a coach who cheated and also enabled his other coaches to cheat too.

[@daygon128]

Well said. It's a culture problem there.

[@Mattman-pe2ki]

Thats what I have been screaming

[@genocidereaper1]

@@doc8013 You mean the first coach Fat Phil goes out and gets, he leads down the same path he took? Except instead of Pruitt ending up being a secret witness for the NCAA he gets to play scapegoat for Fat Ass. Pruitt should have never left T Town, Fulmer only wanted him to try and hurt the Dyansty, because Pruitt was the best DC Saban had, he was much better against the spread and mobile QBs when it came to calls on the field.

[@jeffkleminsky5877]

@@genocidereaper1Fulmer has been bad karma for Tennessee for a long time.

[@fishdave40]

Isn't Tennessee just a team that yells "SEC" when Alabama wins the championship?

[@awesomeshepherd3813]

I don't believe I have heard that you must have them confused

[@rwtindall]

Or LSU or Auburn or Florduh... I guess it beats yelling "big10, big10, big10..." lol

[@volsfan1261]

Jesus Christ no. If any of our fans are caught doing that we roast them like no other

[@PallahDaOracle]

No we do not celebrate things that involve Bammer.

[@Squatch34]

Hell no tennessee fans hate bama

[@TheArkDoc]

Tennessee is a program that makes me feel good about being an Arkansas fan.

[@SnakeHiggins]

As soon as I heard the news this morning I was waiting to hear Josh's take on it. This is just a mess no matter how you slice it. I'm not even sure Peyton Manning coming in as Athletic Director or Coach could save this program.

[@scottjackson163]

We don’t know yet how dark the hour actually is for Tennessee. We won’t know that until the NCAA sanctions are announced. Getting rid of Pruitt and Fulmer was, in my opinion, the minimum necessary to reboot the program.

[@chasejackson7248]

Tennessee is canceled, haven't been the same since the late 90s cast.

[@milly623]

Karma is hitting Tennessee hard. Fulmer told on Alabama for violations that TN and every other college does. He did this in 1999 and ruined a young players career because of it. Also it ruined Alabama football from 1999-2007.

[@edwardfarough2180]

Y'all are two rock skips away from the death penalty and you're saying hugh freeze. Now i think i understand

[@psclhys]

Tennessee's football program is comatose as it is. Is it better to go 3-7 or just sit out the season? I am a Tennessee fan and always will be. Obviously, the Neyland, Dickey, Majors, (and Fulmer) years are gone. Will they come back? I don't know. Fall Saturdays are just not the same and I'm beginning to think they never will be in my lifetime. SMU recovered from the Death Penalty. Maybe that's what it will take to turn it all around. I don't even pretend to have an answer.

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

@@psclhys yep at this point, I'm cool with sitting a year out and just rebuilding from the top down. I'm as diehard Vol fan as they come (spent 6 years there for a 4-year degree) but I think we need to accept that we aren't just a hire away from success. We needed a full gutting of that cancer that was Vols football, starting with Fulmer. I'd say the next 10 years will be abysmal, then we should be able to right some wrongs. Whether that happens or not is yet to be seen.

[@timothyjones1906]

Just shut the program down. Save a ton of money.

[@LonghornsLegend]

I was thinking this may start a chain reaction of DC hires between Texas and Bama but I didn't know the allegations were so serious. I don't think Saban can take a chance on Pruitt for anything more than an analyst.

[@tonyjones2994]

Pruitt doesn't need to be anywhere around Alabama for a few years lol

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Jeremy’s burnt right now. He couldn’t get a job at McDonald’s. Never should’ve taken that job. I know Saban tried to talk him down about it. Phat Phil just blew more wind and Jeremy bit. Had no idea what he was doing but he did it anyway. Mmmm. Paying the piper now.

[@kmsharley75]

Tennessee is the laughing stock of the SEC

[@janrodriguez3214]

Nah I think Vanderbilt has that title cause at least Tennessee can win some games

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@janrodriguez3214 Vandy’s not high enough up to be the laughingstock. They’re just kind of - there-ish.

[@janrodriguez3214]

@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 lol they’re just lucky to be in the sec

[@edhendrix7327]

@@janrodriguez3214 Vandy would be mid tier in the ACC, where they should be.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@janrodriguez3214 And when you get a girl to try to draw attention away from the been-miserably-failing, clothes horse HC, that actually takes you down a little more. Even if she is forevermore in the stat logs and record books for a point or two and a squibbie.

[@okrajoe]

Prepare for lawsuits over the buyout....

[@fishdave40]

Greg Schiano not looking so bad now. Who was that tool that had the campaign against GS.

[@violenceteacher6669]

Clay Travis, a pathetic excuse for a “journalist”.

[@jerzeydolphins]

@@violenceteacher6669 WAIT A DAM SECOND, YOU MEAN OUTKICKS CLAY ??? SOB THAT SOB WAS THE ONE , THEY DONE GREG REALLY DIRTY,

[@davebeard4987]

Fulmers getting his reach around!!!!!

[@garysmith8098]

Fulmar is the problem

[@gobigorange]

@@garysmith8098 Amen to that

[@bluelivesmatter719]

@@garysmith8098 Had no more business being AD than Pruitt did as HC. Fulmer is a POS

[@JSchaffer214]

Everyone knew Tennessee would fire him after 3 years with or without sanctions. Pruitt was a first time head coach and required time and patience. Tennessee has neither of those things. They're a damn joke!

[@troyleenewgent9013]

Yeah have time for 3-7 seasons with no improvement and visually watching a team constantly regress seriously? Im sorry but do you think any team would be happy with Pruitt any team. Can you name 1 fan base or university that would trade their coach for pruitt? I can not name 1

[@keegangossett2896]

@@troyleenewgent9013 what Vol fans fail to realize is the fact that sometimes things have to get way worse before they get better. At this rate, we could get Nick Saban and he would be out of a job in 3 years because he couldn’t get a dumpster fire program past 7-6 in year 3. Our fans are too impatient and have to much say in the football program. As much if I die hard fan of the Vols I am, I can’t stand our insanely toxic fan base.

[@joshuawhite7515]

No. Pruitt was a damn joke. With all the talent he had on his roster...he couldn't beat teams he should have steam rolled.

[@joshuawhite7515]

@@keegangossett2896 nick saban entered a broken Alabama team and had them playing in the NC game his 2nd year...so don't give us that BS talk anymore. We're sick of it. Pruitt was getting beat this year by a team with a first year head coach and a hell of alot less talent on their roster than Tennessee had..and teams he just should have beaten easily

[@keegangossett2896]

@@joshuawhite7515 Nick Saban inherited a battered, not broken Alabama team and was able to turn it into a winning championship contending team in 2 years. Pruitt inherited a FUBAR team and it didn’t get much better because of lack of depth and development time for talented players 50+ of which still have yet to have meaningful spring practice time, and it remains in a similar state now. At this point the fans are too impatient and have far too much power in this program of the coach selecting process and look where it’s landed us. Until the higher ups in the program grow some balls and not cave to the toxic fanbase’s demands, make a smart hire and give him a reasonable time frame to turn the UT dumpster fire around, nothing will change.

[@kckc6588]

Tennessee just murdered its own program! They could’ve just fired Pruitt for losing, paid him his buyout and hired Hugh Freeze. Took the few months of bad PR and waited for the wins to erase all the negativity and Tennessee would’ve been back. Now, they’ve eliminated any possibility of hiring Freeze or any other good coach. The program is dead and looking at a 20 year losing streak to Alabama.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

It’s official: Tennessee is Chernobyl.

[@valeriegriner5644]

Great analogy!

[@originaljoker]

Tennessee just can't get out of their own way. This is why people perceive this as a C level job.

[@SheepEatingDuck]

Tennessee will never not be a top10 job in football. The resources and money can make it happen. There's too many at the top fighting over which direction to go when hiring a new coach.

[@doc8013]

@@SheepEatingDuck well, they're outside that top 10 right now. They're still in the top 20 but they have some ground to make up to get back in the 10.

[@SheepEatingDuck]

@@doc8013 Tennessee is a top10 job. Anybody in coaching would love to take a job like Tennessee. The problem is Tennessee has too many people at the top fighting over which decision to make.

[@stancurry6265]

SheepEatingDuck they’re not a top ten job right now, they could/ should be one, but not currently. If they miss on the next hire they may become Nebraska. The only reason nevrkasa got frost (a top hire) was his personal connection to them

[@originaljoker]

@@stancurry6265 did i hit a nerve? Tennessee has never been a top tier job and never will be. So quit your crying!

[@darthnatas953]

Tennessee had pretty much run out of options when they hired Pruitt. He was about their 14th choice, but no one else you've ever heard of would take the job.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Greg Schiano was going to. They took a ginormous crap on his head. He’d have done as well, maybe better. It would’ve been better; Jeremy wouldn’t be in this mess. Saban tried to tell him.

[@finsandforest6158]

Bama’s Super duper highly incognito plan to get revenge on UT for Fulmer turning on Bama years ago... Sabam - “Jermey you’re going up to Knoxville and taking one for the Home Team. Your going to take that ship down but don’t worry son I got your back. When your done I’ll bring ya back home. aight!”

[@thetruth6379]

I thought we was down already b4 he got here lol

[@butchmcgeeair4106]

Oh you want fries with that?

[@unclegene5372]

Who does Tennessee get after this? I’m an Auburn alumnus from back in the day and Tennessee was a consistent powerhouse. For what UT has tradition stadium etc etc they should be in the top ten every year. I am amazed. Kevin Steele??? Kevin Steele???

[@leng1212]

Steele

[@kevinballard6144]

Steele is just interm head coach. Fulmer wanted him to come in and somewhat stabilize program. Vols need AD first and then get a coach. Jeff Fisher and Doug Marrone both said they want the job. Also looking at Tom Herman and Jamey Chadwell.

[@unclegene5372]

Oh boy. Maybe he’s just there for a few years to get them through whatever ncaa crap happens. Then somebody can come in and rebuild. I cannot believe what has happened to UT football and I mean that respectfully and sincerely.

[@gwhite7136]

Don't think Kevin will be the man. The fan base won't allow it. When he was a head coach he was 9-36 in his stent and that was decades ago. Also, he knows very little of building an offensive or a QB. Any new coach must come from a record proven and to be of an offensive mindset. Remember, they will want to give the fans hope here after all this nonsense.

[@unclegene5372]

Word at Auburn was he was going to be hired after Malzahn was fired and the fan base went crazy. I do not think Steele would be an improvement for the Vols. Crazy times for UT. First step get an AS with a spotless ncaa reputation to alleviate as much damage as possible then scour the globe for the best coach you can get. The SEC as a conference needs UT to be strong again.

[@FunkyMonk4Life]

Considering the fact that Fulmer was the secret witness in the Bama sanctions, this is karmic justice at its finest. Quite frankly, I hope it hurts.

[@jacobbcox1985]

No we are and should start using the near $50 million our program makes more with a shit records. Hire The best Football Coach on earth. With 6 Superbowls Bill Belichick and offer him a contract he can't say no to. Give him funding for a staff payed more than the next 2 staffs combined. Hire Rich Froning and Bryan Shaw 4 time CrossFit Champ and 4 time Worlds Strongest Man Champ. Build the God Program stop with half measures give the kids the best staff Strength and Conditioning and stop being cheap.

[@jeffkleminsky5877]

Tennessee has a chance since Fulmer is gone but how long will all that bad karma linger.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@jeffkleminsky5877 Too long.

[@danielmoore411]

Tennessee is an organizational problem. It’s honestly hard to judge Pruitt because he wasn’t allowed to do what he wanted. Getting rid of Fulmer was key. Tennessee needs a real AD, not some figurehead football coach in the spot. From there, you need to give a coach 4 years to just provide stability. Consistently get back to 6-9 wins a year, and then stack talent on top of it. Tennessee needs to cut ties with Jimmy Haslam and the 90’s Fulmer crew. Keep that bunch out of the day to day operations of the program. Do that, and the program will get better.

[@gobigorange]

Phil Fulmer wasn’t capable of hiring a successful football coach an Jeremy Pruitt is not capable of being a head coach at any level. Pruitt couldn’t lead a team to a urinal.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Fulmer had ulterior motives.

[@tonyjoe1753]

And Donde may just be a Dummy

[@philiphinson2459]

@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 Such as?

[@bradwalters7511]

I think Derek Dooley's available.

[@josephcarter824]

Oh damn, that made my day. Lol only if he brings the checkered pants back.

[@tomblount5635]

This is basically a knock out punch for UT. The entire Athletic Department needs to be cleared out and start all over again. Drop all the BS about Pruitt. It was your bad judgment that got you here. Clean house. Then go get builder's that can rebuild the program. Drop the bogus charges against Pruitt. The stench you try and dig up will destroy the program for a long time.

[@reginaldhall6871]

Tennessee & the rest of the SEC need to realize that there's only 1 Nick Saban & he's remaining in Tuscaloosa

[@chasejackson7248]

Yeah, no one cares.

[@mr.hardtruth6475]

What goes up , must come down . Everything ends. Know what I'm saying ?

[@jayem846]

Fantastic, so now no need to find a head coach. Hey y'all call all the other SEC schools and let em know that since Nick Saban is at Bama no one is required to have a head coach.

[@richardoneal1055]

I seriously doubt he's as guilty as the administration says. I call BS on UT.

[@cheridabolland1851]

Exactly he was the fall guy.

[@mmiller2482]

"How you like me now, Clay?" Greg Schiano

[@anondescriptobserver6774]

You couldn't make Clay's face red with a blowtorch.

[@cameronclark3927]

Imagine cheating just to go 6-6 😂😂😂😂

[@SheepEatingDuck]

Imagine being a Michigan fan and think anyone cares about boring Michigan football in a frozen tundra..

[@kylechrestman6955]

Good job Cameron. Imagine trying to make a joke that we suck and can’t get your facts straight. For your future slights, we were 3-7 after cheating!!!

[@dukeisgrimnur7605]

Michigan is awful lol. They have 1 NC in over 70 years

[@cameronclark3927]

@@kylechrestman6955 I was giving the benefit of the doubt

[@cameronclark3927]

@@SheepEatingDuck settle down buddy. Ur program is in for a ride. Major violations it’s alright I know your still salty about Woodson winning the heisman over Manning. Crying is okay ! Not good to hold it in !

[@joshbrobud8358]

Phat Phil and Tennessee finally got what they deserved. 1) He squealed on Bama to save his own program from sanctions 2) He complained Florida pipped in noise during possessions 3) And don't even get me started on the Jamie Naughright scandal

[@bluelivesmatter719]

Fulmer is one of the biggest phonies in all of college football. And a pretty terrible coach

[@zacfincher4020]

Kevin Steele managed to get 2 SEC head coaches fired in 2 months.

[@joelcoley2606]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dbatchison]

Tennessee is just the SECs Nebraska now

[@roo2127]

I disagree. Nebraska- Multi title winner/contender fro decades. Tennessee- Perinial Bridesmaid for decades. Yes both are on tough times but Tennesse has never won at the rate Nebrakska did when each program was at its peak. If I am not mistaken Nebraska decimated UT in 2 bowl games that decided a national title. I Agree both are terrible currently.

[@buyerbewar]

So there's no consequence of NCAA violations which is good... TN wasn't/isn't going to a bowl game anytime soon & as for recruiting... they don't have a coach so if they send our Steele or his people, top recruits will ignore them because he's just a 'temp' guy. So, TN's main goal for the next 3 years will be to try and keep from being kicked out of the SEC before Vandy.

[@jeremiegranger7285]

I think in the next 3 years, Vanderbilt and Tennessee might as well just join the independent teams.

[@Anonymous-lt8lb]

Looking from the outside in, does this come as any surprise??? Let's review the past several years... After firing Butch Jones, UT hires a coach (Schiano) that was not favored by the alumni and the AD listens to folks who know little about football and subsequently let him go. The AD then later resigns. UT hires a former coach who's was fired over a decade ago and hires him AD. The AD's hire for HC was Jeremy Pruitt, a coach with a history of volatility and struggles his first 2 seasons. Then, out of the blue, UT's recruiting takes an abrupt upward curve where just months ago, people were praising the recruiting results. Today - UT fires Pruitt for violations that land the program in deep trouble. Is there another program in the NCAA that is more of a dumpster fire than that one in Knoxville?? FSU comes close with their fall from grace, but I'm not sure I would even make that comparison.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Wasn’t that AD “let go” before he was wheels down back in Tennessee after they told him (over the phone) “NO!” about GS? Just thinking about the timeline and who was what/where/or not.

[@reginaldhall6871]

The Vols & LSU both have a history of running off good coaches so nobody wants to go there. Johnny Majors was the best the Vols have had & they ran him off mid season during a health issue. LSU ran off Charlie McClendan only because he couldn't beat Bama

[@keithconnell8460]

I'm with you Josh, and I don't think a major program like Tennessee SHOULD have to make that hire, but they DID make that hire. No one else wanted it. Well, maybe Kevin Steele, but...

[@bretrudeseal4314]

If the NCAA actually brings the hammer down then I will take back what I am going to say. I believe this is a pathetic attempt to avoid paying the coaches the money they are owed. UT knows these coaches can't get a fair trial in Knox County Tennessee on a breach of K action and so they smearing Pruitt and the others to avoid paying the money. No three year probation, no 21 lost scholarships, then this has been a scam. I look forward to being proven wrong.

[@daygon128]

Good point. UT football is dead. Their administration is even worse than Auburn, and that's saying A LOT. Pruitt is not fit to be a program savior, and was actually a downgrade from Butch Jones. I feel like Harsin will be that way at Auburn. The only person that could save it at this point is Hugh Freeze, but they would be hiring someone with a shady history of the same problems, and it would take more than 3 years to rebuild the program.

[@Squatch34]

You were wrong

[@robbieray9164]

Tennessee coaching searches are always fun to watxh

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

I’d just like to see the flight plan for that G280. This way, that way, midair turns, bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Po’ ol’ Jermy. Rent that UHaul.

[@bluelivesmatter719]

The last one was wildly entertaining

[@Handlethecurvessmoothly]

Darkest days? We can’t play well or even cheat well lol,, HUGH FREEZE! Bring us someone with the mental acuity to be a head coach

[@leng1212]

ANOTHER cheater?????? Really???

[@davidlj53]

Why would Freeze walk into this mess?

[@topmech71]

@@davidlj53 Tennessee is not going the route of Hugh Freeze considering his history and what has happened at UT lately. People need to forget that Freeze thing....Tennessee football will be OK, without Hugh Freeze.

[@gavinstutler2469]

At least FREEZE wins when he cheats.

[@keegangossett2896]

Freeze is a bad move PERIOD . Last time he was “successful” in the SEC was because he 100% cheated to get there.

[@adamconklin9083]

The game he wore the gaiter around everything but his face......wow I gave him the benefit of the doubt until then.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@Felona Cruise That’s what I called him, “babushka.” And the eyebrow thing.

[@tonyjoe1753]

Unv of Tennessee has created a new standard of excellence for the coaching dumpster fire.

[@killersaxsolo]

I’m going to go ahead and bet both my kidneys now to say that Kevin Steele will be the head coach in 2022

[@silentchaos4427]

I believe your right but it will be the wrong hire

[@killersaxsolo]

@@silentchaos4427 Definitely the wrong hire. But that’s what Tennessee does.

[@anondescriptobserver6774]

Steele was the worst coach from the 12-team Big 12 era. He left a smoldering crater at Baylor. He only won one conference game in four seasons there. I can only hope the Vols take the interim tag off.

[@robbieray9164]

That would be hilarious

[@kasaloub.bennett9878]

Well what will you do without your kidneys now?

[@billycain9890]

Been a Tennessee Vols fan since 1981 there's been some great times having Peyton Manning winning a few SEC championships winning a national championship but in the last 10 to 15 years it's been hard to be a Tennessee fan I'm starting to really doubt if we'll ever be a Powerhouse again wish I could brag and gloat about Tennessee like Bama fans do like Georgia fans do black LSU does or Clemson does these are dark times and I don't know if we'll ever get out of it but if we ever do we're going to have to find the exact right coach and get top 5 recruiting classes

[@davidcole2337]

Was Hoping he could come back to Alabama as Defensive Coordinator. But level 1 and level 2 rules break that might keep that from happening..

[@joshsimpson8646]

But he can probably be a defensive "analyst" at Bama, I hope he does!

[@gwhite7136]

We don't know that for sure. We are going on an "accusation" here, by TN's chancellor and no one has admitted guilt as far as we know. We haven't heard Pruitt's side of things and once he lawyers up, we just might.

[@denalowry8710]

Pruitt is a hot potato . No way Bama would hire him again

[@aeroslayer7676]

@@denalowry8710 Saban tends to have a soft heart for failed coaches plus Pruitt was a very good DC so you never know

[@josephcarter824]

@@joshsimpson8646 we dont need Jeremy back, he may have to move in with his lawyer, with the amount of time they're going to be together. Hot potato. Roll Tide

[@editorrbr2107]

Stabbed in the back and Secret Witness’d by his own cheap, unqualified AD. *No one coulda’ seen that coming. It is so out of character for Phil Fulmer.*

[@bluelivesmatter719]

Amen

[@meglok4081]

3 things, assuming NCAA brings the hammer down no established coach will touch the job. They will be lucky to have Steele as a caretaker coach. 2, all of Tennessee's issues land in Fulmer's ample lap. Be very glad he is leaving. And 3, Unless Pruitt eats an immediate show cause from the NCAA, he will be heading to the Saban Rehabilitation Clinic as their DC in 2021.

[@stevensmart9050]

Saban won’t touch him if these allegations are true

[@reginaldhall6871]

No one was gonna remain the head coach with Fulmer still wanting the job for himself

[@joshuawhite7515]

Shut up with that BS. You sound stupid. Fulmer didn't want to the the damn HC. He didn't have the drive to be the HC anymore. I can't believe there's still people trying to say that.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@joshuawhite7515 Fulmer’s been a problem and some of you just refuse to see what’s in front of your face.

[@kidzbop38isstraightfire92]

This program needed a gutting. Sometimes you have to amputate to remove the rot. Just accept 10-years of bad football and then let's get the ship righted. Hell, Saban will beat us regardless, so we might as well suck while he's there.

[@topmech71]

He knew about Niedermeyer and didn't say anything, some others as well, Shelton Felton too.

[@stephenstarling]

Pruitt needs a keeper He come to Florida as dc Except Mullen needs a keeper too

[@KPX-nl4nt]

Nick Saban made a remark about a year ago saying that he didn’t approve of Pruitt’s recruiting tactics at Tennessee. He didn’t elaborate on which tactics were being used but I figured it must have been serious considering Saban never throws shade at another head coach. Racks and racks of Big Macs with fat stacks. That’s a new one.

[@jessewhite3177]

Wow i wonder what exactly the violations are, at least there’s no buy out

[@topmech71]

Some bad one's they say, Level 1 doesn't get higher than that. I knew that Neidermeyer was bad news when they hired him.

[@jessewhite3177]

@@topmech71 well then maybe Pruitt can also become a defensive analysis at Georgia

[@enclave9614]

@@jessewhite3177 Hell no, dude was getting into fights with everybody while in Athens.

[@roberttolbert3535]

Jesse White - Not so Fast. Agents and attorneys don’t quietly walk away from $16 million. They will drag the Chancellor, the BOT, and Phil Fulmer through the legal mud to paint them as complicit players. This is going to get UGLY and the house cleaning is FAR from over.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@roberttolbert3535 Oh boy are you ever right. The door barely got a crack when the knob turned; wait til it swings open.

[@tylerlacy1982]

We sold our soul for a good men’s basketball coach. Don’t see how we pull ourselves out of this.

[@jamesarp3382]

Texas should not have fired Barnes, maybe you can get Tom Herman for football, he did actually improve the football program.

[@FightingMexican]

As a Gator fan living in Big Orange country, I really hate to see Pruitt go... that being said, I hope UT finally gets it right with the next coaching hire. The East and the SEC as a whole is much better off when Tennessee is competing with Florida and Georgia.

[@kckc6588]

To put in perspective how bad UT football is..... Mike Dubose won an SEC title at Alabama more recently than UT has won a conference title.

[@stevensmart9050]

That’s bad

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

That is bad.

[@daygon128]

It worked for Georgia? Lol Kirby has a worse record than Mark Richt at the same point of his tenure.

[@davidv8285]

@Bigfriendly15 Georgia will likely never win the natty with Kirby at the helm. I guarantee you Florida under Mullen, TAMU under Jimbo, and Ole Miss under Kiffin have a higher chance to at one point create a national championship winning magical year team than Kirby will ever have. Kirby is just a bad game day coach and a mediocre developer of players there is no other way to put it.

[@stevensmart9050]

@@davidv8285 well put!

[@daygon128]

@@davidv8285 I agree he is a great recruiter and amazing DC but when I see him on the sideline I don't see a coach. Especially with him jumping up and down like a school girl when they score or get a turnover. I will agree with Bigfriendly15 on one thing: In 2017, if Bama doesn't get the second chance in the playoff, Kirby would have a ring. They did everything to win that season all the way until overtime in the title game, and lost it all to a freshman throwing to another freshman eventual Heisman winner. Insane if you think about it. Saban is the mountain.

[@redatlanta3100]

David V UGA was in OT of a natty lol. Try harder , he’s 3-1 against MuLLLen

[@redatlanta3100]

Corey S. Vaughn Smart has the fourth highest winning percentage of any HC since taking over at UGA. He’s one of two active HC’s with a winning record against top 10 opponents. Seems like you’re just biased. Can remind me which time Richt made a natty in his 15 year career at UGA? I can’t remember it

[@loupi4bama]

Phat Phil deserves every isht sammich he gets.

[@chasejackson7248]

And now they aren't even life champions

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Sometimes there just aren’t enough bricks.

[@eddiewilkinson9794]

That Puke Throw up orange, I still hate Tennessee I can't stress that enough.

[@awesomeshepherd3813]

And we hate you two

[@bluelivesmatter719]

They act like victims now and try to make us forget what pricks they were in the 90's/2000's

[@jacobmenchaca1411]

Hey Josh didn't throw out kent state for the random G5 program this time!

[@aaronlovell6026]

Nobody's going to want this job. After the sanctions there's going to be a streamline of players hitting the portal. What coach in his right mind is going to want to take over this train wreck.

[@shchorss]

A coach wanting to prove their legitimacy. Baylor was in an ever worse situation in 2016 and still got Matt Rhule.

[@aaronlovell6026]

@@shchorss your right, although Baylor being in a much weaker league. Your right. Tennessee needs to quit screwing around and go get the right guy. And the right guy is coach Daboll. If Tennessee pays what he's worth, and give him 5 years coach Daboll will have Tennessee in the SEC championship game i promise you.

[@LucidDream]

@@aaronlovell6026 Why Daboll? Pretty random.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Baylor and Tennessee are two different animals. Tennessee is going to be a real hard sell right now, real hard.

[@bluelivesmatter719]

I heard Gruden was seen in Knoxville over the weekend. Hahahaha...

[@joelcoley2606]

You have no idea how satisfying it's been to watch Rocky Flop implode as an Alabama fan.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

🤣😂😂😂🤣😂

[@michaelparsons541]

I’m sure we all saw this coming, but what’s up with the timing? On a side note; I think Morris or Malzahn are still available

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Dream on.

[@michaelparsons541]

@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 hey, it doesn’t really matter to me...as a Hog fan I can truthfully say we’ve owned the Vols.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@michaelparsons541 Me either. As a Bama fan I know Saban bent his ear telling him not to go to Chernobyl.

[@foggygaming8302]

I’m a Vol fan and I got to say the day we fired fulmer in 2007 that’s when we went down hill

[@cheridabolland1851]

Been under a curse since then and I roll tide

[@jackburd4513]

Hire Peyton Manning

[@Kevin_TN]

Josh we remember you saying how you thought JP would be a good hire.

[@WoodHughes]

Keep your eye on Mark Ingram, AD at UAB. 2 year starter at UT, grad degree from UT the same year Peyton graduated, worked assistant AD at UT, Temple, and 6 years AD at UAB. Dealt with a dumpster fire of the canning of the UAB football program and subsequent revival. 10 teams with 1000 Annual Progress. And he can bring Bill Clark along with him who definitely has earned his shot at a major program.

[@lecurymccray5804]

Just Hire me Tennessee...

[@lecurymccray5804]

@@zachhayes9512 I’m taking that paycheck. I can’t be any worst than what the administration has been giving the Tennessee fan base...

[@rickynuchols303]

It is so sad that 12 years after firing Fuller, we are still a last or next to last place team in the SEC. 4- coaches with very little thought put into them being hired caused a disaster. We have been redefined, our goals are not beating Bama, FL, & GA. We are now at a level of our main competition is Vandy, Missouri, and KY. We have finished dead last in the SEC East 2 of the last 3 years. One which was a SEC winless season. So heartbreaking.

[@bluelivesmatter719]

It's actually kinda funny

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

I know it is, and I’m sorry for you. Bama fan here. I understand how this must feel and it’s an SEC embarrassment. But hey, at least you didn’t put a girl out there somewhere like your competition did. She scored though. One point. Or two? I forget. She is in Vandy’s records and stats now. Hmm. Well, maybe you do move below Vandy. But only a rung or two and that’s all, you’ll be a rung above them again in no time. Seriously I am really sorry. You understand that laughter and joking are essential to your survival at this time. Finish wailing first and get that out of your system, then just jump in with both feet. It’s the only thing you can do. You’ve got to be able to stand against all the dish and the only way to do that is to join them. Us. Join us. Mm, I’m sorry.

[@skeeter6750]

What's Rush Propst up to these days

[@petermorgan3744]

Having an affair!!!

[@josephcarter824]

Working 2 jobs, eating bologna....he's got to feed his families.

[@prestonmckinney7599]

As a tennessee family am not surprised and finally

[@nextofskins]

Happened on Butch Jones birthday!! Smh

[@fluffyfeetbmf]

Gus Malzahn come on down🤣🤣🤣

[@thomashardy8587]

Honestly Steele can probably keep them afloat. But it’s gonna be ugly. A lot 2-10/3-9 seasons. Once your off probation if Tenn does not hire Gus Malzahn they are stupid. Top 25 coach and would have them at a level they haven’t been since the 90s.

[@enclave9614]

yeah im sure a 9-37 record coach will make the Vols afloat, lol get real

[@thomashardy8587]

@@enclave9614 I’m saying not die.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@enclave9614 That would almost be a step up now, would it not?

[@enclave9614]

@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 I don't TN have much choice when it comes to coaching hire right now anyway.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@enclave9614 I’d say it’s pretty much dead in the water from that aspect. IMO, anyway.

[@jamesgalbreath6331]

jp...just go back to BAMA and win back to back NATTYS

[@eddiebrown687]

Plowman, Boyd, Fulmer, Pruitt....if they had worried about the schools reputation as much as getting more money and status, this wouldn't have happened.

[@notusedexer]

THIS IS NOT A FREAKING LATE KICK CUT! IT'S A FREAKING LATER KICK EXTRA! WHY CAN'T YOU LABEL SO PEOPLE KNOW?????

[@jeremiegranger7285]

Tennessee might as well just move to the independent teams because this is embarrassing. Imagine the worst power 5 teams going against Tennessee. Kansas vs Tennessee Florida State vs Tennessee Rutgers vs Tennessee Nebraska vs Tennessee This is the worst power 5 teams I've ever seen that this might be the battle of the worst teams.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

And they’re right there next to Vandy where a “power 5” school has the “first female football player in a power 5 football program.” We ALL know there’s no P5 at Vandy. But the girl did put points up. A point. Points? One or two. One, I’m sure. Anyway, got stats that will be right there where Vandy’s stats have been. (Sigh) Well, best o’ luck. You will need luck too. I don’t really know what to say. I mean, there’s really nothing left but jokes because you may as well laugh. It hurts, but what can you do? It’s past insane. I am really so very sorry, it’s hard to watch. Plus I’m close to the state line so yeah, I hear the metal grating and buckling and I see the flames. When the wind blows it kinda makes our our quality worse. I really do hate it though. It’s a sorry state of affairs. My condolences and again, good luck.

[@texasforever7887]

Tennessee makes Auburn and Texas coaching struggles look good. Bless their hearts

[@cpowell6070]

Kevin Steele is a head coach killer. First Gus then Jeremy. Steele got the best deal, a whole buyout for less than 2 months of work. Gotta love it.

[@anotherseoulnative8781]

“This is one of the darkest days...” - you must not follow Tennessee football

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

🤣🤣🤣

[@marcosburgos8491]

Tennessee snitches on themselves to get Pruitt gone and now big brother coming for them. 😂 🗑🔥

[@bullgator9461]

Wasn’t a violation of ethics? You need to update this post. Bags of cash baby

[@ljgaming639]

Josh, Tennessee has a Barry Alvarez problem.

[@tobygilliland7257]

Back to the drawing board! We'll have to wait some more!! Go Vols

[@stevem6856]

Tennessee fans might as well pick another team to rout for.

[@jakej4527]

Wrong, and you should know that as a Saints fan. Tennessee will be great again, eventually. The fans that leave now shouldn't be allowed back when the Vols get in good shape.

[@stevem6856]

@@jakej4527 you'll be waiting forever. First coach that actually manages to wins there will end up taking a better job. In the meantime the SEC is going to keep hammering them. Not to mention the program is losing money and the NCAA is buying up real estate in the Vols asshole now. Don't see what that has to do with the Saints

[@garysmith8098]

@@jakej4527 most will have died by the time Tennessee in good shape again 😂🤣😭😂🤣. Fat Phil is the problem.

[@randyjordan5521]

@@jakej4527 Yeah, it's only been 13 years and 5 coaches. But I'm sure that Tennessee will get it right next time.

[@petermorgan3744]

@@jakej4527 that'll be 50 years from now!

[@ericmadeoftin8206]

The whole thing tops out to be pretty rocky. Like the song says.

[@michaelhammond7115]

Vols MO: let's hang on to terrible coaches until after the season, after the bowls and after signing day....then pull the trigger cuz we think we can get anybody but settle for clowns.

[@awesomeshepherd3813]

I can't argue with that we need to quit settling

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

Nobody was going to be interested in it anyway no matter if you did fire Pruitt early in the season. That would’ve helped him a bit, maybe.

[@michaelhammond7115]

@@mynamedoesntmatter8652 lots of people would be interested if they had a chance to set up recruiting IN SEASON....not after signing day for this year's class. That means whomever comes in won't get any recruits til next year.....same crap they pulled with Butch Jones. You don't wait so long that any good candidates have already taken jobs.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

@@michaelhammond7115 That’s one of the reasons Tennessee has got such serious problems. This is the way they mishandle things.

[@mgar61]

Not fair to the recruits. Hire Tom Herman. He know how to send recruits elsewhere

[@successful_manager3837]

But we all know what speed the NCAA works! SLOW! ridiculously slow!

[@anondescriptobserver6774]

Jeremy Pruitt's Vols applied the final push to move us on from Barry Odom, so I'd like to thank him for that.

[@jameswhite5720]

It's one thing to be a bad coach that doesn't cheat. It's another thing to be a good coach that does cheat. And then there's Jeremy Pruitt.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

But, you didn’t make a slot for Jeremy . . .

[@Kingston100LC]

Welcome to the dumpster fire... WE WANT LANE!!!!!!!!

[@richy32]

I don`t

[@mmiller2482]

Every non UT fan wants you to hire Lane

[@austindailey29]

No we dont

[@markcrenshaw9562]

OH HELL NO! We won't let him do another one and done.

[@mynamedoesntmatter8652]

That’s not even realistic. You think he’d come back to Tennessee - now? Like, “all hail the conquering hero” or something? He wouldn’t drive around Knoxville much less show up to coach.

[@JivinJoe1984]

He's a good dc, head coach in the sec I don't think so, maybe in a smaller conference but not in a big sec type conference

[@buckeyesfanupnorth3048]

The SEC is dirty if you ask me. The following teams are under or had been under investigation by the NCAA for basketball over the past few years: Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, LSU, and Vanderbilt. I know that LSU and Tennessee are under investigation by the NCAA for football violations. Additionally, Alabama and Florida, just to name a couple of SEC teams, have on multiple occasions been reprimanded by the NCAA for having unallowable contact with recruits outside of the permitted timelines. How can the SEC say they are the best football conference when they don't play by the rules?

[@JoshPateCFB]

Which conference plays by the rules? - JP

[@buckeyesfanupnorth3048]

@@JoshPateCFB Lots of conferences do. The SEC appears to be one of the most corrupt conferences when it comes to cheating.

[@halhenderson9020]

UT wants Pruitt out no matter what, they realize it after the covid season. The violations obviously makes it a whole lot worse. Kevin Steele is a guy who can stabilize things and who knows cant do any worse. I think last year was about as good as Pruitt was going to do. So I believe Coach Steele has a good as chance as any with the current situation. 😉

[@stevensmart9050]

Ask Auburn about Kevin Steele, that guy is bad news