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RE: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA… (nope, UGA hires FSU's Jeremy Pruitt)

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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA… (nope, UGA hires FSU's Jeremy Pruitt)

I actually think this was a huge hire for UGA. There is more buzz about UGA right that I've seen in a long time. I think Pruitt is a good DC with potential to be really good. As bad as I hate to say it, I think he'll end up keeping some of those big GA recruits at home that they've been losing for a while.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA… (nope, UGA hires FSU's Jeremy Pruitt)

Over / Under on the number of minutes before the Kirby Smart-to-FSU rumors start?
 
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Over / Under on the number of minutes before the Kirby Smart-to-FSU rumors start?
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Never.. Pruitt left because they weren't willing to pony up more money. They are very tight with the purse strings when it comes to the asst coaches at FSU.
 
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bamaslaw said:
I think CJP is a good coach and a good recruiter, just don't expect any loyalty from him if he thinks something a little better comes along.

For a group that needed a shakeup I think he'll be a positive for UGA, but I think UGA fans should take a second and realize this is a guy who is taking a lateral move for more money. It's significantly more money, but that's the guy you're getting. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I just don't want to hear any crying when someone does it and he takes his next job (and probably 5 recruits with him)
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If F$U is not going to pay him and they weren't, I can't blame him for leaving. I'm not sure what the story is at F$U, but they don't appear to have deep pockets. Pruitt got a $350,000 raise by going to Georgia. Also, I think there is more to the situation with Pruitt. Athens is a lot closer to Alabama than Tallahassee and that put's him closer to his son and family.

If Kirby Smart leaves Alabama while Saban is our coach I will bet CNS's first phone call will be to Pruitt. Alabama is home and I think there is a better than average chance Pruitt will take the job as DC if it's offered to him.
 
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bamabryan said:
If Kirby Smart leaves Alabama while Saban is our coach I will bet CNS's first phone call will be to Pruitt. Alabama is home and I think there is a better than average chance Pruitt will take the job as DC if it's offered to him.
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I highly, highly, highly doubt this would EVER be the case. Gene Chizik has a better shot at becoming our DC then JP...
 
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Matt0424 said:
Never.. Pruitt left because they weren't willing to pony up more money. They are very tight with the purse strings when it comes to the asst coaches at FSU.
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500,000 Dollars is pretty good money. Mark Stoops left him a good Defense, let's see what he does with a rebuild job.
 
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500,000 Dollars is pretty good money. Mark Stoops left him a good Defense, let's see what he does with a rebuild job.
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I would not consider UGA a rebuild job. There is a lot of talent there that was not developed. There's definitely some teaching to do, but the parts he has to build with are pretty good.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA… (nope, UGA hires FSU's Jeremy Pruitt)

IMO....it's hard to gauge how good of a DC Pruitt is. He's only had the position for one season and he was coaching against the ACC and FBS schools. On the flip side, he's an excellent recruiter.
 
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IMO....it's hard to gauge how good of a DC Pruitt is. He's only had the position for one season and he was coaching against the ACC and FBS schools. On the flip side, he's an excellent recruiter.
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That was my point and I agree with bamaslaw that he is going to a talented team. Maybe I should of stated a different challenge instead of rebuilding a Defense.
 
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Re: Kirby Smart and the tug of UGA… (nope, UGA hires FSU's Jeremy Pruitt)

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IMO....it's hard to gauge how good of a DC Pruitt is. He's only had the position for one season and he was coaching against the ACC and FBS schools. On the flip side, he's an excellent recruiter.
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Dubose had considerably more experience, jus' sayin'... :D
 
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He's more likely to hurt himself at Vandy .... Get paid less, and lose more often.
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There's no way to know that unless you're Nostradamus. Plus, I'm pretty sure that job pays quite a bit more than his current.

It would take some guts maybe, but I think he would be an excellent choice.
 
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Matt0424 said:
I highly, highly, highly doubt this would EVER be the case. Gene Chizik has a better shot at becoming our DC then JP...
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You would not be the first person to say this. There are some of those never and highly doubtful coaches on our staff right now.
 
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You would not be the first person to say this. There are some of those never and highly doubtful coaches on our staff right now.
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I would think that the rehiring of Lance Thompson and the hiring of Lane Kiffin have pretty much eliminated the ability to ever say, "________ will never coach at Alabama under Saban."
 
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bamaslaw said:
I think CJP is a good coach and a good recruiter, just don't expect any loyalty from him if he thinks something a little better comes along.

For a group that needed a shakeup I think he'll be a positive for UGA, but I think UGA fans should take a second and realize this is a guy who is taking a lateral move for more money. It's significantly more money, but that's the guy you're getting. I don't think there's anything wrong with it, I just don't want to hear any crying when someone does it and he takes his next job (and probably 5 recruits with him)
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Was he trying to really say something when he said that "Gawga" was the best school in the SEC or something to that effect. I guess he had "Gawga" on his mind like Ray Charles.

P. S. He needs to take a couple of English grammar classes at "Gawga" if he plans to become a head coach and not embarrass whatever school that would be.
 
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He coached a defense full of NFL talent against a schedule made up of inferior talent. I was surprised by the hire because he hasn't had much time to really establish himself as a DC.
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Alabama also had a defense full of NFL talent also while he was here. Yes the ACC is weaker but it is still hard to lead the nation in EVERY defensive category.


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Alabama also had a defense full of NFL talent also while he was here. Yes the ACC is weaker but it is still hard to lead the nation in EVERY defensive category.


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**I will take an objective stance in this post**

That is a little bit of a phantom stat, on JP's part though.. The reason I say that is FSU finished #1 it Total Defense and #3 in scoring defense in 2012. JP finished #3 in Total defense, and #1 in scoring defense. There isn't THAT big a difference from what Stoops did. It's also not like he had to come in a do anything different, just not screw things up. He's going to be asked to make the UGA defense better, and I think that's why this is such a surprise.
 
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