The Days of Their Vols (The 2019 Vol meltdown thread)

You know, it's crazy to think that this business took place nearly 20 years ago. That's a long long time in the life of a 25-30 year old. Out of memory, in fact. But to those of us who were old enough then, we recall it well. It was so blatant what was going on with UT and the SEC office.

It's why I got so up in arms on the thread about AD Byrne getting pi55y about all the early game times. I still feel like there is bias in that office in Birmingham, toward their BIGGEST CASH COW PROGRAM in Alabama.

I won't go further, but I've been in that SEC office multiple times, behind closed doors. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone working there that is from the state of Alabama anymore. They live here NOW, sure, but they aren't from here. Not even close in a lot of their cases.

I would humbly like to recommend former Arkansas HC John L. Smith as new Tennessee HC.

selmaborntidefan said:

Decade of Dominance???



They also benefited from the fact they had a crippled Alabama, a situation they may not have started but they were the primary reason we stayed down on the ground for so long.

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Does the name Roy Kramer mean anything in regards to your post...?

selmaborntidefan said:

If Tennessee actually thought "Mullen didn't win enough," they're obviously not aware of how insanely difficult that is to do in Stark-Vegas.

Mullen had SEC game head coaching experience; Pruitt did not. Now, I don't think it mattered because if you're Mullen and you have a choice between Florida and Tennessee, it's like a choice between dating Kate Upton or Ellen DeGeneres - the decision is already made for you.

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So WHY did Phatlock hire Pruitt? :cool2:

Because nobody else would come...

NoNC4Tubs said:

So WHY did Phatlock hire Pruitt? :cool2:

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I met my wife in 2007 and she didn’t pay any attention to football prior to that. Now, she just thinks she married someone with an annual drinking problem that likes crappy football.

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That is AWESOME!

You're welcome! :biggrin2:

I read that several TN players entered the transfer portal and were not at practice. I wonder if they were starters and if we had tried to recruit any of them? One was a WR the other a LB. Wonder if To'to will transfer. His name was not on the list so far.

Jeremy Pruitt needs to enter his name in the portal too Help Golding be a Defensive co-ordinator .

Saban4Ever said:

Jeremy Pruitt needs to enter his name in the portal too

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NoNC4Tubs said:

So WHY did Phatlock hire Pruitt? :cool2:

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I think Phatlock thought he was going to hurt Bama by hiring Pruitt and that Pruitt would be the next CNS.

Nope

CrimsonBloodn62 said:

I think Phatlock thought he was going to hurt Bama by hiring Pruitt and that Pruitt would be the next CNS.

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Great thead!! I live near the orange mothership, and I remember in the late 90s early 00s , listening to local sports talk and the smug comments and pure joy with every Bama loss and bad news ! The chickens have come home !!

Redwood Forrest said:

I would humbly like to recommend former Arkansas HC John L. Smith as new Tennessee HC.

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Not bad, but I hear Pee Wee Herman isn't doing much these days.

R.Bama1980 said:

Great thead!! I live near the orange mothership, and I remember in the late 90s early 00s , listening to local sports talk and the smug comments and pure joy with every Bama loss and bad news ! The chickens have come home !!

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Ah, the bad old days (football-wise). Did you ever make the mistake of listening to Tony Basilio on the radio here in Knoxville? I made that mistake. I'll never forget the day Dennis Franchione left us abruptly. That horse's rear end Basilio opened his show by playing "Yea Alabama" just to rub a little salt in the wound. That's just one example of the hatred he showed toward us. Always a negative, smart aleck remark, always a put-down, always an insult at every turn. He made Roy Adams look like a saint.

So now, I hope Basilio is basking in the glow of what his "mighty" Vols have become and here's to many more years of it.

I think Tennessee just hired Pruitt to hurt Alabama. Tennessee is not the place for a guy who has never been a head coach EVER in their entire career. They couldn’t get a good hire so they just settled on a bad hire that would hurt their biggest rival. Pruitt was really an ideal candidate to do what McElwain did. Go coach in the C-USA or AAC to get some on the job training.

rgw said:

I think Tennessee just hired Pruitt to hurt Alabama. Tennessee is not the place for a guy who has never been a head coach EVER in their entire career. They couldn’t get a good hire so they just settled on a bad hire that would hurt their biggest rival. Pruitt was really an ideal candidate to do what McElwain did. Go coach in the C-USA or AAC to get some on the job training.

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I agree whole-heartedly. Some schools make hires that cause me to scratch my head. This hire made me think what you just said.

He was their 5th choice! They weren't trying to hurt anyone, they were trying to maintain any amount of respect that they possibly could. Hiring someone from Bama after 4 whiffs (BADLY) was IMO the best they could do to accomplish that.

Redwood Forrest said:

I agree whole-heartedly. Some schools make hires that cause me to scratch my head. This hire made me think what you just said.

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