He’s too costly to keep however...... his staff is gonna bail and their replacements will require 2-3 year deals. And attendance is gonna suck next year if he returns.
Just shows how much these " hit piece" writers know.
Mullin inherited a program that was full of NFL talent and he's managed to maintain that lever since arriving. There were probably a dozen NFL players on the team he inherited and the balance all were upper SEC talent level . He had a 4th string QB that's probably going to win the Heisman Trophy this year. Why do you think Mullin jumped at the chance to coach Florida.
At the same time Pruitt inherited a team that probably didn't have D-II level talent. He had to dismiss or run off half the team.
I might remind some of the critics of how they regarded Mullin when he resigned from Ms State. No one wanted him at UT . According to the critics , he was a mediocre coach.. He had never won anything and had a losing record against SEC teams.
Funny how great talent makes some coaches look like geniuses.
Now to Pruitt's contract extension...Pruitt insisted that his contract would be merit based. Practically all of the raise in salary he got in his contract extension was based on a winning record and/or winning Division or SEC championships.
Just giving you guys a heads up since I'm sure you're ready to chip in the millions of dollars it will take to buy out Pruitt , his assistants and hire a "name" coach and guarantee contracts for assistants.
Since UT is projected to lose $40 million this year due to covid .
It will take $ 12.8 million to buy out Pruitt and his assistants, probably twice that to hire a "name" coach and his staff. So we're looking at $35-40 million to get us a " name" coach that the critics will want to fire in 2-3 years.
I'm sure most of you already have your checkbook out and ready to sign.