“Great idea, boss!”

Jeremy Pruitt knows who butters his bread.

Pruitt explained how the Hall of Fame former Tennessee initiated the recent practice adjustment and why it should benefit his players in the long run.

“Really it was Coach Fulmer’s idea,” Pruitt said after Wednesday’s practice. “I thought it was a great idea. We’ve never done this any at the other places I’ve been, but you’re talking about 15 or 20 minutes at the end of practice…”

Either he’s quickly mastered the art of sucking up, or knows how to throw the right kind of bone to keep someone off his back.  Only problem either way is that it’s Fulmer we’re talking about here.  If push came to shove, neither theory would matter.

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Two big wins, a study in contrasts…

Let’s see if Jeremy Pruitt is more excited to do his coaches show after a big win…nope! pic.twitter.com/qMs3bLwGM5

— Russell Smith (@Russell___Smith) November 11, 2018

Mo Bamba on repeat 🔥#ATD #GeorgiaFootball pic.twitter.com/OPihm1Hs9U

— Georgia Football (@FootballUGA) November 11, 2018

Somebody needs to enjoy themselves a little more.

Poor, poor pitiful Vols

This may be the saddest quote about a rivalry game I’ve ever read.

Alabama scored 58 against Tennessee on Saturday, the most points in the history of the rivalry.
"To be honest, I didn't really want to score any more against them," Nick Saban said tonight.

— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) October 26, 2018

Damn.  Just damn.

Five-star BS

This quote from a former Vol ought to leave a mark.

One of Butch Jones' former players stopped by the VFL Corner this week with strong words re: Jones’ return to Knoxville. I also asked him about Jeremy Pruitt's raw criticism of his roster and more. https://t.co/9tykxnsnx2 pic.twitter.com/coDSu4DLya

— David Ubben (@davidubben) October 22, 2018

Then again, Booch is pretty shameless.

Beyond buy in

Jeremy Pruitt haz a sad after yesterday’s blowout.

But it’s clear Pruitt is losing patience as he eagerly awaits a recruiting season that could help Tennessee make up some of the difference that separates the Vols and Tide.

At one point, he even wondered aloud about his own players, telling the audience of reporters, “Maybe today they weren’t good enough.”

Fulmer looked on with the same look of revulsion, simmering in the background.

Had he stuck around after Pruitt finished his news conference, he may have lost it.

I can’t help but wonder what it must be like to play for a coach (and his boss) who have basically written the team off almost to the point of contempt.

Five-star cigar

Judging from this…

SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM COACH JONES #RollTIde pic.twitter.com/iQa11oN42F

— Chris Owens (@BGChrisOwens) October 20, 2018

… and this

Butch Jones exits Neyland Stadium. pic.twitter.com/7GxcYjEBLw

— Dan Harralson (@danharralson) October 20, 2018

… Booch appears to be a happy man.  Where’s the trash can, though?

The great equalizer

Jeremy Pruitt may not be the football genius Gus Malzahn is, but the gap is certainly narrowed when he knows what’s coming.

Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt is a defensive mind, right?
Watch this play from Auburn’s final offensive drive.

At the beginning, you can hear Pruitt yell “BAYLEN IT’S COMING TO YOUR GUY!”

Sure enough… pic.twitter.com/n0G10pTLMq

— Caleb Noe (@wvltCaleb) October 16, 2018

The Gus Bus is definitely not a stealth vehicle.