First a confession. As an Alabama football fan my passionate disdain for all things Auburn and Tennessee is limitless. It goes back more decades than I want to admit. I don’t suspect it will ever change.
So when Jeremy Pruitt was hired by Fat Phil, I quickly concluded an immediate separation would be best. My position was not fed by last season’s disappointing transition of Lane Kiffin and Steve Sarkisian. Nor was it moderated by the success achieved when Jim McElwain and Kirby Smart continued their coordinator gigs before becoming head coaches elsewhere.
Here is my initial diatribe, Pruitt as DC in Playoffs a Bad Idea.