Jeremy Pruitt seems to have learned more from Nick Saban than merely X's and O's.
The Tennessee coach also appears to have adopted Saban's habit of pumping up the opposition.
Then again, he may have been dead serious when he made a bold claim while praising top-ranked Alabama on the SEC teleconference Wednesday.
"I have worked for Coach Saban for eight years with some really good teams and some really good players and this might be the best team he has had yet," Pruitt said.
Pruitt, who had two different stints under Saban and contributed to four of the Tide's championship runs as an Alabama staff member, singled out Alabama's prolific offense.