So this “awful” roster that mean old Pruett left behind was very similar to our current roster? Wow. That’s harsh coming from Docs 2nd biggest fan.
Is old Doc headed to Arkansas or FAU?
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Name another coach in the entire history of college football who retired or resigned on the first day of his team's spring practices.
It's irrelevant. Coaches leave their schools every year. Name the coaches who had 3 heisman candidates in 8 years.
There is one better. Steve Spurrier left SC in the middle of their season. Ironically, BP of course worked for Spurrier at UF.
How is the timing of Pruetts departure relevant to the conversation?
You’re asking the wrong guy. I didn’t bring it up, although it was sketchy.
Pruett bailed on his team. That’s all I’ve said.
Marshall University bailed on Pruett. I've said that for years.
The university bailed on Bob Pruett . End of Story.
Took money that was supposed to be for football infrastructure. The money Bob P went and asked loyal fans for and some nincompoop didn't work it out with him. You don;t let Bob Pruett walk away. Morons.
I don’t need proof. Pruett left Marshall, did he not?
That’s the end of it. If you’re truly committed to something, you don’t run away pouting because you didn’t get your way.
Of course you don't. You're too busy defending the status quo. Marshall let Pruett walk, did they not?
If you think Marshall has more commitment to Herd football than Pruett did, we can now pinpoint where you went off the rails. The main reason Pruett left was because of the lack of committment by Marshall.
And who the hell is going to "develop" said players? John?
LOL, you must be high on the fumes coming off his jock if you believe that nonsense.
Yes, I believe the university is far more committed to the program than a coach that bailed.
Attend a practice, BG function, or QB Club luncheon and you might see/hear about some of the younger guys they see promise in.
That's weird, Pruett passed on a job that would have tripled his wages. Would Marshall have met that wage offer?
You're missing the point. John Holliday does not develop players, nor does our coaching staff. Case in point, Green. Just because he responds to your text messages doesn't mean he's a good QB.
Marshall is also paying Doc nearly 3 times what it did Pruett with a large buyout and contract extensions and a large buyout if Doc were to have ever gone to wvu.
Oh and they lightened up the schedules for Doc as well. His buddy, the AD did. He gets to play Purdue and NC State not Georgia, Florida, and Ohio State. Of course Coach Pruett wanted to see how his teams could do. Doc and Hamrick want to run from those games.
Pffft, that’s nothing. Doc could be the coach at Hurricane High School anytime he wanted, hell maybe even at Poca!
How did he leave the program in this so called ditch. Mark Snyder was going to be hired to replace Pruett whether that was in December or March. He was the heir apparent because of a family's connection to the school. Marshall was coming out of the sanctions by then. Snyder was going to get the job regardless and it was going to be a bust. 3 months didn't make one hill of beans.
The school screwed up not giving Pruett what was promised and some interim President let him walk. Marshall tripped on their own dick.
The school screwed up not giving Pruett what was promised and some interim President let him walk. Marshall tripped on their own dick.
How did he screw the program? He waited until the 2005 recruiting class had been signed before he retired so the new coaching staff wouldnt have to scramble for recruits.
If you look at the roster its pretty good. Pruett left Snyder a defense that would finish as the #33 ranked total defense in 2005. That defense was led by guys like Albert McClellan, Juan Underwood, Curtis Keyes, Chris Royal, C.J Spillman, Dennis Thorton. That defense Snyder inherited was really good. On offense Snyder was left an O line that had 3 linemen sign NFL contracts. At running back he was left the best running back Marshall has ever had and at QB he was left a talented QB that went on to play professional football in the arena league but was never developed by the coaching staff under Snyder. This claim that Snyder was left some horrible team is B.S. The fact is Snyder was a very poor coach even with a great bit of talent on the team.
So you don't remember the ticket surcharge for facilities and the IPF renderings that were shown? That Pruett was promised? That money they ended up diverting to the biotech center when it went millions over budget when that money was supposed to be used toward things like the IPF? Because many people on this board do. The fact is they screwed Pruett when they promised him these things to keep schools like Houston from jumping in and taking him when Pruett was trying to take the football program to a higher level. He couldnt do that if not given the resources. He was tired of the broken promises and he retired.
Pruett arguably left Snyder more talent than many of Doc's teams as noted above. Cmon Stowers. Ahmad Bradshaw, Albert McLellan, CJ Spillman are a few that he left Snyder.
How many guys has Doc put in the league? That is what I thought.
How many guys has Doc put in the league? That is what I thought.
I didn't say he did. I said he left spontaneously, same thing as Kiffen, just different times of the year.
When KO Marcum is your AD, nothing good can come of it. KO played MU like a fiddle. a few more years of good pay until he road off into the sunset at number 18 at Guyan. He messed up with Pruett and did nothing to better position us for entry into CUSA when it was actually highly thought of.
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