Jeremy Pruitt's Bizarre Titanic Reference Weirdly Sounds a Lot Like Butch Jones
By Michael Luciano
The Butch Jones era in Tennessee was thought to have been the lowest point in years a proud and storied program, but Jeremy Pruitt has taken the Volunteers to new depths.
Tennessee is currently 0-2 in the young 2019 season, with losses at home to a Georgia State team that went 2-10 in 2018 and a BYU group that had just gotten smacked by Utah in a rivalry game. Pruitt tried to the rally the troops and keep spirits high-- but his attempt fell flat. In fact, he sounded kind of a lot like Jones.
Jeremy Pruitt’s Titanic reference via @ByMikeWilson: "When the boat starts going down, remember all the mice running to the top, right? We have had a few that left our program, but you will figure out who wants to be a Tennessee Vol & who don’t. I can tell you this: I want to."
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 9, 2019
This isn't at the "champions of life" level, but it is certainly a runner-up, and a nonsensical metaphor that Jones would be proud of.
After two bad home losses, several players, including wide receiver Jordan Murphy, have already jumped ship. Given the massive cost of a buyout and the fact that this program and defense are going nowhere fast, expect more of the same in the near future from Pruitt and Co.
I’m not the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but is it a good idea to use the Titanic as an analogy for your football program?
— Brother Louie (@louisb1970) September 9, 2019
Pruitt couldn't have picked a better metaphor to describe the state of Tennessee football. The program is the Titanic, a glorious-looking ship that is going to sink to the bottom of the college football ocean, and Pruitt is one of the violin players fiddling away melancholily as the whole thing goes down.