Tennessee, Jeremy Pruitt getting trolled ruthlessly following allegations of McDonald's recruiting violations
As soon as syndicated radio host Dan Patrick mentioned that Tennessee had handed out bags of cash in McDonald’s bags to recruits, the memes and other funny business were all but on their way.
Tennessee and college football fans in general took full advantage of the remark to tee up some classic and predictable jokes about former coach Jeremy Pruitt and the Vols’ alleged recruiting tactics.
In case you missed it, here’s what Patrick shared from a source about what he heard went on at Tennessee:
“They put money into McDonald’s bags and gave them to the recruits when they came on campus,” Patrick said. “Some of the campus visits were not organized, or they were not above board. But they were handing out cash, I don’t know if it was drive through. So you literally had bag men and they put the cash in McDonald’s bags and handed it to the recruits. My source said they were so in your face with this. They weren’t even trying to hide it, and that’s when my source said, ‘Tennessee got sloppy, Georgia has gotten sloppy’ but there’s been no word on the NCAA looking at Georgia.”
Here’s a sample of some of the funny business:
Jeremy Pruitt when a recruit visited Tennessee pic.twitter.com/XzIJNV7oX7
— Fire Mike White (@NotSotoforMVP) January 19, 2021
Pruitt goin for the in home visit: pic.twitter.com/oncUuASqLh
— MadSquire® (@MadSquire) January 19, 2021
Jeremy Pruitt to croots pic.twitter.com/rvlwm9vZgB
— TURQOUISE CLASSIC (@TribeTooLive) January 19, 2021
I need that #1 w/apple pie @McDonaldsETN
— L. Little (@DBL_L_01) January 19, 2021
— Scott Harris (@eightfootrobot) January 19, 2021
Does McDonald’s already sponsor Tennessee athletics? If not, seems like a great marketing opportunity
— Jake Reuse (@ReuseRecruiting) January 19, 2021
Gonna miss this recruiting staff. pic.twitter.com/hCJdrGSdj4
— Houston Kress (@VolRumorMill) January 19, 2021
Hmmm…..The NCAA will be feasting on Tennessee.
If half of this is true they’re going to get fried (no pun intended).
UT will get a slap on the wrist. 1) because the ncaa is toothless at this point. Look at Miami, or the fact that Will Wade is still coaching. 2) UT will get to say, “we did the investigation, we turned ourselves in “and I’m sure UT will punish itself. Loss of a few scholarships the next couple years, no bowl game for a year. Everyone moves on.
They’re not toothless, they’re just selective. If they think your school is relevant you’ll get a slap on the wrist, if they think the college football world can do without you then they’ll do their job to the fullest extent for their own amusement.
Lol you got that right.
The Wade situation is all you need to say. A recording of him crying about how much money he paid for a recruit and he is holding out on signing his letter of intent. I dont know how LSU did it. But they did.
Tennessee doesn’t have The University lawyers to get away with cheating. I mean building a dynasty. They gotta be selective and ask lord nick permission I’m sure
I’d like a Happy Meal, cash and a head football coach, please…
Oh yeah, and an AD too…almost forgot.
LOL
When did journalism turn into posting unfunny memes from twitter?
I’ll admit the hamburglar dressed in orange checkerboard got chuckle out of me.
When all they care about is clicks for their cancerous website stuffed full of garbage ads this is what you get. The same thing with clickbait titles.
Also why they posted two different articles each saying Bama 20 and LSU 19 would beat each other. They want us clicking both and arguing over it so they generate more garbage ad revenue.
Money is all they care about
Right on
100%
No doubt about it, however we do live in a market system, and the #1 objective for a business, any business (minus non-profit) in a market system is to.. make money!
shockingly, the only one that doesn’t cheat like hell = Lane Kiffin!!!!! yep he’ll drink all yer vodka, pop a few pills, bang your daughter and wife (if she ain’t too old), but he DOES NOT cheat in recruiting!
LOL
Actually he did. He sent two hostesses to South Carolina I think to cheer for a prospective recruit. It was minor but still, he should have known it was illegal.
Mcdonald’s??? Could’ve at least gone with Cookout or Zaxby’s
I would say it was more of a budget issue inside the athletic department that kept them from using Cookout or Zaxby’s bags. One must manage their expenses.
Lol
Pruitt with his millions is really bothered by these loser trolls…. yep.
Also website is cancer because of the ads.
The name Pruitt is now synonymous with thief and cheat.
McDonalds…serving Tennessee recruits since 2017…
Correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t that be a crime, much less an NCAA violation?
What penal code would that violate?
Bribery, conspiracy, and fraud. Federal crimes. The FBI has been involved in recruiting violations before at other schools.
If Georgia got sloppy, they would be under investigation.
Just because we haven’t heard about it doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. I’m pretty sure I remember ole fat phil being notorious for trying to throw his competitors under the proverbial NCAA bus.
Guess we will see how much fire pops up from all the smoke. But its hard to believe that there are folks anywhere who think you can trust a kid keep a tight lip about gifts/money.