Jeremy Pruitt Watches ‘Frozen 2’ on Repeat, Confirming Even SEC Coaches Can’t Dodge Dad Duties
CORONAVIRUS IN THE SEC: It just means more… family time.
Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt made an appearance on some YouTuber’s Internet show the social distancing version of SEC Network yesterday to talk football, quarantine, blah blah blah. Really the biggest takeaway from this interview is that Pruitt hasn’t stopped watching Frozen II while at home.
Credit my guy Grit for pointing out that Pruitt looks like a thumb in this interview. Someone’s gotta teach this guy how to work those glam angles. Negate that double-chin, chief. Although, at least he doesn’t always look like a thumb.
When J-Pru said he was going to be studying film this offseason, I don’t think he expected it to be film of a snow queen hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, leading her to travel to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom – an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery.
He was probably expecting to re-watch film of the Mississippi State game or something.
But here we are. Staying in and working from home as made us all make adjustments we weren’t expecting. But really, this just proves that college football coaches – no matter how big or popular of a program they’re coaching at – are still dads first. And there’s nothing they can do about it. Especially in this era of quarantining.
Sure, you may need to game plan for this week’s game against South Carolina, but if your daughter wants a horsey ride, you’re giving her a damn horsey ride, because you can’t have incessant crying in the background while you try and scheme a defense to stop Najee Harris.
Pruitt’s not the only one who has been forced to play the father before football card before. You think Sabes really wanted to speak at his daughter’s wedding when he could be out recruiting? Hell no.
However, I will say this. Football coaches are built for fatherhood. They’re the perfect specimens to be dads. Because head coaches love repetition.
If there’s one thing football coaches love, it’s doing things over and over and over again. If there’s one thing little kids love, it’s doing things over and over and over. In fact, football coach dads may the only people where the kid taps out first.
Think about it even more. A football coach loves being around 50-100 kids. A football coach loves to draw on white boards for those kids. A football coach loves to wear shorts outside despite the weather. You’ll never see a football coach run a drill once. You’ll never see them practice a play once. Hell, you’ll never even hear them say something once.
“Pick him up, son.” -not a football coach
“Pick him up, son. Pick him up!” -definitely a football coach
“You need to focus.” -not a football coach
“You need to focus! Focus! Focus!” -total football coach
“Let it go!” -Idina Manzel
“Let it go! Let it go! Let it go!” -a football coach watching Idina Manzel
I wouldn’t doubt it if Pruitt watches Frozen II with sons, with his clicker in hand, showing them over and over the form Elsa takes when she forgives her sister, or creates ice bridges, or whatever the hell she does.
Lastly, while we’re on the topic. I have a few bones to pick with the Frozen saga. For one, why doesn’t Elsa ever wear a coat? It’s freaking freezing outside, and she’s dressed in the thinnest clothes in her closet. I’ve seen women more bundled up in spin class. And yeah, I know she’s the Snow Queen or whatever. “The cold never bothered me anyway, blah blah blah.” She’s clearly immune to cold, but still. It sends a horrible message to children.
And my second bone to pick is the lack of slips and falls in these movies. After one night of sleet, I can’t make it to my damn mailbox with falling on my ass, and here these cartoons are spinning, twirling, running, and jumping on mountain ice, and they’ve got more agility than Barry Sanders in the Metrodome.
And my third bone to pick is Josh Gad. I wish I loved anything as much as Disney loves Josh Gad.
All in all, good on you Pruitt for spending some quality time with the kids this year. Just make sure it doesn’t lead to another 2-5 start to the season again.
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