Posted by revjulian on October 6, 2007 at 10:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I wonder how many doubters and detractors that have posted negative comments on here about Fulmer and the team are going to start jumping back on the wagon?

Posted by volgrog on October 6, 2007 at 10:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams, you are a smarmy, weak-minded, smartass twit who doesn't know football from soccer. Your reporting and your reporters had all but buried Tenessee and coach Fulmer in these columns and on the radio.

As long as I'm calling you names, I guess I'll also hit you with some facts about coaching changes. I know you've used "facts" to call out Fulmer this year.

First, coaching changes often are done in bunches, not once. The classic example is Alabama. They have had 4 coaches in the last 10 years and 6 coaches in the last 20 years. In the last 10 years, they have had 3 losing seasons and 3 seasons with less than 7 wins. They have won the SEC exactly 0 times. Last year, they had to pay Saban 4 million per year (Double the going rate) after their first choice backed out, sensing unreasonable expectations and too much insecurity in Tuscaloosa. Coaches don't just automatically come to an Alabama (or Tennessee) anymore. They can make as much money and have less hassles at the places they are currently coaching. So you are implying that we are smarter and more attractive than Alabama in getting a new coach?

Another example--Georgia. They had at least 9 years of average to bad football before they hired Richt and 2 different coaches. If that is not enough, look at LSU. Before Saban, they had 20 years of mediocre to bad football with DiNardo, Archer, etc.
Even Florida had a down cycle with Zook, and all you have to do in Florida to win is show up. Meyer signed 6 guys from 1 school last year.

So when you or your team of "reporters" starts writing that the team is somehow now soft, or questioning whether it is time for a change, you should not just look inside the program.

Maybe we need to look outside for new sports writers in Knoxville. I think the current ones have have lost their drive and their passion. They are too inbred and have just gotten too lazy to really do their research. They just aren't on the top of their game. Just look at GoVolsXTRA, they can't even get people to pay for the site anymore.

Posted by jawjavol on October 6, 2007 at 10:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It is safe to show the Orange for another year hear in Atlanta. I warned all my dawg friends to not call me after the game unless they were willing to talk beforehand. I don't have the heart to talk smack right now. I am not sure what or who I watched today! These dawgs are about what I expected from this years squad. I am not sure how they got to #12 with a loss. I guess the voters like a head coach who can stunt double for Helen Hunt.

I like Fulmer and what he has meant to Tennessee but right now I think I am even madder than before. CPF is our CEO and he has allowed lapses to occur on his watch that are not corrected until the wolves howl. Do I discipline this year or wait til 9 players are arrested. Do I teach tackling fundamentals or try to assess the best way to handle the new kick-off implications in the off season or wait until two embarassing losses render most of the seasons goals unattainable. My beloved Vols seem to be stuck with a CEO whose performance would have him removed from most Fortune 500 positions.

Posted by yemmusdarb on October 6, 2007 at 11:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

INJURY UPDATE: Brent Vinson's shoulder is just a banged up previous injury. He came to UT with it and has played with it and should be fine, but is expected to have surgery on it after the season. Also, Eric Young had a slight concussion and could miss a few days of practice. Good news.

Posted by budd on October 6, 2007 at 11:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

jawjavol you are as correct as can be. I too have a great deal of respect for what CPF has done for us. But he and his staff have gotten content and allowed the program to slip. Nothing has passed him by as today's great victory shows. But he can no longer rest on his laurels. This is a business like any other and you must produce or be replaced. Remember CPF is the one who set the bar at this height. He needs to keep reaching for that bar every time

Posted by thevol on October 6, 2007 at 11:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I bet a lot of people lost money on this game today.

Posted by DennisVols on October 6, 2007 at 11:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Face the fact. This was what all Big Orange fans expected from this team for a while now. I know all about that this was just one win and just one game.
This was by far a total package for UT. Denfense is starting to gel and play without resversations. The O-line controled GA and we ran with conviction. Fulmer did the job he needed to do and prepared this team.
Was it enough no, but it was a very positive start to what can still be a good season.
Go Vols!!!!!
Keeping it Real

Posted by marinevol on October 7, 2007 at 12:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Georgia thinks it was enough.

Posted by dtaylor0730 on October 7, 2007 at 12:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Great win, and a good start in the right direction. Let's just hope this continues and carries on to the rest of the games. This is the UT football team we have been waiting to see for the past few years. I hope the same players that played today continue to show up. If not...

Posted by BigVolinCarolina on October 7, 2007 at 12:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I like the UT "team" that showed up today. Not only did players have a spring in their step, but we were not out-schemed, as has been the case in the past few years when we lose games.

Today, our defense was in the right position to make plays--and made plays by making tackles. Offensively, we didn't use anything today that we haven't used in the past. Our offense was in places that Georgia's defense was not. The simple difference was that we just weren't PREDICTABLE on offense!

I would hope that folks wouldn't have staked Fulmer's job security on the game today. A loss today shouldn't have cost him his job, but a win shouldn't preserve his job, either.

I am for the Vols and I truly hope they win out. That said, it's still a long season. If things don't go well for the Vols from here on out, this game could come back and bite Fulmer in the rear-end.

I'm Tennessee born and Tennessee bred, and when I die I'll be Tennessee dead. And I'm an alum, too!

Posted by Hunter on October 7, 2007 at 12:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I asked my wife earlier today if she thought USC (Trojans) and UT were on a new TLC special "Trading Uniforms" (tonight's upset makes me wonder even more). The same could be asked of John Adams - who stole his laptop???

Glad to see the Vols back on the right track. I'll feel A LOT better driving to Starkville next weekend!

Posted by steve22043 on October 7, 2007 at 12:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Where's CRVol? He must really feel like a fool now. I'd still like to see us get a coach who can keep his own body in shape but I'll always cheer for the Vols!

Posted by andy112382 on October 7, 2007 at 12:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If we play like this the rest of the season, we'll see LSU in the SEC championship game.

That being said, they just have to keep practicing and improving and just build on this win, still lots of season left.

The thing that has me most excited, though, is how young this team is, and I figured that they would get better as the season went on and all the way through next season. It's just a fact of life, this is a young team, and they sure did have a growth spurt during the off week!

Keep it up! GO VOLS!!! Thanks for makin' us proud, guys!

Posted by DenmarkVol_aka_Mbumburu on October 7, 2007 at 12:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes, savor the victory an return to form, but remember: this is one game. In fact, it's the only game this season where Tennessee has actually looked like the Tennessee we all know, love and remember.

For me, the jury is still out until the end of bowl season. As Coach Fulmer probably said to the players after the game: "What are you going to do with it?"

Posted by snowvol on October 7, 2007 at 2:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Good game, good win. That first half was probably the best UT has played in a long, long time. To seek some balance and perspective, consider this though: The Florida-LSU game tonight...did anyone watching that game actually think we have the athletes to compete with LSU, should the Vols and Tigers get to Atlanta? The Florida team that made us look stupid was again on the field tonight and controlled much of the game, in Death Valley, playing the #1 team in the nation...and then what LSU did in the 4th quarter, down 10 to come back and win, was about as impressive a performance -- from the coaches to the players -- as any this season. As happy as I was with our win, the reality is that we aren't in the same league with LSU...or Florida, for that matter. The point here is that there still remains a huge disparity between where we're at, even when we play well like we did today, and the teams one big level above us. A great win like we had today unfortunately doesn't change any of that.

Posted by 66cheVolet on October 7, 2007 at 2:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by CRVol on Oct.2 2007 at 2:26 p.m.
I'll lay whatever price you want to name that we will not beat UGA by 21 points as you tend to believe.
Posted by jwraymond1 on October 2, 2007 at 3:01 p.m. aj-your prediction of us winning by 21pts is a joke. Who is going to score 5 TD's for us?
The good:Coach Fulmer The Bad:CRVol The ugly:his cronies- You know who you are.

Posted by mikejohn11 on October 7, 2007 at 3:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

All of you loving on Tennessee better wake-up 3 weeks watching everybody complain and we finally show up to play one decent game and all of a sudden it's Fulmer is King again. Bull crap. Why does it take Fulmer getting POd to make his team perform. This was one stinking game. I am proud of them, I really am. They looked awesome, but they have to learn how to play like that consistently before anyone can say they have returned to the UT of old.

Posted by snafu14u on October 7, 2007 at 3:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

It's a shame that you have to hold Fulmer's feet so close to the fire to get a performace like this out of him and the Vols. Now for the rest of the SEC schedule.Where were these Vols the last five weeks? Can they do it the rest of the season and into a bowl game?Jury's still out as far as I'm concerned.I hope this is the real level of talent/commintment, but I've been fooled before.The real test for me is USC and Bama (I really dislike Bama).Go Big Orange.bonzaivol

Posted by ballou1024 on October 7, 2007 at 8 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Told u so!

Posted by why36knot on October 7, 2007 at 8:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John Adams is a sanctimonious know it all who is so invested in Fulmer getting fired that he doesn't even stop to wonder how the SILENT MAJORITY of Tennessee fans will think about it. He has never liked Fulmer and is constantly slapping at him with cute little phrases and inuendos that are designed to make him like a sports writer but he falls short. His "boys"; Hooker and Pennington and Griffith are constantly griping on the air and in columns that they don't get to attend and observe practices. They even want the listeners and readers to believe that the reason is for "team security or some nonsense". These guys are not smart enough to steal plays and communicate them to another program, although I believe Adams would try.
The truth is that Fulmer would probably like to invite some of the writers to observe practices but if he did he would have to invite all of them and he is not going to do that. Why? I believe he doesn't want to ever expose his team and players to the garbage that The NS writers spew as they did when Casey Clausen was quoted out of context as a young sophomore.
Hooker is angry because he can't break atheletic department rules and get away with it.
Pennington is a JOHNNY COME LATELY who is so out of touch with reality that he tries to impress us with his knowledge of ROCK AND ROLL.
Man ..........It feels good to vent my feelings here.

Posted by cnalumni on October 7, 2007 at 8:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Lets not get to carried away with talks of of an SEC championship. Kudos for UT taking advantage of an open date and being fired up, but winning the east will still be unlikely. GA obviously is not that good and they looked slow and intimidated. Ut played with a lot of emotion today, we will see just how far that emotion will take them in the next 2 weeks. Miss state and Alabama are more physical than whimpy GA.

Posted by bloodrunsorange on October 7, 2007 at 9:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

THANK YOU VOLGROG!

Posted by threehundredbowler on October 7, 2007 at 9:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

volgrog,I am people and I would be glad to pay again.Paying for this site would eliminate all the free loaders that are here now.Where were most of you when you had to pay?Please reinstate the pay site and bring back busybody.

Posted by Colliervol on October 7, 2007 at 10:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Certainly a pleasant surprise Saturday but come on guys. It's one game and one step. They can take another one at Starkville next Saturday.

I felt good about this particular game because I thought Georgia had issues just like every other team on our schedule the rest of the way. But in no way does that erase my memory of the ineptitude we showed against higher level competition. And we really won't get another chance at a team like that unless we meet LSU in Atlanta. Then we'd get a chance to really prove it. Yesterday was step in the right direction though. Let's see if we can take another one.

Posted by Taylor on October 7, 2007 at 11:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Let's keep things in perspective---UGA has lost six straight to SEC East opponents and are extremely young. Don't get me wrong, this was a terrific win, but UGA was terribly overrated at #12. We will face much bigger tasks against Miss. State (yes, Miss State), South Carolina, Kentucky and Arkansas. You can say what you want about John Adams, but IMO he's one of the best, most interesting writers in the country. He likes to stir things up and is always entertainings; he's the first article I read. ....and, no, I'm not related.

Posted by DSaVol on October 7, 2007 at 11:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Saturday was obviously a great win for this team. However - for all you Fulmer supporters - it is ONE game! Please explain where the effort, execution, preparation, creativity and attitude we saw yesterday has been for the last 5 years? Or better yet, why it only manages to show itself once or twice a season? Nothing has changed in my mind until this staff raises the program back to a level that NOBODY is asking "Who are these guys?" when we play well. That performance yesterday should be (and used to be) the norm and not the exception.

Posted by eefor10c on October 7, 2007 at 11:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Thank you 66cheVolet. Way to call CRvol and the other anti-Fulmer people out. It was great for you to throw their own words in their faces. Its great to be able to read posts without having to endure the same old stuff stated fifteen to twenty times in a 23 hour period. Its good to hear from the Silent Majority. I think that its time for a change at the top in the KNS. That, of course, would be Adams. He spent all week building the Dawgs up and letting his other henchmen put the Vols down. How about your picks the last two weeks, John. You missed way too many. Obviously the game has passed you by! I think that the anti-Fulmer crowd must have staying away from yesterday's game because the crowd was INCREDIBLE in its support for OUR TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS!!!!!!!!!

Posted by ncvol17 on October 7, 2007 at 11:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

KUDOS to the Vols..Kudos to the performance in this game.

That said, just because you are disappointed by our recent performances - 12-9 in SEC games at home isn't it doesn't mean you re a VOL hater..
i went to the CAL game this year and was very very disappointed in our performance.. I am a 79 graduate , a 25 year contributor & season ticket holder... I live 6 hours from K-town and make the journey to the mecca ( I miss Sam & Andy's and the ROMAN Room) to our games... but I reserve the right to criticize the coaches and the teams performance. I feel I have paid the price with long term loyalty to the overall program from Bill Battle thru Johhny to Phil..
Eric Zier are you crying?

Posted by Mr_Brownstone on October 7, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I knew we were in good shape when I saw Steve Shaw wasn't officiating.

Posted by hiresanders on October 7, 2007 at 1:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good win. Who wants to sign Phil to a 10 year extension? Beat USC and I'll believe we've turned things around.

Posted by Chainsaw on October 7, 2007 at 2:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"I guess the voters like a head coach who can stunt double for Helen Hunt."

LOL. Instant classic.

Posted by waterskier3 on October 7, 2007 at 2:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

thanks ncvol17 for putting some clarity to this issue... its not about hating the vols its about expectations that have been passed on from generation to generation....... our expectations are higher than average and we've been average for to many years..... SO WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO QUESTION THE DIRECTION OF THE VOLS.......

no go back to the cooler and get some more kool-aid

Posted by chuck0303 on October 7, 2007 at 3:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yep, I've been one of the most vocal naysayers and I haven't changed my tune. The team that showed up yesterday is the team that all Tennessee faithful expect to see, week after week. One game a season doesn't make. Show me that type of effort the rest of the season and I'll gladly get on the band wagon. Until then, I'm still calling for a coaching change. I'm still thinking positive and hoping for the best but keep this in mind, the coach(es) all knew the team better produce number one. Two, they won't have two weeks to prepare for teams the rest of the way. Three, they did a great job and I actually saw some great special teams play, folks were swarming, which had been totally missing. Ok, I give the coaches credit for geting the kids ready to play, the team for focusing, and they played pretty much flawless ball. Things went their way in this game which is great. However, comma, what would have been the result if we had had one or two turnovers, particularly when Georgia was coming back? Give the VOLS credit for playing a great game! I'm actually optimistic that the same team can show up again next week. Maybe I can bring my orange flags out of the closet. OK Phil, you've got the rest of the season, prove me wrong and I'll change my tune. Vol fans I wouldn't get too excited about going to the SEC CG because a UT conference loss puts you know who (UF) back in front of the SEC East, and we certainly don't want that to happen! GA is probably all the way out since they have to play UF later but unless we win out in the SEC it will still be shoulda, coulda, woulda. Go VOLS!

Posted by FireJohnAdams on October 7, 2007 at 3:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congrats to Coach Fulmer and the Vol players. I hope they realize there are a LOT of folks out here who support them, in spite of the Ultimate Monday-Morning-Coach John Adams and a bunch of negative posters who merely like to read what they print. Everyone's entitled to an opinion. Here's mine: we all like "wins" and nobody likes a loss, but the game is played because one never knows the outcome ahead of time. In between, we sometimes have to put up with the Football Experts like John Adams and CRVol. Have a great day!

Posted by rkastens on October 7, 2007 at 4:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

One great win doesn't make Coach Fulmer the greatest coach any more than one terrible loss makes him a horrible coach. I celebrate and say congratulations to the team and coaches on a terrific win yesterday.

I am still concerned with the overall trajectory of the Tennessee program. I do appreciate all that coach Fulmer has done for the UT program over the years. Let's honor that. But I still think it is time for a new coach to infuse new excitement and life into the program.

The level of hatred and venom often seen in scome of these comments are uncalled for. Even if some of us do feel it is time for a new coach. We are still talking about a man; a husband; and a dad.

Posted by aj_vol on October 7, 2007 at 5:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

About time you showed up CRVol.

Do you still think I was lying about watching the Ole Miss - UGA replay?

I wasn't exactly right with my prediction (38-17), but darn near the final score (35-14).

How does that crow taste anyway?

Looks like Fulmer has "exposed" the true "genius" of Coach Richt; last 4 games vs UGA, Vols are 3-1.

Before attacking everyone that supports Fulmer and his staff, why not just see what happens the next 7 weeks?

SECCG in Atlanta is now a real possibility.

Posted by why36knot on October 7, 2007 at 5:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

That's right John! Your suggestion that this was possibly an abberation is in keeping with your constant barrage of criticizm of Fulmer and your "left handed" compliments are further evidence of your agenda. You can't stand the fact that Tennessee beat Georgia so soundly at a time when things looked so promising for a year in which Fulmer might get fired. Your GEORGIA OWNS NEYLAND STADIUM piece or what ever you wrote is now just material for a bad game of scrabble.
It is a good thing that some one besides myself or some others here is not running things at the university. If I was you and your hatchet men would not be allowed to see even the fifteen minutes you now attend.
And another thing, Hooker giggled his way through an entire 2 hour program one day this past week in his observations of what he called the "all vol car club". If Hooker and you think that was funny stuff you have a warped since of humor.

Posted by jandjhome on October 7, 2007 at 7:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I have it figured out guys. We need to start the fire Fulmer barrage as soon as practice starts in August. This will motivate him into beating Florida. We also need for Pennington to write an article in August that will piss Fulmer off, this will cinch a win over the Gators.

Posted by CrankE on October 7, 2007 at 8:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

As John Adams ran out of the press box at halftime, it's a wonder security guards didn't check him for identification. Did you recognize that guy?

The guy who couldn't find anything bad to say about any opponent of Tennessee's, suddenly couldn't find enough good things to say about Tennessee.

Whatever.
________________________
Whereas Tennessee has played well above and below their potential for the last several years and...
Whereas Tennessee has consistently been at their very best when their backs are to the wall and Coach Philip Fulmer is challenged and...
Whereas we all want for Tennessee to be at their very best each and every single game,

I hereby commence the Phil's Fiery Furnace committee. Our objective will be to turn up the heat to the level of a furnace on head coach Philip Fulmer. In this way, we will be doing our part to ensure that the coach, and therefore the team will play at their very best each and every week.

Go Vols (or else)!!!

Posted by asleep on October 7, 2007 at 9:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

My opinion is that Fulmer allowed UT to drift away from what made them great in the 90's. Even when almighty Peyton was there, when we were successful, we ran more than we threw. SEC football hasn't changed over the 75 years, even if the coaches have. How did LSU beat UF last night? They stayed with the run and made it work. How did we blow Georgia off the field? We decided to run, stayed with it, and made it work. How could we have made our earlier two losses competitive, if not wins? We should have run more and made it work. Now that we (hopefully) get it, the rest of the season should go much smoother. One question? Is anyone else incredulous that Georgia is still ranked in front of UT, both with 2 losses? Talk about a pile of pooh! Go Vols!

Posted by patmd on October 7, 2007 at 10:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

During the most recent years, Fulmer was able to avoid retirement by having an occasional success among multiple failures. We won't know if this is the same pattern until the end of the season. However, I think the recent articles in this newpaper and the Memphis paper are warranted and right thinking. Fulmer clearly doesn't think the premise is appropriate, but I wonder if he would have had the same enthusiasm and intensity had they not been written. How long has it been since his players saw him get excited before the Georgia game? I say keep the heat on - if he is deserving then he'll deliver more consistently.

Posted by chuck0303 on October 7, 2007 at 10:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yeah, I saw where GA is 24th and us 25th and I noticed they had 1 more win than us, because they have played one more game. I sure would like to think we've turned a corner but I agree with patmd he wouldn't be putting out this much effort if his job wasn't on the line. I think Phil is a good man and wants only the best for UT but I don't think he takes advice very well and a lack of attention has put the UT program where it is. Hopefully, he won't need any more wake up calls like this year and two years ago. Otherwise the boo-birds and I will be back. Show me the money (performance)! Go VOLS!

Posted by phi0129 on October 8, 2007 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Cr, I said the same thing. When are the only 2 times there has been speculation about Fulmer losing his job? Last year before Cal and this year before GA. The two most dominant performances of the last 7 years...Hmm we may be onto something here. I love how all the Fulmer supporters are so eager to try and throw this in everyone's face. Do you really think people like CRvol and others really want to dog UT on here? It's calling it like you see it. How could UT fans not be upset and think Fulmer could get the job done considering his track record in the 00's? Nothing was proved today except that we have the talent we have been talking about all along...Now that we know we can win out, what are all ya'll gonna say if we lose 2 or 3 more games?

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Posted by mparker on October 8, 2007 at 9:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Stupid article. UGA is not very good. That being said, UT did it's job.

Tha Cal game? Give me a break. That wasn't a sound beating. The Vols offense rolled. The Vols defense stunk. The Vols special teams stunk.

Florida? Florida is one of the two best teams in the country. It's a shame they play in the SEC, 'cause if UF werr in any other conderence, they'd be rolling along to meet LSU in the NC game.

I will profess I'm not sure if PF should go or not. I have a concern about who would replace him.

He's doing the right thing playing the freshmen. That helps with recruiting.

I'll end this comment, getting long.

Posted by mparker on October 8, 2007 at 9:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

you know, as I read thru what some morons write....Florida should fire Urban and UGA needs to dump richt. SoCal will fire Carroll. Texas loses Brown.

You guys say this stuff yourselves, but you dont' listen: the SEC is damn tough now. It used to be 'sorta tough'. Now, it's a nightmare league.

Phillip is an above-average coach; he's an aboave-average recruiter. Hell, even in his nightmare year, his team was close in most games.

Waht Phillip is not? He's not the BEST coach or recruiter. And, hate to say it, UTK doesn't offer the 'amenities' of some schools like UF or USC or even LSU. UF actually has to work at NOT getting good players.

What I'm saying is that regardless of who coaches, 1 or 2 hot years at a time is all you can expect in this conference.

Posted by surfing_vol on October 8, 2007 at 9:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Dear Volgrog and all other Fulmer lovers,

Weren't you watching football Saturday? Zook's team looked pretty darned good.

Didn't you watch the second half of the Georgia game? In case you missed it, Georgia outscored the Vols in the second half.

The first half of the game was exciting and fun. The second half was sitting on the edge of the seat to see if Tennessee could lose another.

My cricism is softened but still stands. Any coach who claims not to care about and consistently loses bowl games should be canned.

Posted by SpringCityVol on October 8, 2007 at 12:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm not fooled, Fulmer is a fat phony who can't even coach his own big ass away from a buffet. I don't believe this slug should be applauded for coaching his team fundamentals for two weeks and having them play to their potential. How about doing this before the season starts next year instead of wasting that time on trick plays and endzone dances.

Posted by spam247buster on October 8, 2007 at 12:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Great job, Vols-- players AND coaches! Keep winning!

Posted by Coach_Joe on October 8, 2007 at 3:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

jraymond, USF won't make it to NC game. They are ranked 5th now. It seems like every team that's been ranked there has gotten beat that week. We'll see!

Posted by Volfantm on October 8, 2007 at 6:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

From Dennis Doddc "One coach saved his job: The pyre had been built. The villagers, with their torches and pitchforks, were ready to burn Phil Fulmer at the stake. Then Tennessee embarrassed Georgia for the second consecutive year.

At one point Saturday, Tennessee had outscored Georgia 58-6 going back to midway through the third quarter of last season's mauling in Athens.

Guess who suddenly controls its own destiny in the SEC East? The Fightin' Fulmers after trouncing Georgia 35-14. "
As for talent, the last few years have UF considerably ahead in the player ratings dept.
Too many UT fans have confused what they want to happen with what they can reasonably expect. To date our record exactly matches what the preseason articles projected.
Which reminds me of what they say in Bama
"Saban is such a good coach he can make Tennessee and Auburn bad". Will they get their 4 mil worth?