Vol Report
WVLT video
Tennessee Stat Book
Event Details
- What: Tennessee vs. South Carolina
- When: Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, 7:45 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- Where: Neyland Stadium
- Cost: Not available
- Age limit: All ages
Shortly after a 41-17 loss to Alabama, Tennessee tailback Arian Foster said he wanted to see his teammates smiling as they returned to practice on Monday.
"Personally I think everybody is at their best when they're having fun," Foster said. "I think everybody walking around mad and down and kicking themselves and kicking each other - that's not productive. I think they should have a focus and a swagger about them.
"But just go out there and have fun. It's still football."
Turns out, he and his teammates had to wait barely 24 hours after Saturday's loss to get back to football.
In a rare departure from its usual routine, Tennessee held an hour-long practice Sunday night inside the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center.
UT coach Phillip Fulmer floated the idea to his staff shortly after Saturday's game ended.
Then he talked with a handful of senior players, and all agreed a Sunday practice might help the Vols move past Saturday's loss to the Crimson Tide a little more quickly.
And, of course, move on to No. 15 South Carolina, which comes to Neyland Stadium for a 7:45 p.m. kickoff on ESPN.
"We want to get it out of our system, get it watched, make our corrections, give the guys a day off," Fulmer said Sunday afternoon. "We had 80-something snaps on defense and just felt like this would be a way to address some of that."
The team will take today as a mandatory off day and resume its normal practice schedule Tuesday afternoon.
Fulmer said his staff usually begin game planning for UT's next opponent on Sunday night and wait until Monday to watch film with players before practice.
Moving practice to Sunday, Fulmer said, gives his staff an uninterrupted day to plan for South Carolina today.
He added that moving practice to Sunday on a permanent basis, as many other teams across the country have done, could be a possibility next fall.
Another reason why Fulmer opted for a Sunday night practice, he said, was the way Tennessee responded after a Sunday practice following its lone open date of the season on Sept. 29.
The next week Tennessee played perhaps its best game of the season in a 35-14 victory over Georgia in Neyland Stadium.
"We're just trying to shake it up a little bit," Fulmer said. "Do something different. We did this during the open date and guys came back really refreshed and ready to go. That's what I'm expecting from this group of guys this time."
Injury Report: Receiver Lucas Taylor (toe) will be evaluated throughout the week, but is expected to play against the Gamecocks, Fulmer said.
Taylor missed most of the second half against Alabama and finished with two catches for 15 yards because of the injury, which he sustained in a victory over Mississippi State on Oct. 13.
"Lucas is better today than he was last Sunday," Fulmer said. "We'll just have to see how that goes during the course of the week. My feeling is he'll probably be ready to go by this weekend."
The junior entered Saturday's game as the SEC's leader in receiving yards per game.
Taylor participated in all of Tennessee's workout Sunday night.
Coaches will know more about Josh Briscoe (concussion) after the receiver undergoes an evaluation this week.
He did not practice Sunday night.
No Go On Fourth: Fulmer said he was tempted to try to convert a pair of fourth downs against the Crimson Tide.
Tennessee punted twice on fourth-and-short, once needing one yard from the Alabama 47 in the second quarter and again needing two yards from its 48 in the third quarter.
The score - UT trailed 17-14 and 27-17 at the time of the fourth downs - and field position were more important, however.
Fulmer said he was more concerned with field position because UT's defense struggled to stop Alabama's offense.
Run 'N' Gun? South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said Sunday on his weekly television show that the Gamecocks will try to run the ball more against Tennessee.
South Carolina had just 26 yards rushing on 22 attempts in a 17-6 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday.
However, USC's top two tailbacks, Cory Boyd and Mike Davis, had 11 carries for 67 yards.
"We just can't go back and throw it 35, 40 times. We're just not good enough," Spurrier said. "So, 16-12, at Georgia - those might be the kind of games we need to try to get into."
Home Again: South Carolina marks the start of a four-game homestand for Tennessee, which played four of its first seven games on the road.
"I think it's great to be at home four games in a row," Fulmer said.
Drew Edwards covers University of Tennessee football. He may be reached at 865-342-6274.
Tennessee 69, South Carolina 57 men's…
Tennessee 60, Connecticut 57 men's…
Tennessee 73, Georgia 62 men's…
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
Comments » 70
SmokeDog72 writes:
Great.
Another opportunity for us to get embarrassed on national TV.
I think I need to re-lace all of my shoes on Saturday night. Gettin' started around 7:45.
chrisw2967 writes:
He added that moving practice to Sunday on a permanent basis, as many other teams across the country have done, could be a possibility next fall.
Oh please God , surely he wont be around here next fall. He is trying everything to find something that will work , like practicing on Sunday or Sunday night , you know he is not going to get up early hes too lazy to do that.
Fulmer please just resign and stop the misery you have put upon us fans
JDvols writes:
Fulmer retire now. If not for Manning your W-L record would not look so good. Since 2001 the vols have slipped further and further into mediocrity. Since 2005 your teams have been seriously unprepared for SEC play. Three serious a**beatings in seven games this season is unacceptable. By now, it should be obvious even to you that you are long past stagnate. You lack innovation. You lack the ability to change what you do not understand. Go fishing and let someone else take over for the remainder of the season. Allow the university the time and opportuinty to find a quality replacement.
Timed_vol (Inactive) writes:
Phil, what the hell are you thinking? Alabama's offense was chewing your defense to bits. Why in the hell did you not got for it on thsoe two fourth downs.
Look, guy, you needed to hold onto the ball and run the clock. The score was still close.
The result? Alabama marched down field and kicked your butt.
So, who the heck is coaching the coaches??? Sheesh.
snafu14u#241639 writes:
Your coaches butts are on the line and you just got woodsheded AGAIN and you want to swagger.Bad use of words if he understands what he's saying.That had to be a long film session.bonzaivol
txsvol#372416 writes:
Let's rearrange the decks on the Titanic of the 2007 football season. Did the band play during the practice, dressed in formal wear? Where was Molly Brown? Maybe Leonardo has replaced Kenny Chesney as our sideline mascot, after the latter's shameful wearing of the Gator cap. We're going down---Glub! Glub! Glub! Victory: ULaLa. Defeats: The rest of the SEC teams. How many of them will be close games? Maybe Vandy? Not a snowball's chance against AR and KY, maybe a bit better against SC. SAVol
DannyVol writes:
Maybe they practiced exclusively passing the ball when the running game was working. Oh, wait...we had enough practice doing that on Saturday.
Maybe we practiced moving our linebackers back in the safety zone and beyond the first-down marker on third and 8. Oh, wait...we had enough practice doing that on Saturday.
Spurrier is going to eat our lunch.
OldNumber7 writes:
I think the coaching staff needs to practice.
orange_glory writes:
NOBODY CARES ABOUT TENNESSEE FOOTBALL. IT STINKS AND IT IS BORING
orange_glory writes:
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ OH I AM SORRY I FELL ASLEEP
orange_glory writes:
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ OH I AM SORRY I FELL ASLEEP
orange_glory writes:
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ OH I AM SORRY I FELL ASLEEP
DennisVols writes:
"No Go On Fourth: Fulmer said he was tempted to try to convert a pair of fourth downs against the Crimson Tide."
No Guts, no glory. This shows a complete lack of confidence in his players and his system. The game was on the line both of those time, changing the momentum was needed and we gave up that opportunity twice.
Players feed of their coaches feel for what is happening in a game.
Brooks went for it twice in 4th and 9 situations against FL Sat. One worked one didn't but the outcome was his players believing in him because he believes in them. How can you expect anyone to buy your product if you won't use it yourself.
MiserableFloridaVol writes:
Did Foster say swagger?
atxvols writes:
I'll keep saying...It's time.
However, we'll probably have a great game against SC then go on beat ULL to be 6-3 when the Hogs come to town. My guess is we'll win that one too and squeak by Vandy...8-3. Then everyone will be back looking at the Kool-Aid pitcher and dream of going to a top-tier bowl game.
Lexington is where the Kool-Aid hits the floor in another rout...8-4. Music City bowl.
Phil's last game will be in Nashville. He will announce his retirement either just before or shortly thereafter. Mike will have a few weeks to close the deal with a new coach so that the recruiting season is not too affected.
Perhaps he goes outside the family. I'd be a little surprised but I think it will happen. Gruden? Maybe...but hope not as he is a Pro-style coach and has not done well once Dungy's team was dismantled. We'll see.
Of course, with this whacky season...who knows, we could still win the East.
GO VOLS from Austin
texan writes:
ditto on txsvol post
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Field position! What difference does that make turning the ball over to Bama with its wide-open receivers!! Running light-weight backs with Hardesty (must be in dog-house) availabl e. Phil will always run oldest back (remember Jamal Lewis on the bench). Both Coker and Hardesty are better than Fumbling Foster, but Philapottamus's caste system will stay in place for another 5-6 season. Hamilton, wake up. There is a revolution at your door. If you're not careful, the baby will go out with the bathwater!
Bamajoe writes:
Bottom Line and all Vol fans know it, the NC was a fluke by Fat Phil, without the penalty against the Organeman, AR fumble and FSU without a QB. Phil is not buying the talent since GA shut down the border and other coaches cutoff the players such as FL and AL. We all know that he was playing loose with the rules and he hoped that getting Bama in trouble would make it easier on him to continue but it backfired on him. UT73
tennisvol writes:
It seems to me that field position is only as important as long as the defense can stop the other team and you get the ball back in good field position. Alabama did not punt one time in the 1st half. So, why not try it and give your offense some confidence. Because ole Phil has always used the same philosophy, play not to lose. Those days are gone!
orangebloodgmc writes:
Get some movement in the defense; actually blitz sometimes. Load up vs. the run, but put best cover guy (if we have one) on their go-to guy (which we did not do against d.j.hall) so for SC that would be McKinley. Instead of always being the victim of surprises, surprise the other team occasionally. With 3 upbacks in front of punter, take off and pick up that 4th and one or 4th and 2. Can't do it multiple times but try it ONCE at least.
RangerForSix writes:
We should have thrown on every down like Alabama!
We averaged '5.7 yards per run'.
We averaged '7.8 yards per pass'.
Hello?
We need to 'throw every down' until the defensive backs are much more concerned with the pass instead of stuffing our run, then we run it until they adjust back. The run game works for us, because of our excellent passing game. Ainge should have throw it 45-55 times. The UA kid threw it that many times and he looked like a J.V. QB?
It's not balance or yards or turnovers or anything else that matters. The 'ONLY Stat'. that matters is "POINTS". Everything else is an illusion!
We didn't score enough because we didn't throw it enough early. That's always been a script for a loss. I Think that 'WASTING 8, 19, 11, plays a game, getting 1,2, or 3 yards A PLAY is just plain dumb!!!
"Saban out-threw Fulmer..."
I was surprised at that and believe that Ainge was our only hope last week, and then we throw it fewer times than Alabama? What the...
just not smart...
You play to win, you don't come to play 'not to lose' That's what we did!!!
kjneel#238751 writes:
Its really sad to see how conservative we play now thinking we can hold on to win with defense. Have we ever faked a field goal? A punt? No, no, no. Way too risky. What wins game is a solid running game and defense. Oh wait, that was the mid 80's.
Please Phil take a chance now that your job is on the line. Do something exciting. Winning with punting and defense is embarassing. Especially when you dont win.
SFOrange writes:
UT has become a "basketball school".
SmokeDog72 writes:
Larry Slade coaches up DB's as well as Chavis teaches tackling.
waterskier3#226480 writes:
fulmer knows his job is on the line so he's trying to do something different... fact of the matter is that they've lost control of the ability to coach... they are now in panic mode so we'll get worse because everytime they get behind the coaches will panic... please lose the next 3 games at home so we can just fire him and not have another year of this phooey... recruits are not coming and its obivous we don't have the players now so stop the bleeding and fire him please AD...
I agree with the first post another chance to show recruits via espn on all the reasons not to come to UT.... mainly coaches.......
vol4good#206163 writes:
Your Best post ever Marc_Ash! I concur!
phi0129 writes:
I'm glad that someone made mention of the 4th down calls of which I have explicitly outlined my opinion of on this board. The one that crushed me was the one about midway through the 2nd quarter. A couple of coaching mistakes were made here.
1) On 3rd and 1 they put Creer in for his first carry of the game. Tell me why you would do this when Foster was running all over them at this point?
2) Fulmer contradicted himself on this one. If our D couldn't stop their offense, wouldn't we be more concerned with continuing to score and try to keep up? All we gained by not going for it on 4th and 1 here was 25 yards of field position. I feel that this was the critical mistake of the game. It allowed AL to drive and get the last possession of the half (You can count the miracle field goal we got in 12 seconds but that was lucky). Instead of perhaps using the clock and finishing an already impressive drive with 7 and preventing AL from being able to march down the field again before half, we allowed them to run out the clock on us. Instead of maybe being up 4 it turned into a 10 point AL lead. THAT IS POOR COACHING!!!!
Terrible decision Fulmer just like most of the ones you have made this year. Do you think Saban or Spurrier or Miles for that matter would've thought about punting there? Put your team in a position to win the game for Christ's sake.
phi0129 writes:
CR: I think I might get pissed if TN looks good and pulls off the upset of SC. Yes it is a sad day when I say TN over SC is an upset. It will just add to the already gargantuan amount of frustration. I'm going to have a heart attack before I turn 30 if I have to keep watching this kind of TN football. Let's play great, hype everything up and then get stomped by a mediocre AL team. I don't understand how AL beat us that bad. I thought it was more pathetic than the FL game. Why do we just give up and let a team blow us out? We are right in the game and then poof...
auttat writes:
Ranger, I have to disagree with you. Alabama out threw us cause they had 30 more plays than us. Foster should have gotten the ball twice as much as he did.
You can bash Fulmer all you want, but at some point you have to look at the real problem. UT can't stop anybody. Chavis has put great defenses out there before, but when you have a Wilson, Grant, Haynesworth, Henderson, etc. etc. its not hard to have a great defense. UT plain and simply cannot get off the field on 3rd down. News flash, that has been an issue for 10 years or more.
volmac72 writes:
Fulmer & Cutcliff was outcoached by a newcomer name MAjor Applewhite. Sounds familiar? He's the former QB from Texas now OC for Alabama...what does this say about the coaching at Knoxville? Mr. Hamilton, Don't fear change...
TommyJack writes:
Once proud program clearly in freefall.
tnbanker_govols writes:
I've been a UT fan all my life...always have been, always will be. I'm not a Fulmer hater but I am a firm believer in getting the job done. If you're paid a salary to do a job, when you become ineffective at that job, changes need to be made (especially on a 2 million dollar salary!). You come to Tennessee to win SEC championships, to go to RESPECTABLE bowl games, and to win an occasional National Championship....We shouldn't be trying to find the good out of a season that's been mediocre (at best). A couple of scenarios that happened this past week that stems from poor COACHING decisions.....
1)4th & short twice near midfield and both times.....we punt it away. In a rivalry game, in a game that's pivotal, you must go for it in these types of situations. If you make it, you score huge blow against Alabama and you help shift some of the momentum. Do we have any confidence whatsoever in our offense? What does this do to the morale of our players when you own coaches can't trust you to get a yard or two when it's crunch time? SEC Championship teams go for it in that situation
2)You have a running backing AVERAGING OVER 7 YDS A CARRY and you give it to a feshman who hasn't played the whole game. Granted, the O'Line failed to hold their own but that happened several times throughout the game and Foster always seemed to find a way to manage a few yards.
3)1st quarter....you hold Alabama on 3rd & 9 and their forced to kick a field goal but wait.....personal foul, unpsortmanslike conduct. 15yd penalty....new life and Alabama scores a touchdown instead of a fiedl goal. Only a difference of 4 points but I huge shift in momentum. LACK OF DISCIPLINE
4) Where's Hardesty......one of the most effective backs of late and he never touches the ball. Granted, I don't agree with him not showing up for practice but....so much effort given by him in the past couple of games and his reward is .....not one touch against Tennessee's greatest rival.
5) O'Neal is a very talented player but when he comes in, EVERYBODY knows it's going to be some sort of reverse play. Thank goodness it was ruled an incomplete pass, if not, a 4 or 5 yard loss was the sure result because Alabama had the play read perfectly. How bout bringing O'Neal in on other formations? Mixing it up a little? No wonder his effectiveness has been limited. I can't help but think that if O'neal was playing for Spurrier or Miles, we would find out just how talented he really is.
BOTTOM LINE......Phil Fulmer has been a great coach for Tennessee. He's provided us many years of great UT Football memories but the fact is....too many mistakes are being made as a result of poor coaching decisions. He is no longer effective and seems to be losing the respect of his players. Nothing will change unless changes are made.
bleed_orange writes:
I don't know what TN should do. I do know that we got out coached from the first play of the game. I think we are to predictable. The players don't seemed prepared or motivated. I cann't remember a year where there was more upsets and we are only half way into the season. College football has become more and more even. There needs to be a playoff (not that TN would be in it this year), but it would be so good for college football. Look at colege basketball. The tournament is so exciting. I know it was hard to replace Johnny M., but I think it's finally time to replace P.F. I think the game has passed him by. Maybe he needs to go back to coaching the offensive line. TN football has become a chore to watch. I been thinking more about vol and lady vol basketball season comming up. I never thought that would happen. However, I will continue to watch, cheer and hope for a turnaround season. Time is running out. Look out for S.C., Ark., Vandy and Ky. I know I left off LA Lafayette, but surely we can at least win that one with no trouble. I believe we can win S.C, La Laf., Ark and Vandy, but I think we will lose this year to KY (8-4,5-3). We shall see. GO VOLS!
JDS
memphisvolman writes:
This lack of preparation has been going on for 4 years now. Looking back the last couple of years we consistently have a let down each game after a big win. It was very obvious to me that we were not ready to play the players lacked intensity and it showed all through the game. This comes back to coaching and getting your players ready to play each and every week.
It's time to make some changes guys even if we have to have those rebuilding years. Look at Sanders now and how he has helped Kentucy. You know that game is marked on the Ky Calendar!
bleed_orange writes:
Good post tnbanker_govols! Let's go TN. Let's get pumped up vols! Go big Orange! GO VOLS!
JDS
Timed_vol (Inactive) writes:
we all seem to be in agreement....which is unusual. I just threw up my hands on th e4th and short punts.
And DJ Hall??? I had a mental note to myself that an Alabama player in postgame would say "we didn't know what they werr running, 'cuz it wasn't working'. Sure enough, Wilson saidthat.
Phil, a little hint: your defense absolutely SUCKS!!!!! With that knowledge, you had better play ball control with the O, and take some chances.
I'll say this again and again: UT has gotta recruit more linemen, in fact, as many as you can get in each year. RB, QBs, WR's, LB's, and so forth??? They all look good when the line is strong.
UT's D-Line couln't sack a dead president.
bfoster1#573639 writes:
Why shouldn't they try to be positive? The fans do enough kicking of the players and coaches for all of them. Beating themselves up and being down on themselves will not help anything. The only thing they can do is get up the next day and try it all again. If you think these guys don't bear the brunt of all the losses, the coaching debates and the anger of the fans, you're sadly mistaken. They hear it, read it, feel it and see it. What more do you want from them? They have no choice but to try to remain focused and positive. It's all they have and all they can do.
jhenson#377512 writes:
CRVol...I've been with you all the way bro. Isn't it strange how silent the Fulmer backers have been since Saturday.
What an embarassing state of affairs. It makes me sick to think Fulmer may be back next year, but I honestly don't feel like Hamilton has the stones to make the move.
We haven't quite fallen to the depths of Nebraska, but we're close. Do we have to fall the rest of the way before a change occurs? Scarey thought...huh?
RemembertheAlamo writes:
If Hamilton does bring back Fulmer for next year, he needs to give him a "Yankee..Joe Torre" type contract......$500,000 to $1,000,000 contract and the rest in incentives to win..........
OldNumber7 writes:
Sure is cold down here in the cellar.
Timed_vol (Inactive) writes:
I didn't post what I was thinking, got distracted...
what I was thinking is this: Fulmer and Chavis and Cutcliffe were 'ahead of the game' for a while. Chavis with the speed and pressure, Cut with the wide-open offense....
and, UT dominated in recruiting.
Noe, all the good D's bring pressure, all the teams try to open it up (well, the quality teams, any way).
I think the guy is wrong about one tihng: most of us do not HATE Phil. He's a fine, fine man.
I wish you guys would keep separate the man from the Coach. As a coach, he's struggling a lot.
As a man? I'd trust him with my kid any time. I wish he could get things on track, but I just don't know if he has the energy to make it happen.
As for you that keep making personal attackes (fat, and so forth), it really isn't called for.
jhenson#377512 writes:
Fulmer has been able to recruit well and that has saved his backside...period. He has never out-gamplanned anyone. Manning, and an SEC conference in a rare down cycle, helped pad his W-L record in the early years. I'll give him credit for the 98 NC, but even that wasn't really due to his coaching prowess. That roster was absolutely LOADED, not to mention, Georgia and Alabama sucked, and SC, Vandy, and Kentucky were predicatbly bad which meant we really only had to beat Florida to make it to the SEC championship. If a team ever lived a charmed existence, it was that 98 team. A bogus pass interference call at Syracuse to keep a game winning drive alive, Clint Stoerner gift wrapping the Arkansas game for us, Florida missing a field goal in overtime, and Marcus Outzen, FSU's back-up QB starting in the NC game. Does that take away from the fact that we won it all?...Not in the least! All I'm saying is that Fulmer's talent saved him in those first few years because it was so much better than most of the competition's talent. Now that there is parity relative to talent, coaching plays a bigger role than ever, and let's be honest folks...on Fulmer's best day, he won't outcoach the likes of Myer, Tuberville, Miles, Spurrier, or Saban. Sure we will continue having those rare frustrating reminders of how good we could be (i.e. the Georgia game). That's the potential that talent brings. However, most Saturdays will be painful reminders of the limitations that poor coaching places on talent with performances like we witnessed at Cal at Florida and at Alabama. It's time for a change.
doverton#635371 (Inactive) writes:
Not going for it on 4th down in the second quarter, I think was definately the turning point. What was Phil thinking? Also, Wilson threw on us with ease. Have you ever thought about blitzing any and trying to get pressure on him, if you get beat once or twice,what difference does it make, they were going to drive and score anyway. Take a chance, try something different, might have made a difference. Certainly nothing to lose.
Timed_vol (Inactive) writes:
....and as for the blitzing: yes, you will get burned, espcially with a mobile QB.
Bur, hey, why not bring more quys than Bama can block and pop the qb every play??? Hell, we gave up 41 points as it is.
We have speed on defense, we just don't have any stud d-linemen. Our backers and secondary aren't really all that great, etiher. But we do have speed!!!! Use it!
Timed_vol (Inactive) writes:
ADD this:
let's say Phil and company get aggressive, but get burned doing it. How many of you will support it??
Hell, I would in a heartbeat. Bring excitement back. Maybe we get shredded by a good qb, maybe McFadden rushes for a 1,000 yards in his game with, Felix gets 999, but we pressure them and HIT them.
Phil goes for a 4th and 2 on his own 30 and MISSES it. Heck yarh, I'll support that!!!!!
LSU is a 3-loss team if Miles doesn't take chances. The play he DIDN'T take a chance, 4th and 1 against UK, cost him a game.
mborovol writes:
"Coupled with Florida's 59-20 stomp at The Swamp in mid-September, the Vols have lost to their newest and oldest bitter rivals by a combined 63 points this season.
There are other telling numbers to consider. Against Florida, UT surrendered 31 unanswered points in the second half.
That means UT has closed the two premier SEC games on its schedule by getting outscored 62-3."
*************************************
Folks, if you read this and still think Fulmer should stay and try "fix things" or "shake things up" with the staff, you are ridiculous....Fulmer has to go!
utvols1 writes:
CR-good trip down memory lane....
GreerVol22 writes:
Practice? Shi+... Sunday, Wednesday or Saturday mornin'...it won't help. Coach Cut got his butt HANDED to him by a 24 year old, Chavis had his head IN his butt the whole game, and well, there is Phil....remember when rain man went from winning at the black jack table and then Cruise dropped $3000 because Hoffman called 20 on the roulette wheel? Phil's expression during the wole game was just like rain man's after the 20 missed on the wheel.....and I bet that Hamilton wants his $3000 back.
west_tn_volfan writes:
Most people know it is time for a change. As I said in another post, being afraid to change coaches because we might make a bad hire is like being afraid to run out of a burning house because it might be raining outside. We can stay the course and watch the whole program come crashing down or we can make a move now so the new coach will still have some talent to work with when he gets here. I think Phil Fulmer is a good man but being a good man doesn't win football games. We need a good man who is a great coach, and if we make a mistake so be it but I know if we don't even try, we are making a mistake. Does anyone, even the most ardent Fulmer fans, really see our coaching staff regularly beating Saban or Meyer? I didn't think so. No coach should be bigger than the program. When its time for a change, make a change.
jhenson#377512 writes:
Personally I think the Sunday practice idea is ingenious. Combined with Fulmer's expected announcement that he has decided we will sport all orange (orange pants and jerseys) for Saturday nights game, and then change to all white at halftime, as well as all coaches wearing mandatory rally caps...HOW CAN WE LOSE!!!??? OLE Phil...mixing it up!
Share your thoughts
Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.