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- What: Tennessee vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
- When: Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, time TBA
- Where: Neyland Stadium
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So Tennessee controls its own football destiny again. Fine, but let me ask you this?
In a 2007 season when up is down, when day is night, when 6 is 9, who thinks the wackiness is over?
Who honestly believes that after a startling September and an eye-opening October that we're in for a normal November?
I'm not buying it. The only thing I'm willing to wager my lunch money on in November is a homecoming win for the Vols over Louisiana-Lafayette. After that, it's back to the roulette wheel.
Tennessee has arrived at a 3-2 SEC record to begin the final month of a season that's been as unpredictable in Ann Arbor, Gainesville and South Central LA as it has been in Knoxville.
Check that. Arrived at doesn't do Tennessee's journey justice.
Try careened or lurched or zigzagged.
I doubt a team with as dramatic a split personality as this one has ever said on Nov. 1 it controlled its own destiny in the SEC Eastern Division race.
Tennessee's personality schism was formerly confined to a week-to-week basis. Would the team that got clobbered at Florida show up, or the one that clobbered Georgia?
The team tough enough to win at Mississippi State (that one looks even better after the Bulldogs whipped Kentucky) or the one that wimped out at Alabama?
Now it's a half-to-half proposition.
"We've got to hang on some way,'' head coach Phillip Fulmer said Saturday night after a 27-24 overtime win over South Carolina. "We've got to get to Atlanta because we control our destiny right now, 100 percent.''
Hang on for dear life is the best advice I can give after watching the Vols build a 21-0 lead over the 15th-ranked Gamecocks and then blow it - and then redeem themselves in overtime.
There's a lot of football to be played before anybody gets to Atlanta for the SEC championship game on Dec. 1.
And, no doubt, several more surprising scores will crawl across the bottom of your TV screen.
Tennessee still has SEC games against Arkansas, Vanderbilt - both in Neyland Stadium - and a visit to Kentucky. Win all three and Peachtree Street will be orange on the first day of December.
Win all three. Right.
Hard to sell that one around here.
In all likelihood the Vols have another loss in them. At least one.
But here's the crazy thing: Tennessee could lose again and still get to Atlanta.
In a season in which it's impossible to distinguish parity from mediocrity, 11 of 12 SEC teams - all but Ole Miss - are still mathematically in the title hunt.
So somebody could (and probably will) go 5-3 and win the East via the tiebreaker.
Georgia is 4-2 but the Bulldogs could easily lose to Auburn or Kentucky.
Florida is 3-3 and could lose to South Carolina in Columbia on Nov. 10.
That's no more far-fetched than Arian Foster flinging a fumble down field and having Jacques McClendon fall on it for a 17-yard gain to set up a game-tying 48-yard field goal.
The SEC tie-breaking format can get complicated. Bottom line, if UT finishes 5-3, it needs a fourth loss by Florida.
If Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina all finish 5-3, my math, though never a strong suit, indicates the Vols have the tie-breaker edge.
If (or when) they lose again, it would be preferable to lose to Arkansas of the West, not East-mates Vandy or Kentucky.
But if (or when) they lose again, don't assume the race is over until the last tick is off the last clock.
If nothing else this season we've learned that controlling one's destiny is slippery business. This condition, furthermore, is not unique to Tennessee.
In the absence of a great team, the resilient one will carry the day.
Mike Strange may be reached at 865-342-6276 or strange2@knews.com.
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Comments » 92
BigUn writes:
Fulmer:
"We've got to get to Atlanta because we control our destiny right now, 100 percent."
Sounds familiar. Where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, when Fulmer had as flat as a pancake when we laid down at Bama after blabbin all week about destiny and phooey.
SmokeDog72 writes:
Fulmerspeak:
Stay the Course!!!!
Man the Charts!!!!
Pass the chicken!!!!
If we win the East with the defensive display I have seen this year (or the offensive display seen over the last couple of weeks), cancer will be cured next week, world peace will exist in one month, and this country may end up with a woman president in a year or so. With the way we have tackled, "anything is possible" is the understatement of the year. General Bob has to be spinning in his grave.
Please place this earth-shattering discovery on the much-vaunted charts: A TACKLE CAN BE MADE WHEN ONE WRAPS UP THE BALLCARRIER. Revolutionary idea? Cutting edge to our defense.
vol52 writes:
We are back to the future. This is the second time we have control of our destiny. If the BIG guy wins out he will silence a bunch of his critics and hopefully will not be given a raise or extension. If he does not go to Atlanta then he should prepare his speech for his resignation. So, yes we control our destiny and so does Fulmer.
bigorangesob writes:
Hey guess what we won the game and Fulmer will be back at tleast 1 more year so stop your female doging and deal with it, I'm not happy with the way things are either but it's our team so we might as well support them..GO VOLS
elsinoresam writes:
Fulmer will be here almost as long as Paterno at Penn State. Get used to it.
tennisvol writes:
I have to agree with another post, seeing the picture of Hamilton and ole Phil, Phil is not leaving so Vol fans better get use to the same ole, same ole.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Man, them good ole charts had 'em all the way. Take away Berry and we have NO SEC CALIBER athletes on defense. NONE!! Pitiful no-effort, linebackers could catch a cold, out of position all nite, at least they're consistent. These are the times that try men's souls! At least one positive, I saw a Golden Corral truck heading for Knoxville, Phil can eat!
RemembertheAlamo writes:
the only way we will win out is for the teams we are playing will have worse games than us. We cannot play in the second half, we haven't all year.....we play very conservative after taking the lead....and then have to play catch up to win.......as I saw on a previous post from yesterday, they called us stupid, I guess I am for continualy believing that the VOLS are going to win with authority one of these days and play all 4 quarters of football. Not this year.....and maybe not in Fulmer's UT coaching lifetime.
eefor10c writes:
An excellent article Mike. Too bad the loser key-board jockeys do their usual thing and turn everything into a Fulmer hate fest. This site could be a great place to have some good discussions about the Vols by the Volunteer supporters but as usual it gets hijacked by the juvenile name callers and the self professed Vol "fans" who root for Tennessee to lose so Fulmer can be fired and someone as perfect as they can be hired. All Vol fans are disappointed but we continue to support the team. There is a lot more support out there than you see in these discussions but they have a life and so do I. So enjoy your negativism and wallow in your name calling cause I've got better things to do than read your TRASH!
rootin4volz writes:
"Hard to sell that one around here."
No doubt, what with all of the positive minded Vol fans we have around here (what a bunch of ding-dongs).
"If (or when) they lose again..."
My point exactly. Idiots.
GO VOLS!!!
scttmcdonald#551862 writes:
I'm just glad my job doesnt have unrealistic yearly preformance expectations, like ensuring I am the leading regional employee or if I dont make it as a contender in the National Sales Awards Convention, then I might get fired.
Face it, Fulmer has the highest winning percentage of ALL active coaches today. Now it isnt always pretty but a win is a win. When is the last time any of you were recognized for anything in your workplace that ensured your employer's continued competition in the market? Phil's record speaks for itself. You just have to realize that some years are better than others and vice versa.
Turn the super critical tables on yourselves and see if you live up to your own criticism
scttmcdonald#551862 writes:
'I will be a huge Cocks fan'
That's hilarious!!!!
tenvolone writes:
Do we REALLY WANT to go to Atlanta to be out coached by LSU or Alabama on national television again? I don't. I just want a coaching change and I'm willing to forgo a win here or there to get it.
Bamajoe writes:
BottomLine: Cocks gave us 14 points and Cocks earned all their points. Also refs gave us 7 and took 7 from Cocks. I would like to know if there any real football fans that think that was not a penalty on the tight end in the endzone? I am sure film of that play and the penalty on 4th & 1 will be forwarded to the SEC office for strict review. What were those guys looking at? Signed "FAT PHIL" We got lucky.
Volfan1 writes:
Anybody with "Bama" in their name is surely a TRUE Vols fan. Ha! Thanks for the astute observation "Bama"joe.
Bamajoe writes:
Howry1000, I finished at UT74
huntined#565710 writes:
Hey guys, Just look at FLA. They have three loses in the sec this year and they have more all- americans on that team than any school in the nation. They have had the top recruiting class for last 2-3 years and they have not beat anybody but KY. All other wins were against the bottom list in SEC including Tenn and they have yet to beat a quality team. So if you are a FLA fan do you fire Meyer?
Wait till the year ends and let the people that make the decisions look at TENN staff. Untill then just support the TEAM not mention the COACH but TEAM I HAD NO DREAM AT START OF THE YEAR WE WOULD EVEN HAVE A CHANCE IN THE EAST BUT WE STILL DO
JUST ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE...
vscebail#247785 writes:
Actually, this is the fourth time this season that Tennessee has controlled it's own destiny. We controlled our destiny nationally against Cal - and we got stomped; then we controlled our destiny in the SEC against Florida - and we got killed; Then we controlled our destiny in the SEC again, against Alabama - and we got embarrassed. Now we control our own destiny (AGAIN!) against Arkansas, Vandy, and Kentucky. And we will have our hands full with every single game. Does anybody remember not-so-long ago when every November was a cake walk? -- Not any more! I would love to see us win out and go to the SECCG, but I am scared to death of us having control of our own destiny! We will not get any more help than we have already gotten this year. I hope that we can take care of business, but this whole season has been a roller coaster ride. -- And if we lose again, I think I'm going to be sick!!!
TNPilgrim writes:
The reason we have a chance to win the Eastern Division is due to the default of the other teams - not because of our superior coaches and players. This is just another year of "acceptable mediocrity" in UT football. It remains to be seen how long the UT administration and big money donors will be satisfied with 8-4 seasons, 2d or 3d place in the division and a trip to the Cotton Bowl to cap off the season.
asleep#212036 writes:
Again, luck in a football game is garbage. The game ebbs and flows, calls are made and not made, and players step up and fall down. At the end, the team that puts together the best combo of the above, wins. And if Spurrier totally outcoached Fulmer in the second half, isn't it fair then to say Fulmer totally outcoached him in the first? Calls by the refs? Give me a break. Offensive pass interference? Replay showed nothing. Blows to the head? This is football and that kid's not a QB. Crackback block? Not on replay. Rogers did leave his feet and block low but that wasn't the call. Bottom line is that both teams played UGLY and we came out ever so slightly prettier. Lots and lots of issues to be sure, but still leading the East. You never know. Go Vols!!!
surfing_vol writes:
To tngeoff and tennisvol --
Didn't you guys see the Godfather movies, where Michael Corleone gives the kiss of death?
Hope springs eternal.
DennisVols writes:
Football is pretty simple really
At the college level it is played over 4, 15 minute qtrs which are divided by a 15 minute halftime break. If you get 10 yards ever 4 opportunities you get 4 new opportunities, until you cross to goal line in which you receive 6 points with the option of an attempt to make a 1 or 2 points extra point.
Your defense has the same opportunity to stop your opponent from getting those 10 yard measurements.
If by chance you get part of the way down the field but do not get close enough to cross the goal line you can either attempt a field goal (3 points for this) or punt the ball to your opponent and try to prevent them from scoring.
The one big key to all this is 60 minutes. That is how long you have to score more points than your opponent (unless there is a tie). You are required to play those 60 minutes, all of them.
UT has played 60 minutes a couple of times this year. On the games that they have not, Cal, Florida, Alabama, and USC they played much less than 60 minutes. In the Florida, Bama, and USC games they were either still in the game or had a sizeable lead when they for lack of a better term, turn it off, mainly on offense. The defensive secondary is young; talent will only take you so far without game experience and proper coaching. Sat. once again we saw our offense shut down, not make the plays, make the adjustments necessary in order to play the full 60 minutes. This left the younger defense on the field too long and gave our opponents too many opportunities to beat us. Had UT’s offense sustained just one drive, average time 5 minutes, there would never have been the opportunity for USC to tie or take the lead in this game.
With 3 SEC opponents remaining this problem has to be fixed. Other wise this recent stint of controlling ones own destiny will go the way of the last one. Down the tubes.
jlange#632002 writes:
Fire Spurrier--- he's lost 2 in a row to Fulmer, the game obviously has passed him by. Fire urban- the guy has already lost 3 conference games this year, how could his team possibly lose to that horrible GA team? Look at all that talent FL has. Anybody could win with that talent. Fire Richt, blah blah blah.
RemembertheAlamo writes:
crackback blow....i know this is illegal....but only if the player you are blocking doesn't have the ball, if the player has the ball, you can make the same exact block (or tackle) and it is legal...go figure.....
Oenoboy writes:
OK, OK!!! I THINK WE GET IT! Many of you want a new coach. That's fine but that isn't going to happen before the end of the year and not likely at all so can we FREAKING MOVE ON TO A NEW SUBJECT! You know, like the players and coaches we have now, the efforts and lucky bounces they have or have not been getting, and perhaps the fact we are undefeated at home. Nobody is right, nobody is wrong, because nobody on this site has the power to influence anything to do with the football program much less the knowledge to even speculate what should or shouldn't happen.
It's fall, it's Knoxville, it's Orange, and it's a freaking game. Since there is no doubt and anyone's mind that many of you want Phil gone, can you agree that it's time to shut the _____ up about it?
burntorangeVOLffle writes:
How many points do we have to score/win by to make people happy? Just curious.
FYI: Whenever someone starts their criticism of the coaching staff by calling Fulmer (or any of the other coaches) a variety of names, make fat jokes, or any degree of degrading remarks they instantly lose any credibility no matter how accurate, well thought out, or constructed the rest of said criticism may be.
Volunatic writes:
Phil Fulmer owns steve spurrier-- winning 3 out of the last 4, including the '01 game in gainesville against spurrier's most-talented team ever.
Yes, that was an ugly win last Saturday, but I've watched UT football long enough to appreciate the fact that an ugly win beats the heck out of an ugly loss. Imagine how the South Carolina fans are feeling right now. (HAHAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, I couldn't help it.)
As for "consistency"-- what team this season is the bastion of consistency with a coach that could be hired away by UT?
Hawaii? Good luck getting June Jones to leave the islands. Arizona State? No way, Erickson loves the PAC-10, and the last I checked, most of the defenses in that conference usually look a lot like UT's worst D ever does now. Ohio State? Yeah, we could outbid them for Tressel's services... NOT! (OSU looks a lot better when they aren't playing SEC-caliber talent, by the way-- see last year's championship for proof.) Kansas? Get back to me when they have beaten somebody good. Boston College? Well, they did beat an overrated VA Tech team in the rain on Thursday, but you don't have to get your team "up" for many games when you have a talented team playing in the ACC.
Most of the folks clamoring for "consistency" clearly haven't been paying attention to the rest of the CFB landscape this season. Craziest season ever.
Wait, I can think of a "consistent" team who would GLADLY give away their coach. MINNESOTA! Remember, they fired Glen Mason, their most successful coach in decades, after last season, and now they are 1-8, including a loss to North Dakota.
I suppose that is what the FireFulmer crowd wants-- "terrible" instead of "inconsistent". It's likely what they would get if Hamilton cans Fulmer after this season if UT winds up with 8 or more total wins.
Me? I'm a VOL FAN, and I want UT to win as many games as possible.
GO VOLS!!! Beat Louisiana Lafayette!
TNPilgrim writes:
One of the great things about a passionate fan base is the fact that they have high expectations for their team - especially one like the Vols that has top-tier facilities, players, fan & donor support, etc. It should be unacceptable for them not to contend for the conference championship every year, and win the conference (not just the division) on a regular basis (not just every 10-12 years). It has been documented in the News-Sentinel how the program has declined ever since the National Championship in 1998. Instead of taking advantage of that success and leading UT to an elite level after that year, Fulmer teams have gone the opposite direction. When it becomes apparent that he can no longer win championships, he should be replaced. When there are no longer passionate fans that voice their opinions - positive or negative - the football program will deteriorate into a condition like the Basketball Vols were before Bruce Pearl.
RemembertheAlamo writes:
first I am stupid, then an idiot, and now a miserable SOB.......WOW!....Yep, I probably would find something to complain about if we were undefeated, but we are not and there lies the problem, the play calling sucks especially in the second half..........speaking of Helmet stickers....did you see the "stickers for helmet" show sunday, Lou put a sticker on a Conn helmet and kept referencing UTAH...guess he forgot the name of the school or didn't know what the "C" stood for......
tommytrvel#650604 writes:
If the VOLS win the east and lose to LSU in the championship game, and LSU plays for the national championship. Do the Vols go to the Sugar Bowl?
Volunatic writes:
Tommytrvel-- I believe it's like this-- if an SEC champion is in the National Championship, then the Sugar Bowl gets to pick "at-large" instead of necessarily picking another SEC team. With 3 losses or more, there's very little chance for a team to go to a BCS bowl without winning their conference (except when that team is Notre Dame).
finn writes:
It's really great to see all the 'real fans' come crawling back to talk a little pro-fulmer trash after the stunning win over Spurrier. Do you realize how many times we gave that game anyway only to get a 2nd chance through dumb luck or crappy calls? You only win inspite of yourselves so many times and Sat was 1 of those. If blowing a 21 pt lead isn't the sign of great coaching, I don't know what is.
vol52 writes:
vols76 When Fulmer got his contract extension the only thing I said was it was more than he deserved. Fulmers supporters said "you suck" and called in my loyalty to the VOLS. I can take it but all the folks who want Fulmer to stay need to take the heat also. He is a POOR coach. He can't coach up talent but he sure can coach talent down. It wont get any better than it is now.
OwensboroVol writes:
I don't see the Vols winning more than one more SEC game. Does anyone besides me dread to see what Andre Woodson does to Eric Berry. He can only cover one or two guys at a time. The others will run free. What I am saying is that Eric is our secondary, no one else is showing up. I still believe that this will be at best a 6-6 year and at worse a 5-7 year. We need new blood who will revamp both the offense and defense.
finn writes:
Since 2005, the stats are as follows:
UF - 27-7, 1 National Championship, 1 SEC Eastern Championship, 1 SEC Championship.
UT - 19-13, 0 National Championships, 0 SEC Eastern or Overall Championships
Next time one of you clowns tries to suggest "Well UF should go ahead and fire Myer since he just lost too!! (read with pathetic attempt at clever sarcasm,) remember how they've compared over the same period of time. If Phil could have performed at Myer's level in 05 and 06, do you think anyone would honestly be suggesting he get the axe this year??? How low does our program need to go before us 'T-Shirt' fans actually have the right to voice any displeasure??
PS..FYI if math is troubling - Fulmer's record 05 to present is a very impressive .5938.
chucker6 writes:
I suppose that is what the FireFulmer crowd wants-- "terrible" instead of "inconsistent". It's likely what they would get if Hamilton cans Fulmer after this season if UT winds up with 8 or more total wins....Duh, right spam buster. That's why Kansas and Boston College (hell, throw Alabama in there too) are doing so poorly this year with new coaches, right? If you think they have half the talent that UT has, you need to go back to school again and try upper division math this time. An undeserved, lucky win should not be cause for rejoicing. Tennessee football is performing way below their potential and have for at least the last 3 years, and you can make a good case for longer than that. The consistent thread in that poor run is coaches, period. A good alumnae and supporter holds his school responsible for results, not blind loyalty.
vol52 writes:
Does anyone remember the picture of Hamilton and Buzz's wife after beating ky in Knoxville. The only thing saving Fulmers job is the $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
huntwithmojo writes:
From ESPN: The team that controls its destiny in the division is Tennessee (3-2), where the fans are busy undermining the coach on his way to a divisional championship. This isn't a football team. It's a soap opera.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/noteboo...
wallyinman#208691 writes:
I'm surprised at the adolesence of the subscribers of this web site. Just a bunch of little "Fulmer female dogers". Get real. Parity has arrived. Check the scores. Read the statistics. Oregon is the new hot team. Boton College is rankd in the top ten. Fla St and Miami are no longer football powers. Neither are the Vols, however it's not all because of Phil Fulmer. I bet the average age of poster on this site is 18 or 19. It reads like it anyway.
jweaver3#395614 writes:
Just wait till Coach Pearl looses a few games and you will hear the same thing!!! Most of the post are positive and upbeat from true Vol fans. You just have the same losers posting negative all the time, They just post a lot more because they probably don't have jobs. I'm sure they are negative in real life also not just football!!!
GO VOLS!!!
TXVOLSFAN
BAMAJOE pretty pathetic posting on Vols website
stick to tidesports
GO WAR EAGLES ROLL THE TIDE
Volunatic writes:
Kansas' coach is Mark Mangino, same guy that they've had for several years now. He started in 2002, and his record prior to this season was a smashing 25-35. (He also likes Krispy Kreme more than Fulmer, I'm fairly sure, but I digress. Frequently.)
http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/...
Chucker is the type of person that I referred to when I said "Most of the folks clamoring for 'consistency' clearly haven't been paying attention to the rest of the CFB landscape this season".
If you're not going to pay attention, at least check your facts instead of displaying your ignorance.
Additionally, both Kansas and BC have had considerably easier schedules than Tennessee so far, though I agree that Tennessee probably has more talented players than either one.
As for upper division math, I passed Calculus I and II back in the day (and forgot almost all of it in the ensuing years), but I don't recall any section regarding NCAA Football Talent Evaluation. If there were, I might have been able to remember some of that coursework.
RemembertheAlamo writes:
Vol52 I agree
RemembertheAlamo writes:
tommytrvel....the answer to your question is NO...if the SEC champion cannot go to the game, then I think the BCS (since it is a BCS Bowl) would get a pick of the team to go.....You don't think the BCS would want a 4 loss team in a BCS bowl? I could be wrong but I think this is how it would go down...........1999 Sugar Bowl....Ohio and Texas A&M (#3 and #8 teams) played...what happen to the team we beat in the SEC Championship game? Mississippi State played Texas in the Cotton Bowl I think....
RemembertheAlamo writes:
first stupid, then an idiot, the a sob, now a kid...people goes to no end to call me names...that is ok, I love the vols, win or lose, good play calling, or bad play calling, I feel I pay enough money to complain about it if I want...Call whatever you want I don't care....I just know if you blow a 21 point lead at half time and when they score against you, your play calling better answer with a score and if it doesn't then your play calling sucks big time....
DennisVols writes:
If Fulmer can:
Get this team, especially the offense, to play a full game they can win out. Right now though this is not happening. Lack of offense production is causing an in experienced, young defense to spend too much time on the field which leads to too many opportunities for failure.
Avoid any more costly injuries. The one part of the equation that no coach can control. With an already young team any significant injuries will cause inexperience to become too much to overcome. As it stands the loss of Young is really big.
Overcome the pressure of being on the hot seat. If anyone can work through this it is Fulmer. Over the last ten years every time Fulmer has had his back to the wall with the firing squad locked and loaded, he manages his best. This year with a high % of fans saying they had seen enough after major loses to Cal and Florida Fulmer get his team ready and they take GA to the woodshed. Beating the Head Ball coach this past weekend following the total breakdown in AL, luck, ugly or whatever you chose to call it, was big not only for the team but for the coaching staff
Beat Vandy: A loss like in ’05 is unacceptable even if it did not eliminate UT from the SEC race. Beat AK: AK without Monk really does not have a passing offense. This is UT biggest weakness with the young secondary. It has lead to the running game by causing them to have to focus so much on trying to stop the pass that it leaves holes to run through. UT should, I say should not will because predicting anything this year is nuts, be able to beat AK because they have a total package on offense, when working right and AK has as many weaknesses as UT on defense. Beat UK: UK’s run seems to have come to a grinding halt this past weekend. Woodson showed he is human and will throw the ball up. The loss to UF seemed to have really taken an edge of the UK offense and their defense was exposed.
Admittedly there are a lot of “if’s” in this but only time will show if UT will rise to the opportunities in front of them and go to Atlanta this year.
west_tn_volfan writes:
I just love it when the Fulmer lovers complain about the name calling then call those of us who want a change " haters,morons, not real fans, losers,and female dogers". Gee with reasoned logic like that, how could anyone disagree with them.
vol52 writes:
I don't know how many of you go to the caravans but when Fulmer tells us we are on the road to a NC and the product he puts out on the field I am not certain where his brains are. WE are NOT on a course to be national champions. We are getting worse slow and painful.
DennisVols writes:
west_tn_volfan haven't you figured it out yet.
When it comes to those who don't want a change it's
Just like in prison were no one is guilty.
invisiblekid writes:
"The team that controls its destiny in the division is Tennessee (3-2), where the fans are busy undermining the coach on his way to a divisional championship. This isn't a football team. It's a soap opera." Please raise your hand if you have been on the playing field for the Vols this year or your last name begins with an H and ends with an -aslam. Otherwise, I don't see how any of us fans can realistically be doing much to undermine the coach.
invisiblekid writes:
west_tn_volfan, just wanted to offer this to help with your understanding of the situation. From Merriam-Webster's online dictionary:
Main Entry: hyp·o·crite
Pronunciation: \ˈhi-pə-ˌkrit\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai
Date: 13th century
1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
— hypocrite adjective
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