Adams: Tebow power drives Gators' show of force

It is apparent Coach Fulmer and Chavis has to go, but when and who will move in? Cutcliff couldn't hack it at Ole Miss. Les Miles will take the Michigan job if he moves at all. The Alabama and Arkansas games look bleak.

Plasticman, anyone calling for another kid to be hurt is an idiot. Hopefully, there aren't many of you among the Vol faithful. Florida beat the Vols, straight up. Fix the problems, fire some folks, if needed, but don't hope the guys get hurt.

If the tables were turned, there isn't a Vol fan from one coast to the other that wouldn't have wanted to score, score and score some more at the end of the game. I have no problems with the Gators and how they approached the game in the 4th quarter. What I have a problem with is, in no particular order: Fulmer, Chavis, Fulmer, Chavis and....wait, Fulmer and Chavis. This game was 1995 all over again. And the thing that was most telling for me: I watched and didn't even get angry. I have become so used to this kind of performance, it doesn't even rile me up. Since the SECCG against LSU, where we laid down in the second half and blew a chance to play Miami in the Rose Bowl for the NC, this team/program has never been the same. It's time Vols fans stop whining about Meyer, scores being run up, etc. and look at reality: We are fast becoming closer to UK, Miss. State, Ole Miss and Vandy than we are the upper tier of the SEC East. I look at what Meyer has done in Gainesville in such a short period of time and simply tip my hat: Vols fans laughed at the idea of his offense coming to the SEC...who's laughing now? I loathe the Gators but man, they kicked our collective rears today and it's only going to get worse if something isn't done soon...but realistically, will anything be done? Doubtful.

Ugh. A bit classless play from Meyer there at the end... Not surprising. I think its finally sinking into Fulmers head that 'aw shucks' attitude isnt shared by several of his competitors. They are out for a total beatdown on your opponents... and Meyer treats the TN rivalry as a classless bout, to be pushed to an extreme when the momentum has turned his way. My friends I hope that behavior will come back to haunt him. I hope that last score stung and stung well for this Tennessee team. This is a team that was soundly beaten by FLA. This is a team that is struggling at the skill position... and struggling is an understatement. I just dont see game changers in this young bunch. I dont see the grit, the hunger, the yearning to punish the opponent that is dociled in football.

Highly conservative and predictable gameplan from Tennessee... I know Coach Cut knows his stuff, and has produced some high caliber names.. but end-arounds, and all these stretch plays have to go people!! This game was to be won between the tackles and they knew it, and we knew it.. and below 50 yards rushing is a beat down in the SEC! The 3 yard "needling" play mentality will get us to a minor bowl and 4 losses. Watching Tennessee these days is like watching a 'push player' in tennis - someone constantly hitting angles, drop shots, etc. Its annoying and when used too much, it becomes ineffective, almost a weakness IMO.
Im starting to become really concerned with Cal's coach stating something to the effect of "once you play them it gets easier." That statement continues to be curious to me. Its old hat to hear the boo-bird TN fans say from the sofa that we are predictable.. but to hear it from an opposing coach? I will continue to think on this one each week we play, worrying into the GA game..

My hat is off to Erik Ainge. True leader to play thru the pain, to keep his head up, and to keep this team fighting.

I gotta say that I didnt expect Tennessee to win this game. In the Fulmer era Ive leared to expect to lose to better skilled, greater momentum teams every time.. no surprises... and to lose to equal or lesser teams about 33% of the time. Believe it or not, Im starting to believe that in the SEC, at a major institution like UT, that will get you a 75% win record over time... Maybe Notre Dame and Michigan will prove me wrong, but I hardly count them in SEC territory.... Ive always likes Coach Fulmer, and give him respect always... but for some reason - and maybe its me I dont know -- that our play on the field looks tired, uninspired these days. Like a team that wants to do well, and might want to win.. but isnt really sure why. IMHO. Go Vols!

Fulmer always talks about high expectations at Tennessee. I know the program is in trouble; I have no expectations anymore, except to be disappointed. Against good teams, I expect to lose. We are now 15-12 in our last 27 games. This looks bad even in comparison to the end of Bill Battle's tenure. We continue to recruit good talent, but won't continue if this performance continues. Other than our new PK Daniel Lincoln, what bright spot is there on this team? Special teams, no. Defense? Definitely not. Offense...too inconsistent. I just don't see anything going in the right direction. Are we better off now than we were four years ago?!

Running up the score when the game is out of hand, puts Meyer right up there with Steve Spurrier.. shame Tebow wasn't hurt late in the game.. shame on Florida and Meyer

Snowvol, you seemed to have missed someone. For all the improvement in Ainge last year and the increase in passing yards, UT's offense in big games is just pathetic when you can't run. Don't blame the running backs or the O-line. UT has not committed to running the ball since Cutcliff came on board. When you elect to receive the ball first, supposedly to make an offensive statement, and then rush the ball for 3 yards, you're declaring to the world that you do not have the offense needed to compete in big games. I won't stop watching the Vols, but after seeing Ark, Alabama, SC and UK, I think 7 wins this year will be as good as it gets.

Quit talkin' about running up the score. This isn't 1957.

Grow some balls and outscore the other team. Florida doesn't owe Tennessee anything except another butt whipping, which is what they delivered.

The Vols suck. Period. Live with it and quit cryin' about it.

Call Fulmer on Monday night on the call in show and tell his fat a** the truth.

hehunt69, the whole deal with how Johnny Majors got kicked out stunk to high heaven, and Fulmer was right in the middle of it. What goes around comes around! And it may come around this year...

"UT is right back where it was in the mid-1990s when coach Steve Spurrier's Fun 'n' Gun offense was terrorizing the SEC and relegating even Peyton Manning's teams to second place in the East."

This is not true at all. UT is nowhere close to where we were in the 90's. At least back then, even though we lost to UF, we could play with them and not look outclassed at every position and coaching position as well. In 95 even though we lost 62-37, we took it to the Gators for almost 3 quarters.

Fulmer has allowed the program to detoriate to these depths by his apathy after the Nat'l Championship. I was urging Meyer to run it up because I want as many nails in Fulmers coffin as possible.

John Adams is right. I still think he's a complete jerk with insufficient editing skills, stale ideas, and a crappy attitude. Send him into retirement with Fulmer and Co.

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Running up the score when the game is out of hand, puts Meyer right up there with Steve Spurrier.. shame Tebow wasn't hurt late in the game.. shame on Florida and Meyer
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Steve Spurrier would compete against Philbert with the JV team at Maryville High School. Respect great coaching, expect great coaching and always remember class doesn't win games.

I say Mike Hamilton throws every dollar he can muster up in the Ole' Ball Coaches direction at seasons end. I mean they're going to save bookoos of bucks riding a bus to Nashville in mid December to play in Gaylord's Music City Bowl against ehhh I don't know another school holding on too long, Florida State.

Mike Hamilton must decide where to go from here. The pressure is no longer on the coaching staff. Does Hamilton want to be associated with a football program that has been in decline since '99? We all knew that you can count of a Fla loss every year when the schdule comes out, but a super blow out? UT was never really in the game and was completely out-matched. Sadly, there are many more losses ahead of this team this year. If they do not care anymore about their football program than that, why should I?

Fulmer's record is 15-12 the last 27 games.
It is time for a change. During their last 3 seasons Battle lost 8 games and Majors lost 13.
Boycott the Ak. St. game. Shread your tickets. Don't sell them. 30,000 empty seats is the only thing AD Hamilton understands. The team UT put on the field last night was a total embarrassment.

This post is for all you so-called "orange blooded" fans that have been ridiculing John Adams for the past few years because he has been critical of the Phil Fulmer show at our beloved university. You even appear to get angrier each and every time he has proven to be correct in his astute analysis of the current status of UT football. I don't always agree with Mr. Adams, but I do admit he is more often than not, correct when he states something critical about UT's football program. I hate to say this but you all are starting to sound like the Bama fans sounded last year. Get over the past - it ain't coming back. If we ever get UT back to prominence it will be with a new coaching staff. But Mr. Adams gets paid for telling it like it is and for the most part, he is right on point.

Print up the T-shirts. Spurrier come home.

One last thing: Someone better be doing something fast. The longer we wait, the longer it will take to get recruiting up and the players we do have will only be wasted. I have a plan. DO YOU? I will support our players, but I can no longer support our coaches. For years I have watched and waited and wondered. I am not doing it anymore. It's time for a change. Let's get some new younger blood in our program. I will no longer support this administration until they dump their conservative ways and GET WITH THE PROGRAM! Don't bother calling me and asking for a donation. I won't be purchasing anymore Orange products and I won't be attending any games. The last bowl games I have attended, Peach against CLEMSON and MARYLAND were a total disaster.

Agreed, TommyJack. Bring out the Pledge, and wipe the surface clean.

Jack A$$ says" Oh, Tim. You are so big and strong and perfect! Will you be my Valentine and make me tha happiest Tiger in the Bayou? Love and big kisses (I saw you kiss your roommate on TV, you big stud!), John Adams"

I'm about tired of Ainge and his delicate physique.

Classless?

Ron Zook had class, right? Yeah, it's the ones that you can't whup that have no class, or are arrogant, or whatever. Grow up.

Didn't the Florida backups score too?

It is Basketball time in Tennessee. What a shame. I am one that backed Fulmer because he was the one that brought us the NC. It is over. We need a change. All the coaches, even cut need to go. Except for Trooper. Make Trooper Interim head coach today. Then clean house at the end of season and let troop build a good staff from there. Gruden sounds good to me too. He would bring that tough take no prisoner attitude and keep the recruits coming. If Hamilton will fire Buzz, a good man that brought some class back to TN then firing fulmer is a no brainer.PEOPLE WE ARE PAYING FULMER 2 MILLION. WE THE FANS AND THE TEAM DESERVE MORE FOR 2 MILLION. FORGET THE STADIUM GET US A GOOD COACH AND STAFF. YOU ASK WHY - BECAUSE WE ARE TENNESSEE. NUFF SAID

First of all you whiners shut up about FL running up the score. They scored at least 14 on us with fing backups. Their backup QB ran over our safety (or corner) with ease. Those guys practice hard and deserve to play. UT laid down after the fumble-just like in the 2nd half of the Orange Bowl against NE, just like in the 2nd half of the Fiesta bowl against Penn State, just like the 2nd half against LSU in the SEC title game, I could go on. Majors and Foolmore (I love it) for some reason have teams that just plain give up on D when the game is out of reach. I can't remember who posted it but what he said is dead nuts on...IF YOU WANT COACHING CHANGES-return your season tickets, stop buying UT stuff, do not attend anymore games and write a letter to Hamilton. It's the only way. But it takes action and guts to follow through. JUST DO IT

Seriously guys? You think it is Meyer's or Florida's responsibility to stop the Gators? No, it's ours. They weren't chucking 50 yard TDs at the end... they were running it down the field and we couldn't do jack about it. Nothing classless there.

Sure, Tebow was in ... it was his first SEC start and I'm guessing Meyer wanted to give him more practice against a good team instead of the 2 creampuffs they started with.

Anyone wishing other players get hurt, etc. is a terrible representation of Tenn.

plasticman go wrap your mouth shut... Classless!! your envy reeks of disenchantment. For you to actually question Tebow's ability and extend the notion that he is going to get hurt demonstrates just how stupid you are. Acknowledging that UT's defense sucks is a stellar thought and evidence that there is hope for you; nevertheless, if you were to watch the Gators' last 3 games, Tebow has picked their defences apart, besides Troy had actually a better defense then the Vol's and a much better game plan. This game was won a year ago in the recruiting arena. There has been a lot of talk about Fhatt Fulmer's ability to recruit a top 10 class, but he can not develop his players. As a Florida Alum and fan I can tell you we love Fulmer and bring back Cutcliff was a prayer answered, but I have to also express our concern... The Vols fall so far that playing them actually hurts your schedule. It sort of sounds like to have become a LSU bandwagon fan, unfortually for them, your way of thinking only deteriorates their fan base. However, October 7 you will then become a Dawg fan only then to have your hopes shattered again. LSU, at night, is a very scary thought, and given the fact that their coaches actually work and game plan, and develop it's players, will prove to be an admiral adversary. If the Gators were to lose that game, it would only intensify the Championship Game. See when you have a young, innovative coach who coaches to win and builds a TEAM, that trust and depend on one another you can talk Chanpionship(s), otherwise you have to listen to a coach that says..."dang-gum-it, we got our butts beat... we underestimated Harvin's speed" ( how could you underestimate Florida's speed??)Did you not watch last season and the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP game, and learn from Ohio State for underestimating our speed. I actually feel sorry for the Tenn fan base for being stuck with FhattyPhil and bruteforce7. The Gators can't wait to break-in your new QB next year, by the way the Gators have the youngest team in the SEC, so expect more of the same for some time. O'ya if your wishes do come true and Tebow get nicked up, did you see his back up?? 6'6" 250lbs that is actually faster and love to knock your head off, if you don't believe me just ask your free safety, he is still looking for his teeth, in the end zone no less.

Go Gators Go Vols

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