Posted by BigVolinCarolina on February 22, 2008 at 11:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This is history in the making. Never in my lifetime have the #1 and #2 hoops teams been from the state of Tennessee. In addition, both teams are playing against each other. Plus, we're playing each other this late in the season!

Odds are, this'll never happen again in my next 35 years!

GO VOLS! Beat Tiger High.

Posted by jevolball7 on February 22, 2008 at 11:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Nice article Adams.....for once!

Posted by Cleve on February 23, 2008 at 12:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams, you're a jerk.

Posted by brokebackvol on February 23, 2008 at 12:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Nice column Mr Adams but you haven't redeemed yourself to UT fans over the column calling for Fulmer's head. We aren't that stupid.

Posted by CatScratchFever on February 23, 2008 at 12:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Pearl to IU to replace Sampson?? The message boards up there are heating up and Pearl seems to be the one they want. The talk is that they are gonna throw a Brinks truck at him to resurrect their program. They reportedly gave Sampson 750K just to leave.

What I don't understand is the connection to the IU program Pearl has?? Some have mentioned this.

Posted by balloonman on February 23, 2008 at 12:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

act like it never happened......just ask Bill Clinton......oh i forgot your no Bill Clinton!

Posted by cjraney on February 23, 2008 at 12:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Boycotting the article. Also boycotting HGTV, foodnetwork, diynetwork, finelivingnetwork, & GAC since I can see by their sponsership they support this sensationalist "journalism." Just wanted to say, "Boo this man!" Yes, boo this "man" named John Adams.

Posted by volsfan327 on February 23, 2008 at 12:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

You have to at least acknowledge that John Adamas has got the conversation out into the light that alot of UT Fans were already talking about with each other when it comes to Coach Fulmer....Fulmer performs better under pressure anyway, so with this heat, we are bound to have a winning season! Like Hamilton said "Expect to Win" GO ALL VOLS!!!!!!!!

Posted by FireJohnAdams on February 23, 2008 at 1:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Go Vols, beat Memphis...

Adams, go home to LA, that'd be a real Dream Come True!

Posted by anthony on February 23, 2008 at 1:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

That's right John, our dream, not yours, you are now just getting on board for the ride. So get off and walk!!!

Posted by Hunter on February 23, 2008 at 2:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John, nice article. Now, when the game is over, take 55 South out of Memphis instead of 40 East. Much faster way home for you.....

Posted by hcjournals on February 23, 2008 at 3:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John:

It is time to go back to your roots, where being a cutthroat is acceptable. We don't play like that here. It seems you would have learned that by now. New Orleans needs.......sorry, I can't do that to New Orleans. Baton Rouge needs your..............Oh forget it. Please leave us. We are done with your kind...........

Posted by tomwhitecbhs on February 23, 2008 at 4:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm from Memphis when Memphis was MSU and UT called us Tiger High in the 60s. I was in K'Ville and met Ray Mears in 1973. It was the year we went to the finals before being trashed by Walton's UCLA team

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fttgHB...

I asked Mr. Mears about that Memphis team and he said "great talents, we almost landed Rucker and certainly cost them the championship when
Johnny turned us down but went to Ole Miss. Both never thought about the SEC until I called on them"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_N...

There are many of us in Memphis that want this game to GO TIGERS for that very reason.

Posted by nicksjuzunk on February 23, 2008 at 5:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Word on the street says that John Adams is actually a robust turnip dressed up as a sports writer. I don't know. Just the rumors.

Posted by dvol on February 23, 2008 at 5:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Nice John, I also wish Ray could be there for this one. Hope VOLS come to play.

Posted by StaytheCourse on February 23, 2008 at 6:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Why did the chicken cross the road?...........Cuz i hate john adams.

Posted by zqvol on February 23, 2008 at 6:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Who cares what Adams thinks!

Fire Adams!

Posted by WaltGoVols on February 23, 2008 at 6:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John Adams lost all credibility with me with his hit piece on Coach Fulmer. He needs a career move.

Posted by why36knot on February 23, 2008 at 6:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)

A very safe article after his hatchett job on Fulmer. For me however he will never again have any credibilty.
GO VOLS BEAT THE TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by RocketVol on February 23, 2008 at 6:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

My dream come true is Phil and John in a ring with those Japanese-thong Sumo underpants, and watching them throwdown while I putdown a scotch.

Posted by rockyknox on February 23, 2008 at 7:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams, I guess the team has to be almost perfect for you to write something nice about it. It is pathetic that the KNS keeps you on the payroll. Please leave!

Posted by nicksjuzunk on February 23, 2008 at 7:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

RocketVol,

I was pretty committed to remaining in Asia until I saw your post. Now, I think I am willing to return just to counsel you.

Posted by mtnvol on February 23, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

My dream come true would be a "For Sale" sign in Jack A$$'s front yard.

Posted by RocketVol on February 23, 2008 at 8:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Yeah, that was sick. I think the image of John flattened put me over the edge.

Posted by randybaseballvol on February 23, 2008 at 8:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams needs to be fired - he is effecting our program by trying to shock ppl so they will read.

Fulmer doesn't deserve it and we all don't deserve it - one bad apple can spoil the bunch and there is no doubt he is trying to do that.

How do we get rid of him - maybe we can all sign a petition - get a couple thousand signatures and get him out of here.

Posted by nicksjuzunk on February 23, 2008 at 8:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think we should hire someone with big fat orange lights, like they do for sale promotions by shooting them in the sky and aim it into his bedroom window.

If that proves ineffective, Get huge speakers and play Rockytop or the Philip Fulmer show from 12:00 till 5:00 am.

Come on guys, you can do better than my ideas. Watcha got?

Posted by jeffersongavol on February 23, 2008 at 8:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If you want Adams gone, like I do, don't worry about canceling the paper. You need big advertisers to pull their ads. If you run ads in this newspaper, please stop. Ads in the newspaper don't work anyway. Also you can contact large advertisers and tell them that you are not doing business with them as long as they advertise in the KNS. If we all do this for a while, JA will be fired. Ding dong the wicked witch is dead.

Posted by duckvol on February 23, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams - I have at times enjoyed your articles. I, for one, believe that you have a sliver of talent. Unfortunatly you have chosen to write an article on Coach Fulmer that I would label as "shock journalism". I do not for one second believe that you truly feel what you wrote. You knew this would stir the pot and bring focus on YOU and would help inflate an apparantly low self-esteem. For this reason alone you should be let go UNLESS you are man enough to admit that you only wrote the article to bring attention to yourself. I belive in free spech and will defend your right to voice your opinion, however this is not about opinions, it is about egos. Admit your mistake - we are a forgiving nation. Continue to be a pompous egomanic and we will not forgive. In fact I truly believe you will see the wrath of the educated Vol nation and you will have to seek employment elsewhere. Do the right thing - be a man and admit your mistake before it is too late.

Posted by lempga on February 23, 2008 at 9:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

why36knot,

Credibilty! Donkey Adams lost that years ago.

Donkey, have you packed yet? Use MapQuest to get back to Louisana.

Posted by bloodrunsorange on February 23, 2008 at 9:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I just can’t believe the person who wrote this is the same person who totally disgraced himself with the change at the top article.

Posted by TommyJack on February 23, 2008 at 9:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams should be keel-hauled by the Vol Navy for this libelous, shameful beat-down of all things orange. Maybe legal action is called for. Ship him back to the Atchafalaya

Posted by Pullingguard on February 23, 2008 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams you have burned your bridges to the Vol Nation and it's time you moved on.. You can never write an article that enlightens or motivates the UT fan base. You are on an isolated island scratching for any substance to justify your being. Good by John Adams...

Posted by CCVol on February 23, 2008 at 9:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Even in a positive article, Adams short-changes the Vols. Tennessee has made it to the Sweet 16 on THRICE, not TWICE...1981, 2000, and 2007. Does the great Adams ever err on the positive side of UT?

Posted by Huntingdonvol on February 23, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Just fire him KNS no redemption!

Posted by arkyvol on February 23, 2008 at 10:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

ray mears was a very good coach. he was not a great coach. i was a student in the hey days of ernie and bernie, not to mention a slew of stellar supporting players. all that talent and it went nowhere. it boggles my mind to think what a crum, knight, or wooten would have done with it. if mears couldn't get it done with ernie and bernie, he couldn't get it done.

Posted by TommyJack on February 23, 2008 at 10:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

arkyvol: Couldn't disagree more. I was there at about the same time. Some of those teams prior to Bernie/Ernie drove other teams wild with their deliberate style. Ray had to play with the deck he drew. Recruiting was almost impossible. Still don't know how he got the B&E boys. After B&E I think his Coach Mear's health was a real issue. Great Vol, Great Coach, IMO.

Posted by King30 on February 23, 2008 at 10:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Haynesworth? Lewis? Little? Goodrich?
Jesus, John, you could've almost gotten away with that slander if you hadn't felt compelled to use those names just to fill the words of your article.
Then, to reiterate your point on both Birmingham and Atlanta radio stations???
Truly classless.
This would've been a good basketball article if Griffith had written it, but I will NEVER respect another word you contribute to the KNS.
Be a man and, at the very least, find a way to apologize to Phillip, the administration, and the fans of Tennessee football for bringing up names from the past that faultered after they were gone. They sullied themselves, but they also contributed greatly to the immense tradition that is UT football when they were here. You, on the other hand, have done more damage to the program and university than all of their post-UT notorieties combined.
Apologize, John. Phillip deserves at least that much.

Posted by rabidvolfan on February 23, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Great article John as always! Keep up the good work, your the best!

Posted by Chainsaw on February 23, 2008 at 10:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey Adams, had your Pamprin (maximum strength menstrual pain relief multi-symptom tablets) this morning?

Posted by johnlg00 on February 23, 2008 at 10:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

arkyvol, that was a little harsh. I too remember those days well, and few of Mears' teams had real quality depth. Mears hardly ever played more than six or seven players, and the drop-off from the starters was pretty steep. Since he didn't have much depth, his teams had to play at a slow pace which arguably didn't make the best use of Ernie and Bernie's talent. One could also argue that someone else could have recruited more and better talent, but no big-name coach would have come to Tennessee at that time. Even CBP wasn't exactly a household name when he first came here. Also, during most of that time, only the regular-season conference champion could go to the NCAA tournament, and there was no conference tournament. Ernie and Bernie could have played for any team in the country; most of the others...not so much. I will admit that a joke among some of my acquaintances at the time was that Mears could take you, me, a waterboy, and two cheerleaders and coach us to second in the SEC. He could also take a given year's All-America team and also coach them to...second in the SEC(;-P)!

Posted by db11_cn on February 23, 2008 at 11:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John Adams I doubt you read this far down the posting line, but the reaction from the "mouth-breathers" re: Fulmer indicates the impact your articles carry. UTAD response similar to the Doug Dickey press conference when the "Tony Harris is a punk" article came out during Jerry Green era. This is an opportunity for public to witness how Hamilton deals with this kind of ordeal. Instead of writing followup letters of support, he should tell Phil,"Do your job well and all things take care of themselves." Translation - Don't embarrass me or the university. The higher priority on Hamilton's plate is making sure Indiana, or some other school with long basketball tradition and deep pockets doesn't come take Bruce Pearl away. If that happens, it's UT's message to the world, yes, football IS our main focus.

Posted by bmaples on February 23, 2008 at 11:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I suppose I could have expected this. If a mere comment from some reader dares to question Fulmer and/or Hamilton, the response from the "loyal at all costs" 101st Fighting Keyboardists is swift and severe. Now that John Adams has dared to put into print what many of us thought, or at least wondered about ("Damn! Another arrest! What are they doing down there?"), he is trashed in ways that would make Jerry Springer blush.

Do I agree with everything John writes? No, and that's a good thing. If all sports writers were just koolaid-drinking fans, all we would hear was what we already thought. The job of a reporter is to report the facts, and the job of a columnist is to take those facts and either add some insight or share their opinion.

Sometimes, frankly, John Adams' columns don't add much insight; they are little more than features. This one, for example, gives some historical perspective. I'd rate it about a C+ or maybe a B. (Although, many of us would do no better when faced with a 700-word limit.)

John's column on Fulmer, on the other hand, dared to go beyond the "adding insight" function, and moved to "have an opinion" -- even to "call for action." How dare he! This is the GoVols site -- doesn't he know he's just supposed to write NICE things about the Vols!?!

For the record, I don't agree with John's article 100%. I think the call for Fulmer's dismissal was about two steps two far. But, I also don't agree with the rabid kool-aid addicts on this site. Good grief, people, can you not find a way to disagree without sounding like the worst type of "fan"? The ad-hominem attacks sound like an online version of a mob. Get some perspective, people!

Posted by harley.bryant on February 23, 2008 at 11:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I love UT and The article calling for Coach Fulmer to step down was spot-on! No coach gets less out of talent than Coach Fulmer.

Posted by volsfan327 on February 23, 2008 at 11:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

db the voice of reason! Yes, I completely agree..Adams didn't write anything that wasn't being said anyway, he brought the "dirty little secret" to light. Nothing quiets critics like winning...all Coach Fulmer has to do is come out and win, personally, I think he has rode the National Championship coat tails long enough and time to put another championship on the wall. Right now, I want to beat Memphis and make sure Hamilton keeps Coach Pearl at UT...everybody loves a winner! Go Vols

Posted by VOLinTusca on February 23, 2008 at 11:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John, there's an opening for "Executive Sports Editor" at the Tuscaloosa News. Seems that the recently depated Mr. Wasson was under fire for sexually harassing one of his female students at UAT. You would make a great addition to that pathetic paper, although I don't think they hire anyone but Homers.

Posted by pdhuff on February 23, 2008 at 11:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Beat U of M. Someway.

Posted by marinevol on February 23, 2008 at 11:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Has anyone mentioned that John Adams is an idiot?

Posted by eanderson on February 23, 2008 at 11:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Uhhhh, I thought this was a BASKETBALL blog. Where did I go wrong? Good article Johnny. Don't stop.

Posted by utalum04 on February 23, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Fire Adams, Fire Adams, Fire Adams!!!!!

Posted by va_vol16 on February 23, 2008 at 12:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

john what is your reason for staying in knoxville you dont like UT and we dont like you i am not the biggest Phil Fulmer fan in the world but i think that article you wrote was a major low blow and sometimes john you just try to hard to be funny and the only thing funny about you is the way you look

Posted by budd on February 23, 2008 at 1:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It saddens me when I see fellow Vol fans defend a coach who allows his athletes to sully the name of our University. This nonsense of allowing five and six chances to people that obviously don't really care is not something I want to see. And if JA wrote it then good for him. I may not like everything Adams writes but if I did then I would begin to wonder if he is a sports editor for the newspaper or in the marketing department for UT football. Fulmer was wrong to allow Colquitt to stay period. And that he doesn't realize it shows how far down the wrong road he has gone.

Posted by gator4life on February 23, 2008 at 2:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey Guys, I don't have a dog in the fight so to say....but just come on here from time to time to see behind enemy lines. If you read papers from all around the country you will notice that very few are on Fulmer's side on this one. A columnist is supposed to write what he thinks, not what you want him to say. And for you brainless that say you want him fired but keep reading, kinda defies logic. And there is no defense for allowing Colquitt to remain on the team.

Posted by FLAVOLS on February 23, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Great comment Budd! Try not to be sheep people!

GO VOLS BEAT MEMPHIS!!

Posted by gator4life on February 23, 2008 at 2:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

One last bit of info for anyone that believes it is in the best interest of "their school" to keep the arrests and altercations quiet. You should really go read the story on UW in the 90s.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html...

Trust me, I know the Gators have their share of problem kids, but the answer is not letting the coaches try to keep it quiet and take care of it by "running at 6AM". How would you have felt if your wife, daughter, etc. had been killed by Colquitt? Its supposed to be an institution of higher learning, not a rehab center.

Posted by cdldoc on February 23, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Fire John Adams! Why? Because his writing bores us.

Posted by Vols1998 on February 23, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Fire Adams!

That is what eveyone should write on all his articles.

Go Vols! Fire Adams! Fire Adams, Fire Adams, Fire Adams, Fire Adams.......oh yea......Fire Adams!

Posted by inkxtn on February 23, 2008 at 3:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Mr. Adama... Great column! Mears and Pearl are so alike in personality it is scary! They differ greatly in offensive philosophy though! As for your column on Fulmer...the only problem I had with it is that it was about 4 years too late!!! ha!

Posted by EDis4UT on February 23, 2008 at 3:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Here is Adams real take on Bruce Pearl:

Everything is fine and dandy right now. But wait until one of Bruce's players gets into trouble, that Bruce had absolutely no control over.

SLAP! Under the bus you go Brucie!

HEADLINE VOL NATION:

BRUCE PEARL HAS LOST CONTROL OF THIS PROGRAM; IF HE EVER HAD CONTROL OF IT

or

WHY IS PEARL RECRUITING DRUGS AND THUGS?

Or God forbid if Coach Pearl ever did bolt to a college like Indiana.

HEADLINE VOL NATION:

COACH PEARL DID NOT DESERVE UT; HE DESERVE'S BETTER

or

RAPID UT FAN BASE RUNS OFF THE BEST COACH IN UT HISTORY; I DON'T BLAME HIM FOR LEAVING

That's how little Johnny thinks. He is just waiting behind the bushes like a cat just waiting to pounce.

Why? Because he knows they will be no consequences no matter what he writes. Get use to it folks. This has been going on for years with this guy.

Posted by Chainsaw on February 23, 2008 at 4:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

News flash: John Adams has lost control of his senses and something must be done!

Coming Sunday: John Adams demands his own termination, with extreme prejudice.

Posted by Volfan1 on February 23, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams = no credibility.

Posted by General_Watermelon on February 23, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

But he is a Colquitt!

Posted by mtnvol on February 23, 2008 at 5:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WR23, You defend Jack A$$ because he has an opinion but those of us who don't like his writing CAN'T have an opinion as well? Where is the logic? "Sheeesh" indeed.

I don't like the guy: not because he isn't a homer, but because nothing the Vols do seems to be good enough for him. Even when they win, he seems to get his shots in.

Posted by CrimsonTide on February 23, 2008 at 5:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

gator4life, you need to back off on this one, as I have. After reading Fulmer's response, I gained new respect for the man. John Adams was way out of line.

Posted by fullbackless on February 23, 2008 at 6:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

John Adams sucks!!!! Go vols!!!!!

Posted by TennesseeTuxedo on February 23, 2008 at 6:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Looking forward to a good game. Thank you for the great article leading up to this game, Mr. Adams.

Posted by gtown_vol on February 23, 2008 at 6:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Everyone should just not read dear john's letters....

Go away!

Posted by murrayvol on February 23, 2008 at 6:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good article John. Wish it could have led to a better discussion but it was not to be. Go Vols! I hope tonight's game is a classic but I'll settle for UT 103 UM 80 something.

Posted by JohnAdamsIsTrash on February 23, 2008 at 6:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

!!! Fire John Adams!!!

!!! Fire John Adams!!!

F U John

Posted by iowavol on February 23, 2008 at 7:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

F O Admas. ESAD. Nobody on this site cares one iota what you think, much less what you have to say.

Posted by bmaples on February 23, 2008 at 8:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

John -- Thanks for writing what you think, not what the homers want to hear. Keep it up.

Posted by General_Watermelon on February 23, 2008 at 8:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Enough about football. It's time to paint Memphis Orange!

Posted by FireJohnAdams on February 23, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No excuse for Adams.....none.....not letting up either....see ya John, wouldn't wanna be ya....Louisiana is your home, go home!