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spacificislander writes:
The ole ball coach finishes Fulmer off. 1st.
mdvol writes:
KNS fires whoever made up this stupid poll.
blitzshoot writes:
Two coaches say goodbye to their best of years.
yeavols#228407 writes:
I am not sure why we are going to Columbia. Anyone know?
CrankE writes:
C'mon Mike. Make the announcement this week.
This thought came to me; The last several BCS champions, their coaches and they years of experience at those schools at the time they won their national championships
2000 - Oklahoma, Bob Stoops, 2nd year
2001 - Miami, Larry Coker, 1st year
2002 - Ohio State, Jim Tressel, 2nd year
2003 - LSU, Nick Saban, 3rd year
2003 - USC, Pete Carroll, 2nd year
2004 - USC, Pete Carroll, 3rd year
2005 - Texas, Mack Brown, 8th year
2006 - Florida, Urban Meyer, 2nd year
2007 - LSU, Les Miles, 3rd year
Why can't UT turn it around in just a couple of years? I don't think anyone's seriously expecting crystal footballs every season. But with UT's tradition, the facilities, and the support, all of the tools are in place. Simply getting a coach who knows that he can't use a screwdriver to sink a nail will go a long way to earning the respect of the players, fans, and fear from our opponents.
DennisVols writes:
Left one off the poll:
UT losses their 6th SEC game of the year and while all the Vols fans scream for a change Mike Hamilton sticks to his plan of waiting till the end of the year to access the "body of work" concerning coach Fulmer.
tnbigg writes:
I think the biggest question is will Steve Spurrier get to drive a stake through the one he has enjoyed making funo f through the years...HE will have his team ready to rock and roll...if the earlier games this season are any indication for us...we will not be ready...also with the care less attitude of several starters...I'm sure this will be a blood bath...South Carolina has a formidable defense...see ya Phil...
silvertr6 writes:
Phil says we are fixin to get beat again.
utvolz#637682 writes:
The ultimate question is this? Is Phat Boy still the HFC this week?
rockytoptilidie writes:
Quite possibly, the worst, most worthless poll I have ever seen.
Spurrier putting the stake in fat boy's heart... Priceless.
The rest of these games are worthless and mean nothing. EVEN IF Phulmer finds a way to win out, it's all for not and for you Phulmerites, he hasn't turned it around, hasn't righted the ship, and doesn't mean that next year we need to stay the course no matter how tickled to death he has because of how hard these guys have worked.
Volsfan75 writes:
I think Fulmer has a better chance of getting fired at halftime of the South Carolina game than the offense rushing for 100 yards!
tnmantravel#531151 writes:
Coach Fulmer must fire OC Clausen Monday morning, in order to maybe save his own job.....
bigorangedude writes:
In the spirit of this stupid poll by an amateur KNS sportswriter, add the following to the poll:
- Phil Fulmer's jaw gets stuck in place after one too many disappointed grimaces from the sidelines.
- The O-line sets the all-time NCAA record for false start penalties inside the red zone.
- Steve Spurrier, sensing the grand finale of his long-time punching bag's coaching career, plays conservative and nice guy in the 2nd half while nursing a 20 point lead.
- (In the unlikely event of a Win at USC), UT fans heave a collective sigh of embarrassment about the best-case scenario of a berth in the Independence Bowl...
Phil's next goal - Win 6 games!
.... And play like heck!
dvols writes:
zanie south carolina fans get on tv with crazy holloween costumes.
but nobody is watching
tnbigg writes:
Even though it's Halloween...please remind the kids...there can be no "boo" this year. The players will get out of sync. Boo ban this year...sorry...
BillsBrother writes:
Doe the Boo Ban extend to yelling, B-R-U-U-U-U-C-E at basketball games?
I only ask because the sounds can be similar and I know we don't want to offend anyone.
chrisw2967 writes:
the last words Fulmer will hear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOLLDQ...
HeckuvaStandpoint writes:
Make the most of a bad situation.
http://www.fulmerbingo.com/
Play FULMER BINGO as the ship goes down
Lots of excuses....er....popular phrases from CPF in the next week for sure
longtimefan writes:
This one is easy. Can you simplify the offense so the players can execute?
MidTennVol writes:
Quite possibly the stupidest post I've seen on these boards this season.
And it's possible that he might throw CLAWSON (no relation to our erstwhile QB family) under the bus, just as he did Randy Sanders.
If he does, I think the Big Orange Nation should march 100,000 strong in the streets of every Tennessee city in protest.
I would take Clawson as HC right now.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Good one - and all this accomplished from his bunker-under his desk.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Oh, we'll be ready!
With trite out-dated Philism's and fingers pointed in all direction except at his $39,000.00 per week underachieving self.
CrankE is dead on by showing how schools that really wanted to compete did SOMETHING. Not stayed a 10 year old no-ring ring course.
And the "Ite" enablers still throw up "good man", which I'm sure he is. Wally Cox was a good man, but I wouldn't have wanted him for a HC.
GreerVol22 writes:
I have two tickets on the 50 ...38 rows deep lower section. Will trade for Cherrios Coupons. I think we both know which is better for me...
volfan007 writes:
I really believe that we should give Fulmer and Clawson another year. We have a lot of good, young players. We have a good recruiting class going. Fulmer and Clawson know that their jobs are on the line....makes them more desperate. And besides, who do we get to replace him? Who out there...who will actually come to TN...is ready to step in?
Listen, yall, I dont want to go thru what Alabama did with Price and Dubose...do yall?
I dont want to go thru what LSU went thru until they found Saban...do yall?
If there's a Saban out there, who's willing to come to TN; then fine. Let's go get him. But, if there's not, then let's stick with Fulmer one more year and see if Clawson needed another year to get his offense in place.
The cold, hard facts are that Crompton just didnt pan out. And, the O-line has been a huge disappointment.
And, hopefully, Fulmer and Chavis have learned that the Mustang D gets us beat...the UCLA game!
Or, maybe I'm just an optimist and hate to fire people, especially someone who loves UT, and who has done so much for UT.
CrankE writes:
When Ralph Friedgen was hired at Maryland, a reporter asked him if he had a 5 year plan for turning Maryland around. He responded that 5 year plans are for coaches who don't have a 1 year plan.
Fulmer seems to have a 4 year plan. Every 4 years, make it to the dome (2001, 2004, 2007). Then follow that up with a season of 5 or more losses (2002, 2005, 2008). It seems that UT keeps falling into the same ditch over and over. Fulmer's explanations each season we fall into the ditch don't seem to change much. Perfect storms, magic dust, didn't get stupid overnight, etc.
xvolx writes:
spurrier sticks it to fulmer.
trbonevol writes:
Spurrier and Fulmer schedule a weekly tee time.
rockytop4ever writes:
I agree. Fulmer hasnt done anything for us in awhile but Hamilton will let him finish the season. Why not? It doesnt matter who we get in there this year. This year is over already. Nobody is coming to save us this season. And if we do fire Fulmer today who takes his place this year? Chavis? No thanks.
jsm67vol writes:
If Fulmer has any dignity left whatsoever he should never have to be asked to resign. He should resign today and he will be honored as he deserves to be, but not if he has to be asked to resign. If he has to be asked to resign, that tells me he still doesn't get it.
jsm67vol writes:
I agree denmark. And even more absurd may be my belief that Clawson may be the guy everybody is on here saying we need at UT. His hands have been tied all year by Fulmer trying to save his own job. I hope that Clawson is the next HC at UT. Not many people had heard of Bruce Pearl when UT hired him. Clawson has shown an ability to take over a program and turn it around. Albeit small programs, nonetheless IMO it should be easier to turn around a program like UT with great facilities than to turn around a program like Richmond. A good coach can turn around a program at any level IMO.
Docrok writes:
I think Fulmer has had far too many chances and WE ARE WHAT LSU And ALA were before finding their new coaches! Lets face it we were mediocre at best the last 8 years and now we are just terrible. How many more chances can Phil need???? I feel bad for Clawson and the other new coordinators because they are handcuffed by Fulmer and we dont really know what they are capable of
Striker writes:
-Josh Briscoe gets a few good chuckles in by halftime.
-The Defense gets 3 late hit penalties.
-Josh McNeil manages to untie someones shoe by games end.
-Daniel Lincoln only misses one FG attempt because we dont get in range but once.
-The Offensive line moves us out of FG range at least one time due to false starts
-USC wins the game, and Mike Hamilton continues to wait til seasons end, and all the good Coaches are hired up by then.
-Eric Berry keeps playing his a$! off! What a player!
Jbleedsorange52 writes:
Did you notice all those NCs have great recruiting bases, maybe other than OK - UT does not.
beef4davols writes:
Saying you don't want to go through what Bama and LSU doesn't cut it. What do you think we are going through right now? We are guarenteed mediocrity (at best) with Phil, or we can take a chance on a new coach and maybe get it turned around. Fulmer is not letting Clawson coach (same plays for the last 10 years, except when Cut was here) and the fact that the Offense and the O-Line are problems at all point to Phil as the problem (both his "specialties"). Phil is the problem this year and if he stays, he will be the problem next year!!
hilltopper writes:
My forecast SC by 7 Fulmer will still be the coach till the end of the season Clawson needs to take a job somewhere else so he can actually call his plays but he is not ready for UT jobs 20 idiots will say hire Jon Gruden and I still wonder why they think Gruden would come to UT or why would we want a foul mouthed jerk. Spurrier will only coach one more year and no he will not come to UT He hates UT always has and always will. The next head coach will have 2 bad years and then the program will be turned around. It may be that we have just one bad year until some of the thugs learn some discipline and get some coaching. Chavis will be retained as defensive coach The rest of the crew will be let go and should have been years ago. UT will win two more games this year and they will be ugly. Who will be our coach next year? Not Fulmer. I do not know who it will be but I do know it will not be Spurrier or Gruden By the way Ol Trooper Taylor sure has made a fine offensive coach at OK St hasnt he? Not a head coach material but my oh my what a differnce he could have made at UT if CF had the brains to have kept him on
beef4davols writes:
I guess I should have read all the way to the bottom before replying to another post (since we said the same thing). Sorry
I feel for Clawson also, seems like he left a good thing and stepped into a lose-lose situation. IF Phil doesn't try the scapegoat move on him before year's end he'll be gone anyway since I doubt the next coach would retatin much staff.
Docrok writes:
Why would we want to retain Chavis???? I thought the idea was to rid ourselves of bad and mediocre????? And Trooper Taylor is the Co Offensive Coordinator/Asst Coach at OK ST. So is it Taylor or the Head Coach/Co offensive coordinator making the calls. Because they were pretty good last year too
Docrok writes:
I agree with the new coach thing, usually they like to bring their guys with them. And you cant blame them cause you will be judged by your first few years. I mean look at Fulmer, his first 6 years were pretty good and people are still living that even though his last 8 have been no better than Mediocre
dirtdobber1 writes:
Mustang Package!
98reax writes:
I agree with the first 2 posters, this is a stupid poll. Why don't we get Mike Singletary in here and get some discipline in this program. That is what we need more than anything. The talent is there. The talented, with few exceptions, is not being coached. They think they can act like heathens and thugs and then rejoice on the sidelines like they've done something. The guys who seem to want it the most are standing back hurting because their hands are tied. I'm sick of seeing Coach with his hands over his face, looking down, throwing his cap. I want to see some passion - some guts to go for 3rd and short, some courage to play to win, why would we play not to lose? We're gonna lose. That's what we do now, lose. Show me some dadgum discipline!
Colliervol writes:
That is without a doubt the dumbest poll ever put on this site.
TommyJack writes:
Gundy has said several times that HE (Gundy) is calling the O plays.
Docrok writes:
I kind of figured that. By all accounts Trooper Taylor was good position coach and may make an excellent Offensive coordinator but the success at OK St does not make him solely responsible
invisiblekid writes:
Thanks for that post CrankE, hard for the Legion of Enablers to argue with those facts.
Colliervol writes:
Exactly. Trooper was brought there for one thing-RECRUITING. Nothing more, nothing less.
Now that's not to say I wouldn't have liked to have kept him in Knoxville. But they weren't going to pay that kind of money simply for a recruiter.
Colliervol writes:
No, but I'm sure a Cleopatra will try.
invisiblekid writes:
You're right. Some of these guys are taking the "true vol fan" to a whole new level.
Most apparently weren't at the game Saturday because any true fan would have been absolutely sickened the way that Bama took over Neyland Stadium on and off the field.
hmhawk writes:
Didn't you post earlier in the season that Fulmer won't be fired because of a contributor,I believe Haslam,Told Hamilton no.
OldNumber7 writes:
Hamilton better focus on coaches that have demonstrated the ability to do more with less in the I-A division against big programs; and do it consistently. A key to this is solid line play with a good push in short yardage situations, a good between the tackles running game, and strong focus on stopping the run.
Fulmer does less with more; this has been proven for 16 years and the data is overwhelming. Even the ESPN guys noted Alabama doesn't have one lick more talent than UT;.....so what's going on? Quick fixes, as Saban knows, start in the trenches. That's where games are won and football is played. That's where Tennessee was beat Saturday. That's where Neyland said touchdowns follow blocking as sure as night follows day.
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Agreed ,that harpoon went in the blowhole, sure enuf.
Why are they so scared of a new approach to winning the SEC again?
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