Fulmer is still the best name.

#151
#151
What I find absolutely awesome is that the idiots who thought Fulmer stabbed Majors in the back had to wait through 17 years of the UT program being the greatest it had been since the General. They had to wait bitterly through the Alabama streak, the SEC Championships, the year after year top 5 defenses, and of course the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

How pathetic.

That whole time you were hoping and wishing that we would lose and we won it all!!!

I am laughing at your pathetic life. HAHAHA. :rofl:
 
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#154
Merlot said:
What I find absolutely awesome is that the idiots who thought Fulmer stabbed Majors in the back had to wait through 17 years of the UT program being the greatest it had been since the General. They had to wait bitterly through the Alabama streak, the SEC Championships, the year after year top 5 defenses, and of course the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

How pathetic.

That whole time you were hoping and wishing that we would lose and we won it all!!!

I am laughing at your pathetic life. HAHAHA. :rofl:
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Yeah, somehow I doubt that.
 
#155
#155
It was never just Fulmer.

It was Fulmer, CUTCLIFFE, and Chief...and strong recruiters like Brooks, Garner, Taylor etc. It was South Carolina being down and GA under Donnan and the carousel at bama and we could recruit inside and outside our borders with impunity.

So yeah...sign me up for ALL of that.

But just Phil? You can't be that high this early in the a.m.
 
#157
#157
Hiring ANY guy that has not coached a down of football in 4 years would be stupid. That includes Fulmer & Gruden.
 
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#160
Some people can't admit they were wrong. Fulmer record will forever be in the record books and nobody can stop that. I was one of the dissatisfied fans, but I will admit when Fulmer was carried off the field by his players after the Kentucky game, I told my wife we just screwed up. I admit I was wrong and know without a doubt if Fulmer had this team his record would be a whole lot better. Fulmer is gone for good and I know that, the boosters will never admit they were wrong. They will look bad at the country club if they admit they are human in front of their friends.
If Dooley stays, the BOOSTERS BETTER GO AND GET CHAVIS BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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WinchesterVol said:
Some people can't admit they were wrong. Fulmer record will forever be in the record books and nobody can stop that. I was one of the dissatisfied fans, but I will admit when Fulmer was carried off the field by his players after the Kentucky game, I told my wife we just screwed up. I admit I was wrong and know without a doubt if Fulmer had this team his record would be a whole lot better. Fulmer is gone for good and I know that, the boosters will never admit they were wrong. They will look bad at the country club if they admit they are human in front of their friends.
If Dooley stays, the BOOSTERS BETTER GO AND GET CHAVIS BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fulmer and Chavis with this team would only have lost to Bama this year!
 
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#162
WinchesterVol said:
Some people can't admit they were wrong. Fulmer record will forever be in the record books and nobody can stop that. I was one of the dissatisfied fans, but I will admit when Fulmer was carried off the field by his players after the Kentucky game, I told my wife we just screwed up. I admit I was wrong and know without a doubt if Fulmer had this team his record would be a whole lot better. Fulmer is gone for good and I know that, the boosters will never admit they were wrong. They will look bad at the country club if they admit they are human in front of their friends.
If Dooley stays, the BOOSTERS BETTER GO AND GET CHAVIS BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Chavis will not be back. You can bet on that.
 
#163
#163
I guess I shouldn't say never but it is highly unlikely. He was really hurt by what went down, he is a very loyal guy and he will probably not leave LSU.
 
#164
#164
I would rather keep Dooley than to hire back the reason we are in this mess.. No thanks on Phil.
 
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#165
Phil, Cut, and Chief averaged 9+ wins a year.

Take out Cut and that average falls to 7 wins - including two 5-7 seasons.

I'd definitely take Cut over Phil if those were the only two available choices. Thankfully, that is soooo not the case.
 
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therealitytheory said:
Phil, Cut, and Chief averaged 9+ wins a year.

Take out Cut and that average falls to 7 wins - including two 5-7 seasons.

I'd definitely take Cut over Phil if those were the only two available choices. Thankfully, that is soooo not the case.
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Hell, I'd take either of them over what we have now.
 
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#167
He was a great coach for Tennessee and will always be respected by fans for his accomplishments as head coach of the Vols. But his time was in the past.
 
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#168
I hate when people continually say that Fulmer knows how to win in the SEC. Fulmer new how to win in the 1990s SEC, when it was us and Florida, and against the only great SEC coach (Spurrier), he was miserable.

Fast forward to the 2005-later SEC and tell me his record against the top schools of the SEC.

The SEC moved forward and Fulmer stood still. The game didn't pass him, the SEC did.
 
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#169
Merlot said:
What I find absolutely awesome is that the idiots who thought Fulmer stabbed Majors in the back had to wait through 17 years of the UT program being the greatest it had been since the General. They had to wait bitterly through the Alabama streak, the SEC Championship Games, the year after year top 5 defenses, and of course the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

How pathetic.

That whole time you were hoping and wishing that we would lose and we won it all!!!

I am laughing at your pathetic life. HAHAHA. :rofl:
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fyp...how many did we actually win? 2. In 17 years. And none since 98.
 
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#172
... For the majority of you out there that say filmed lost his ability to coach over his last few years, ask yourself if you'd be happy with these records again. Grass ain't always greener fellas

2008. 5-7. ... This got him fired after 16 years of success

2007. 9-3 season (sec east champs, almost knocked off lsu who became NC)

2006. 9-3 season

2005. 6-6 season ( beat LSU in death valley and barely lost to bama 6-3)

2004. 10-2 season.. Sec championship game loss to undefeated auburn

Thats 39-21 regular season record in Fulmer "horrible" years. And 2 division championships in 5 years. And for those that say fulmer wasn't recruiting during his last few years... Here's his national rankings
2008. #21 rank
2007. #4 rank
2006. #24 rank
2005. # 1 rank
2004. # 9 rank
 
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#173
#173
I'm in , I was mad as hell when he got the boot. Nobody pushed us around when he was here.

Bring Fulmer Back 2013

GBO VFL
 
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#27VFL said:
... For the majority of you out there that say filmed lost his ability to coach over his last few years, ask yourself if you'd be happy with these records again. Grass ain't always greener fellas

2008. 5-7. ... This got him fired after 16 years of success

2007. 9-3 season (sec east champs, almost knocked off lsu who became NC)

2006. 9-3 season

2005. 6-6 season ( beat LSU in death valley and barely lost to bama 6-3)

2004. 10-2 season.. Sec championship game loss to undefeated auburn

Thats 39-21 regular season record in Fulmer "horrible" years. And 2 division championships in 5 years. And for those that say fulmer wasn't recruiting during his last few years... Here's his national rankings
2008. #21 rank
2007. #4 rank
2006. #24 rank
2005. # 1 rank
2004. # 9 rank
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I always thought the odds of us gutting out a couple bad Fulmer years and then coming back...maybe he gets the fire back, finds the right OC, whatever, and having great success down the road were better than those of hiring a new coach. New coaches are a roll of the dice, no matter what anyone says. Look at OU between Switzer and Stoops, Nebraska after Osbourne, Michigan after Carr, Notre Dame after Holtz until just now, USC from Robinson until Carroll (a LONG time!).

The counter is Saban at bammer (but what about Dubose, Franchione, Price, Shula before him?). Or you could throw in the coaches from Bear to Stallings. Even UF had to go through Zook to get to Urban, and while Muschamp looks good at the moment, one bad season and he's on the hotseat.

Hitting a winner seems the exception...not the rule. Which is why I am willing to be patient with Dooley. Not saying he should be back next year, but I can at least wait until the end of the season. And if he comes back, he has one last chance. Not even the biggest Doolaid drinker could possibly think a season about par with this one would be acceptable next year. No way!

But to get back to the topic...had Fulmer beaten UCLA and Auburn in 2008, he almost certainly survives, we don't lose to Wyoming due to his firing, and we perhaps go 9-4 if we win the bowl game. On par with many of his seasons post-2001. But it got to a point where you could not defend that season any longer. A bad day for our program. :cray:

Final thing...there were many that wanted him gone in 2007. We go to the SECCG, almost win the blame thing, and people still want him gone.

Those people....were EFFING IDJUTS! And the negativity they brought to the 2008 season didn't help. Bottom line though, Fulmer didn't get it done in 2008. Which is too bad.....
 
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