Fulmer on 14 class "Not enough linemen"

[apsuVol92]

not enough cowbell IMO

 

[volroadwarrior]

"@Riley_Blevins: Phillip Fulmer spoke to a UT class today & was asked about Butch's recruiting class. His response: 'He doesn't have enough linemen."

Saw this tweet today. Thought it was interesting.. And might be true.

I would bet Butch would agree with him. Fulmer should be an expert on this. He sure didn't leave Kiffin and Dooley a boat load of linemen.

 

[Lexvol]

Given the fact that he is an old offensive lineman and Fulmer's relationship with Butch, my guess is that this was a little tongue and cheek as well.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Good thing we're still 3 months from signing day.

 

[YorkVol]

According to the movies, all Phil had to do was show up and recruits would just get in the car.

 

[vtvol98]

I would bet Butch would agree with him. Fulmer should be an expert on this. He sure didn't leave Kiffin and Dooley a boat load of linemen.

That's not entirely true. He left Kiffin with his legacy of the Sullins brothers.

 

[vtvol98]

According to the movies, all Phil had to do was show up and recruits would just get in the car.

Ah, the lure of fresh Krispy Kremes....

 

[Rudy123]

His recruiting was actually very good. It was player development that got him. He tended to turn a 5* into a 3*. hmy:

Also, look at the players that left program in Fulmers last five or six seasons.

He was being out recruited by other S.E.C. schools and he had no margin for error. Then some of his players left the program or they didn't develope.

 

[BeecherVol]

Given the fact that he is an old offensive lineman and Fulmer's relationship with Butch, my guess is that this was a little tongue and cheek as well.

Bingo.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

We have like 7 or 8 in this class. We will add another 1 or 2 more than likely. I don't understand this.

 

[Sudden Impact]

tell him to suit up and walk on....

 

[jimallvol]

I don't want to put Fulmer down but to bad he wasn't that interested In his recruiting the last couple of yrs he was here.

 

[SCvol333]

he's an Olineman guys - think he was just messing around

 

[butchna]

Get outta here.....Brandon Jeffries was a beast.

Oh yeahhh..(googling googling googling) I almost forgot (subject not found)...about him?
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[Volru]

Wow, Fulmer is brilliant isn't he? If not for Phil, Butch Jones might have forgotten to recruit linemen.

 

[gobravesvols16]

Im sure Butch is "trying like heck" to get more linemen.:clapping:

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I still would have rather had Fulmer than suffering through Lame and Dooley.

 

[Daloth]

Its amazing how nobody here understands sarcasm/tongue in cheek comments. Lets rail the guy who won 100+ games for making a joke a reporter took out of context!

 

[sjt18]

Considering Fulmer's piss poor recruiting cost him his job and is ultimately responsible for our downward spiral, he's really not in a position to criticize.

That said, he also told Clay Travis we didn't have enough linemen before we got Barnett, Blair, and Hendrix.

Don't be so unkind. Fulmer is an expert at not recruiting enough quality linemen. He knows exactly what he's talking about on that subject.:whistling:

 

[Gramps]

I still would have rather had Fulmer than suffering through Lame and Dooley.

If Fulmer had done his job we would not have had to suffered through Kiffin and Dooley.

 

[sjt18]

I still would have rather had Fulmer than suffering through Lame and Dooley.

You would rather have the disease rather than trying two cures that didn't work?

You can honor Fulmer for the great things he accomplished over his first 8 years or so... and STILL recognize that his decline is the primary reason UT's program is where it is now.

His "great" line recruiting left Kiffin to start the Sullins bros and have only ONE real DT on the roster.

 

[Fullfillmer]

His recruiting was actually very, very bad- I would call it awful the last 4 years - particularly with linemen. It was player development that got him. He tended to turn a 5* into a 3*. hmy:

Fixed your comment for you - he wasn't that great at development either but his recruiting was not up to SEC standards and it ultimately cost him his job. Cutcliff leaving every 3 years and taking the offensive staff with him didn't do Fulmer any favors either. Overall recruiting was lower half of SEC and the recruiting of linemen
may have been in the bottom 3 of the conference imo.

 

[ITSGR82BATNVOL]

I think he's right about not having enough lineman in the upcoming class. That being said, he should be the last person to critique, considering it was under his watch that a once proud program, started the decline we are still in years after his dismissal.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

I think he's right about not having enough lineman in the upcoming class. That being said, he should be the last person to critique, considering it was under his watch that a once proud program, started the decline we are still in years after his dismissal.

There will be plenty of lineman in this class. Maybe as many as 11.

 

[terrypedigo]

Considering Fulmer's piss poor recruiting cost him his job and is ultimately responsible for our downward spiral, he's really not in a position to criticize.

That said, he also told Clay Travis we didn't have enough linemen before we got Barnett, Blair, and Hendrix.

PISS POOR 98:clapping: