Looking back, should not have fired Phil

[knoxvols11]

There was a part II.
Here you go: http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-football/203367-fulmer-debate-ii-71.html

 

[GreveHaller]

Looking back, we should of fired phil 5 years beforewe did..

So, Fulmer should have been fired two years earlier when the team went 9-4?

aredfox is even better. He thinks we should have fired Phil after a 10-3 season. :crazy:

 

[Volador]

The talent on his team got Fulmer the majority of his wins but unfortunately, the kids needed better coaching against our perennial foes

 

[LWSVOL]

The talent on his team got Fulmer the majority of his wins but unfortunately, the kids needed better coaching against our perennial foes

its funny how that works.

Does Alabama win because of Saban or all those # 1 recruiting classes??

 

[knoxvols11]

its funny how that works.

Does Alabama win because of Saban or all those # 1 recruiting classes??

I'm going to say both. It's a symbiotic relationship with Bama.

 

[Volador]

its funny how that works.

Does Alabama win because of Saban or all those # 1 recruiting classes??

Aaahhh, such a wise question. No group of pro or college teammates can do it all on their own. Someone has to buy ice cream after the games.

 

[iluvsmesumdooley]

I'm just glad some of your fans are mature and bold enough o admit firing Fulmer was a mistake. There is NO WAY your program would be in this condition if you had kept Fulmer.

NO WAY.

You would have won another East crown by now, without question.

Apparently you do not follow Vol football very closely. Might wanna check out his last record. You also might want to check out how he did with Cutty and without him. BIG difference.
Fulmer lost the fire in his belly. If we kept him we might suck quite as bad as we do know, but we would be 8-5 tops.

 

[iluvsmesumdooley]

its funny how that works.

Does Alabama win because of Saban or all those # 1 recruiting classes??

They win because God feels sorry for them and throws them the football bone, something they can brag about as they head back to their single wides and cousin/wives after the game to get ready for a big day at Walmart.

 

[nagle]

They win because God feels sorry for them and throws them the football bone, something they can brag about as they head back to their single wides and cousin/wives after the game to get ready for a big day at Walmart.

kensucky is cousins.. get it right!! they are brother and sister!!..










































:twocents:

 

[Rooster1]

Apparently you do not follow Vol football very closely. Might wanna check out his last record. You also might want to check out how he did with Cutty and without him. BIG difference.
Fulmer lost the fire in his belly. If we kept him we might suck quite as bad as we do know, but we would be 8-5 tops.

Add a dash of opinion, 2 tablespoons of speculation and a pinch of misinformation. Let it set for a few minutes and voila! You have created the illusion of fact.

 

[MWAVolfan]

do you know what's a funny word?..... tarpaulin.

 

[DC Vol]

It's funny that Waco comes in here with a heavy sarcasm-laced comment and some bright lightbulbs actually agreed with him.

He was saying that winning a weak SEC-E is Fulmer's ceiling. Outright. And some of you proud individuals are happy with that.

 

[iluvsmesumdooley]

Add a dash of opinion, 2 tablespoons of speculation and a pinch of misinformation. Let it set for a few minutes and voila! You have created the illusion of fact.

Prove the misinformation, please.

 

[velovol]

I'm just glad some of your fans are mature and bold enough o admit firing Fulmer was a mistake. There is NO WAY your program would be in this condition if you had kept Fulmer.

NO WAY.

You would have won another East crown by now, without question.

I wanted Fulmer gone, and honestly the minute I saw him crying at his final press conference I regretted that him getting fired ever since.

 

[volfan2024]

Looking back I agree. At the time though he had to go. That said, I waited over 40 years for a n/c at UT and Phil delivered. So I, myself, can't be too harsh on the guy looking back. Now we are going on 16 years since the n/c with more bad than good years. I do think Butch Jones will stop the bleeding though. FINALLY!

 

[ImportedVoL]

Apparently you do not follow Vol football very closely. Might wanna check out his last record. You also might want to check out how he did with Cutty and without him. BIG difference.
Fulmer lost the fire in his belly. If we kept him we might suck quite as bad as we do know, but we would be 8-5 tops.

Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1992–2008)
1992 Tennessee 4–0* 2–0* 3rd (East)* W Hall of Fame 12 12
1993 Tennessee 10–2^ 7–1^ 2nd (East) L Florida Citrus 11 12
1994 Tennessee 8–4 5–3 2nd (East) W Gator† 18 22
1995 Tennessee 11–1 7–1 2nd (East) W Florida Citrus 2 3
1996 Tennessee 10–2 7–1 2nd (East) W Florida Citrus 9 9
1997 Tennessee 11–2 7–1 1st (East) L Orange† 8 7
1998 Tennessee 13–0 8–0 1st (East) W Fiesta† 1 1
1999 Tennessee 9–3 6–2 2nd (East) L Fiesta† 9 9
2000 Tennessee 8–4 5–3 2nd (East) L Cotton 25
2001 Tennessee 11–2 7–1 1st (East) W Florida Citrus 4 4
2002 Tennessee 8–5 5–3 3rd (East) L Peach
2003 Tennessee 10–3 6–2 T–1st (East) L Peach 16 15
2004 Tennessee 10–3 7–1 1st (East) W Cotton 15 13
2005 Tennessee 5–6 3–5 4th (East)
2006 Tennessee 9–4 5–3 2nd (East) L Outback 23 25
2007 Tennessee 10–4 6–2 T–1st (East) W Outback 12 12
2008 Tennessee 5–7 3–5 5th (East)
Total: 152–52


out of 17 seasons.. he only won 8 games 3 times and had 2 losing seasons.. but 8 wins would be the best he could do now?

you people holding so tight onto the fact his firing was the correct thing to do really need to get your heads on in the correct direction..

and on top of that we didn't finish 1st or second in the east a total of three times while he was the head coach.. Cutcliffe was not there for a vast majority of that time..

I would really like to know what fantasy world you live in that you could possibly think a coach with this type of winning history.. one that no one can match.. one that put him in the HALL OF FAME

He would all of a sudden only be able to manage 8 win seasons, when he averaged 10 over a 17 year career.

I would insult your intelligence at this point, as is the volnation way of doing things.. but you probably wouldn't understand the joke anyway since you cant understand the FACTS of why he was even fired.

Everyone just ignores the fact that Hamilton was campaigning against CPF for years because he was mad that CPF ran the show and had more power then he did.. and somehow our fan base with their unrealistic expectations let him do it over one losing season a year after we were playing for the SEC championship.

It still amazes me to this day......

 

[Ace]

Tennessee Volunteers (Southeastern Conference) (1992–2008)
1992 Tennessee 4–0* 2–0* 3rd (East)* W Hall of Fame 12 12
1993 Tennessee 10–2^ 7–1^ 2nd (East) L Florida Citrus 11 12
1994 Tennessee 8–4 5–3 2nd (East) W Gator† 18 22
1995 Tennessee 11–1 7–1 2nd (East) W Florida Citrus 2 3
1996 Tennessee 10–2 7–1 2nd (East) W Florida Citrus 9 9
1997 Tennessee 11–2 7–1 1st (East) L Orange† 8 7
1998 Tennessee 13–0 8–0 1st (East) W Fiesta† 1 1
1999 Tennessee 9–3 6–2 2nd (East) L Fiesta† 9 9
2000 Tennessee 8–4 5–3 2nd (East) L Cotton 25
2001 Tennessee 11–2 7–1 1st (East) W Florida Citrus 4 4
2002 Tennessee 8–5 5–3 3rd (East) L Peach
2003 Tennessee 10–3 6–2 T–1st (East) L Peach 16 15
2004 Tennessee 10–3 7–1 1st (East) W Cotton 15 13
2005 Tennessee 5–6 3–5 4th (East)
2006 Tennessee 9–4 5–3 2nd (East) L Outback 23 25
2007 Tennessee 10–4 6–2 T–1st (East) W Outback 12 12
2008 Tennessee 5–7 3–5 5th (East)
Total: 152–52


out of 17 seasons.. he only won 8 games 3 times and had 2 losing seasons.. but 8 wins would be the best he could do now?

you people holding so tight onto the fact his firing was the correct thing to do really need to get your heads on in the correct direction..

and on top of that we didn't finish 1st or second in the east a total of three times while he was the head coach.. Cutcliffe was not there for a vast majority of that time..

I would really like to know what fantasy world you live in that you could possibly think a coach with this type of winning history.. one that no one can match.. one that put him in the HALL OF FAME

He would all of a sudden only be able to manage 8 win seasons, when he averaged 10 over a 17 year career.

I would insult your intelligence at this point, as is the volnation way of doing things.. but you probably wouldn't understand the joke anyway since you cant understand the FACTS of why he was even fired.

Everyone just ignores the fact that Hamilton was campaigning against CPF for years because he was mad that CPF ran the show and had more power then he did.. and somehow our fan base with their unrealistic expectations let him do it over one losing season a year after we were playing for the SEC championship.

It still amazes me to this day......

148 wins over 16 full years as coach is 9.25 wins per year.

Averaged 10.5 wins per year in first six years before NC.

Averaged 8.5 wins per year in last 10 years, after NC.

29 wins in his last 4 years as coach is 7.25 wins per year.

4 wins in 92 would only increase wins per year to 9.3 for entire career, if CPF was credited with 1/3 of 92 season.

CPF is a HOF coach, but was on a downward slide.

 

[Slydell]

148 wins over 16 full years as coach is 9.25 wins per year.

Averaged 10.5 wins per year in first six years before NC.

Averaged 8.5 wins per year in last 10 years, after NC.

29 wins in his last 4 years as coach is 7.25 wins per year.

4 wins in 92 would only increase wins per year to 9.3 for entire career, if CPF was credited with 1/3 of 92 season.

CPF is a HOF coach, but was on a downward slide.

And, he is second in wins for a coach in UT history and we're not going to see that again for a very long time.

 

[Slydell]

Apparently you do not follow Vol football very closely. Might wanna check out his last record. You also might want to check out how he did with Cutty and without him. BIG difference.
Fulmer lost the fire in his belly. If we kept him we might suck quite as bad as we do know, but we would be 8-5 tops.

You might want to check out how Dooley did, iluvsmesumdooley. This dissin' on Fulmer is crap. It's gonna be a lifetime before the Vols get in an NC again much less win one. What have your coaches done for you lately?

 

[GrowVol]

I go back and forth in regards to if it was time for a change, but I get choked up whenever I watch CPF presser. I wish CPF would have not got into a slump and really miss Chavis and Cutt. Without the 3 together...it unfolded....then the entire program went south as we all know. Its been tough years. I'm homesick for those Guys....give anything to get them back, but its water under the bridge now.
Here's to us getting back to where we belong....

 

[Ace]

And, he is second in wins for a coach in UT history and we're not going to see that again for a very long time.

Neyland built a program. Majors built a program. Fulmer inherited a program and took it to a NC level. All three are HOF coaches.
CBJ is attempting to do what Neyland and Majors did. Can he do it? Who knows, but he has had a better start than Kiffin or Dooley.

 

[k-town_king]

2-5 in last 7 bowl games.

 

[VolFan4Life87]

2-5 in last 7 bowl games.

In the five years following his release, were 0-2 in bowl games and haven't been bowling period in 3 years.

As soon as butch starts winning no one will say "we should've never fired Phil." It's like dumping a girlfriend and picking the wrong woman afterwards. It's easy to look back and second guess yourself because yes there were some good times, and by all accounts we've been slumming ever since; that doesn't change the fact that it was time to move on. There were many indicators that we'd be in the shoes we're in right now had we kept Phil. As soon as we have the home run hire we won't be looking back and I sure as F hope that hire is Butch Jones.

 

[Slydell]

Neyland built a program. Majors built a program. Fulmer inherited a program and took it to a NC level. All three are HOF coaches.
CBJ is attempting to do what Neyland and Majors did. Can he do it? Who knows, but he has had a better start than Kiffin or Dooley.

Majors in the the HOF as a player, not a coach, as far as I know.

 

[Burger]

I bet FSU isn't saying they should of kept Bobby Bowden.