Quick Hit

[jakez4ut]

Still have to take it one game at a time. The conference is too weird right now. As soon as you start to think the LSU game is winnable Arkansas comes out looking like a world beater. I'm glad for the bye week. Sears and others need to heal-up for the next 4-game stretch.

yep. I agree with you on this...if anything was proven this past weekend, it was that anything can happen.

we've only played 2 SEC teams, and are 1-1. USC and ARK are screaming as trap games for us. LSU won't turn the ball over 5 times...and Bama...it IS the TN/Bama games...and i remember very clearly taking several TN teams in to that game that were better than BAma only to come out shocked.

I'm very excited right now and could not be happier with what i've seen thus far as far as effort and improvement on the Offensive side of the ball...but we are only 1/2 way done. 6 more to go. and the next 4 are not gimmies....

 

[VolBeef88]

The most bizarre UT game I can remember, but I'm man enough to admit this team is better than I thought. A BCS appearnace is within reach. If that happens, fry my crow, I hate baked bird.

I know you won't believe this. But I was not worried much during the game, especially after we hit that TD before half. I never thought UT hit the panic button. UGA came out fired up big time and was running on emotion. The UT offense looks really good right now. Our special teams needs work and that game will help focus that even more. Why I think this game was better than a normal win.
1. We won a big time game nationally televised in an impressive manner.
2. UGA is a good team that got punked and will be better from hear on out.
3. We won big yet there is still plenty for the coaches to use to get on the kids rear end about. Special teams and dropped picks.

I don't see how things could have been better for us this weekend outside of UF losing.

hate, on that crow. Try bbq sauce. I find it helps it go down better and I have plenty of experience.

 

[GAVol]

I just hope Mark Richt's job status is OK now that he's lost 2 out of the last 3 to a complete idiot like Phil Fulmer. :crazy:

 

[WA_Vol]

Money talks. But, I think Cut will actually be happy chilling where he is. Health, family, ditching UT twice, etc. I'm not so sure we're in a position to lose him again. Who knows?

If UT goes 11-1 or 10-2, Cutcliffe will most likely be considered again for some head coaching jobs; i.e., Kentucky, North Carolina, etc.

The pay difference between an OC and HC is around 1:3 250K:750K+. Unfortunately, I think thats too much money not to consider it.

 

[GAVol]

The pay difference between an OC and HC is around 1:3 250K:750K+. Unfortunately, I think thats too much money not to consider it.

Yeah, as much as we would all hate to see it happen, if this offensive resurrection continues, people are going to come calling.

 

[orange+white=heaven]

Michigan State will be shopping....

 

[WA_Vol]

yep. I agree with you on this...if anything was proven this past weekend, it was that anything can happen.

we've only played 2 SEC teams, and are 1-1. USC and ARK are screaming as trap games for us.

UT has always struggled with Spurrier and had lost some big games to Arkansas. SC will be hungry for another big win after the letdown at Auburn, so far SC's season has been disappointing.

 

[jakez4ut]

I just hope Mark Richt's job status is OK now that he's lost 2 out of the last 3 to a complete idiot like Phil Fulmer. :crazy:

In athens no less.....:whistling:

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

I see the Arkansas bandwagon has been cranked up.

 

[jakez4ut]

UT has always struggled with Spurrier and had lost some big games to Arkansas. SC will be hungry for another big win after the letdown at Auburn, so far SC's season has been disappointing.

yep, and the UT game will be the game that they look at as redeeming themselves and righting the ship. they have 3 big games left...US, UF, and Celmson. they will be expecting to win 2 of the three i'd think...

either way, i dont' think anyone is looking at TN right now and saying "there's no way we can beat them". and that's fine. Until they do something to prevent me from thinking the way i do right now, there's no reason why we should shouldn't win the games left on our schedule. We've proven we can out score you if nothing else. AT this point, if we continue to hold on to the ball like we have, it will be difficult to beat us. That's the only way i see us losing, is if we start getting careless with the ball. Which is why they play the games.....to see what happens. Can't wait to see myself...hope this keeps going.

 

[Liper]

I just hope Mark Richt's job status is OK now that he's lost 2 out of the last 3 to a complete idiot like Phil Fulmer. :crazy:

I get the nuance, there. But IMO, Cutty was the reason for the win and the way we did it.

I give very little credit to Fulmer for having to go 5-6 at a powerhouse program before being forced to make a change. What if RS had not resigned?

 

[jakez4ut]

I see the Arkansas bandwagon has been cranked up.

oh, it's been cranked up for a while...in the preseason several of us looked at ARK as sleeper for the SEC W...i know Hatvol and myself for sure thought they were capable of causing some problems in the West.

 

[GAVol]

I don't know that I'd call SC's season disappointing. They're 4-2 and I don't think anybody really expected them to beat Georgia and Auburn. They are pretty much the typical Gamecock team that will probably win 7 or 8 if they upset somebody.

 

[rwemyss]

I get the nuance, there. But IMO, Cutty was the reason for the win and the way we did it.

I give very little credit to Fulmer for having to go 5-6 at a powerhouse program before being forced to make a change. What if RS had not resigned?

That's right... blame him for 5-6, but withhold praise for the current run of 5-1. :wacko:

 

[VolBeef88]

I get the nuance, there. But IMO, Cutty was the reason for the win and the way we did it.

I give very little credit to Fulmer for having to go 5-6 at a powerhouse program before being forced to make a change. What if RS had not resigned?

Ofcourse CPF gets very little if any credit. And CRS did not resign. He knew he had to or be forced to go.

I don't understand why some fail to give the man who made the changes any credit. The whole team has a different attitude from the staff on down. CPF has done EXACTLY what he told us in his letter that he would do.
Like I said before the season started I said that no matter what happens this year CPF will not get credit. Thanks for proving my prediction.

 

[Liper]

Ofcourse CPF gets very little if any credit. And CRS did not resign. He knew he had to or be forced to go.

I don't understand why some fail to give the man who made the changes any credit. The whole team has a different attitude from the staff on down. CPF has done EXACTLY what he told us in his letter that he would do.
Like I said before the season started I said that no matter what happens this year CPF will not get credit. Thanks for proving my prediction.

The whole team does not have a different attitude on down; the offense does. Our offensive staff was abysmal. Not average, but abysmal. It was abysmal in 2000, and it was abysmal in 2005.

What person do our players praise and talk about for the difference? They praise Cutcliffe. The difference has always respected Chavis. Without Cutty, we'd be going down the same old road.

I give Fulmer credit for hiring Cutty, which was like the stars aligning for him to even be available at the exact right time. But I don't think it was his COACHING prowess that has helped anything. He did not and does not understand himself what the problems were when we were bad, and doesn't seem to understand why we are better now. Because of that, I give him little credit for our on the field performance aside from letting someone else take care of it.

 

[gcb/hoosiervol]

If UT goes 11-1 or 10-2, Cutcliffe will most likely be considered again for some head coaching jobs; i.e., Kentucky, North Carolina, etc.

The pay difference between an OC and HC is around 1:3 250K:750K+. Unfortunately, I think thats too much money not to consider it.

hell, we can raise that much cant we???:crossfingers:

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Some Vol fans will never give Fulmer credit for anything. I guess they forget that he is second only to General Neyland in UT history in wins.

 

[jakez4ut]

I give Fulmer credit for hiring Cutty, which was like the stars aligning for him to even be available at the exact right time. But I don't think it was his COACHING prowess that has helped anything. He did not and does not understand himself what the problems were when we were bad, and doesn't seem to understand why we are better now. Because of that, I give him little credit for our on the field performance aside from letting someone else take care of it.

First...love the avatar.
But i disagree with that statement. I don't think CPF is the best x's and o's guy either, but one thing he has done for the most part is surround himself with quality people. As far as the stars aligning...that may be true, but at the same time, he did do it. I don't credit Fulmer with the turnaround either from an x's and o's standpoint, but i give him a ton of credit for making the changes and allowing Cut to come in and "RUN" the offense. If he doesn't make that decision, we aren't in the position we are now. Credit Cut with the coaching and technique...credit Fulmer for making the right decision, which is what he's supposed to do. Yeah, i wish it would have been made earlier too, but it wasn't....so there's nothing that can be done about that...in the end though the right decision was made, and we're better off for it.

it's the same thing when Tommy Tubberville hired Al Borges....Both coaches were on semi hot seats, tommy's a little hotter at the time, and both made the right decisions on getting the right people at the right time. Which is what good HC's are supposed to do. jmo...

 

[volfan2024]

The most bizarre UT game I can remember, but I'm man enough to admit this team is better than I thought. A BCS appearnace is within reach. If that happens, fry my crow, I hate baked bird.

I think we all were and are pleasantly surprised how well and how much the whole team stepped up.I mentioned on another thread somewhere, I thought UT could possiby win against UGA by 2-3 touchdowns.I just had a feeling our offense had made a major turn with the running game having found it's way.I only wish Cut would have been here sooner!Bottom line is "We are Back"!

 

[Liper]

I don't think CPF is the best x's and o's guy either, but one thing he has done for the most part is surround himself with quality people. As far as the stars aligning...that may be true, but at the same time, he did do it. I don't credit Fulmer with the turnaround either from an x's and o's standpoint, but i give him a ton of credit for making the changes and allowing Cut to come in and "RUN" the offense. If he doesn't make that decision, we aren't in the position we are now. Credit Cut with the coaching and technique...credit Fulmer for making the right decision, which is what he's supposed to do. Yeah, i wish it would have been made earlier too, but it wasn't....so there's nothing that can be done about that...in the end though the right decision was made, and we're better off for it.

it's the same thing when Tommy Tubberville hired Al Borges....Both coaches were on semi hot seats, tommy's a little hotter at the time, and both made the right decisions on getting the right people at the right time. Which is what good HC's are supposed to do. jmo...

I think that's well said. I give him less of a pass for letting it slide for 7 years, but I more or less agree with your assessment.

One thing I do disagree with is his surrounding himself with quality people. As long as those people are his guys (Cutty and Chavis) then so be it. But when it counted, he would not go outside the program. Tubberville did, Spurrier did, and others do. But Fulmer promoted RS and kept PW and others when it was obvious to everyone in the Milky Way Galaxy that they stunk.

We'll see what he does if Cutty leaves. That will REALLY press him to do what he does not want to do.

But I give him credit in some areas. But none of those areas are really related to our recent upswing aside from catching a lucky break with Cutty.

 

[VolBeef88]

If CPF was getting in and micro managing the Offense I would be very disapointed in him. That is what coodinators are for on both sides of the ball. If Cut had not been available CPF was looking at outside the UT family. That I know.

Look, you don't like the guy and that is fine. But we are doing well so can you be a gentleman and let the rest of us enjoy the change of direction the our football team is headed? There are a ton of sites you can go to and be a hero for bashing CPF. So from one Vol to another could you let it slide while things are good?

 

[jakez4ut]

One thing I do disagree with is his surrounding himself with quality people.

that's why i said "most of the time". PW, JRS, RS were all not the best thing...no arguement.

hopefully we won't have to worry about cut leaving any time soon..and as for luck...again, he still had to hire him...it was fortunate though that it worked out that way....but he still had to make the decision...either way, i think we're basically on the same page.

 

[Liper]

If CPF was getting in and micro managing the Offense I would be very disapointed in him. That is what coodinators are for on both sides of the ball. If Cut had not been available CPF was looking at outside the UT family. That I know.

Look, you don't like the guy and that is fine. But we are doing well so can you be a gentleman and let the rest of us enjoy the change of direction the our football team is headed? There are a ton of sites you can go to and be a hero for bashing CPF. So from one Vol to another could you let it slide while things are good?

That's true. I wouldn't want HIM to be micromanaging it. You're right there; most HCs don't do that anymore. I don't disagree with that.

I never said I disliked CPF. I do like him. And I have not advocated his firing that I'm aware of. I'm simply pointing out that Cutcliffe is the person responsible for turning our team around right now, and without him, we would be heading south. There was a specific context to my statements.

And I especially grew tired of CPF blaming that ghost called player execution for our problems (execution = blame the players). It was coaching, and it happened while he was watching. He was the last person on earth to spot it and he should have been the first.

I think CPF is a good guy and a great recruiter.

 

[OWB]

The pay difference between an OC and HC is around 1:3 250K:750K+. Unfortunately, I think thats too much money not to consider it.

This is true, but does Cutcliffe really need the money? I think after his heart problems being happy and healthy is more important than anything. We'll see.