Thank you Johnny Majors for revivng the UT Program

[Low Country Vol]

Perhaps at Iowa St And Pitt they appreciate him and thanked him for what he did fortheir program. We at UT should at least do the same this weekend when the he and 1985 team comes to town.
Thank you Johnny


Even programs like Iowa St will never forget what ole Johnny did for their program.
From an Iowas State Article in 2000

"Although the Pitt program has been down for the better part of a decade, most fans can remember the glory years from 1975 through much of the '80s. Iowa State has no such glory years. Iowa State has been down for the better part of its history.

Johnny Majors won a national championship at Pitt in 1976, turning one of the worst programs in the country into the best in four seasons. Majors, understandably, remains widely revered by most Panthers fans. Majors is honored at Pitt with a retired locker, which is alongside other greats of the football program such as Tony Dorsett, Hugh Green, Dan Marino and Bill Fralic.

Majors coached at Iowa State before coming to Pitt. In four seasons he had a losing record, 19-24. But such was the lack of tradition at Iowa State that when Majors' teams went to bowl games in 1971 and '72, those were the first bowl games in which the Cyclones had played.

Majors is honored in a more obvious way at Iowa State, where they're mighty proud of their $2.3 million practice complex with one artificial and two grass fields. And their mighty proud that it's called the Johnny Majors Practice Complex.

This isn't to suggest Majors' accomplishments have not received their just due at Pitt. They have. It's to point out that merely going to a bowl game was and is an immense accomplishment at Iowa State. "

 

[Big Orange Nation]

I am sure he will recieve a warm welcome. I would be very surprised and disappointed if he didn't.

I have always loved Johnny and appreciate what he did for UT.

 

[Jmxvol]

Unless he starts making those idiotic comments like he always does...he brings it upon himself.

 

[hatvol96]

Originally posted by Jmxvol@Oct 6, 2005 4:04 PM
Unless he starts making those idiotic comments like he always does...he brings it upon himself.

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You mean the comments where he rips the guy who conspired with Johnson, Dickey, and boosters to take his job?

 

[Low Country Vol]

I think this will be good for both sides. This is a reunion and everyone hopefully put closure to what happened.

 

[Jmxvol]

Originally posted by hatvol96@Oct 6, 2005 4:23 PM
You mean the comments where he rips the guy who conspired with Johnson, Dickey, and boosters to take his job?

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I guess you are an Alabama fan since you are talking conspiracies here...I hate when he rips the guy that has been more succesful than he was...if he wants to hate he needs to drink some haterade.

 

[VolBeef88]

Originally posted by hatvol96@Oct 6, 2005 4:23 PM
You mean the comments where he rips the guy who conspired with Johnson, Dickey, and boosters to take his job?

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I thank JM for what he did but I can't stand what he has done. He has brought all of the bad talk from fans on himself. Like it or not it is the truth and as we all know truth doesn't care who gets their feelings hurt.

 

[hatvol96]

Originally posted by Jmxvol@Oct 6, 2005 4:38 PM
I guess you are an Alabama fan since you are talking conspiracies here...I hate when he rips the guy that has been more succesful than he was...if he wants to hate he needs to drink some haterade.

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More successful? Other than taking over a program that had won 3 SEC titles in seven years and winning only two since, what has Fulmer done as a head coach? You are obviously too young or too blinded by your love for Fulmer to remember the mess Majors inherited from Battle. Fulmer was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple. Furthermore, exactly how many programs has Fulmer built? None. As for the conspiracy angle, it's all true. Just sit in the clubhouse at whatever CC they're holding a Vol Caravan event and at least one of the participants will have a little too much and brag all about how they showed Johnny who runs UT football.

 

[General Jack]

I appreciate what Majors did for Tennessee football, I appreciate everyone who gives their all for the VOLS. Johnny did that. However, I never felt like he would take us to the level we've been at for the past 10 years. Majors had some good runs, but also some bad, like his early years, 1986, 1988 and the infamous return in 1992. Johnny is a Tennessee legend and one of our favorite sons. I think most VOLS feel that way, and the only animosity out there results from the sniping thats been going on for over a decade.

 

[volmanjr]

Originally posted by Vol 4 Life@Oct 6, 2005 4:15 PM
I appreciate what Majors did for Tennessee football, I appreciate everyone who gives their all for the VOLS. Johnny did that.  However, I never felt like he would take us to the level we've been at for the past 10 years.  Majors had some good runs, but also some bad, like his early years, 1986, 1988 and the infamous return in 1992.  Johnny is a Tennessee legend and one of our favorite sons.  I think most VOLS feel that way, and the only animosity out there results from the sniping thats been going on for over a decade.

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Ditto :ninja:

 

[donsargegolf]

I concur. Thanks for all you have done Johnny "drum" Majors.

 

[Vol67]

Until Majors learns to keep his mouth shut he gets nothing!

 

[volmanjr]

He's still a Volunteer even if he is a bitter old man.

 

[MyBloodRunnethOrange]

Originally posted by hatvol96@Oct 6, 2005 4:23 PM
You mean the comments where he rips the guy who conspired with Johnson, Dickey, and boosters to take his job?

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Even if that's true, and I don't know, and none of the rest of us do either, how long is he gonna carry that chip around on his shoulder. He's been sniping at CPF every chance he gets now for over a dozen years. It's time to get over it and grow up already. :disappointed:

 

[Jmxvol]

Originally posted by hatvol96@Oct 6, 2005 4:55 PM
More successful? Other than taking over a program that had won 3 SEC titles in seven years and winning only two since, what has Fulmer done as a head coach? You are obviously too young or too blinded by your love for Fulmer to remember the mess Majors inherited from Battle. Fulmer was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple. Furthermore, exactly how many programs has Fulmer built? None. As for the conspiracy angle, it's all true. Just sit in  the clubhouse at whatever CC they're holding a Vol Caravan event and at least one of the participants will have a little too much and brag all about how they showed Johnny who runs UT football.

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You, my friend, are absolutely classic. :hi:

 

[volinbham]

Johnny was coach all through my years at UT (81-88).

I loved the expressions - hit'em a lick, bow'd his neck, laid his ears back, busted a gut, put a hat on him, etc. Definitely more colorful and interesting to listen to than Fulmer.

The Sugarbowl win over Miami showed me what the Vols could be. I never followed them closely prior to Majors so his tenure was all I knew.

0-5 one year also showed me. Since Fulmer took over, the Vols are definitely at a higher level.

What bothers me most is that he is so bitter. The Orange Nation owes much to the Majors family. He could be a hero to all if he could just let somethings go. Too bad he can't.

I would love to see Johnny and the Vols make peace.

The picture below is from my favorite Vol experience ever.

 

[hatvol96]

I apologize to JMX if I was a bit harsh in my earlier post. My real point is that Majors has, to my knowledge,never said anything disparaging about UT or its fans. His ire is directed at Fulmer and a few boosters and administrators. While I too wish he would focus on the positives of his time at UT, I can't really say he's out of line. I can't imagine anyone on this board tossing verbal bouquets to people they feel stole a job they loved from them.

 

[volbrian]

I have to laugh at some of the comments on here. Some of you want to fire RS for helping us to a 3-1 record, yet you want to defend JM who, in his haste to get back to the sideline to stop Fulmer from winning without him, cost us what could have been a memorable season (on the field that is).

People seem to forget that after that memorable 1985 season, UT was loaded for 1986, returning about 17 starters. WHat happened to MAJORS' team? Look it up in your record book. How do we go from a 10 win 1987 season to a 5 win 1988 season?

How about the 92 season? Fulmer has us at 3-0 and Majors cant stand that someone other than him has us playing great football. SO he hurries back to the sideline, loses 3 in a row and then holds out from signing a contract because he wants more money.

If JM would just keep his Jack daniels filled mouth shut, learn that he is a member of the UT family and always will be, enjoy and be proud of what Coach Fulmer has done to elevate even higher than he had us, I'd shut up about Majors. But since he wont, he is nothing in my book.

 

[hatvol96]

Originally posted by volbrian@Oct 6, 2005 8:45 PM
I have to laugh at some of the comments on here.  Some of you want to fire RS for helping us to a 3-1 record, yet you want to defend JM who, in his haste to get back to the sideline to stop Fulmer from winning without him, cost us what could have been a memorable season (on the field that is). 

People seem to forget that after that memorable 1985 season, UT was loaded for 1986, returning about 17 starters.  WHat happened to MAJORS' team?  Look it up in your record book.    How do we go from a 10 win 1987 season to a 5 win 1988 season? 

How about the 92 season?  Fulmer has us at 3-0 and Majors cant stand that someone other than him has us playing great football.  SO he hurries back to the sideline, loses 3 in a row and then holds out from signing a contract because he wants more money.   

If JM would just keep his Jack daniels filled mouth shut, learn that he is a member of the UT family and always will be, enjoy and be proud of what Coach Fulmer has done to elevate even higher than he had us, I'd shut up about Majors.  But since he wont, he is nothing in my book.

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Yeah, all that great talent from the '86 team. Think about all the Pro Bowls that Dale Jones, Kelly Ziegler, Jeff Francis, etc. played in. The '99 team, now THAT'S a team that played to its potential.

 

[volbrian]

99 team actually had a chance to be in the MNC hunt. Majors teams, NONE of them, were no where near the MNC game.

Never.

 

[orangetd88]

I'd take 9-3 and a BCS bowl over 6-5 and the Libery Bowl anyday.

Oh yeah, that 99 team beat Bama in Tuscaloosa that year, too. They happened to win the SEC Title that year.

Tell me, Majors lovers, when did Majors win an MNC while at UT?

Majors brought UT back to respectibility from the Battle years. Fulmer, like it or not, raised expectations to another level.

Tell me, would you rather lose to Florida and Georgia every once in awhile, or lose to Bama 9-6?

 

[hatvol96]

Originally posted by volbrian@Oct 6, 2005 8:59 PM
99 team actually had a chance to be in the MNC hunt.  Majors teams, NONE of them, were no where near the MNC game. 

Never.

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You surely aren't trying to say that losing 3 games in '99 isn't Fulmer's worst coaching job. Emotional reactions aside, it's impossible to compare the two because of changes in number of scholarships, direction of the program when each took over, etc.

 

[orangetd88]

No, his worst coaching job was in 2002.

Majors worst...hmm, 1986, 1988, and 1992 all come to mind.

 

[hatvol96]

Originally posted by orangetd88@Oct 6, 2005 9:06 PM
No, his worst coaching job was in 2002.

Majors worst...hmm, 1986, 1988, and 1992 all come to mind.

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How did Fulmer do such a bad job in "02? Our talent was vastly overrated, as subsequent NFL drafts showed. The '88 team was so devoid of talent that I don't think Neyland would have won more than six games.

 

[orangetd88]

2002 was his worst because he lost control of his team for most of the year. Yes, they were overrated, but good Lord, they had no business getting blown out by Florida and Maryland.

1988...there is no excuse for UT to ever start out 0-5. Sure, the schedule was front end heavy that year, but that team was sandwiched between and 10 and 11 win team. They won the SEC the very next year, with many of those same players.