re: Florida AD: Muschamp to be judged on full season

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I thought it was backdoor dealing by Fulmer. A lot of fans thought that but it wasn't the case. One thing that was really not known outside of campus is that the team went to the AD and threatened to boycott the upcoming Alabama game if Majors was coach. They despised him. However, between the timing of it all (Johnny's heart issue) and the fact that Fulmer would never say anything bad about Johnny or defend himself that was the story most believed. It didn't help that Johnny pushed it either. I will say that even with that if a player knocked Johnny, Fulmer would absolutely light them up. He admired Coach Majors but the Johnny felt he got back-stabbed.

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Great post. What happened to Majors was his own doing imo. The players, AD and a very large faction of major boosters all turned against him for good reason. Fulmer stepping in during Majors' absence and beating UF & UGA was the proverbial nail in the coffin for ol' Johnny.

Then he decides to come back earlier than expected (scared that Fulmer will take his job) and blows two games UT should've won and pisses away any chance of a national or SEC championship.

Majors is obviously a Tennessee legend and I hate the circumstances of how he left but it was absolutely time for him to move aside and let Phil take the reigns. The bitterness that Majors still carries towards Fulmer nearly 25 years later is quite sad tbh.