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Posted on 10/29/12 at 10:21 am to stho381
Posted on 10/29/12 at 10:21 am to stho381
I think this speaks volumes of what can happen when you let a stable proven coach go thinking that there is always something better. Fulmer had issues but does anyone really doubt that the Vols would be in a better position now if Fulmer was retained? Look at A&M. How many coaches have they been through since R.C. was let go. Look at the mess Francione created and then Sherman. It has taken Sumlin to start righting the ship. It's not that easy. I think another disadvantage at Tennessee is the recruiting situation. The state mirrors more like Arkansas than Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia or Florida when it comes to highschool talent. Tennessee has to really recruit nationally to get the kind of talented roster it takes to compete year in and year out in the SEC. In most years, Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Florida can stay at home and recruit in state and go out and selectively recruit out of state players. I think the dynamics at Tennessee is just much different. Not saying Tennessee should have kept Fulmer. But when you make that kind of change, it can take a long time to get back what you had and move forward beyond that point. I think it is in the best interest of the conference for a program like Tennessee to be among the top teams in the conference for a whole bunch of reasons. One of the reasons the SEC dominates college football is due to the competition within the conference.
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Posted on 10/29/12 at 10:28 am to texastigerr
Fulmer left the car on a cliff. Kiffin got in, spun the tires for a minute, made a lot of noise, then bailed kicking the car as he left. Dooley got in and floored the damn thing right off.
Just because Mike Hamilton made a football hire off of hair and pants style, doesn't change the fact that Fulmer was no longer competing with the top schools in the SEC. He should have been fired. He should not have been given an extension after lucking into the SEC championship. Just because the hire sucked, doesn't mean you should keep a stinker.
Just because Mike Hamilton made a football hire off of hair and pants style, doesn't change the fact that Fulmer was no longer competing with the top schools in the SEC. He should have been fired. He should not have been given an extension after lucking into the SEC championship. Just because the hire sucked, doesn't mean you should keep a stinker.
This post was edited on 10/29/12 at 10:29 am
Posted on 10/30/12 at 12:15 pm to texastigerr
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I think this speaks volumes of what can happen when you let a stable proven coach go thinking that there is always something better. Fulmer had issues but does anyone really doubt that the Vols would be in a better position now if Fulmer was retained?
Maybe, maybe not. Fulmer got lazy. Simple as that. And the fact that he needed David Cutcliffe got completely exposed to everybody.
The fact of the matter is that -- without the benefit of hindsight -- Kiffin was a good hire and was quickly putting the program in a better place than it was under Fulmer. Kiffin leaving put us in a bad spot, but his departure wasn't reasonably foreseeable. So you really can't question the Fulmer firing. It was the correct move.
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