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Fulmer was the last SEC coach to coach his alma mater
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:01 pm
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:01 pm
An exerpt from Clay Travis' book, "On Rocky Top"...
In 1992, when Tennessee hired Fulmer, three other rival coaches in the SEC had played for and graduated from the schools they coached: Georgia’s Ray Goff, a former quarterback; Ole Miss’s Billy Brewer, a former quarterback; and Florida’s Steve Spurrier, a former quarterback as well. What’s more, five additional SEC coaches played for or coached under Alabama’s Bear Bryant: Jackie Sherrill at Mississippi State, Danny Ford at Arkansas, Gene Stallings at Alabama, Pat Dye at Auburn, and Curley Hallman at LSU. In 1992 the only school in the SEC with a coach born outside the Southeast was Vanderbilt. SEC football was still a regional game, a sport played and coached by men of the South.
In 1992, when Tennessee hired Fulmer, three other rival coaches in the SEC had played for and graduated from the schools they coached: Georgia’s Ray Goff, a former quarterback; Ole Miss’s Billy Brewer, a former quarterback; and Florida’s Steve Spurrier, a former quarterback as well. What’s more, five additional SEC coaches played for or coached under Alabama’s Bear Bryant: Jackie Sherrill at Mississippi State, Danny Ford at Arkansas, Gene Stallings at Alabama, Pat Dye at Auburn, and Curley Hallman at LSU. In 1992 the only school in the SEC with a coach born outside the Southeast was Vanderbilt. SEC football was still a regional game, a sport played and coached by men of the South.
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Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:06 pm to stomp
Maybe why SEC coaching sucks lately.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:17 pm to stomp
Barry Odom played for Mizzou from 1996-1999 and is now the head coach. OP posting fake news.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:25 pm to stomp
I know you said Alma mater but Orgeron played his freshman year at LSU.
Posted on 5/29/17 at 11:42 pm to stomp
Posted on 5/30/17 at 12:54 am to stomp
Fanbases wanting a "family" guy to take over the coaching job is bad medicine.
That mentality is what gave us fricking Dubose at Alabama.
You should hire the best coach you can.
That mentality is what gave us fricking Dubose at Alabama.
You should hire the best coach you can.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 2:04 am to stomp
Said it before, Tennessee getting rid of Fulmer sank that program. His winning % was among the best. Every coach is going to hit the wall eventually when recruits don't pan out, injuries, transfers or a misread on a QB spot.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 3:02 am to stomp
Good night this was one massive failure of an OP.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 6:52 am to stomp
Didn't Orgeron play at LSU or did I dream that?
Posted on 5/30/17 at 7:08 am to stomp
Been a while since I've seen such a factual fail.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 7:12 am to stomp
Nick Saban majored in Chemistry at Alabama.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 7:26 am to stomp
Charley McClendon played for Bear Bryant at Kentucky, Curley Hallman played at Texas A&M for Gene Stallings
This post was edited on 5/30/17 at 7:29 am
Posted on 5/30/17 at 8:35 am to stomp
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Posted on 5/30/17 at 10:44 am to stomp
Croom played under the Bear as well.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 11:03 am to stomp
This thread is full of terrible.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 11:04 am to stomp
I'll give you a little break because the book was published when this was true.
I just don't know why you brought it to the board now.
I just don't know why you brought it to the board now.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 11:33 am to stomp
OP didnt play for his high school team, because he dropped out after repeatiing third grade fourteen times.
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