re: Johnny Majors vs Fulmer lifetime achievements.

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Fulmer got complacent at the end of his era, and leaned heavily on having better talent and better coordinators than most of the teams he faced. Johnny rarely had the type of talent that Fulmer had, and did amazing things to get the most out of his players.

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There was a large meeting in Texas one year. One of the top recruits in the nation was at the hotel. Johnny was too drunk to even speak with him.

Near the end at Tennessee. The players hated Johnny. He was a bitter old drunk. Heath Shuler absolutely detested him.

Johnny was also a jealous SOB. The '85 Sugar Vols may have been his best team (yes, better than 89). This was not because of Johnny. It was because of DC Ken Donahue.

So, what does Johnny do? Ran off Donahue when the praise got a little too much, and took the credit away from Johnny.