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So, according Finebaum, Fulmer's final 3 were Mel Tucker, Kevin Steele, or Pruitt?

Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:22 pm
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
22705 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:22 pm
Posted by momentoftruth87
Member since Oct 2013
71131 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:24 pm to
Yeah, no Pirate like i thought
Posted by TeddyWestside
Georgia
Member since Jul 2017
2872 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:24 pm to
They should've gone out and gotten Mike Leach.
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
22705 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:26 pm to
The fact that Leach was not even considered is all you need to know.
Posted by Ghost of Barnwell
central alabama
Member since Dec 2013
1773 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:35 pm to
Leach is a major headcase......doesn’t even have a drivers license and maybe he wasnt interested in that major dumpster fire, Fatlock will fire Pruitt and take over and Tennessee will continue to get what they deserve.
Posted by Bench McElroy
Member since Nov 2009
33918 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:35 pm to
Two coordinators with no head coaching experience and a guy who had a 9-36 record in his only head coaching job at Baylor. Seems like ol' Phil wanted to hire a puppet that he can control.
Posted by Porcine Human
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Member since Feb 2016
11208 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:37 pm to
Kevin Steele has no business being a HC
Posted by allin2010
Auburn
Member since Aug 2011
18149 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:39 pm to
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Kevin Steele has no business being a HC


Agree. He needs to retire at Auburn.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
118886 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:45 pm to
Fullmer didn't have a final 3.
Posted by Vette
Member since Aug 2009
178 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:46 pm to
I remember Steele being a dark horse candidate amongst some of my Nole friends when Bowden retired. Us Gators could have been so lucky.
Posted by stomp
Bama
Member since Nov 2014
3705 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:46 pm to
Fulmer pushed Tee Martin onto the staff so Martin could take over if Pruitt crashed and burned.
Posted by blzr
Keeneland
Member since Mar 2011
30084 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:46 pm to
quote:

Kevin Steele has no business being a HC


I agree with this
Posted by MrAUTigers
Florida
Member since Sep 2013
28280 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:47 pm to
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Leach is a major headcase......doesn’t even have a drivers license and maybe he wasnt interested in that major dumpster fire,


There were a lot of reports that somebody from UT had Leach lined up but Fulmer nixed the deal.
Posted by Miner
Birmingport
Member since Nov 2017
959 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 3:59 pm to
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Fatlock


I lol'd a lot at this!
Posted by jj06
atlanta..God’s city
Member since Jul 2013
2295 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:01 pm to
Why in the hell do y’all act like Leak will be a success in the SEC? His offense worked at Texas Tech & Wazzu because they both play in a finesse conference.

That air raid shite won’t work in the SEC, and you’ll never win a national title with it.
Posted by John Milner
Member since Jan 2015
6457 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:06 pm to
so did Finebaum have a clue why Fulmer was so stupid as to kill the deal with Leach?
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
Member since Nov 2009
17271 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:06 pm to
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That air raid shite won’t work in the SEC, and you’ll never win a national title with it.
Like Pruitt's approach will ever work at a place like UTee again.

Leach would beat UK/Mizzou/SC/Vandy most seasons, and win enough OOC games to have them bowl eligible every year. That's realistically all they can hope for from now on.
Posted by CapstoneGrad06
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2008
72134 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:07 pm to
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That air raid shite won’t work in the SEC, and you’ll never win a national title with it.


Leach used it at Kentucky as OC with Hal Mumme. Bob Stoops, while DC at Florida, had trouble with it. It is the primary reason he hired Leach as his first OC at Oklahoma in 1999.

That is where the offense really took off. Oklahoma won the national title in 2000, and everyone started employing aspects of that offense in the Big 12 and beyond. Suffice to say, it could work in the SEC if you place emphasis on the power running part of it and still have great athletes on defense. It just seems so many Big 12 programs only play lip service to having a physical running game and defense.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:09 pm to
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There were a lot of reports that somebody from UT had Leach lined up but Fulmer nixed the deal.




quote:

Matthew Scoggins, General Counsel for the Tennessee: “Sorry I’ve been in meeting and still am. We are going to take a couple of days and regroup on our search. It has nothing to do with Coach Leach. Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.” Matt O’Hagan, Leach’s agent: “Thanks Matt, the people we worked with the past two days who are associated with the Vols search were professional and thorough. We negotiated earnestly and in good faith and feel we had reached and agreed to a deal. We hope that UT sees the tremendous value in having Mike Leach as their football coach. He is disciplined and innovate, attributes which has led to great success on the field and in the classroom.”
Posted by PDXDawg
Member since Aug 2013
753 posts
Posted on 9/2/19 at 4:12 pm to
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and you’ll never win a national title with it.


FFS would it beat GSU? One step at a time.
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