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| | Drinkin' the Kool-Aid
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Originally Posted by VolinArizona  It's top 1 for me, but I think the Mora "playoffs" and Herm "you play to win the game" are right there with it. | I never laughed as hard as when I heard, "I'm a man, I'm 40!!". That was just priceless. 
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| | Cincy's Finest
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| Exactly. We made Defensive Coordinators look like geniuses because we didnt change it up. | |
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01-01-2008, 10:25 PM
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| | Valid Victorian
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| "HELLLOOO?! You PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!"
*slaps thighs with hands*
"You don't play to just play."
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01-01-2008, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BigPapaVol also a pretty good indicator that as crunch time draws nigh, we play closer and closer to the vest. | ...and when you play it close to the vest, you'd better be able to run the ball. | |
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01-01-2008, 10:46 PM
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| This is the kind of stuff that makes it really hard
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01-01-2008, 10:48 PM
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| | Valid Victorian
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Originally Posted by g8terh8ter_eric I never really noticed until the past few years just how bad we are in the 2nd half. I think we actually play to keep from losing most of the time instead of playing to win and beat the other team. | We were a better 2nd half team last year, both O and D, at least in SEC games.
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1st half - 101
2nd half - 71
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2nd Half - 125
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01-01-2008, 10:50 PM
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01-01-2008, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by jbakes | Sorry, but to give the 2nd highest winning pct. coach in NCAA history among active coaches an ultimatum like that would be futile. Hamilton owes Fulmer for his cushy little seat and will do no such thing. Fulmer has improved his win total by 5 games over the 05' season. We all want more, but I think most of us realize that Fulmer is content with 10 wins a season. I want him to win another NC before he leaves, but unless he hires the right OC, he will be out the door with the OC he hires in 2 years if he goofs the hire up.
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01-01-2008, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by g8terh8ter_eric Sorry, but to give the 2nd highest winning pct. coach in NCAA history among active coaches an ultimatum like that would be futile. Hamilton owes Fulmer for his cushy little seat and will do no such thing. Fulmer has improved his win total by 5 games over the 05' season. We all want more, but I think most of us realize that Fulmer is content with 10 wins a season. I want him to win another NC before he leaves, but unless he hires the right OC, he will be out the door with the OC he hires in 2 years if he goofs the hire up. | and UT is going to end up in the top 12 at the very least...not too shabby.
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01-01-2008, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by g8terh8ter_eric Sorry, but to give the 2nd highest winning pct. coach in NCAA history among active coaches an ultimatum like that would be futile. Hamilton owes Fulmer for his cushy little seat and will do no such thing. Fulmer has improved his win total by 5 games over the 05' season. We all want more, but I think most of us realize that Fulmer is content with 10 wins a season. I want him to win another NC before he leaves, but unless he hires the right OC, he will be out the door with the OC he hires in 2 years if he goofs the hire up. | I think we might end up with the oc from Michigan he is supposed to meet with Fulmer I think on Thursday if he calls plays like he did against UF today I'm all for it | |
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01-01-2008, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Vols4life I think we might end up with the oc from Michigan he is supposed to meet with Fulmer I think on Thursday if he calls plays like he did against UF today I'm all for it | No, he is going to meet with Scott Loeffler, according to sources unless I have missed something in the past 2 days. Loefller is the QB's coach for Michigan.
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01-01-2008, 10:57 PM
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01-01-2008, 10:57 PM
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| | Drinkin' the Kool-Aid
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Originally Posted by allvol123 So happy Cut is gone. | Agreed, based on play calling alone.
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01-01-2008, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by kmvol Yeah, it did seem like during the year we would come out smoking and hold on for dear life. Could it be we had a very good game plan coming in but made no adjustments in the second half? Outcoached by defensive coordinators in the second half. | It is that plus a propensity to play "not to lose" when we get a lead. Sometimes I think we are better off to be behind at halftime.
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