ESPN Poll, next coach to get fired

[hohenfelsvol]

Phil is Miny? Yea right.

[Lockdown1]

Originally Posted by TheVol

They should all be gone, but out of that list Fulmer has the best chance to survive. Robinson and Willingham are done for sure.

I think Willingham had a terrible deal in Washington. I think he needs a better situation. Personally would've liked to see him still ND with his recruits.

[jcvol70]

i agree, Willingham got a bad deal at ND, but you know they WILL NOT put up with losing.. PERIOD... touchdown Jesus told them to fire him I guess

[dantheman617]

I love that Phil is the coverstory on espn.com

[VolInFlorida]

Originally Posted by Lockdown1

I think Willingham had a terrible deal in Washington. I think he needs a better situation. Personally would've liked to see him still ND with his recruits.

Willingham is the most overrated coach ever.

He has coached 14 seasons (this is his 14th).

He has a below .500 record.

Something like 73-77.

He is 1-5 in Bowl Games.

He has a horrible record against teams that finish above .500.

He has only won one Pac-10 Championship. That came in 1999 when he finished 8-4 in a horrible Pac-10. He went 1-3 in the OOC schedule and lost 69-17 to Texas.

He is a lazy recruiter as well.



I'll never get why so many are on Willingham's bandwagon. The man has completely alienated the Washington fanbase by not showing up at functions and giving guys like Steve Emtman (best player ever at Washington and a part of their 1991 National Championship team/finished 4th in Heisman) ONE sideline pass for the whole season. That is a joke. He also won't allow guys like Reggie Williams to use the facilities to workout.



Willingham is a horrible coach and a guy that absolutely sends football programs down the toilet.

[jeremytn]

Phil Fulmer (11), Tennessee. How bad is it: Ugly. The Volunteers have failed to score more than 14 points four games in a row. Fulmer could be staring at a second losing season in the past four years, and it's hard to believe that would be tolerated -- despite the mystifyingly enhanced contract Fulmer received during the summer. As it stands, if Tennessee somehow pulls out of this 2-4 tailspin and wins eight games, he'll be awarded another year on his contract, which would be flat crazy. Low point: The season-opening loss to UCLA was a disaster, since everyone knew the Bruins were at best average and the rest of the early schedule was brutal. Chance of a turnaround: Like Tuberville, Fulmer has pulled himself out of tight spots before. But anything short of winning out (including beating Alabama) will still leave a lot of ammunition for his critics. Last word: From Ron Higgins in the Memphis Commercial Appeal: "So here's a question for Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton and all the Vols' deep-pocket boosters. How long does this mess have to go on before you realize that Phillip Fulmer isn't going to raise this sunken ship from the bottom of the SEC East?

"Are Fulmer and his staff worse as coaches than they were at the start of this decade? Probably not. But Tennessee's recruiting has been on a downhill slide for several years, and it's showing up big now, especially with the addition in recent years of aggressive recruiters such as Alabama's Nick Saban and Florida's Urban Meyer.

"You can't fool the consumer. There are vast amounts of empty seats at the nonconference home games. And check the message boards. Even the fans who like Fulmer personally are almost apologetic when writing they've lost faith in him and his program.

"It's becoming increasingly clear that the school needs to offer Fulmer his $6 million buyout..."

[cardvolfan]

I hope Phil thinks about all this carefully and goes out quietly and graciously. I hate to see his image tarnished completely by a bad divorce, but it is his choice. I feel he needs to go.

[VolsRule]

Robinson's gone---they are just waiting until the end of the year.