If Fulmer coaches another decade worth of games against Urban
> <
Scout.com: Urban Meyer Profile> Meyer, he
will
> lose all ten of them. He's tried everything there is to match up with
> Florida's coach, and nothing has worked. This game, Fulmer tried to
emulate
> Mark Richt's successful stunt against the Gators last year by going
out of
> character and talking trash. The typically conservative Tennessee
coach
> vowed at a pep rally the Vols would "kick Florida's butt". He brought
Al
> Wilson, the heart of the 1998 championship team, back to address the
players
> with what was described as a fiery, inspirational speech. The result
of all
> this bravado: a 24-point loss where Tennessee was never in the game.
>
> What's left for Fulmer to try? He has a new offensive coordinator, but
the
> most innovative new look the Volunteers can show is a package of
running
> plays with an athletic wide receiver at quarterback. That's
groundbreaking
> stuff - for 1994. When was the last time you watched a Tennessee game
and
> were impressed with the way they out-schemed the other team?
>
> Four straight losses to UF, the last two by a combined 63 points, give
> little indication that Tennessee is even competitive. Florida's talent
is
> only increasing as Meyer piles up top class after top class, while
Fulmer's
> recruiting has been spotty the past four years. Last year's Eastern
division
> title in a year when the Volunteers lost to Florida by 39 and Alabama
> <
Alabama Crimson Tide Football, Basketball, and Recruiting Front Page> by 24 inexplicably convinced Tennessee
athletic
> director Mike Hamilton Fulmer needed a big raise and a contract
extension.
> With Tennessee staring down the barrel of a 3-5 start to their season,
> Hamilton would get contributions from other SEC school's fans to help
pay
> for another one.