This man just lost to a team that is probably worse than UCLA with a team more talented than UT... even when benefitting from the weak Pac10 competition.
The man should be fired right away.
BTW: This is a UT thread... not an NCAA thread.
Yeah, going 11-1 every season is comparable to Foolmer's miserable record over the past 7 seasons.
Nice try, Hambone, but this is a ridiculous analogy.
This is considered a monumental upset for USC. The sad thing is that the UCLA loss was just more of the same for the Vols. Remember the days when it was BIG news every time UT lost a game, no matter who it played?
BTW, I'm in no way saying that Fulmer shouldn't be dealt with and fired after the results of the season are in. I am saying that the reasoning or lack thereof that the first two games of this season are necessarily the tipping point doesn't hold water. Better teams lose to bad teams. That's college football. Teams shoot themselves in the foot. That's also college football.
I have consistently said that Fulmer should have to improve year over year. That's a high hill to climb now but all the non-sense going on right now is doing nothing but hurting the program.
BTW, I'm in no way saying that Fulmer shouldn't be dealt with and fired after the results of the season are in. I am saying that the reasoning or lack thereof that the first two games of this season are necessarily the tipping point doesn't hold water. Better teams lose to bad teams. That's college football. Teams shoot themselves in the foot. That's also college football.
BTW, I'm in no way saying that Fulmer shouldn't be dealt with and fired after the results of the season are in. I am saying that the reasoning or lack thereof that the first two games of this season are necessarily the tipping point doesn't hold water. Better teams lose to bad teams. That's college football. Teams shoot themselves in the foot. That's also college football.
I have consistently said that Fulmer should have to improve year over year. That's a high hill to climb now but all the non-sense going on right now is doing nothing but hurting the program.
I would virtually guarantee that Fulmer and pretty much all SEC coaches would have dominated the Pac10 to about the same degree as Carroll has with USC's talent.Yeah, going 11-1 every season is comparable to Foolmer's miserable record over the past 7 seasons.
Not demonstrated by anything you posted.Nice try, Hambone, but this is a ridiculous analogy.
.... Yeah, except for the fact that Carroll did the same thing at Stanford last year and in Corvalis two years ago.This is considered a monumental upset for USC.
Yep. EXACTLY like the drubbing of UGA last year.The sad thing is that the UCLA loss was just more of the same for the Vols.
Actually, no. That's the fantasy you've cultivated to help justify your position.Remember the days when it was BIG news every time UT lost a game, no matter who it played?
I would virtually guarantee that Fulmer and pretty much all SEC coaches would have dominated the Pac10 to about the same degree as Carroll has with USC's talent.
Not demonstrated by anything you posted.
.... Yeah, except for the fact that Carroll did the same thing at Stanford last year and in Corvalis two years ago. Yep. EXACTLY like the drubbing of UGA last year. Actually, no. That's the fantasy you've cultivated to help justify your position.
The only time UT came close was in the 90's... under Fulmer. It wasn't true prior to that since Neyland... who more than likely pre-dates both of us.
So now you want the guy fired because he's not meeting the expectations that his accomplishments allowed you to have, right?
Again, I'm not saying he shouldn't be evaluated and fired... I AM saying that the evaluation should be done in proper perspective.
if you're one that believes that USC wouldn't be a top dog in any other conf., including the SEC, you are as dellusional as the people you accuse of it as well.Pete Carroll and USC will still play the weak sisters in the Pac10... so you are probably right.
This season? This season is less than a month old.
Last year? Year before? No, not the norm.
if you're one that believes that USC wouldn't be a top dog in any other conf., including the SEC, you are as dellusional as the people you accuse of it as well.
i'm not going to say the Pac 10 is as strong as some other conf., but there's zero doubt in my mind that USC would be competing at conf. championship levels in any conf. they palyed in.