11-9 Phillip Fulmer Show

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#51
BuckeyeVols said:
People mostly mean that our play calling has gone stale. Just about every analyst in the country has mentioned how stupidly conservative and predictable we have been over the past few years. We fumble a lot.....we are bad on special teams (except punting with Colquitt), we constantly make the same mistakes over and over and over again on both offense and defense. This all points to bad, stale coaching. We recruit well pretty much every year....yet, we dont have nearly the amount of players drafted as we used to....to some this can signify our lack of developing talent. Use U of Florida as an example. Their offense and special teams are cutting edge, and they rarely beat themselves.....its no coincidence that they also have a no-nonsense, get in your face head coach.....not some dude who claps at every bad play, and whos only answer to criticism over the years has been "heck, We are just gonna work our butts off this next week of practice". After seeing that disgusting, pathetic showing by our team in OUR OWN STADIUM, I cant wait for the HC to come in, and I dont care who it is.
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From my perspective I have seen probably more change, or at least as much change, from Fulmer coached teams - at least on offense - then I have from Richt-Saban-Tubberville (this year excluded)-coached teams over their tenures. I mean have the latter coaches really made substantial changes over the years? I certaintly don;t see it on the field.
I mean the difference in offensive gameplan from 1999 Tennessee to 2007 Tennessee changed more than Tubberville's change from his days at Ole Miss to 2007 Auburn.
 
#53
#53
IMO, the most depressing thing about this season has been our struggle to put up atleast 14 points in 7 games this year and seeing Texas Tech and 3/4 of the BIG 12 and SEC hang 35 to 50 in a half. This is clearly an example of the have's and have's not.
 
#54
#54
I've never understood the need for Change in the game of football. Over the years I've seen more teams win championships by doing what it is they do well. There wasn't anything complex about a Bear Bryant offense. You knew they were going to run right, run left, and run up the middle, you just had to figure out how to stop it. Gene Stallings brought that back at Bama and won a championship in 1990. Nebraska pretty much made a living the same way. For what it's worth, that's how we won a championship in 1998 pretty much the same way. In 98, we rarely had a team whipped by halftime. Midway through the 3rd quarter, you'd see their defense get tired of being hammered and in the 4th quarter we won a lot of games in 98 because we'd beat the other defense to death.

To get our program back on the road, it's essential we go back to what works. We've got to get an offensive line that we can run behind, re-establish the running game. We also need some Marcus Nash speed receivers to keep the defense honest. Guys that can draw the defense back every play chasing and when their tongues are on the ground, throw the ball over their heads.

Skipper
 
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#55
ledhed43 said:
Neyland had something like 130 shutouts including an undefeated season in which no one scored a point on the Vols. There is a very good reason Fulmer's name is on a street and Neyland's is on the stadium. Not to mention our uniforms were pink and we were one of the worst teams in the country before Neyland came to UT. He made the program. And have you seen his record against the Bear? Please read more about Neyland before making a statement like that. Fulmer is definitely the second best coach at UT.
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Gen. Neyland was 7-0 against the Bear right?
 
#56
#56
Being so predictable on offense....and not executing those predictable plays efficiently is a recipe for disaster, which is exactly what is wrong with our offense this year. We dont get down the field at all. I dont know if thats a result of the coaches being to afraid to call it.....or that they know we dont have a QB worth a crap that can complete the pass. I couldnt believe in Fulmers presser after the game, he said he thought Crompton played "well"...... was he watching the UT/Wyoming game!?!? He seems completely out of touch with what expectations should be of his players, and thats why he was forced out.
 
#58
#58
Watching the Colts-Steelers games today and I heard a quote they read from Dungy about his philosophy on players respecting what they are playing for it went something like(back when he was in Pitt), "You are PITTSBURGH Steelers." Basically he was just talking about instilling a sense of pride for the city/fans/state you play for, and I really think this is what our program needs to understand and return to, "You are a TENNESSEE Vol. Your ultimate goal should be to get to the NFL, but your goal while you are here should be to win your school, your fans, and yourselves a National Title."
 
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#59
footballref said:
I have not called any shows. I thought something needed to be changed. That said, this man will go down as arguably the best coach in Tennessee history. I think you argue him against Neyland. CPF is definitely the best I have seen in my 33 years.

Regardless of what happens against Vandy, I think he DESERVES a standing ovation against Kentucky.
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peyton manning and rodney garner made cpf. the program has been going downhill since garner left and his players went to the nfl. cpf's whole career has been a sham.
 
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#61
thagodfather said:
peyton manning and rodney garner made cpf. the program has been going downhill since garner left and his players went to the nfl. cpf's whole career has been a sham.
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. . . because other good coaches have done it without the benefit of good assistants and great players. Brilliant!
 
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#62
Reverend Bubba Flavel said:
From my perspective I have seen probably more change, or at least as much change, from Fulmer coached teams - at least on offense - then I have from Richt-Saban-Tubberville (this year excluded)-coached teams over their tenures. I mean have the latter coaches really made substantial changes over the years? I certaintly don;t see it on the field.
I mean the difference in offensive gameplan from 1999 Tennessee to 2007 Tennessee changed more than Tubberville's change from his days at Ole Miss to 2007 Auburn.
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It is a moot point if he was willing to change or not. It would not matter if he was running the same schemes for 20 years if we were winning.
 
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GAVol said:
. . . because other good coaches have done it without the benefit of good assistants and great players. Brilliant!
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other coaches have assistants come and go and the program doesn't slide as ours has since garner left. brilliant!
 
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