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We can always make more paper. The wealth is in the experience. Spain is fun. Loved it there and ended up going to every state except the island ones. Nights can get very expensive. I learned to go home early. LolI told the cabby I wanted to go somewhere that had the best something..
That night put a hole in my wallet thats for sure..
Sky, Brockytop, Philly, PlumberVol, Bryan, Magnum, Carter ... Good times. Good times. The get-togethers were epic!
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VolStorm used to stop by the store every so often.
Yep
That board didnt have tons of active members but it seemed like each was a character.
For the last 15 years or so there have been five SEC teams that have really mattered, and no, Tennessee isn't one of them.
Alabama
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
LSU
Whilst perusing the football Media Guide for material to post in @peaygolf's outstanding trip through Memory Lane in his "Countdown" thread, I came across a section listing UT's cumulative record against everyone they've ever played.
(Warning: you may or may not want to see this)
Cumulative records - adjusted for 2020 results:
Alabama 38-58-7
Auburn 22-29-3
Florida 20-30
Georgia 23-25-2
LSU 20-10-3
Gentle Jesus, Tennessee would have to win EVERY game against 'Bama until 2041 just to pull even!!!
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For comparison, I consulted my copy of the 1999 Media Guide and learned that Tennessee led the series against Florida, Georgia and LSU at that time. They trailed Auburn by 2 games and Alabama by 10.
Until Tennessee can make those records more favorable, we will be in the cellar.
Coach Heupel has his work cut out.
Should we tell the youngsters?
I have Up Front. My dad bought it when he came home from WWIINah, let 'em do their own research. Means more that way.
I am something of a Mauldin aficionado. I have four of his books in my library: Up Front, which won the Pulitzer in 1945, Back Home, A Sort of a Saga, which is about his early life, and The Brass Ring which is sort of a BTS story of the other three. His stories of his time in the Oklahoma National Guard which became the 45th Division and the many Indians in that unit are just gold. Note: he served with the 45th in North Africa,, Sicily and Italy.
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Nah, let 'em do their own research. Means more that way.
I am something of a Mauldin aficionado. I have four of his books in my library: Up Front, which won the Pulitzer in 1945, Back Home, A Sort of a Saga, which is about his early life, and The Brass Ring which is sort of a BTS story of the other three. His stories of his time in the Oklahoma National Guard which became the 45th Division and the many Indians in that unit are just gold. Note: he served with the 45th in North Africa,, Sicily and Italy.
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Fulmer is as much to blame as Hamilton
He had no way of knowing USC would come calling a year later. The slide is clearly on FulmerEh, Fulmer was to blame for his bad OC hires, and his inability to see that the game was changing, and adapt, but he was still recruiting fairly well.
Hamilton being completely incompetent, and insisting on hiring Kiffin instead of Gary Patterson is what started UT on the path to where we are today.
He had no way of knowing USC would come calling a year later. The slide is clearly on Fulmer
He had no way of knowing USC would come calling a year later. The slide is clearly on Fulmer
That we would have been on probation is pure, uninformed speculation. Kiffin has never gotten another program on probation.It wasn't just USC coming calling. Kiffin was way too immature to lead the program, USC learned that as well, and would have had us under NCAA sanctions in no time.
He and his wife both couldn't seem to keep their hands off of coeds, and UT would have most likely faced a Title IV lawsuit before he was ultimately fired.
For whatever success he has found these later years, at the time, he was not a good hire for UT when Gary Patterson wanted the job.
Fulmer's arrogance allowed the program to slide to mediocre levels before Hamilton was forced to fire himThe slide started when Hammy nuked Kiffin's buyout in order to keep Kiffin under $2m annually. If Hammy was competent and Kiffin had a normal buyout, USC doesnt come calling.
Hammy then doubled down on stupid and hired Dooley.
Now, Fulmer absolutely attempted to destroy what was left of the football program by hiring and extending Pruitt..
That we would have been on probation is pure, uninformed speculation. Kiffin has never gotten another program on probation.
I can remember the Braves broadcast crew in the 80s telling a story about a fan writing a letter about Niekro. The fan wondered if the crew could explain why they thought Niekro was crazy since they kept calling him "Nutsy." They couldn't stop laughing as they were trying to clarify that they were calling Phil "Knucksy" based on his best pitch.Damn. Did not know he passed. His knuckler was insane.