Article:CoachSpeak..Vols in Chattanooga

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Coach Fulmer and Coach Pearl caravanned into Chattanooga last night. Afterward, a newspaper wrote an article about the visit. I saw the article. Now you get to see some of the article as well. Internet at it's best baby...

tfpOnline:Scenic City Caravan Stop

An unprovoked theme developed: national championships. Call it the Florida effect, or perhaps the wide-reaching influence of title-holding women's basketball Pat Summitt, who wasn't even part of the Big Orange Caravan visit.
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"I'm the only one here without one," men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl told fans. "We're fixing to try to do something about that, I'm here to tell you."
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Not to be outdone, UT football coach Phillip Fulmer hoisted hopes for his own program.
"I'm telling you, we will be in the national championship picture in football very, very soon," said Fulmer
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Pearl was a hit during his turn at the podium. He took playful jabs at himself, added another at a local rival -- "Has Georgia beaten us in anything this year? I think the only thing they beat us in was gymnastics, and we don't have a gymnastics team" -- and received a resounding ovation from a packed room.
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Pearl has dubbed this offseason "Remember the Alamo," both because of the Vols' bitter defeat to the Buckeyes and because next year's Final Four returns to San Antonio's Alamodome.
"That's going to stick with us the entire offseason," Pearl said.
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Erik Ainge has returned to full strength after surgery to remove a tear of the meniscus in his right knee.
"Surgery-wise, if you're got to have surgery, it's about as little as you could do," Fulmer said. "So yeah, he's fine."
Ainge was projected by the NFL draft advisory board to be picked in the late second or early third round had he left school a year early.
"If he has a great year, I think he could be a first-round quarterback," Fulmer said. "If he plays to his potential and exercises his leadership, I think they'll follow it."
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Talking APR
Fulmer expects no surprise when the academic progress rates are released for the four-year period ranging through the 2005-06 school year.
"We're in good shape," Fulmer said.
Pearl wasn't as confident regarding his program, saying "We haven't lost scholarships yet, but we're close."
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Vols punter Britton Colquitt turned down an invitation to be a member of Playboy's preseason All-America team, according to Fulmer.
"I thought that was a nice, nice move on his part," Fulmer said.
Few players are more important to this year's squad than Colquitt, who returns Tennessee's as the starting punter and will open preseason camp as the first-string place-kicker ahead of Daniel Lincoln.
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No word on how the food was at the banquet, which was a sellout...

Enjoy the day folks...
Go Vols!!!
 
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"I'm telling you, we will be in the national championship picture in football very, very soon," said Fulmer

I had an instant visual of the response of a few VolNationals who need not be named, upon reading this gem...
 
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Love that Pearl is well into his Southern lingo - "fixing to..."
 
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orange+white=heaven said:
"I'm telling you, we will be in the national championship picture in football very, very soon," said Fulmer

I had an instant visual of the response of a few VolNationals who need not be named, upon reading this gem...
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:whistling:

BTW, I think he was referring to 2009 when we have a new hfc in place.
 
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orange+white=heaven said:
"I'm telling you, we will be in the national championship picture in football very, very soon," said Fulmer

I had an instant visual of the response of a few VolNationals who need not be named, upon reading this gem...
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Just having thoughts of 05 when we were already penciled in.:lolabove:
 
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I love it! CPF gets bashed if he doesn't say this type of stuff for being to boring. He comes out with a little bravado and he still gets it. I do think some would rather us have a horrible year instead of winning a title just to get a new coach.


 
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No, actually titles, or the lack thereof (SEC) are actually the issue. They happen to be the most significant measuring device for the job.
 
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No, there are people here that are like UK fans and Tubby. After not winning for a while it was too late for him.
 
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We should win the SEC this year, and if we don't I think he should be let go. We are returning the best team, and best OC and one of the best DC. Too much talent to not atleast get SECC this year.
 
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VolBeef88 said:
I do think some would rather us have a horrible year instead of winning a title just to get a new coach.
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I'm at that point (except for the title part) and I don't mind admitting it. One bad year to get out of the rut of perpetual mediocrity and underachievement sounds like a heck of good trade to me.

***golf claps***
 
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VolBeef88 said:
I love it! CPF gets bashed if he doesn't say this type of stuff for being to boring. He comes out with a little bravado and he still gets it. I do think some would rather us have a horrible year instead of winning a title just to get a new coach.
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I for one would love nothing more than an 11-2 season, and would never wish losses on a coaching staff. My fall is always more enoyable when UT wins. I just prefer actual wins over talking about when UT might win again.

The last time we heard about having a championship team we went 5-6. That makes me wonder if CPF really knows what a championship team looks like anymore.
 
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Lexvol said:
There are also people on this board that think Billy G is a considerable upgrade to OTS.
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Tubby = good field general, poor recruiter
Phil = good recruiter, poor field general

There are too many guys out there who are good at both to settle for half the package.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
I'm at that point (except for the title part) and I don't mind admitting it. One bad year to get out of the rut of perpetual mediocrity and underachievement sounds like a heck of good trade to me.

***golf claps***
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It is not as though Phil has many more years of coaching left in him. He has insinuated that he wants to go out on top. So, why not wish the best for everyone, because one thing is for sure, if we win the NC, Phil is most definately gone, and if we win the the SECG, he might be soon after that as well.
 
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UTLCA said:
It is not as though Phil has many more years of coaching left in him. He has insinuated that he wants to go out on top. So, why not wish the best for everyone, because one thing is for sure, if we win the NC, Phil is most definately gone, and if we win the the SECG, he might be soon after that as well.
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Very true. Well put.
 
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orange+white=heaven said:
And yet when the conversation gets turned to actual names, the list of candidates quickly grows very short.

Just an observation from years of reading the same thread progression...
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Nah man: Jon Gruden, Steve Spurrier...

That's all we need, because if one turns us down, the other definately won't. Right Alabama and Kentucky?
 
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UTLCA said:
Nah man: Jon Gruden, Steve Spurrier...

That's all we need, because if one turns us down, the other definately won't. Right Alabama and Kentucky?
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I would have to say that both Bama and Kentucky are very pleased with their new coaching staffs.
 
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UTLCA said:
It is not as though Phil has many more years of coaching left in him. He has insinuated that he wants to go out on top. So, why not wish the best for everyone, because one thing is for sure, if we win the NC, Phil is most definately gone, and if we win the the SECG, he might be soon after that as well.
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I agree, hence I added the parenthetical regarding an exception if Phil could actually deliver a championship this year. Obviously, we have to wait and see how the games play out but truth be told this squad is not SEC championship material and every objective person knows it. Things could fall into place like it did for UGA in 2005, but that's going to take a lot of good luck.

That said, I would rather have a 6-6 record, or worse, in 2007 followed by a new head coach in 2008 than 10 more years of 8-10 win seasons with Phil at the helm.
 
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VolunteerHillbilly said:
I agree, hence I added the parenthetical regarding an exception if Phil could actually deliver a championship this year. Obviously, we have to wait and see how the games play out but truth be told this squad is not SEC championship material and every objective person knows it. Things could fall into place like it did for UGA in 2005, but that's going to take a lot of good luck.

That said, I would rather have a 6-6 record, or worse, in 2007 followed by a new head coach in 2008 than 10 more years of 8-10 win seasons with Phil at the helm.
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I honestly don't believe there is any scenario at all by which Coach Fulmer leads UT football for ten more years.

You were probably overstating for emphasis, but he's gonna step down within four, I think, no matter what.
 
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