Dogherty's Diatribe - 9/20

#2
#2
and 8-9 in conference play. That’s good for eighth in the SEC. Only Kentucky, Ole Miss, Mississippi St. and Vanderbilt have won fewer games since 2004.
Click to expand...

Also equal to UGA who many use as evidence of our decline. Not that I disagree with your point but hate to see things like these left out.

BTW, I like your articles.
 
#4
#4
I appreciate the compliment. But just to clarify, UGA is 21-8 overall and 11-7 in league play since the beginning of the '05 season. Georgia does have their own issues though having lost five straight SEC East games. -brent d.
 
#5
#5
Read wrong, thought you included 04. My math skills hadn't kicked in that early.
 
#6
#6
Brent, this seems incomparable to any media pressure that CPF has felt to date. What is your sense on that?
 
#8
#8
And please keep them coming! -on both ends...lol.
I think media pressure is just a symptom. I think it's always a revenue thing. So, I think the non-sellouts are key. I think the lack of BCS appearances since '99 is key. And, I think it's not the losing to rivals as much as it is how they're losing to their rivals. I think that this coaching staff has its future in its hands. Right the ship this year and keep moving. However, it's tough to figure out how this team can right the ship. The Georgia games is enormous! Thanks again, Brent D.
 
#10
#10
Hey brent good read. But since you guys have to set on the fence so much i will answer the last bit of your column.

It pains me to even ask this question about a truly great man. However, it is my job to ask. Should Tennessee go in another direction.Yes

I know you get busy and forget to finish sometimes so there you go.:thumbsup:
 
#12
#12
Great read as always Brent. And great show too. I have always listened to that other sports show while I'm in the car, but decided to give you guys a listen the other day. I will be listening to you and Duncan from now on.
 
#14
#14
Coach Fulmer is a nice guy and I like him. But, it’s time for a change. Since the fall to LSU in the title game of 2001, we have enjoyed a slow decent into mediocrity. Those that that think otherwise are foolish. The time for change should have been after that horrible loss to a team we had beaten earlier in the season. A real house cleaning of coaches and mentality was in order. That’s what great minds do when they see a problem. Instead, as normal, Fulmer chose the status quo (and loyalty) and went back to work. Fulmer is a hard worker and motivator. This is something I don’t question. However, he is not and never has been a great thinker or for that matter a great game day coach. The game hasn’t changed but the approach has. Teams are too evenly divided and no one team really has overwhelming talent anymore. In our 90s run, we had superior talent but we never ever had superior coaching. Those that still relish the 1998 NC trophy are stuck in a time warp. Who cares? That’s ten years old anyway.

It’s time UT allows the normal process of selecting a coach take place. Meaning, let’s get someone from the outside with zero ties to UT and the trustees. I’m tired of our trustees having a say so in the selection anyway. Who cares if some of them played football or that they give ridiculous amounts of money to the school. This should NOT have a bearing on who our football coach is. I point to the fact that when your coaches (save Cutcliffe) are not heavily recruited to head coach elsewhere, something is seriously wrong. Would Pete Carroll stand for his coaches not being hot commodities? No, he wouldn’t and neither should UT. Your coaches’ value should be in direct comparison with the success of the program. When we were good, how many of our coaches left? Few, very few!

This reply may upset some of the faithful, but I’ve been a UT fan since the Bill Battle days. I was 0-5 versus Alabama while in school. I was also in school when the Florida rivalry began with the 45-3 drubbing we gave them in 1990. I remember the days when UT took the field opposing teams (save Florida) worried. This isn’t the case anymore and as long as Fulmer is there it won’t be. Let’s be honest. When UT fans start looking forward to basketball something is wrong and that’s exactly where we are now!
 
#16
#16
Thank you for reading, and thanks for the opinion you brought. Well thought out! Don't be a posting stranger. Thanks again, Brent.
 
#17
#17
thanks for sharing and posting the stats. It's hard to stomach them, but to realize the true state of the program, it's something that has to be done. I don't think anyone can discredit Fulmer as a person, but as you alluded to, it's a money making machine and Hamilton has to do what's in the best interest to make the most money. Non sellouts and no BCS bowl games are making his decision easier and easier. As lex said, the quake is coming. It's only a matter of time.
 
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.
Advertisement



Back
Top