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In my opinion, scheme and player development were Fulmer’s problems. The highly ranked 05 and 07 classses were littered with busts. In his heyday Fulmer could out talent everybody on the schedule, but was consistently out schemed by Spurrier. By the time Fulmer was fired he had a losing record against 7 of the sitting 12 SEC coaches. When Meyer was hired at Florida, Fulmer said scheme will only get you so far, you have to have the right personnel. I remember thinking after the 07 Florida game that Fulmer would never beat Meyer. Those two could’ve played twice a year since 07, and I still don’t think Fulmer would’ve beaten Meyer even once.Sort of discounts all the he got lazy in recruiting narratives. Does not change the wins and losses but I get tired of inaccurate narratives.
Hired the worst coach of all time. Presided over a program that had one of the worst runs of all time. Leaves with his hire being fired for cheating. Leaves with the program in shambles and a certified dumpster fire. Make a case for him NOT being one of the worst AD's of all time.
Hired the worst coach of all time. Presided over a program that had one of the worst runs of all time. Leaves with his hire being fired for cheating. Leaves with the program in shambles and a certified dumpster fire. Make a case for him NOT being one of the worst AD's of all time.
Yet he brought Lane Kiffin here and many fans want him back. Ironic huh?
3-10? vs Richt, Meyer and Saban.In my opinion, scheme and player development were Fulmer’s problems. The highly ranked 05 and 07 classses were littered with busts. In his heyday Fulmer could out talent everybody on the schedule, but was consistently out schemed by Spurrier. By the time Fulmer was fired he had a losing record against 7 of the sitting 12 SEC coaches. When Meyer was hired at Florida, Fulmer said scheme will only get you so far, you have to have the right personnel. I remember thinking after the 07 Florida game that Fulmer would never beat Meyer. Those two could’ve played twice a year since 07, and I still don’t think Fulmer would’ve beaten Meyer even once.
He did hold it together in 98. That was great for certain. His run from 95 thru 98 was
also very good, but not stellar and that's it. He had a real nice run that gets over-stated.
He didn't recruit Peyton Manning. Watch the ESPN Biopic: Manning. David Cutcliffe inked him.
And, he backed into the '07 SEC CG after Florida and Georgia lost twice. Cutlciffe bailed him out
in '06 and they did not progress in '07. But, they won the bowl game in '07 to get to 10.
He had 2 conference titles. He couldn't beat Spurrier when it counted, and lost to him when it
didn't matter (05, 08), 5-9 all-time. Got jack hammered in '98 Orange Bowl by Osborne, started
then losing to Saban at LSU right off the bat, then onto Richt and then Meyer. That's about it for
him. Oh, this fiasco of course with Pruitt. He's no saint.
In a way, it's as dodgy as the Majors-Fulmer debacle. 50-50 at best. Like it or not, that's the facts.
Donnan, Debose etc...ok.No, he beat Saban in the first game, 2001 regular season. Also, beat Bama 7 straight and UGA 8 straight. Oh yeah, those programs were down, blah, blah, blah. Part of the reason those programs were down was because Fulmer was stealing their lunches.
Back to the Glass Half Empty narrative.
I feel you. Today it’s about winning and money. Who can get instant gratification the fastest to the hungry wolves. With the amount of many that is able to be thrown at coaches today is disturbing but this is where we are now.I will admit I have been shocked at the number of Vols that do not place a high value integrity and not only would consider hiring a guy like Freeze, but openly campaign for them. We have just begun to pay the price for Pruitt and his staff's indiscretions. Thank goodness Boyd has drawn a line in the sand. Even Kiffin shocks me.. His shortcomings are different, but to consider a guy that left us after one year and now wanting us to go see if he would leave UM after one year is beyond my comprehension. I guess my old school values are too ingrained to discount the importance of commitment to a relationship. These guys seem to be able to justify anything as long as it meets their personal needs or objectives, then ride off and let others pay the price.