Fulmer in Hall of Fame

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Orangesmokey said:
Phil deserves this and has earned. Phil had his down falls as a coach but all coachs have their down fall. Congrats to Phil.
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fade route said:
Well deserved for a true VFL.
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chazman said:
The man led college football in winning % for close to a decade and won the BIG game once. Also has done as much if not more for this university than any other in the last 30 years. CONGRATS
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Nashvol2 said:
Congratulations Coach. Well deserved.
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The Waco Kid said:
Congrats to Tennessee, only program to fire a HOF coach who won a national title at their school and had a 75% career winning percentage.

A truly remarkable coach who met a bitter end he didn't deserve. I hope time treats him better than some of the self-proclaimed "VFL" fans have.
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What they said. :peace2: .
 
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The Waco Kid said:
Congrats to Tennessee, only program to fire a HOF coach who won a national title at their school and had a 75% career winning percentage.

A truly remarkable coach who met a bitter end he didn't deserve. I hope time treats him better than some of the self-proclaimed "VFL" fans have.
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Would you take him right now over Muschamp? Yeah, that's what I thought.
 
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The Waco Kid said:
Has nothing to do with that. Fulmer beat us more than any SEC coach in the last 30 years.
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How many SEC coaches have you beaten more in the last 30 years?

I stand by the fact he was still thrown to the wolves after showing 30 years of loyalty when HE could have left, he stuck with Tennessee.
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1. Where was he going to go?
2. Tennessee showed him plenty of loyalty. Why do you think they let him hang around so long?
 
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chuck0303 said:
Please, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Yes he did a lot but HOF? I can't see it. When (it will never happen) he admits he let the progran down then maybe he should be consideredbut his arrogance won't let him do that.
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He's got 6 SEC Championship rings as a player and coach, and one NC ring. Seven rings will put just about anyone in.
 
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congrats - good coach with a ton of wins, great years and a national championship in the BCS era where you had to really earn it as opposed to just impressing sportswriters

kinda thought this would be a no-brainer
 
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Only on VN would Tennessee be rewarded for something and people would still find a way to argue about it

Give it a rest. People who matter and get paid (HOF voters and media) to make these decisions think Phil is worth a damn. You don't. We get it.

Save your preaching for another time. It's over. He's gone. He won an award for himself and the University. How you can't overlook your own opinion and need to satisfy your validity to congratulate someone for their accomplishments and come together as a fanbase is beyond me.
 
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Because they like to stir the big $h*t storm until the bitter end. I agree with the Gators more on this. I tend to think we will never see anyone as loyal to the program,or win as much for as long. AGAIN period. I love UT and I love our program, But We aren't Bama or Florida or have the recruiting that either have at the moment and it may not ever be. What Phil did is incredible, most of you say what you want. But Phil Fulmer did ONE HELL of a Job during his TENURE at UT. Show me another coach anywhere with that record that was forced out by a DAMN Moron like Mike Hamilton. Maybe Hamilton was alot of the problem. Who knows but he deserves nothing but respect
 
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Yes he slipped towards the end of his career and yes it was time for him to move on. With that being said I put together some stats and these don’t factor in every game against these opponents but just some streaks that stand out to me. Fulmer’s teams put together 7 straight wins against GA, 7 straight and 9 out of 10 against Bama, 12 in a row against SC, 4 out 6 vs LSU, 9 out of 10 vs ARK, 4 in a row vs AUB, and of course 16 and 1 vs Vandy, and 16 in a row vs KY. Those are some seriously impressive numbers and he deserves the honor he is getting.
 
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He deserves it. Many HOF'ers do not leave on their own terms. He let it slide at the end at it cost him. But he earned his spot in the Hall.
 
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Nice write up:


Entering the Hall: Phillip Fulmer - SEC Blog - ESPN

Once described by legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson as “Tennessee to the core,” Phillip Fulmer spent more than 30 years at his alma mater as a player, assistant coach and head coach.

During his 16 full seasons as head coach from 1993-2008, he engineered one of the most successful runs in Tennessee football history. The Vols compiled a 45-5 record from 1995-98, which included a pair of SEC championships and an unbeaten national championship season in 1998.

Fulmer’s 1997 and 1998 Tennessee teams still own the distinction of being the last to repeat as SEC champions.

One of the winningest coaches in SEC history, Fulmer was selected Tuesday into the College Football Hall of Fame. He ranks eighth all-time among SEC coaches with 152 overall wins, and he’s tied for fifth all-time with 98 SEC regular-season wins. The only four coaches in history with more SEC wins are Bear Bryant, Steve Spurrier, John Vaught and Vince Dooley.

Fulmer took the Vols to dizzying heights in the 1990s and brought them their first national championship in 47 years. That 1998 season was a magical one and culminated with Tennessee knocking off Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl to finish 13-0 and take home the first BCS national championship trophy.

Al Wilson was an All-America linebacker and a captain on that team. He said Fulmer was masterful in the way he pressed all of the right buttons with players.

“I always admired the way he allowed guys to be themselves, but also the way he helped young men grow into not only great football players, but great men,” Wilson said. “It’s a tribute to him as a coach that he was able to manage so many personalities, from players to assistant coaches.”

Despite an overall record of 152-52 (.745), Fulmer was forced out following the 2008 season, which marked his second losing season in the last four years. The year before, the Vols were in the SEC championship game and had the lead in the fourth quarter before losing 14-7 to eventual national champion LSU.

A big part of Fulmer’s undoing were two straight lopsided losses to Alabama after Nick Saban took over in 2007 and four straight losses to Urban Meyer at Florida. The last two losses to the Gators were by a combined 63 points.

But even with the dip at the end, Fulmer was 98-41 with three SEC championship game appearances in his final 10 years. The Vols also never went more than two years without making it to the SEC championship game during that stretch.

Fulmer was 11-5 against Alabama and 11-6 against Georgia, but only 5-12 against Florida. He won 10 or more games nine times and wound up 44-37 against nationally ranked foes.

Known as a master recruiter, Fulmer signed 16 players at Tennessee who went on to become first-round NFL draft picks. Included in that bunch: Peyton Manning, Jamal Lewis, Shaun Ellis, Albert Haynesworth, Eric Berry, Jerod Mayo and Wilson.

“He put together a staff that knew how to go out and get players,” Wilson said. “It was like bowling. His staff set him up, and Coach Fulmer went in there and knocked them down.

“The other thing is that when you’re invested in a place the way Coach Fulmer and his coaches were, it’s so easy to sell a school and make players feel like they want to play for you. He had a passion for Tennessee. It’s so different nowadays with coaches going from school to school. There’s very little loyalty in the college game. Coach Fulmer’s one of the last coaches who really had that loyalty.”
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