Guitar Shots to the Head: No Conference for Old Men

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Fulmer is George Wallace standing in the schoolhouse door. Change has overrun him, yet he stubbornly refuses to face the tough reality.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Fulmer is George Wallace standing in the schoolhouse door. Change has overrun him, yet he stubbornly refuses to face the tough reality.
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I think he's facing it. What we see now are death throes IMO.
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Good one Lex.

His style and demeanor screams “This is the way we used to do it”. At one time that philosophy served him well. Unfortunately, those days are gone.
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So true. He made allusions to this very issue several times during the pc today. He just refuses to think that something isn't right.
 
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Very well written Lex. Unfortunately he's one of those guy's who does not want to go quietly into the night. It will cost him and the program.
 
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Having advanced in my dotage to the point that receiving AARP newsletters lost its' newness years ago, I resemble the remark about old men. I don't believe coaching expertise is monopolized by the younger men......it just seems that CPF has quit coaching.

Watching the Auburn/LSU game was somewhat healing in that I got to see two well coached teams play some exciting football.... I was jealous as hell.
 
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Great read... I agree 100%... i will remember him for what he done for the program if he will ride off into the sunset... Not just stay out his welcome and make the football program go down with him
 
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Good read, Lex. Thanks. :good!:

I'm reminded of the classic SNL skit "NBC Cancels Star Trek" with John Belushi as Capt. Kirk. Even as the crew comes in and starts dismantling the set, Belushi is still in character as Kirk refusing to believe the show is over.
 
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Nice job, lex. As usual, there's nothing I can, or would, add to your post...because as you always seem to do, you said it all, and you said it right.

It's a gift from God, and you seem to use it well.

I was, am, and remain, a Vol fan. And my heart goes out to Coach Fulmer. He was, is, and will remain a great man. Unfortunately, his time has come and gone...and I fear that he will stubbornly ride both his legacy, and the UT football program, into the ground. I worry that he will let his ego, or his secret quest for "most wins", become a millstone around his neck, and UT football. He's better than that, and he should be a better man than that.

Better to leave the General's record intact, rather than to be remembered as the "man who ruined UT football".

go vols.
 
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What's sad is when he took over I remember a lot of people using the term "a breath of fresh air". Fast forward 16 years later and we're in the same boat.
 
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A very classy way to put it, Lex. Spot on.

You might as well go public with your idea that CPF should take a page from the Battle playbook. That might happen. After we lose to Auburn, UGA, and Bama, that's about the best time for such an event. We should be considering who steps up when that happens.
Is it likely Chavis would finish the season as the interim (TIHFCATUTK)?
 
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Chronological age has nothing to do with it. Being able to adapt and change does.

Fulmer's age....58
Saban's age....57 (next month)
Tubberville's....54
R. Brook's age..67

The bottom three seem to be doing OK despite being AARP eligible!
 
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Chemvol said:
Good read, Lex. Thanks. :good!:

I'm reminded of the classic SNL skit "NBC Cancels Star Trek" with John Belushi as Capt. Kirk. Even as the crew comes in and starts dismantling the set, Belushi is still in character as Kirk refusing to believe the show is over.
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"Captain's Log, Stardate 3615.6. On a routine delivery of medical supplies to Earth Colony 9, we are being chased through space by an automobile three centuries old, owned by a company that manufactured cookies"
 
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I have to echo everyones remarks, very well written Lex. IMO you write as well as the analysts for ESPN.

I sometimes think that recruited player(fill in the blank)shows up on campus and meets with the staff. The get him lined out with uniforms, equipment, and logistical items. They hand him a playbook and say study it and line up at your position in practice and at games. And Viola thats coaching. They almost seem to coach the edges and the core coaching gets undone by an unthorough staff of unmotivated under acheivers that pin their hopes on star ratings.:scare:
 
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dan4vols said:
I have to echo everyones remarks, very well written Lex. IMO you write as well as the analysts for ESPN.

I sometimes think that recruited player(fill in the blank)shows up on campus and meets with the staff. The get him lined out with uniforms, equipment, and logistical items. They hand him a playbook and say study it and line up at your position in practice and at games. And Viola thats coaching. They almost seem to coach the edges and the core coaching gets undone by an unthorough staff of unmotivated under acheivers that pin their hopes on star ratings.:scare:
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I agree about not hanging hopes. I will listen to some of the games on the radio, completely unbiased with no expectations.

But I do not necessarily agree about the speed and Porshe thing. You can still win in this conference with smash mouth football. Bama has done it so far this year. And while they haven't played an elite team this year, they do look pretty good.

Good read though Lex. I alwasy enjoy your insight and anticipate your next edition.

Go Vols!!!!
 
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checkerboard_charly said:
I agree about not hanging hopes. I will listent to some of the games on the radio, completely unbiased with no expectations.

But I do not necessarily agree about the speed and Porshe thing. You can still win in this conference with smash mouth football. Bama has done it so far this year. And while they haven't played an elite team this year, they do look pretty good.

Good read though Lex. I alwasy enjoy your insight and anticipate your next edition.

Go Vols!!!!
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Bama's D looks pretty fast, as does Mason's man Julio Jones.
 
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