Johnny Majors will be around the program as much as Pruitt wants him to be

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Wow the disrespect of a Tennessee legend like Majors is mind blowing...He didn't even want the Tennessee job when it came open back in the day but he took it anyways and did his best to restore our history and won quite a bit...Lost some big games and choked away some HUGE games but he is still ours...Just like Fulmer he should always be held in the highest honor among UT fans.
 
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Coach Majors' W/L record at Tennessee was not a lot to crow about. He did have some great players and great games, but the thing that won Majors national respect was his way of beating Las Vegas odds. He did that -- a lot.
 
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ptcarter said:
Name someone who owned Bama. Fulmer comes to mind. Not many others, and for that, no real shame.

Hey, I always here folks talking about Johnny having a drink. I was around the man for 4 years - saw him every day at Gibbs Hall. There is a difference in having a drink every now and then and being a "lush". On a certain day of the week, around a certain group of friends, I could be accused of partaking in an amount of "social and conversational lubrication" called alcohol. I think these stories about him are exaggerated.

(now there was that one coaches show after the Notre Dame victory that was historic.. you could say he had been drinking, but you could also say it was a man with a little personality taking an opportunity to enjoy the win).
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Great perspective.
 
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JacketVol said:
Felt the same way as you do till the day he told me to go to Hell because of the way I felt about Schiano
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Hmmm - guess he was talking to me, too.


Be that as it may, I respect what he did when he did for my Vols. I appreciate his loyalty to Tennessee. He's an old guy - I guess I'll give him a pass for his ignorance in the Schiano situation. :hi:
 
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VolZen said:
Funny to think about how totally different things were back them.

1. Patience no longer exists, today it is win now or lose your job.
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The difference between Johnny's treatment and Bill Battle's wasn't the times. Johnny had a long leash, for good reasons. He had just won a national championship, and he was in his prime. He had played for UT when Neyland was still working. Who is available (ever) to replace that?
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
Mediocre to good HC at UT. Didn't like him as a coach, his Sunday morning shows sucked.

Dumped on CPF when he was fired for performance/insubordinate behavior (due to heart ailment)

Continued to be a jerk to the program during CPF's tenure

Recent moronic comments about the fans.

Plus, I just have never warmed up to him.....don't like him. I respect him for his time here the same way I do all of our coaches (with the possible exception of Kiffy) but I simply don't care for the man. All of my drunk stories are second hand but from those I trust with my life and have no reason to lie (they liked him).

I also don't like CPF as a person. My personal experience with him away from the camera he was a DICK! I respect him but think him a politician just like everyone else with that amount of power.

These are my stones, let them fall where they may.
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My personal experiences with CPF are 180 degrees from yours. He was one of the most down to earth coaches I have ever been around. The only one slightly better was Coach Battle.
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
The problem is many of the "wet behind the ears generation" are not smart enough to listen to experience.
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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, and young man, the steps you are taking and will take old men have already been there. Be gracious and patient with old men and you'll profit from it.
 
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Majors should be allowed to have some input and give advice to Pruitt whenever. He will always be a UT LEGEND and never forget he laid the groundwork for Fulmer to win the National title in 98.
 
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Johnny and Phil were both top tier coaches. Hopefully they give CJP sound advice and room for him to grow.

If CJP is a good learner, then he likely has already picked up some great wisdom from his previous stops and maybe we get lucky and it all culminates on Rocky Top.
 
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Firebirdparts said:
The difference between Johnny's treatment and Bill Battle's wasn't the times. Johnny had a long leash, for good reasons. He had just won a national championship, and he was in his prime. He had played for UT when Neyland was still working. Who is available (ever) to replace that?
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Agree. Majors was given a very long leash as a returning favorite son, and he should have been. No way any other coach would’ve survived a losing season in year 4 like Johnny did, especially not in today’s game....as well as all the up and down seasons until the late 80s. Obviously, all the patience eventually paid off.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
Mediocre to good HC at UT. Didn't like him as a coach, his Sunday morning shows sucked.

Dumped on CPF when he was fired for performance/insubordinate behavior (due to heart ailment)

Continued to be a jerk to the program during CPF's tenure

Recent moronic comments about the fans.

Plus, I just have never warmed up to him.....don't like him. I respect him for his time here the same way I do all of our coaches (with the possible exception of Kiffy) but I simply don't care for the man. All of my drunk stories are second hand but from those I trust with my life and have no reason to lie (they liked him).

I also don't like CPF as a person. My personal experience with him away from the camera he was a DICK! I respect him but think him a politician just like everyone else with that amount of power.

These are my stones, let them fall where they may.
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No one likes an angry drunk.

I like conservative football. So those guys were fine in my book. Too many times they were too conservative. We didn't always make the best of our chances to win.
 
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TNnative said:
Well, most fans were aware of Johnny's politics, and knew full well he would say something like that before he said it. And it's no big deal, unless of course you are a complete twit.
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Or the majority of the fans that come to the games that identify predominantly with the red side of the aisle. Yeah, he wasn't pointing them out, naaaaaah.
 
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wtorange said:
My personal experiences with CPF are 180 degrees from yours. He was one of the most down to earth coaches I have ever been around. The only one slightly better was Coach Battle.
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I had one experience with him and no one appeared to know who he was but me (or refused to acknowledge it because he was acting like an ass). I actually defended him and he just looked at me like I was an *******. Not a fan. Ego big as a house.
 
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dan4vols said:
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, and young man, the steps you are taking and will take MANY old men have already been there. Be gracious and patient with old men and you'll profit from it.
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KBVol said:
Agree. Majors was given a very long leash as a returning favorite son, and he should have been. No way any other coach would’ve survived a losing season in year 4 like Johnny did, especially not in today’s game....as well as all the up and down seasons until the late 80s. Obviously, all the patience eventually paid off.
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The reason that Peyton should never coach here.
 
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TNnative said:
Well, most fans were aware of Johnny's politics, and knew full well he would say something like that before he said it. And it's no big deal, unless of course you are a complete twit.
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We live in a country full of complete twits these days. It's the most bipartisan thing going.
 
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