dan4vols
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I'm speaking as a Vol fan from the Millennial generation. My generation is tired of old white retreads making all of the decisions regarding coaching hires, coaching firings, financial decisions etc. We need a youth movement in all areas of our athletic administration from the BOT down to the waterboy on the team. We are a generation that is used to expressing our valuable opinions on social media and effecting change with those opinions. We do not like or appreciate top down, authoritative decision making from out of touch old white men when it has a huge effect on the world we live in. We as a generation understand the times better than those over age 45 and it is high time that we are given our due in the decision making on the Hill. Not only here but across this country in all areas of social, political, financial and religious areas of society. We are the future and we are a special generation who has arrived at just the right time to move this country and the world in a better direction based on our vision for the future.
Note in his speech today he said the direction of the program the last 9 years or, since his well deserved firing. Way to man up to your own failings there, Phil. He still wont admit any wrongdoing.
Fulmer took us to the top of college football, he also took us to the bottom. It would be nice to see him at least recognize that.
Im prepared to be underwhelmed by his choice for coach.
FULMER did not take us to the bottom. seems like that belongs to Hammy, Hart, Currie, and Butch
I sat in the stands in 2008 as Alabama proceeded to play rammer jammer in Neyland Stadium after blasting Tennessee at Home. There were approximately 30k bammers in the stands that night. As we know, UT went 5-7 that year. As we are now, that was the bottom.
Fulmers transgressions are not forgotten. He started the slide.
I'm speaking as a Vol fan from the Millennial generation. My generation is tired of old white retreads making all of the decisions regarding coaching hires, coaching firings, financial decisions etc. We need a youth movement in all areas of our athletic administration from the BOT down to the waterboy on the team. We are a generation that is used to expressing our valuable opinions on social media and effecting change with those opinions. We do not like or appreciate top down, authoritative decision making from out of touch old white men when it has a huge effect on the world we live in. We as a generation understand the times better than those over age 45 and it is high time that we are given our due in the decision making on the Hill. Not only here but across this country in all areas of social, political, financial and religious areas of society. We are the future and we are a special generation who has arrived at just the right time to move this country and the world in a better direction based on our vision for the future.
I'm speaking as a Vol fan from the Millennial generation. My generation is tired of old white retreads making all of the decisions regarding coaching hires, coaching firings, financial decisions etc. We need a youth movement in all areas of our athletic administration from the BOT down to the waterboy on the team. We are a generation that is used to expressing our valuable opinions on social media and effecting change with those opinions. We do not like or appreciate top down, authoritative decision making from out of touch old white men when it has a huge effect on the world we live in. We as a generation understand the times better than those over age 45 and it is high time that we are given our due in the decision making on the Hill. Not only here but across this country in all areas of social, political, financial and religious areas of society. We are the future and we are a special generation who has arrived at just the right time to move this country and the world in a better direction based on our vision for the future.
I sat in the stands in 2008 as Alabama proceeded to play rammer jammer in Neyland Stadium after blasting Tennessee at Home. There were approximately 30k bammers in the stands that night. As we know, UT went 5-7 that year. As we are now, that was the bottom.
Fulmers transgressions are not forgotten. He started the slide.
You are a "special" kind of youthful stupidity. You want power, responsibility and decision making power without ever doing anything to earn any of that. You are the twentysomething entry level employee at the company who is 2-3 years out of college (and who spent the last two years doing your post-grad work at Starbucks) but who is appalled at the decisions of upper management, the BOD and CEO. Those people who have spent decades developing their skills, careers and climbing the ladder or founding and growing the company. However, you are CERTAIN that because you are a part of the Twitter generation you know better than all of their collective wisdom and could run things better. You sir are an unmitigated idiot. Please don't post here for another 10 - 20 years then let us know if you feel the same way. You guys certainly are the "me generation."
I have no interest in arguing the merits of our respective generations but I will say this: One of the hallmarks of youthful idealism is its inability to recognize its own narrow field of view. You're not the first generation to be convinced you've figured out all the things your idiot forebears couldn't; you're probably more like the 700th. And in a lot of ways you'll be right (although any generation that doesn't benefit from the previous generations' screw-ups is truly a lost generation).
But, whereas I used to think it sad that the world has a tendency to beat the idealism out of you the longer you stay in it, now I realize that it's more a matter of the inevitable tempering of idealism with the inescapable murkiness of practicality. You just realize the problems are way, way, way more complex than you could have known before you waded through a few decades. Of course, that's the same tired old line every older generation has fed the younger: "You'll understand when you're older!" It's bull**** and it's not, decide how much when you get there.
For now, though, just don't confuse having a lot more information with having more answers. And understand that a day will come when your kids, with whatever label their generation ends up getting, point out how stupid and clueless you Millennials were and you didn't even know it. And they'll be right and they'll be wrong.
Finally, all of the foregoing really amounts to just this: Scotch is my friend. Probably you shouldn't make it yours quite so much.
I'm speaking as a Vol fan from the Millennial generation. My generation is tired of old white retreads making all of the decisions regarding coaching hires, coaching firings, financial decisions etc. We need a youth movement in all areas of our athletic administration from the BOT down to the waterboy on the team. We are a generation that is used to expressing our valuable opinions on social media and effecting change with those opinions. We do not like or appreciate top down, authoritative decision making from out of touch old white men when it has a huge effect on the world we live in. We as a generation understand the times better than those over age 45 and it is high time that we are given our due in the decision making on the Hill. Not only here but across this country in all areas of social, political, financial and religious areas of society. We are the future and we are a special generation who has arrived at just the right time to move this country and the world in a better direction based on our vision for the future.