tennesseeduke
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I hear people say coach Majors was a rebuilder, blah blah blah. I lived through Majors, to Fulmer years and it wasn't exactly that way. Majors teams sucked from 1977-1988, that's right 11 yrs he had (1) 10 win season, and (2) nine win seasons with 1 SEC title and finished with 2 SEC championships. Everyone says a coach gets 4-5 yrs to build a program, well it took much longer than that for Majors to rebuild and it took coach Fulmer to help with the rebuild.
Majors UT coaching career:
1977 4-7 SEC 1-5
1978 5-5-1 SEC 3-3
1979 7-5 SEC 3-3
1980 5-6 SEC 3-3
1981 8-4 SEC 3-3
1982 6-5-1 SEC 3-2-1
1983 9-3 SEC 4-2
1984 7-4-1 SEC 3-3
1985 9-1-2 SEC 5-1
1986 7-5 SEC 3-3
1987 10-2-1 SEC 4-1-1
1988 5-6 SEC 3-4
1989 11-1 SEC 6-1
1990 9-2-2 SEC 5-1-1
1991 9-3 SEC 5-2
1992 5-3 SEC 3-3
1992 season
Johnny Majors was the coach of the Volunteers going into the 1992 season. However, a couple of weeks before the first game, Majors underwent quintuple-bypass heart surgery. Fulmer took over the role as interim head coach with Heath Schuler as his quarterback. Fulmer helped lead the team to a 3–0 start with a 38–3 victory over Southwestern Louisiana, a 34–31 victory over #14 Georgia, and a 31–14 victory over #4 Florida. Majors returned for the Cincinnati game, a 40–0 victory, and the LSU game, a 20–0 victory. However, the Vols dropped their next three games, a 25–24 loss to Arkansas, a 17–10 loss to #4 Alabama, and a 24–23 loss to South Carolina. Among growing dissent among the fanbase, Majors resigned due to his contract being bought out and Fulmer became the 20th head football coach in Tennessee history. Fulmer led the team to four wins, a 26–21 victory over Memphis, a 34–13 victory over Kentucky, a 29–25 victory over Vanderbilt, and a 38–23 victory over #16 Boston College in the Hall of Fame Bowl to close out the season with a 9–3 record and finish #12 in the AP Poll.[15][16][17][18]
Facts don't lie and if Majors took over this year he would've been gone in 3-4 based on what we've experienced the last 10 yrs. Majors was a great player but an average coach at UT. Coach Pruitt will be in the hall fame based on his start compared to Majors if we give him 11 yrs.
Majors UT coaching career:
1977 4-7 SEC 1-5
1978 5-5-1 SEC 3-3
1979 7-5 SEC 3-3
1980 5-6 SEC 3-3
1981 8-4 SEC 3-3
1982 6-5-1 SEC 3-2-1
1983 9-3 SEC 4-2
1984 7-4-1 SEC 3-3
1985 9-1-2 SEC 5-1
1986 7-5 SEC 3-3
1987 10-2-1 SEC 4-1-1
1988 5-6 SEC 3-4
1989 11-1 SEC 6-1
1990 9-2-2 SEC 5-1-1
1991 9-3 SEC 5-2
1992 5-3 SEC 3-3
1992 season
Johnny Majors was the coach of the Volunteers going into the 1992 season. However, a couple of weeks before the first game, Majors underwent quintuple-bypass heart surgery. Fulmer took over the role as interim head coach with Heath Schuler as his quarterback. Fulmer helped lead the team to a 3–0 start with a 38–3 victory over Southwestern Louisiana, a 34–31 victory over #14 Georgia, and a 31–14 victory over #4 Florida. Majors returned for the Cincinnati game, a 40–0 victory, and the LSU game, a 20–0 victory. However, the Vols dropped their next three games, a 25–24 loss to Arkansas, a 17–10 loss to #4 Alabama, and a 24–23 loss to South Carolina. Among growing dissent among the fanbase, Majors resigned due to his contract being bought out and Fulmer became the 20th head football coach in Tennessee history. Fulmer led the team to four wins, a 26–21 victory over Memphis, a 34–13 victory over Kentucky, a 29–25 victory over Vanderbilt, and a 38–23 victory over #16 Boston College in the Hall of Fame Bowl to close out the season with a 9–3 record and finish #12 in the AP Poll.[15][16][17][18]
Facts don't lie and if Majors took over this year he would've been gone in 3-4 based on what we've experienced the last 10 yrs. Majors was a great player but an average coach at UT. Coach Pruitt will be in the hall fame based on his start compared to Majors if we give him 11 yrs.
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