Team found out from media?

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volley

volley

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John Pennington just reported on the radio that a "reliable source" told him the team found out about the decision from the media just like we did. Now they have a meeting planned to discuss before the presser at 5:00.

Not handled very well...
 
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Fulmer didn't want them to see his frustration with how much they suck and cost him his job.
 
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i hope thats not the case but what are they supposed to do? pull everybody out of class to tell them fulmer wont be back, its not like he got fired and we need an interim coach. the players hopefully feel a lil of this is their fault and put it together and close the season out strong and hopefully get to a bowl game. 6-6 does not guarantee a bowl game by the way
 
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I'll keep my mouth shut about most of the crap that has been happening, but that, my friends, is bad coaching
 
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lawgator1 said:
Fulmer didn't want them to see his frustration with how much they suck and cost him his job.
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Fulmer committed career suicide when he hired Dave Clawson. That guy has no buisness coaching in pee wee football, much less the SEC.

Why in the hell did he flip our O-Line around?? Can anyone answer why he did that?
What good did that do?
 
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volley said:
John Pennington just reported on the radio that a "reliable source" told him the team found out about the decision from the media just like we did. Now they have a meeting planned to discuss before the presser at 5:00.

Not handled very well...
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Just another in a long line of F _ _ _- ups by Fulmer. Why should we have expected anything less?
 
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I just reliably heard this to be the case. Apparently the players are extremely angry @ the way it was handled.
 
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CICEROMESSIAH said:
i hope thats not the case but what are they supposed to do? pull everybody out of class to tell them fulmer wont be back, its not like he got fired and we need an interim coach. the players hopefully feel a lil of this is their fault and put it together and close the season out strong and hopefully get to a bowl game. 6-6 does not guarantee a bowl game by the way
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Text message.
 
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Don't forget that there has been no official announcement, just a series of leaks to the media.

Now, if the press conference was held and the players found out that way, it would be another story.
 
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Are you implying that there has been a display of emotion observed from this team....

'Boro-vol said:
I just reliably heard this to be the case. Apparently the players are extremely angry @ the way it was handled.
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NEVolFan said:
Are you implying that there has been a display of emotion observed from this team....
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Yeah...when I was told, I asked the same question. They have apparently been saving it up.
 
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VOLinthaATL said:
I was asking why you had to throw your comment in. It served no purpose.
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I can't help myself. Fulmer has just over and over and over done things IMO to point fingers at everyone but himself. Even when it has seemed like he's saying he needs to do more, it was always couched in terms of someone else not meeting expectations.

When I saw this thread -- that apparently Fulmer didn't even go in and personally tell the players about this before letting it rip and get on ESPN, it just seemed to me to validate my impression of him, which is that he scapegoats the nearest target.

I've just never had much respect for him, especially not the last 4-5 years. And I know everyone on here wants to be all PC and what not and slap the guy on the back with an "'atta boy," but the truth is that Fulmer more than any other person out there is the reason why you are where you are right now.

Its easier for me to say that from the outside looking in. But my personal guess is that "good riddance" is the thought more Vol fans have right now than any other. Even if they can't bring themsevles to say it.
 
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lawgator1 said:
i can't help myself. Fulmer has just over and over and over done things imo to point fingers at everyone but himself. Even when it has seemed like he's saying he needs to do more, it was always couched in terms of someone else not meeting expectations.

When i saw this thread -- that apparently fulmer didn't even go in and personally tell the players about this before letting it rip and get on espn, it just seemed to me to validate my impression of him, which is that he scapegoats the nearest target.

I've just never had much respect for him, especially not the last 4-5 years. And i know everyone on here wants to be all pc and what not and slap the guy on the back with an "'atta boy," but the truth is that fulmer more than any other person out there is the reason why you are where you are right now.

Its easier for me to say that from the outside looking in. But my personal guess is that "good riddance" is the thought more vol fans have right now than any other. Even if they can't bring themsevles to say it.
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qft
 
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lawgator1 said:
I can't help myself. Fulmer has just over and over and over done things IMO to point fingers at everyone but himself. Even when it has seemed like he's saying he needs to do more, it was always couched in terms of someone else not meeting expectations.

When I saw this thread -- that apparently Fulmer didn't even go in and personally tell the players about this before letting it rip and get on ESPN, it just seemed to me to validate my impression of him, which is that he scapegoats the nearest target.

I've just never had much respect for him, especially not the last 4-5 years. And I know everyone on here wants to be all PC and what not and slap the guy on the back with an "'atta boy," but the truth is that Fulmer more than any other person out there is the reason why you are where you are right now.

Its easier for me to say that from the outside looking in. But my personal guess is that "good riddance" is the thought more Vol fans have right now than any other. Even if they can't bring themsevles to say it.
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You can say "good riddance" and still appreciate that he is the reason we're so bad right now, just like he's a big part of the reason we created the expectations we did that make it so miserable right now.

I think most of us are happy as hell to finally see him out and would love to help him pack, but at the same time, pretending that the man is a piece of crap is just sad.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I can't help myself. Fulmer has just over and over and over done things IMO to point fingers at everyone but himself. Even when it has seemed like he's saying he needs to do more, it was always couched in terms of someone else not meeting expectations.

When I saw this thread -- that apparently Fulmer didn't even go in and personally tell the players about this before letting it rip and get on ESPN, it just seemed to me to validate my impression of him, which is that he scapegoats the nearest target.

I've just never had much respect for him, especially not the last 4-5 years. And I know everyone on here wants to be all PC and what not and slap the guy on the back with an "'atta boy," but the truth is that Fulmer more than any other person out there is the reason why you are where you are right now.

Its easier for me to say that from the outside looking in. But my personal guess is that "good riddance" is the thought more Vol fans have right now than any other. Even if they can't bring themsevles to say it.
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I was about to point out the little white speck on top of the pile of chicken s--- that is this situation, but you pretty much nailed it. Should have handled it better with the team.

Also, how much of a a--clown does Tahj Boyd feel like right now? Pretty slim chance that he keeps his commitment after that gaffe!
 
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seems like this happens quite a bit - didnt bama and the gators learn from the media when shula and zook got canned,
with all the loudmouth boosters and blood thirsty media i guess its hard to keep in the house.
 
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We're living in the age instant notification of everything, through text messaging, Facebook and MySpace updates, etc. etc. etc. I find it hard to believe that a bunch of modern kids who've grown up with that could possibly be that broken up that a formal meeting with them wasn't held before the news leaked out into the world.
 
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VolfanMike said:
Fulmer committed career suicide when he hired Dave Clawson. That guy has no buisness coaching in pee wee football, much less the SEC.

Why in the hell did he flip our O-Line around?? Can anyone answer why he did that?
What good did that do?
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Clawson is not the reason Fulmer lost his job.
 
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