The 5 men you think define Vol football

#76
#76
volfanjo said:
I would also like to cast a vote for Beattie Feathers, who I believe was the first true superstar to step on the campus and probably the first superstar to carry the the Vol brand into the NFL.
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Really, really good shout out.

It's so hard to narrow the list to five.
 
#79
#79
Neyland. Fulmer. Manning. White. Holloway. 5 more after that. Hard thing to do. Neyland is the only sure thing. Then the list it is debatable after that.
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#85
#85
How is Eric Berry making these lists? Great player but left after three years. Shuler had a more meaningful vol career.
 
#89
#89
You shouldn't make this list if your contribution to UT lasted just as long as your playing career... People who put players in the ist, outside of peyton manning, don't appreciate how much the efforts of UT's head coaches and even athletic directors' had in defining vol football...
 
#92
#92
I guess that I should not be surprised anymore, but why all the votes for Johnny Majors? Yes, he won a national championship but it was at Pittsburgh. Did not achieve a respectable season until his fifth season as coach. And overall, only had four seasons that I would call great. Granted he won 3 SEC titles, but his coaching record at TN is more than mildly eradic. I would take Fulmer and Doug Dickey over him.
 
#94
#94
homesweetTN said:
I guess that I should not be surprised anymore, but why all the votes for Johnny Majors? Yes, he won a national championship but it was at Pittsburgh. Did not achieve a respectable season until his fifth season as coach. And overall, only had four seasons that I would call great. Granted he won 3 SEC titles, but his coaching record at TN is more than mildly eradic. I would take Fulmer and Doug Dickey over him.
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You also have to factor in that he was a very good player here, and almost(should've) won the Heisman.
 
#96
#96
DMG said:
You also have to factor in that he was a very good player here, and almost(should've) won the Heisman.
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He was an All-American who captained the 56 SEC championship team. (Also was SEC player of the year I believe).
 
#97
#97
homesweetTN said:
I guess that I should not be surprised anymore, but why all the votes for Johnny Majors? Yes, he won a national championship but it was at Pittsburgh. Did not achieve a respectable season until his fifth season as coach. And overall, only had four seasons that I would call great. Granted he won 3 SEC titles, but his coaching record at TN is more than mildly eradic. I would take Fulmer and Doug Dickey over him.
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Saved Tennessee Football from Bill Battle. Won 3 SEC titles. Handed the reigns to Fulmer, leaving the program in excellent shape. Left a national championship team to coach a terrible team.

That's why.
 
#98
#98
homesweetTN said:
I guess that I should not be surprised anymore, but why all the votes for Johnny Majors? Yes, he won a national championship but it was at Pittsburgh. Did not achieve a respectable season until his fifth season as coach. And overall, only had four seasons that I would call great. Granted he won 3 SEC titles, but his coaching record at TN is more than mildly eradic. I would take Fulmer and Doug Dickey over him.
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Uh, he played at Tennessee a little bit. 2nd in the Heisman vote in 1956. His brothers played at UT, too. All-Americans. He held one or more national coaches association positions while at UT. I agree about the record, but he was a big influence at UT for many years. He also was a big favorite in the SEC and could keep people entertained by telling the best stories of just about any coach in football.
 
#99
#99
VolsDeep said:
You shouldn't make this list if your contribution to UT lasted just as long as your playing career... People who put players in the ist, outside of peyton manning, don't appreciate how much the efforts of UT's head coaches and even athletic directors' had in defining vol football...
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What makes Manning so special?
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