The Old One Returns With Gems Of Wisdom

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(wilburnVol @ Jan 18 said:
If this above wasn't so blindingly funny it would be obnoxiously pathetic. Look at this interview I found:

Man W/ Brains: OldVol, tell me who you would pick to win an SEC Championship. Name the pieces that team would have.

OV: Ok, for starters, they would have no QB coming into the new year. That's no big deal. :ermm: They would have lost key components of their OL and have to rebuild it. Again, minor issues. :angel: Special teams, they need to be awful but who needs STs anyway. :blink: Linebackers, not really that important so no problem if they graduate their three starters. :blush: Their receivers can't win a deep ball and few can catch with any consistency. No problemo, trust me here. Oh, got a couple of quality RBs, they'll learn to hang on to the ball and not cost the team games. :cross: One more thing. This team must have a coach who is coming off not only a losing season but a loser recruiting season but he can do the one thing to turn all this around.

MwB: What is that?

OV: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
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you're absolutely ridiculous. are you sure you're a TN fan?
 
#27
#27
(jakez4ut @ Jan 18 said:
you're absolutely ridiculous. are you sure you're a TN fan?
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If it walks like a bammer, and smells like a bammer, and ...


well, you get the gist .... Looks like I'll have to pull out that old IGNORE list and update it. :p

Just for fun though, let's take a look:

2005 #1 recruiting class
2004 #9 recruiting class
2003 #7 recruiting class
2002 #5 recruiting class

We have the athletes. We now have a stellar offensive coordinator to compliment our great defense.

We lost to Bama on a freakish day, 3 fumbles inside the 15 with one coming as we cross the goal line and they still have to have a last minute fg to beat us.

I think we're in a lot better shape than the detractors think.
 
#29
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(jakez4ut @ Jan 18 said:
can i get a copy of that ignore list?
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Unless some of the guys have grown up, I'm sure you could probably quote it by heart.

Besides, I'm all about giving a guy a second chance once they mature a little.

For anyone to question our athletes is really beyond foolish. We have the athletes. What we did not have was discipline, drive, and determination. That can be instilled with the proper coaching and leadership.

Our average recruiting rank for the players already in-house is ahead of Texas' ranking. How does that fly?

Do you think some of the guys who are ranting about our team think Texas has any athletes?
 
#31
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Nope! I don't remember George Mooney. My first radio memory is of "Big John and Sparky" on Saturday mornings. :D
 
#33
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(OldVol @ Jan 18 said:
There, that ought to do it. It's amazing what one little letter change can do to improve a false statement. :D
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LIO just shed after your attempt to spell the world drools.

And for one so venerable...

Welcome back old timer.
 
#35
#35
(OldVol @ Jan 17 said:
Recruiting: We're going to be fine lads and lasses. We currently have a 3.08 star ranking with Scout, with them showing 13 commitments. With Rivals, our star average is 3.18 with 16 commitments. I've been told we'll take no more than 22 kids on signing day unless there's a huge surprise that we can't turn away and then we'd take 23. Provided we finish with 22 that would be an added 9 kids to the Scout list. If we get five 3* kids and four 4* recruits that would put our star average at 3.23. With that kind of average we'd be ranked somewhere between 8 and 12 on the Scout rankings. That's a very reasonable possibility. Fulmer always closes strong.

Mitch Mustain: Come on folks, cut the kid some slack. He's 17-18 years old, he's a hot prospect, and he decided to take a few more trips on the other guy's nickel. Think back to when you were that age and tell me that you wouldn't have enjoyed those adventures. Yeah, he probably shouldn't have committed to Arkansas that early, but looking around didn't hurt anyone. Sometimes we get a little too worked up over where an 18 year old kid is going to play football. He's young and he deserved to take all the trips he was legally allowed to. No one was hurt. Too many folks get worked up about the goings and comings of a teenager. I wish him all the best until he plays the Orange. Then, I hope he's eating dirt and picking grass from his face mask all day long. He will be. After all, they're still going to be Arkansas and we're still going to be Tennessee. Enough said?

2006 Football Team: We have all the pieces in place to make a run at the SEC Championship. We've got a great offensive coordinator back on The Hill and he'll get it done in short order. We have the talent on defense to put a top 10 defense on the field. We have enough offensive weapons, if coached up properly, to score enough points on anyone to win. The line will be helped with the return of Sears. We've got some young line prospects that are hungry and have shown some signs of greatness in relief rolls. Our WR corps will have a different look. The faces may be the same, but you won't see our receivers reaching out for passes with one hand when two are available. Cutcliffe will have their butts on the wood if they pull that crap with him.

Quarterback: Erik Ainge has a lot of potential, but Jon Crompton has tremendous potential. Remember, he was the 5* QB everyone wanted last year. Well, we've got him. I understand he's been throwing with his HS coach and the reports are that he's as good as ever. With Cut pulling his strings he'll be a great one for us. I predict that he'll get the start coming out of Spring, provided the shoulder allows for him to compete that early. If not, he'll win the job in the summer. I have a very high level of excitement for this youngster.

Off Field Problems: If we have 1 I'll be very surprised. Cutcliffe will not stand for it on his side of the locker room. Fulmer knows he's under a microscope this off-season. He can't afford a rerun of the spring and summer of 05.

Upcoming Draft: I hope everyone here is pulling for all of our guys to get a good look. I really hope Jason Hall gets a shot and is drafted. Someone will get a very good kid and a hard worker who has potential for the next level if the take a chance on him. They won't be sorry. Rob Smith could have improved his stock by coming back but he had his reasons for leaving and I wish him all the best. He's a no-nonsense type of player who'll go to work every day for his NFL team and I believe he can be a starter in a few years.

VolNation: How has everyone been doing here? I've taken a bit of a sabbatical from the site, but I hope to be posting more in the future, especially as we approach Spring Practice.
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Let's file this novel in the "fiction" section!
 
#36
#36

Welcome OldVol. At least the 4 or 5 most negative fans in the world have answered your post so you'll know which ones need to be added to your list. By the way, Bill Rudder was my initial favorite player.
 
#37
#37
(OldVol @ Jan 18 said:
If it walks like a bammer, and smells like a bammer, and ...
well, you get the gist .... Looks like I'll have to pull out that old IGNORE list and update it. :p

Just for fun though, let's take a look:

2005 #1 recruiting class
2004 #9 recruiting class
2003 #7 recruiting class
2002 #5 recruiting class
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We have the athletes. We now have a stellar offensive coordinator to compliment our great defense.

We lost to Bama on a freakish day, 3 fumbles inside the 15 with one coming as we cross the goal line and they still have to have a last minute fg to beat us.

I think we're in a lot better shape than the detractors think.
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And he went 5-6 with this plethora of talent! Imagine what he will do with mediocre talent such as the 2006 recruiting class. :mf_surrender:
 
#38
#38
(wilburnVol @ Jan 18 said:
Lot longer than you. :moon2:
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even if that were true, what do you want a cookie? it still wouldn't change the fact that your ridiculous.

Have a miserable day, i'm sure off to a good start already.
 
#39
#39
(OrangePappy @ Jan 19 said:
Welcome OldVol. At least the 4 or 5 most negative fans in the world have answered your post so you'll know which ones need to be added to your list. By the way, Bill Rudder was my initial favorite player.
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Well, to give you an idea of how ancient I am, I played HS ball against Bill. That's old!!!!
 
#40
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(rockydoc @ Jan 19 said:
We have the athletes. We now have a stellar offensive coordinator to compliment our great defense.

We lost to Bama on a freakish day, 3 fumbles inside the 15 with one coming as we cross the goal line and they still have to have a last minute fg to beat us.

I think we're in a lot better shape than the detractors think.

And he went 5-6 with this plethora of talent! Imagine what he will do with mediocre talent such as the 2006 recruiting class. :mf_surrender:
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Well, you can go ahead and throw that towel, but as for me, I'm going to keep believing. Not every year is a NC year, not every year is an SEC Championship year, but we'll be back sooner than later. Just be sure to be around for your serving of crow.

Regards,
 
#41
#41
(crossvillevolfan @ Jan 18 said:
Hey OldVol, long time no see, I hope all is well for you....nice post by the way!
Peace Cross
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Hey Cross, good to hear from ya. How's everything going at The House?

All is well and I hope the same for you.

Regards,
 
#42
#42
Nice to have you back, OV.

Forgive the few Bammer whiners posing as Vol fans that have joined during your hiatus. I actually left the board for a little while because it became annoyingly miserable to read. Same old crap, over and over again, just to get a rouse out of the rest of us. Bitching and moaning about things that can not, will not, and should not be changed this year for no obvious reason aside from the mere sake of complaining. I'm just glad I'm not one of the folks that has two "bad sides" to my bed.

Welcome back, and nice post.
 
#43
#43
yep...i wish i could turn the other cheek though...but those of us that actually have a somewhat objective view of things need to be around to offer the checks and balances....plus it's more fun that way....

what's the use of posting in threads that everyone agrees with....?
 
#44
#44
(OldVol @ Jan 19 said:
Well, to give you an idea of how ancient I am, I played HS ball against Bill. That's old!!!!
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So you just missed playing HS ball against Coach Fulmer. My brother-in-law graduated with Coach Fulmer.
 
#45
#45
(rockydoc @ Jan 19 said:
We have the athletes. We now have a stellar offensive coordinator to compliment our great defense.

We lost to Bama on a freakish day, 3 fumbles inside the 15 with one coming as we cross the goal line and they still have to have a last minute fg to beat us.

I think we're in a lot better shape than the detractors think.

And he went 5-6 with this plethora of talent! Imagine what he will do with mediocre talent such as the 2006 recruiting class. :mf_surrender:
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Phil will be doing a lot of this in 4 years.

:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:
 
#46
#46
(OldVol @ Jan 17 said:
2006 Football Team: We have all the pieces in place to make a run at the SEC Championship.
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If this above wasn't so blindingly funny it would be obnoxiously pathetic. Look at this interview I found:

Man W/ Brains: OldVol, tell me who you would pick to win an SEC Championship. Name the pieces that team would have.

OV: Ok, for starters, they would have no QB coming into the new year. That's no big deal. :boredom: They would have lost key components of their OL and have to rebuild it. Again, minor issues. :crazy: Special teams, they need to be awful but who needs STs anyway. :banghead: Linebackers, not really that important so no problem if they graduate their three starters. :ill_h4h: Their receivers can't win a deep ball and few can catch with any consistency. No problemo, trust me here. :cry: Oh, got a couple of quality RBs, they'll learn to hang on to the ball and not cost the team games. :shades: One more thing. This team must have a coach who is coming off not only a losing season but a loser recruiting season but he can do the one thing to turn all this around. :stop:

MwB: What is that?

OV: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

 
#47
#47
"2006 Football Team: We have all the pieces in place to make a run at the SEC Championship."

Didn't the 2005 team have all the pieces in place to make a run at the National Title? Not being the eternal pessimist here but on paper things look good. But I want to see some open practices like LexVol has been calling for and I want to see the Spring game to see some changes in style and attitude. Can we loan BP to be the motivational speaker for a week?
 
#48
#48
(CSpindizzy @ Jan 20 said:
"2006 Football Team: We have all the pieces in place to make a run at the SEC Championship."

Didn't the 2005 team have all the pieces in place to make a run at the National Title? Not being the eternal pessimist here but on paper things look good. But I want to see some open practices like LexVol has been calling for and I want to see the Spring game to see some changes in style and attitude. Can we loan BP to be the motivational speaker for a week?
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We're not as bad as the naysayers would like for us to believe. We're not as far from having a championship team as last season's horrid results would indicate either.

Let's review some things:

People say, "Since 98 we've not won any championships." That statement, on its face appears daunting and menacing. But it's an extreme oversimplification.

1999 we're an upset at Arkansas from playing in the National Championship. We lose to Nebraska and finish #9. In 2001 we're an upset by LSU from playing in the NC again. We pound Michigan in the bowl and end up #4. We win 10 games in 03 and 04 ending up 15 and 13 respectively for those years. When you consider that we've ended 2 of the last 7 seasons top ten and 4 of the last 7 top 15 that is no small accomplishment. We were in position in 99 to play for the National Championship even though Florida was going to the SECCG and we were not. Had we beaten Arkansas we would have been in even without an SECCG. So, you see, the "We've not won any championships" argument rings hollow when placed against other criteria.

There are some very high profile programs that have done no more than us in that span of time. Florida St. Won the NC in 99 and has had only 1 top ten finish since. Nebraska has had only 2 top 10 finishes since 99 as has Florida. Auburn has had only 1 top 10 finish during that span.

Obviously, 2005 was Fulmer's worst coaching job. I don't think it's a matter of falling behind in scheme or system, but a matter of discipline and poor decision making as the CEO of the program.

I believe, had Ainge been left alone, not pulled in the 3rd series against UAB, but named the starter and left in, we'd have beaten UAB by 20 points and would have won 9 to 11 games. As it was, the shuffle destroyed the rhythm of the offense, wrecked Ainge's confidence, and the squabble amongst the players, in effect; the Ainge vs. Clausen debate was allowed to spill over into the team. This is a sign of a gross lack of discipline from the head coach. Any player who has the brass to question the authority of the head coach to the media has no respect for the head coach. That respect comes when a decision is made and held to. In an attempt to appease, possibly with the thought of Clausen 3 in the subconscious, too much pandering took place. You cannot molly caudle a football team. Decisions have to be made and stuck with. You have to stick with it for at least more than 2 series of downs.

We will not see that indecision with Cutcliffe calling the offensive shots. We will not see players complaining to the camera about playing time or any other decision the staff makes. Cut will bench 'em.

We have the talent, we now have the disciplinarian on the offensive side, and we have a head coach who has had a terrible learning experience in regards to how a lack of discipline can destroy the chemistry of a football team.

We will compete for championships this year and I'll be shocked if we don't win the SEC, bammers notwithstanding.
 
#49
#49
(OldVol @ Jan 20 said:
We're not as bad as the naysayers would like for us to believe. We're not as far from having a championship team as last season's horrid results would indicate either.

Let's review some things:

People say, "Since 98 we've not won any championships." That statement, on its face appears daunting and menacing. But it's an extreme oversimplification.

1999 we're an upset at Arkansas from playing in the National Championship. We lose to Nebraska and finish #9. In 2001 we're an upset by LSU from playing in the NC again. We pound Michigan in the bowl and end up #4. We win 10 games in 03 and 04 ending up 15 and 13 respectively for those years. When you consider that we've ended 2 of the last 7 seasons top ten and 4 of the last 7 top 15 that is no small accomplishment. We were in position in 99 to play for the National Championship even though Florida was going to the SECCG and we were not. Had we beaten Arkansas we would have been in even without an SECCG. So, you see, the "We've not won any championships" argument rings hollow when placed against other criteria.

There are some very high profile programs that have done no more than us in that span of time. Florida St. Won the NC in 99 and has had only 1 top ten finish since. Nebraska has had only 2 top 10 finishes since 99 as has Florida. Auburn has had only 1 top 10 finish during that span.

Obviously, 2005 was Fulmer's worst coaching job. I don't think it's a matter of falling behind in scheme or system, but a matter of discipline and poor decision making as the CEO of the program.

I believe, had Ainge been left alone, not pulled in the 3rd series against UAB, but named the starter and left in, we'd have beaten UAB by 20 points and would have won 9 to 11 games. As it was, the shuffle destroyed the rhythm of the offense, wrecked Ainge's confidence, and the squabble amongst the players, in effect; the Ainge vs. Clausen debate was allowed to spill over into the team. This is a sign of a gross lack of discipline from the head coach. Any player who has the brass to question the authority of the head coach to the media has no respect for the head coach. That respect comes when a decision is made and held to. In an attempt to appease, possibly with the thought of Clausen 3 in the subconscious, too much pandering took place. You cannot molly caudle a football team. Decisions have to be made and stuck with. You have to stick with it for at least more than 2 series of downs.

We will not see that indecision with Cutcliffe calling the offensive shots. We will not see players complaining to the camera about playing time or any other decision the staff makes. Cut will bench 'em.

We have the talent, we now have the disciplinarian on the offensive side, and we have a head coach who has had a terrible learning experience in regards to how a lack of discipline can destroy the chemistry of a football team.

We will compete for championships this year and I'll be shocked if we don't win the SEC, bammers notwithstanding.
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Then prepare yourself for a shock.
 
#50
#50
(CSpindizzy @ Jan 20 said:
"2006 Football Team: We have all the pieces in place to make a run at the SEC Championship."

Didn't the 2005 team have all the pieces in place to make a run at the National Title? Not being the eternal pessimist here but on paper things look good. But I want to see some open practices like LexVol has been calling for and I want to see the Spring game to see some changes in style and attitude. Can we loan BP to be the motivational speaker for a week?
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Why, yes, I believe we were ranked as high as #3. But, you see, the Phillies (my name for PhiLovers) see how Phil has repented and changed his ways. Last year was an aberration, just a hump in the hill on the way to the NC! :ermm:

The "new" Phil :dance: is like Pearl, vibrant, honest, willing to do anything legal to win.... :(
 
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