The real story on Randall Cobb, straight from the horses mouth

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Savannahbayvol said:
no pun intended since he went to Lexington. Great job Fulmer, same story on Patrick Willis as I have heard.

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I think Fulmer hit on enough players to overcome a few misses. He was an excellent recruiter.
 
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I mean, seriously. Who cares? Guy passed on Tennessee, chose a rival, and went out there looking to beat the Vols for three years.

How many of these hometown kids pan out? How many don't? Did Fulmer refuse to promise him time at QB? Did UK tell him what he wanted to hear to get him to sign?

Again - who cares? All I need to know is that he played for a rival of Tennessee. You're either a Vol or you're not. That's all I, or anyone I think, needs to know about the situation at this point.
 
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I remember it well. It gave the appearance UT had bigger fish to fry, and then near the end, tried to come on with a blitz. I think it really offended Cobb and his family. I wish he had come here---a great kid and a real pro.
 
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I mean, seriously. Who cares? Guy passed on Tennessee, chose a rival, and went out there looking to beat the Vols for three years.

How many of these hometown kids pan out? How many don't? Did Fulmer refuse to promise him time at QB? Did UK tell him what he wanted to hear to get him to sign?

Again - who cares? All I need to know is that he played for a rival of Tennessee. You're either a Vol or you're not. That's all I, or anyone I think, needs to know about the situation at this point.
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But do you mean it?
 
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I mean, seriously. Who cares? Guy passed on Tennessee, chose a rival, and went out there looking to beat the Vols for three years.

How many of these hometown kids pan out? How many don't? Did Fulmer refuse to promise him time at QB? Did UK tell him what he wanted to hear to get him to sign?

Again - who cares? All I need to know is that he played for a rival of Tennessee. You're either a Vol or you're not. That's all I, or anyone I think, needs to know about the situation at this point.
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Yep. While we’re at it, let’s bemoan Fulmer letting Chad Pennington get away. Nevermind that we already had #16 at the time.
 
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I’m sorry but his version of how it happened is BS…he wanted to be a QB…we were honest and said “we’re recruiting you as a WR”…UK lied and said “sure, you can be a QB”…shortly after arriving he ended up at WR…and lost to UT every year he played us…end of story
 
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I think Fulmer hit on enough players to overcome a few misses. He was an excellent recruiter.
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He was up until the end. If you want to see just how bad he was at the end go look at our starting OL in 2009 and our LBs
 
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He was up until the end. If you want to see just how bad he was at the end go look at our starting OL in 2009 and our LBs
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In all fairness, after Kiffin took over, at least 13 players left, some were OL...That told me more...
 
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Savannahbayvol said:
no pun intended since he went to Lexington. Great job Fulmer, same story on Patrick Willis as I have heard.

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He continues to tell a version that is not entirely correct, there was a whole ESPN E 60 about him a few years ago where he did the same thing.

Reality is, Phillip Fulmer told him he would be a millionaire playing wide receiver or safety. He wanted to be a quarterback, Kentucky was willing to tell him they wanted him as a quarterback. Then Kentucky moved him to wide receiver after his first week of summer workouts. He did later get to play QB when they had several injuries. And, as Coach Fulmer predicted, he became a multimillionaire playing wide receiver in the NFL.
 
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Yep. While we’re at it, let’s bemoan Fulmer letting Chad Pennington get away. Nevermind that we already had #16 at the time.
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AND, Chris Simms. I think that was more about Coach Cut though.
 
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In all fairness, after Kiffin took over, at least 13 players left, some were OL...That told me more...
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Let’s take a look at the offensive lineman who left when Kiffin took over:

Darris Sawtelle who couldn’t crack the starting lineup at Grand Valley State because his shoulders were in such bad shape.

Ramone Johnson who did nothing after leaving UT.

Preston Bailey who got busted starting a drug ring with his scholly money while at MTSU.

Two of Fulmer’s last three recruiting classes were ranked outside the top 25. He left the program in terrible shape.
 
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Tman44 said:
AND, Chris Simms. I think that was more about Coach Cut though.
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That and Mack Brown selling him on the opportunity to start as a true freshman. Which didn’t happen until Major Applewhite was injured late in the ‘99 season.
 
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Nothing new here. We saw his future as a WR. Kentucky sold him some oceanfront property in Arizona and then came to the same conclusion as us. He ended up having a great career.

Fulmer and his staff were really good at seeing potential position moves. Al Wilson, Eric Westmoreland, Jason Witten, the list goes on and on
 
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Boston Vol said:
Let’s take a look at the offensive lineman who left when Kiffin took over:

Darris Sawtelle who couldn’t crack the starting lineup at Grand Valley State because his shoulders were in such bad shape.

Ramone Johnson who did nothing after leaving UT.

Preston Bailey who got busted starting a drug ring with his scholly money while at MTSU.

Two of Fulmer’s last three recruiting classes were ranked outside the top 25. He left the program in terrible shape.
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And, the promotion of Johnny Long did not help any at all...
 
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