I think GA and I are pretty level headed guys that follow along quite well. Ok, rebuilding is required. You want a new coach?....read the boards pal, you are not alone. There are entire threads dedicated to that statemen/argument. Many of Vol fans have ran through those threads making their case for or against Fulmer
As for your buddies that are anti Fulmer, but pro Vol, but are looking for us to lose inorder to obtain better coaching, I wont even address. My reasoning is simple. There are plenty, and I mean plenty, of other folks that are on these boards daily to throw the "negavols" all that they can stand and more. It is quite common for a "negavol" bashing to erupt in ANY thread, so I wont touch it. Somebody else might, I dont have the patience.
The fact that we are declining seems funny to me. "The Devil" as you say has a shot still. Its small, its not a gaurentee, but its a shot at a SECCG. I have never said Fulmer is Knoxville's gift for football. I dont think he hung the moon...so dont misunderstand me here, but, the guy somehow, some way, in this screwed up season of college football has a slim chance. SECCG, Bowl game win......pheasiable. Will he probablly retire/step down? I think the general concensus thinks so. Should he, I think so. Can we let the man leave with dignity, I hope so. Vol fans want change....cool, but lets not tank so we can get change. Play the games, see what happens. Falling on your face on purppose will only lose integrity for the program. Then, my friend, who would WANT to come and coach? The argument is asinine. The method inwhich you hope to acheive your goals is asinine. The amount of time I spent addressing this is asinine, and I hope that this settles it. In short, crack is whack and so is your idea.
