When did the curse start?

#51
#51
Installation of the giant TV. The crowd ain't into the game as much. Neyland ain't loud. It's a pro stadium.
 
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Jabruzar said:
As someone who enjoys studying history; watching the decline of our athletic program is due to many of the same factors that led to the fall of the Roman dynasty.
1) The invasion of the barbarians and the rise of the Eastern Empire.
2) Economic troubles and the reliance on failing systems.
3) Government corruption and political instability.
4) Weakening of the Roman legion and the inability to recruit and add quality to the ranks. It got so bad that the Romans hired untrained barbarian.

The parallels are easy to see and too similar to ignore.
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Derek, is that you on here?
 
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When John Stuckey had to resign due to health reasons and was replaced by towel waving imbecile Johnny Long. That plus a bevy of other awful assistant coach hires by Fulmer.
 
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the year phillip fulmer was fired, the day before, he had a big argument with mrs.vicky. he took a long walk and just at the pinnacle of the walk, when the thin mountain air was wearing thin, he stepped in a pile of cow crap. he threw his white power T hat and cursed all that is holy as he raised a fist to the heavens.the clouds rumbled and the sky grew dark as phil jogged home as fast as possible. mrs.vicky was waiting there at the door with the phone saying there was a call for him as the family gathered near. the sky was dark now and the clouds split with a mighty rumble as if god himself was mad. in an instant all was lost and cursed for the rest of eternity
 
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Super-fan-south goalline said:
the year phillip fulmer was fired, the day before, he had a big argument with mrs.vicky. he took a long walk and just at the pinnacle of the walk, when the thin mountain air was wearing thin, he stepped in a pile of cow crap. he threw his white power T hat and cursed all that is holy as he raised a fist to the heavens.the clouds rumbled and the sky grew dark as phil jogged home as fast as possible. mrs.vicky was waiting there at the door with the phone saying there was a call for him as the family gathered near. the sky was dark now and the clouds split with a mighty rumble as if god himself was mad. in an instant all was lost and cursed for the rest of eternity
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Is this true?
 
#63
#63
they say to this day the man that can pull the power T hat from the pile of crap will be the savior of all volnation.... the hat in the crap.
 
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TN-POSSUM said:
Bob Kesling
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I always felt him replacing John Ward sucked the life out of the Vol Network. The moment "settling" for whomever they though they could afford trumped getting the very best they could find. I wish John had stuck with it for six more years. Then, when Ron Franklin got fired at ESPN, we could have gotten him.
 
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mad4vols said:
When do you think the downturn of Tennessee football started?

I think the curse started on January 26, 1999 when the number 1 QB in the country according to Rivals, 5 star Chris Simms had committed to the Vols, but backed out and signed with Texas. His late decommitment left the Vols in a tough spot. Vols could've had Ken Dorsey but when Simms committed, UT told Dorsey to look elsewhere, by the time Simms switched to Texas, Dorsey was committed to Miami.

What was the full story there? Was Tennessee just being played? Did Mack Brown line some pockets?
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Simms made a reference to racial tension in the locker room. Recall the controversy about Tee needing a street, etc. Tee followed Peyton, Peyton was the son of an NFL QB, read between the lines. And don't shoot the messenger, Simms comment was all over the message boards at the time, I am just reporting it.
 
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Fulmer started it........didn't intend to, but he did. He wasn't responsible for a lot of the aftermath....But as AD now, he is back into the mix. He's working on being bookends. Hope it works out for him.
 
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