When did the decline begin?

[posivol]

I've always thought Fulmer and Cut were a great team, but neither one is as good without the other. Fulmer could never find another OC that he had 100 percent trust in, and whose strengths as a coach complemented Fulmer's weaknesses.

If Cut had been with us this season, he would have gotten Fulmer to pull the plug on Crompton earlier, simplify the offense and salvage something from the season. And we would have won at least eight games and Fulmer would still be coach.

Back to the original topic, the main problem was recruiting. In the 1990s, Fulmer had DuBose at Alabama, Donnan at Jawja, DiNardo at LSU and other assorted nonentities all around the league. He and Spurrier mowed everyone else down and decided the title between themselves. Spurrier usually won, but Fulmer made the most of it when he finally broke through.

:good!::good!:

 

[3L with debt]

The lack of discipline! The thug mentality needs to disappear.

 

[sickemsmokey10]

Kelly Washington.

Every since that guy stepped foot on campus our program has gone down the crapper

 

[chavisut]

2001 lsu

 

[50vol]

Totally agree about Kelly Washington

 

[SaluteToTheHill]

Loss to LSU in 01

 

[Brave Volunteer]

The 2001 loss to LSU really hurt the program! However personally I feel the decline began with the loss to Florida in 99. That was the year that our coaching staff could not seem to figure out how to put a guy on #13 Alex Brown. To this day that is one of the most frustrating losses I ever witnessed.

 

[orange+white=heaven]

O...With the first 'Vol Uniform/fashion Design' thread posting..

 

[robvols]

Still playing in the NFL

I think it is with the Pats.