Wyoming loss a blessing...

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allvol22

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...in disguise. With Kiffin hitting the recruiting road so hard and getting his staff together, would he have been able to get all of this together in time if Phil had taken us to a bowl game and the Kiffin hire came in late Dec. instead? Or would there even be a Kiffin?
 
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Fulmer was done. Whether he'd coached the bowl game wouldn't have mattered.
 
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oh of course. but if we we won 6 games, whoever the coach was would be preparing the team for a bowl game right now. The way things turned out Kiffin doesn't have to worry about that, he can focus on his staff and our recruits.
 
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I tend to agree with you that the loss to Wyoming was a blessing.

IMO, it validated Hamilton's decision to a certain percentage of fans who did not agree with his firing of Fulmer. Of course, you could make a convincing case that the loss wouldn't have happened if Fulmer hadn't been fired that week.

Heck, I dunno ...

Blessing? Curse? Wyoming BEAT the mighty Vols at Neyland Stadium on HOMECOMING!!!!! Maybe the reality will set in eventually.
 
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No it wasn't a blessing. Fulmer had already been fired. If they did beat WY and got a bowl bid, any smart AD would give the new coach the practices and the chance to coach the bowl. Its like another Spring practice...call it Winter practice.
 
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It's all history now, just a bad dream that's finally over. With Paul Johnson making a move at Tech and Kiffin putting pressure on at Tennessee, Richt is going to start feeling some heat at UGA. Spurrier is all but done at USCe.
 
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I think it was more fitting for Fulmer to coach his last game at Neyland Stadium, in front of the fans that wanted to be there. He wouldn't have had that with a bowl game. It might've made fans happier. But it would've been a sucky bowl and we would have griped about that too. I'm glad it all played out the way it did.
 
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It actually did turn out to be great. If TN would have went to a bowl, Fulmer would have definitely coached in it. The bowl game would be the "Fulmer Appreciation" game in place of the KY game. Take Michigan for example last year. Could Rodriguez possibly have gotten better recruits if Coach Carr had not been in charge that extra month and a half?
 
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michaelbush said:
It actually did turn out to be great. If TN would have went to a bowl, Fulmer would have definitely coached in it. The bowl game would be the "Fulmer Appreciation" game in place of the KY game. Take Michigan for example last year. Could Rodriguez possibly have gotten better recruits if Coach Carr had not been in charge that extra month and a half?
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Hamilton is too smart for that, or not that stupid, depending on how you look at it, to have let that happen.
 
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vollygirl said:
I think it was more fitting for Fulmer to coach his last game at Neyland Stadium, in front of the fans that wanted to be there. He wouldn't have had that with a bowl game. It might've made fans happier. But it would've been a sucky bowl and we would have griped about that too. I'm glad it all played out the way it did.
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:clapping::good!:
 
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I believe that Fulmer would have been allowed to finish the season respectfully, if that had included a bowl game he probably would have coached it. So you may very well be right that not going to a bowl may have accelerated the hiring of a new HC and start saving the recruiting class. No one knows for sure but Hammy how it would have played out. One thing is for certain, MH would have been under a lot of pressure to let CPF finish it out if we went bowling.
 
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As painful as the Wyoming game was, I do think it helped unite the fanbase. If we would have won out after the firing, won the bowl game, and finished 7-6, there would still be quite a few people on here yelling loud for Fulmer to return. The loss was the final act, I think, to sway the votes of most of the remaining Fulmerites.

And, it was awesome for Fulmer to ride out after a win over UK.
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ukvols said:
And, it was awesome for Fulmer to ride out after a win over UK.
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Speaking of which, has anyone else noticed the conspicuous absence of McCat since about halfway through the UK game?

Maybe his PC crashed. His team certainly did.

K-9 motto: "Talk s**t, get bit".

Don't think we'll be seeing much of him, at least post-game, while LK is in town.

Go Vols.
 
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GreyWolf1129 said:
Speaking of which, has anyone else noticed the conspicuous absence of McCat since about halfway through the UK game?
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Actually, I was sitting in section U, row 30 in Neyland. Sweet seats I bought off some season ticket holder with the nice seatbacks. Too bad the show sucked.
 
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Brian McCat said:
Actually, I was sitting in section U, row 30 in Neyland. Sweet seats I bought off some season ticket holder with the nice seatbacks. Too bad the show sucked.
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I've heard Freak pays the Mods and Gurus really well, but man, you must have a sweet deal to come on here as KY fan all these years. I'm guessing it's just part of the VN show, right?:hi:
 
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allvol22 said:
...in disguise. With Kiffin hitting the recruiting road so hard and getting his staff together, would he have been able to get all of this together in time if Phil had taken us to a bowl game and the Kiffin hire came in late Dec. instead? Or would there even be a Kiffin?
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Looking back, for those who wanted Fulmer to step down, not only Wyoming, but also Auburn and UCLA turned out to be blessings. Those three losses insured that Fulmer didn't get his minor bowl bid, routine eight win contract extension, another season of mediocrity, and another painful season in 2009.
 
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utmba93 said:
I've heard Freak pays the Mods and Gurus really well, but man, you must have a sweet deal to come on here as KY fan all these years. I'm guessing it's just part of the VN show, right?:hi:
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Absolutely.
 
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the.one.the.only said:
btw, we lost to a team that had only 17 offensive touchdowns ALL YEAR in Wyoming. Worst in CFB.
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As much as that sux, could you imagine being Kentucky and still losing to UT? The agony.

They're shutting down athletics at UTC, I heard. I don't suppose UK has considered doing that with the football program, have they?

(sorry Cat, but as much as we stunk this year, this is the only chance I may ever have to talk any smack... I'm done now... thanks for letting me get that out).
 
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utmba93 said:
As much as that sux, could you imagine being Kentucky and still losing to UT? The agony.

They're shutting down athletics at UTC, I heard. I don't suppose UK has considered doing that with the football program, have they?

(sorry Cat, but as much as we stunk this year, this is the only chance I may ever have to talk any smack... I'm done now... thanks for letting me get that out).
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Your team earned the right to brag.

Yeah, it's agony to lose to Tennessee. Sucks out loud.

Why would they shut down the football program? They're going to a third straight bowl, which hasn't been accomplished at UK since the Bear was prowling the UK sidelines.

Speaking of UTC, rumor has it that Randy Sanders is a candidate for the head football coach.
 
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