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If Tennessee got to do it Over Again, Would they have Fired Phillip Fulmer?
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:19 am
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:19 am
Were they really better off without him?
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:20 am to Hugo Stiglitz
I doubt it. They should have kept him, IMO.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:20 am to Hugo Stiglitz
Letting Fulmer go wasn't the problem... hiring two idiots afterwards (and possibly a third) is the problem.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:21 am to Hugo Stiglitz
I think they'd keep him if they could do it again but then again I don't have any faith in their AD making smart decisions
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:23 am to Hugo Stiglitz
In before jimmies are rustled
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:24 am to Hugo Stiglitz
They should of kept him tell an actual coaching prospect became available.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:24 am to Hugo Stiglitz
They should have hired Cutcliffe is what they should have done.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:25 am to omrebelfan20
Only after you post as Jimmie Rustler of course
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:25 am to TheCheshireHog
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They should have hired Cutcliffe is what they should have done
I just had a horrible flashback
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:26 am to Hugo Stiglitz
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:26 am to lowspark12
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Letting Fulmer go wasn't the problem... hiring two idiots afterwards (and possibly a third) is the problem.
This. Fulmer was getting stagnant and they needed a change, the issue now is that they hired 2 bufoons instead. I mean think about if UT hired someone like a Saban and bama made a blunder hire, or held onto shula. The cfb landscape would be totally different.
Btw this is a major reason why I think it would be foolish to fire Richt (one of many reasons). There isn't anyone out there that is DEFINITELY an upgrade and a better option.
This post was edited on 2/20/13 at 10:27 am
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:27 am to thedudeabides
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Jimmie Rustler
No way that's omrebelfan
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:27 am to TheCheshireHog
that wouldnt of been terrible if chavis would of stayed would of had to been a package deal
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:28 am to Hugo Stiglitz
Tennessee under Fulmer's last 4 years: 29-21, 1 East title, 3-1 vs Vandy, kept streak vs UK alive
Tennessee in the 4 years since Fulmer: 23-27, 0 divisional titles, 3-1 vs Vandy, lost streak to UK
Tennessee in the 4 years since Fulmer: 23-27, 0 divisional titles, 3-1 vs Vandy, lost streak to UK
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:28 am to Hugo Stiglitz
Fulmer was fired at the right time, it's just that Kiffin and Dooley hire turned out to be as abysmal as it can get.
What if UT hired a good coach?
What if UT hired a good coach?
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:29 am to Hugo Stiglitz
Tennessee and Auburn both saw the writing on the wall in 2008. Their biggest rival was about to start dominating and they needed to make a change because they felt both of their coaches were way past their prime and wouldn't be able to recruit against Saban. Both made poor coaching hires in hindsight (though I don't think any Auburn fan would trade 2010 for the world).
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:31 am to lsutothetop
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Tennessee under Fulmer's last 4 years: 29-21, 1 East title, 3-1 vs Vandy, kept streak vs UK alive
Tennessee in the 4 years since Fulmer: 23-27, 0 divisional titles, 3-1 vs Vandy, lost streak to UK
UT vs UGA from 05-08: 2-2
UT vs UGA from 09-12: 1-3
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:31 am to DMagic
Omrebelfan's alter was terrible. He had the exact same avatar and sig as his normal account. How he didn't get called out on it, I don't know. 
Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:35 am to Hugo Stiglitz
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Posted on 2/20/13 at 10:35 am to Hugo Stiglitz
Tennessee is serving as a cautionary tale right now. I actually think it's part of the reason Richt wasn't fired after the 2010 season.
With that said, UT needed a change. Their program wasn't going anywhere. The subsequent bad hires created the dumpster fire in Knoxville.
With that said, UT needed a change. Their program wasn't going anywhere. The subsequent bad hires created the dumpster fire in Knoxville.
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