I'll admit that I wanted Coach Fulmer out as soon as he came in. For anyone who forgot (or didn't know), he kind of kicked Johnny Majors' gin-soaked carcass out the door back in 1992. But...as a fellow opportunist, I could never fully fault him for that. What killed me was the total domination that Spurrier had over him...year after year...team after team...it was enough to make you sad.
He brought me 2 SEC Championship (97 & 98) and a National Championship (1998) while I attended school there. How many people can say they won a National Championship while they were in school? Well...tens of thousands. But I did it @ Tennessee. That's totally unheard of. My school is so looked down on that I even ended a sentence with a preposition because I felt like it. We can't be tamed.
My heart goes out to him, because he does "bleed orange." For 35 seasons he's either played or coached at that school. He was a hell of a recruiter (for a time), but was a bit cowardly when it came to his calls. I'll miss him, even though I always said I wouldn't. Seventeen years is too long to stay in a position. Period. Just ask Joe Pa and Bobby Bowden (Penn State's current record not-withstanding).
So, while I'm looking forward to a brand new chapter in UT football, I'm worried that I'm not going to like our latest scapegoat. If we could get a decent quarterback and a running back with some sticky gloves...we'd at least beat Auburn, UCLA, or South Carolina.
When it's time to change, then it's time to change:
Dude...can you believe that Maureen McCormick became a coke whore? AND wrote a book about it? Well...I can...
Seriously...Brunie's on Saturday. Starts early, 8:30.
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