What have you done for me lately?

November 3, 2008

Phillip Fulmer and the athletic directors at the University of Tennessee have planned a press conference for today and reports have it that he will not be returning after this season. This comes at no surprise to me only because I realize that all coaches are on the ropes if they aren’t getting to bowl games. Its a “show me what you have done for me lately” kind of world out there folks. This year has been especially bad considering it will more than likely be a second losing season in 4 years. Its obvious to me that Tennessee has had a problem with a lack of recruiting. I have no problem with this move because the press has been questioning how long he will be in office after all the losses this year. When I think about it, they won 10 games last season and actually went to the SEC championship…so the question I have for you is this: Is it ridiculous to fire a coach (or have him step down as in this case) for a losing season after a season of double digit wins? This season however the lack of recruiting has really hurt them. They are ranked 114th in both points per game (17.0) and Total Yards Per Game (272.4yds). They are the joke of the SEC. My only question is why this was not done back in 2005 when they went 5-6 and had a ton of arrests on the team. Oh well, I guess they just wanted to try to give him a couple of years or something. After the loss to South Carolina Fulmer stop getting a regular paycheck and will now get 6 million over 2 years.

Lets look forward to the future. Who do we have that fit into an SEC power hungry school like Tennessee? I can tell you would I would put at the top of my list. Two words, Will Muschamp…thats right, the recently pwned University of Texas defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. He was a finalist for the Broyles Award last season. He has played in the SEC with Auburn and LSU. I am hoping he will say no and stay another year with Mack Brown and Colt Mccoy. Another guy I look to is Lane Kiffin who is the recently fired Oakland Raiders head coach. His resume consists of Fresno State (Quarterbacks Coach), Colorado State (offensive line coach), USC (Tight Ends Coach, Offensive Line Coach, and Offensive Coordinator), and finally with the Oakland Raiders Head Coach from 2007-2008. This guy has done it all, and is an offensive oriented guy who could probably do some good at Tennessee plus he might have some pull with some California JUCO and high school football players. Those two are by far the front runners in my book but some others to look at are Boise State’s head coach Chris Peterson, Cincinatti’s coach Brian Kelly, and Mike Leach of Texas Tech (whoa…yes I just wrote that…that dude will listen to anyone).

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