Wyoming 13 - Tennessee 7
A couple of questions:
- Is this the worst loss in the history of the University of Tennessee?
- The 2008 team has now tied Johnny Majors' initial squad for most losses in one year, with two games still to play where the Vols will almost certainly be underdogs. I'll save one sliver of hope that the troops might rally against Kentucky for Fulmer's finale, but what do they have to play for in two weeks at Vanderbilt if they didn't play for anything today? And if this does become the worst team in the history of the program, isn't it pathetic that we'll have to tag that with Fulmer for the rest of his life? "Forced to resign after leading the Vols to the worst season in the history of the program." If he took us to the mountaintop, don't we also have to say that he left us in the valley?
- Is there a single soul who regrets the move now?
- On the bright side, isn't it impossible for whoever comes in here next now to not have a season that's considered an improvement in 2009? If we'd won out and won our bowl game for the coach that these players said they cared so much about, there would be some positive momentum to live up to for the new guy. Now, anything resembling an offense and anything more than 0-12 would be something to improve upon. So you can be sad that 6-6 in 2009 would be favorable...or you can try and hope this makes everything easier in general for the next head coach.
"Rock bottom is a college education." - Danny DeVito, Death to Smoochy
Let's hope so.
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I'm just stunned. I feel like one of those people you see footage of after a disaster where they just keep staring off into space. I would have never in my wildest imagination had a nightmare where we dropped a game to Wyoming (!!!) at NEYLAND STADIUM on homecoming.
I need some elaboration Will.
"Is there anyone soul that regrets the move?"
Are you implying that this loss adds fuel to the fire for kicking him out? Or do you think it's a reason to have kept him?
About improving, are you saying that Fulmer left us so low that if we even get someone who can count to 10 then we will have improved?
The loss adds fuel to the fire. Anyone who blames Mike Hamilton for this loss needs to remember that Mike Hamilton doesn't wear a helmet or a headset. This offense is the definition of terrible.
I don't think the overall state of the program is in the toilet, though 2008 clearly is. You'll need to see what happens in 2009 to know if this is one horrible nightmare or the beginning of something even worse. Either way, a fair and balanced analysis of Fulmer's career at Tennessee now has to include both the National Championship in 98 and this total debacle of 2008. This four year class at Tennessee from 2005-08 has seen lower depths than most.
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