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Fulmer takes the blame
Posted Saturday, September 20, 2008, at 7:20 PM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
KNOXVILLE -- "That loss is on me," Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said. "I'm a big boy, broad shoulders, I can handle it." It's hard to blame just one person for what happened at Neyland Stadium today. Florida recovered two fumbles and scored 17 points in the first 10:18 to set the tone for a 30-6 win over the Volunteers. The most consistent questions afterwards were "Are you embarrassed?" and "How frustrated are you with your offense inside the 20?" Fulmer didn't shy away from the former, admitting, "I'm a professional. What we did out on the field today did not look like I wanted it to look. If you want to call that embarrassed, I'm not embarrassed by the effort of our team, I'm not embarrassed about the effort that we put into preparation." The problem child, on this afternoon at least, appears to be special teams. The Vols knew going in not to kick the ball to Brandon James. They did anyways. The junior from St. Augustine, Fla., burned them with a 52-yard kickoff return to the Tennessee 44 to start the game. James pushed UT over the hot coals again with a 78-yard punt return for a score with 4:42 to go in the opening quarter. To make matters worse, in a rivalry where the victor usually wins the battle on the ground, the Vols averaged only 3.1 yards per carry. "I'm very disappointed that we did not give ourselves a chance to be successful. We've played three ballgames. There's a lot of football left to be played this season," Fulmer said. Tennessee is scheduled to be back on CBS at 2:30 this coming Saturday at Auburn. Stay tuned to see if the Orange and White give themselves a chance in that one. Comments Showing comments in chronological order [Show most recent comments first] |
Danny Parker is sports editor of the Times-Gazette.
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Florida has a good team, but we looked like amateurs. I don't often turn a game off early, but this one was too painful.
Something seemed wrong with our desire to win. I also don't get involved in coaching comments but Fulmer NEEDS to take the blame. The team spirit seemed to be missing.
When the team makes the same mistakes over and over, it's their coaching. I've followed Tenn football for over 30 years and I haven't seen the fans down like this in a long time.
We need new blood on Rocky Top!
All I hear is people gripping If these people think they can do a better job why don't they put in their resume for the job.People want Fulmer out be careful what you wish for.
Steve Spurrier may have already applied for a job ......reckon?? LOL
Poor Fat Phil, BYE BYE & Good Riddance ! See Ya Great Pumpkin'... It has been a long time coming. Oh Yeah !! ROLL TIDE !! HAHAHAHA !!! :)
Breaking News:
Phil Fulmer has announced that he will be resigning from his position as head coach of the TN Vols, immediately.
He has accepted a position with FEMA, after proving his ability to evacuate 100,000 people in less than 2 hours.
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Haha! Somebody just sent me this and I couldn't resist posting it.
it is fulmers fault. UT is a storied program and they are one of the nations elite, or used to be. Something has gone terribly wrong with recruiting when we have to settle for crompton as our quarterback. Our new offensive coordinator has a good idea about putting the ball in the hands of playmakers. Now if we had a quarterback that could do that. Its easy to see that the game hasn't slowed down for him yet and that is understandable. But I don't see the raw talent behind the rookie mistakes. I thought Casey Clauson was bad. By the time the game slows down for him, we will be finishing last in the SEC.