Comments on: In Which McD Attempts Class And Dignity Upon The News Of Phil Fulmer’s Resignation http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/11/in-which-mcd-attempts-class-and-dignity-upon-the-news-of-phil-fulmers-resignation.html Goes Down Easy With Little Or No Aftertaste Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:48:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: McD http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/11/in-which-mcd-attempts-class-and-dignity-upon-the-news-of-phil-fulmers-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-7062 McD Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:34:58 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=3831#comment-7062 College football wouldn't exist without the good 'ol boy network. Fulmer got the job because he earned it AND everyone knew him to be a good guy. Then he, uh, un-earned his job. The moral is definitely nice guys finish last. Watch now "nice" everyone competing for the Tennessee job is. College football wouldn’t exist without the good ‘ol boy network. Fulmer got the job because he earned it AND everyone knew him to be a good guy. Then he, uh, un-earned his job. The moral is definitely nice guys finish last. Watch now “nice” everyone competing for the Tennessee job is.

]]> By: Mike http://rumorsandrants.com/2008/11/in-which-mcd-attempts-class-and-dignity-upon-the-news-of-phil-fulmers-resignation.html/comment-page-1#comment-7054 Mike Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:39:32 +0000 http://rumorsandrants.com/?p=3831#comment-7054 I'm pretty sure the soul of the SEC and college football were not hinging on Fulmer's success this year. If they were, then I think they were lost somewhere in the second half of that inexcusable loss to UCLA in the first week. A coaching hire based on patronage and the local good ol' boy nature has no place in competitive sports. Wins are scare and everybody wants them. Just because Fulmer played for UT and coached there for a long time doesn't mean UT is obligated to keep trotting him out there to get coached circles around by his peers. I’m pretty sure the soul of the SEC and college football were not hinging on Fulmer’s success this year. If they were, then I think they were lost somewhere in the second half of that inexcusable loss to UCLA in the first week.

A coaching hire based on patronage and the local good ol’ boy nature has no place in competitive sports. Wins are scare and everybody wants them. Just because Fulmer played for UT and coached there for a long time doesn’t mean UT is obligated to keep trotting him out there to get coached circles around by his peers.

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