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Title: Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder Post by: BanditVol on December 06, 2012, 07:18:38 EST http://outkickthecoverage.com/phil-fulmer-goes-back-to-the-future-at-tennessee.php What I didn't realize is that Snyder's last four years at KSU were worse than Fulmer's last four at UT. And of course, Fulmer is far younger than Snyder. Again, I am not advocating for Fulmer, but there is definitely a point where he is the best option, regardless of what occurred before. 101st has a good point that it will make us look really foolish if we just finished paying him $6 M and then re-hire him. So maybe he is an option after the NEXT coach. :naughty: Really just posted for informational purposes though. Thought it was an interesting comparison. Title: Re: Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder Post by: Creek Walker on December 06, 2012, 07:22:18 EST Snyder wasn't fired. Fulmer was. That's the only comparison one needs to make.
I'm not ruling it out, because I know some of the boosters with some pull want him back. But I do think it would be stupid. Title: Re: Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder Post by: 101stDad on December 06, 2012, 07:23:49 EST Big difference: Snyder wasn't fired after his first tenure at K-State. He retired, and he was still in good graces with the University, so much in fact that they named the stadium after him. He wasn't a divisive issue among the fan base as Fulmer was and still is.
Title: Re: Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder Post by: Jethro on December 06, 2012, 07:30:29 EST Big difference: Snyder wasn't fired after his first tenure at K-State. He retired, and he was still in good graces with the University, so much in fact that they named the stadium after him. He wasn't a divisive issue among the fan base as Fulmer was and still is. Hiring Fulmer again, even though he is a Vol through and through, would be like giving up. Title: Re: Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder Post by: 73Volgrad on December 06, 2012, 07:38:00 EST Jethro, it would be giving up. Fulmer was and is nothing without Cutcliffe, who was the real UT head coach. Phil was the front man.
Title: Re: Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder Post by: BanditVol on December 06, 2012, 07:54:20 EST Jethro, it would be giving up. Fulmer was and is nothing without Cutcliffe, who was the real UT head coach. Phil was the front man. I wouldn't go that far, not at all. Cut was the best we were offensively under Fulmer, by a mile, and definitely contributed to the overall team discipline, but Chavis did his part also. Fulmer was not a bad coach, and even toward the end was not as bad as some. IMO. Title: Re: Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder Post by: murfvol on December 06, 2012, 08:39:35 EST Fulmer was a great head coach. Great. That having been said to my knowledge he never understood how things went south at the end of his first tenure. Without that understanding I don't think it would be wise to have him return.
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