Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Fulmer's farewell should begin with a Tennessee win over Wyoming

It's been an emotional week for the University of Tennessee family. It isn't every day that the program makes a coaching change even though many could see this coming.

The most difficult aspect of Phillip Fulmer's leaving as head coach is that he is exactly the type of man I would want to lead our program. It goes beyond his success on the field. He is a man that clearly loves the school. As he became choked with emotion at the press conference on Monday, we watched a man whose heart was breaking. It's tough to walk away from something you love, but Fulmer is doing so with integrity and dignity.

For the fans who wanted him removed, I hope all of them will now take time to pay tribute to him for what he provided the school. There are two home games remaining, and I hope most of you will try to attend one of those games. He deserves more than to coach his remaining games at Tennessee in front of a half-empty stadium.

As for this week's opponent, Wyoming comes to town mirroring the Volunteers. They also have a 3-6 record and have struggled on offense. They have scored only 13 touchdowns all season. Because of this, it will likely be a low scoring game that Tennessee will pull out in the second half.

It's likely to be a somber affair.

The pick: Tennessee 27 Wyoming 10

Other SEC picks: LSU over Alabama, Georgia over Kentucky, Florida over Vanderbilt, South Carolina over Arkansas, Auburn over Tennessee-Martin

Last week: 5-2 (.714), Overall: 55-17 (.764)

4 comments:

Mister Jimmy said...

It's true what the song says:
"Everybody loves a winner.
But when you lose, you lose along."

Chris Martin said...

That's true. But Fulmer has gotten a lot of help losing this year.

Chris Martin said...

Wyoming 13 Tennessee 7. It's official: Tennessee is the worst team in the SEC. I know we beat Mississippi State, but there is no other conclusion to draw after today's effort.

Joltin' Django said...

Ugly, ugly. Given what I saw during the KY-GA game today, I'm of the opinion that Tennessee's on track to lose to Kentucky by no fewer than two touchdowns. Two touchdowns. Against Kentucky!

And UT fans thought the '88 season was bad!