The CheckerBoard

^^^^ This. That is why "I am leaving to spend more time with my family" or "I am leaving for personal reasons" is a euphemism for "I am being fired and am trying to save face.

As an outsider, I don't believe there is a magic number. That is an idiotic way to do business. Tennessee needs to be competitive in every game. Not that I want this to happen, but anything copuld happen. Your best 3 QB's could get injured in a freak slip-n-slide accident. A "number" is irrelavent. Your AD needs to see that the program is moving in the right direction.

CDD should not be on the hotseat. This is the Mark Richt thing all over again. There was a trainwreck to clean up called CLK. I believe Dooley is the only coach to have a losing record over the last 2 years and still pull in top recruiting classes.

This should be the bounce back year for UT. I happen to believe that UGA will win the east (because I am a fan) but I expect you guys to be second in the east. Like I said the other day, 10 wins is very acheivable. But I am just a troll, what do I know.

This whole situation reminds me of a football player back in high school that I played baseball with. The guy had so much talent, he legit could have gone high D-1, which says alot for my alma mater. Two-way star. Only thing was, he was a freakin head case in the locker rooms, Very prima donna, had no respect for authority. His grades were in the toilet too. Anyways, our junior year, he had a great year in football. IIRC, I believe some of Fulmer's staff came to see him play one game. Fulmer himself wasn't there though, apparently, because he was watching Hightower play in Lewisberg. Well, fast forward to the following summer before our senior year. The kid did not show up for a single workout ALL summer. Just figured he could show up for fall practice, and start right away. First game comes around against Hightower and Lewisberg, he fumbles 3 times, two of which were caused by Hightower. The 2nd game, fumbled 3 more times! I couldn't figure out if he was doing on purpose or what, but his teammates greatly resented his presence in the locker room. He hadn't worked out with the team, etc. His playing time was greatly diminished, and he eventually left the team.

Never seen a greater waste of talent. We all knew he could do BIG things athletically, but mentally, he just didn't get it at all, just like Rogers doesn't. Inmy experience, guys like Rogers never do fully grasp things until it's too late.