This totally unrelated photo makes me smile (Image: Hipple)
One rumor out of Knoxville says Phil Fulmer called the plays for the Vols during the 4th quarter of their game against NIU. The exact moment Phat Phil took over was roughly the 12 minute mark when the Vols called eight consecutive running plays for 45 yards before giving up a sack and then missing a basic 32 yard field goal.
Dave Clawson, UT's offensive coordinator, doesn't think that calling plays in the SEC is all that hard. His results would disagree. The beef many Vols fans have historically had with Fulmer is his conservative nature, and his unwillingness to open things up. However, the Clawson Spread Experiment is a failure at least partially because of the lack of a commitment to the running game. A greater, Fulmer-driven emphasis on pounding the rock could be troublesome for the Dawgs without a healthy Ellerbe to clog the middle.
In more comical news, EDSBS has a great look at the troubles at Tennessee. The article called "10 Signs Your Program has Arrived at the Edge of the World" is a classic. All of the links are solid gold. Particularly the non-fiction news that Arian Foster is only doing interviews in his native dialect of Pterodactyl.
See Also:
- -- Fulmer on Georgia - GoVols.com
-- Dawgs prepare for G-Gun - ABH
-- The Clock Strikes 10 - Chattanooga TFP
-- The Game is Simple. Clawson is not - Tennessee's Scout.com site
-- Dawgs need big game from Moreno - Savannah News
-- Blue is a great color on Cutcliff - Blutarsky
-- Richt on penalties - AJC
-- Trying to get past injuries - DawgPost
-- OLine needs to help Moreno - ABH
-- News out of Georgia - RockyTopTalk
-- Tickets: UGA vs. Tennessee
