Fulmer told Tony Barnhart (and anyone else that'll listen for that matter) that he wants to coach again starting next season. Although, he wants to go to a school that is "committed to winning championships."
The types of jobs that I could see opening next year that would be interested in Fulmer are South Carolina and Louisville.
Fulmer turns 59 in a few days, and South Carolina's last two coaching hires would suggest that they aren't afraid to go after an older formerly successful coach. But you have to imagine they've been there and done that now. If Spurrier walks away this year, I think Tommy Tuberville, Skip Holtz, Charlie Strong, and Gary Patterson (ties to the SC AD) will get the first looks there. Plus, there's the argument that SC isn't committed to winning championships.
Which brings me back to Louisville. They've been to a BCS Bowl, and Fulmer would resonate as a hire there. He also knows the recruiting territory better than anyone else they could possibly get. Will they go that route? Can they even afford him? Who knows.
But UGA opens the 2011 schedule at home against Louisville. It would take that game to a whole new level of intriguing. That's for sure.
PWD
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That would indeed make the Louisville game more interesting.
As an aside, the Gator love fest on ESPN right now is making me sick. Yeah, we don't need to play the games this season, for it is impossible for the Gators to not destroy every team in the SEC...Impossible.
I think Fulmer will end up at Texas A&M instead of Louisville.
Anon 1:40, I would have to think that if the Aggies were going to make a move they'd look at a former Aggie defensive coordinator. I'm pretty sure that if I were an AD, I'd consider Tubberville before Fulmer. But that's just me.
The fact that Fulmer has to play the Terry Bowden card tells me that he's not getting any calls. Conversely, Tubs being out of the headlines probably means ol Jimmy already has him at the top of some lists.
Jman, Nothing can top the USC '05 lovefest. ESPN was already asking how they stacked up against the "Greatest Teams of All Time." That didn't turn out too well for the Trojans. Hopefully the gators will suffer the same fate.
Brad,
Hopefully the Gators will suffer a worse fate. USC won all of their games in 2005 until they barely lost to Texas. If the Gators suffer the same fate, that will mean ungood things for all the rest of us in the SEC.
Schlabach wrote that article about Florida not having to play any games this year.
My theory is twofold:
1) he is subtly pointing out how pansy-ass Florida's schedule is
2) he is trying to jinx Florida the only way he can as a sports journalist
It would be nice, though, to get at least a little bit of homer-ism on ESPN to balance out the bandwagon-ism that is the entire network.
The Gators losing is always good for this Dawg. I'll say that.
I bet Tuberville is at the top of Miami's list. Randy Shannon isn't very good and they could realistically start 0-4 this year.
When the hell are they going to figure out the cutoff for the Florida game? This is beyond ridiculous.
Phil sounds awfully pretentious for an obese 59 year old who was fired (in part) because of a perceived lack of desire, doesn't he? There are only 30 or so schools that fit Fulmer's requirements and very few of those are going to be looking for a new coach next year. Given SC's experiences, I doubt many ADs are going to want to go with someone like Fulmer (although I agree Tuberville would get a good look by Miami).
Our ticket office doesn't have a clue. Obviously, taking the # of seats in AllTel and dividing it by 2 takes an extremely long time and needs to be recalculated every year.
South Carolina: "Where old coaches go to die".
Sports Dawg:
I think you mean: "Where Ol' Ball Coaches go to die"... I think Spurrier will die at SC. He is just too darn close to Augusta National to want to leave. For him it's like a retirement home with a million plus salary - he doesnt even have to win.
Yeah, it's extremely tough to read an article written by a UGA grad praising Florida football.
But I guess he doesn't want to be perceived as a Homer.
Boehm
Said article praising/jinxing the Gayturds also mentions this:
"Shouldn't SEC commissioner Michael Slive just hand the SEC East trophy to [Florida]? ... Maybe Slive could let Georgia freshman Orson Charles hand the trophy to Florida coach Urban Meyer. Maybe Charles wouldn't break this one (he shattered the 2006 BCS national championship trophy by bumping into it during a recruiting trip to Florida)."
It would be awesome if we knocked Florida off their high horse with Orson on our team! How ironic would that be?! GO DAWGS!
And here is the link to the article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/preview09/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=4413467
Florida already has enough homers at ESPN in Andrews, Palmer, and Mark May (who would rather eat his young than say anything positive about UGA).
Would it be too much to ask for Schlabach to at least be mildly skeptical? I guess he has to buy the ESPN party line, but jeez.
Gosh, Fulmer has but on a LOT of weight. He is HUGE.
Cackalacky! The Legacy Destroyer! I'd love to see Sir Phatness don the chicken suit. Phat Phil ain't worth a broke pulley bone without David Cutcliffe. Is there a Krispy Kreme in Columbia?
Crake,
I thought May was a USC homer? Maybe he just rolls with whoever is the best team at the time (and keeps a spare Yankees cap and ManU jersey around when he can't figure who is on top).
You're right...he was. He's really more of an anti-Georgia homer than a pro-Florida one. He really just likes whoever he thinks will make him look like he knows what the hell he's doing.
I agree that Miami or A&M are logical next stops for Tubs. Phulmer, I just don't know. Louisville might be his only real shot. He's gonna be a tough hire for some AD to sell.
As for SC's next hire, I wouldn't take my eyes off of Former SC LB and current Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, either.
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