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Willingham, the Alumni are really unhappy and the school basically gave him this year to do something. I think he gets clipped right at the end of the season, Fat Phil and Charlie (Little Tuna? Seriously, how can you call this guy "little" anything.) Will probably survive the year.
 
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It seems rather obvious that Willingham's performance is worst and the upside for his team is questionable, so I suppose he probably will be first to go.

Personally, I think if Weis loses five games this year he may be just as vulnerable.
 
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OCBucksFan;1270013; said:
Charlie (Little Tuna? Seriously, how can you call this guy "little" anything.) Will probably survive the year.
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It's my understading that he picked up that nickname while coaching in the same league as Bill "Tuna" Parcells. Ego wise it's a pretty even match.
 
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Bucklion;1270109; said:
It appears Greg Robinson at Syracuse will actually be the first to go...when the AD calls ESPN to defend the school's athletic program by citing their field hockey record, the football coach is meat.
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Agree, but of the three choices suggested Ty will be the first to go, and probably the only one this year. Fulmer can always fire his assistants, shake up the staff, and flash his national championship ring. Weis has the ridiculous contract and the youth argument.

Willingham, however, will not go to the unemployment line alone.

I'd think Greg Robinson (Syracuse), Al Groh (Virginia), and Chuck Long (San Diego State) are all among the coaches living week to week. For them its not a question of if they'll be fired, but rather if they'll be fired later this afternoon.

Dave Wannstedt, Mike Stoops, Mike Price, and Kirk Ferentz should probably have their resumes current as well.
 
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Dryden;1270190; said:
Agree, but of the three choices suggested Ty will be the first to go, and probably the only one this year. Fulmer can always fire his assistants, shake up the staff, and flash his national championship ring. Weis has the ridiculous contract and the youth argument.

Willingham, however, will not go to the unemployment line alone.

I'd think Greg Robinson (Syracuse), Al Groh (Virginia), and Chuck Long (San Diego State) are all among the coaches living week to week. For them its not a question of if they'll be fired, but rather if they'll be fired later this afternoon.

Dave Wannstedt, Mike Stoops, Mike Price, and Kirk Ferentz should probably have their resumes current as well.
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Yep, and I don't think Bobby Bowden is that safe either. AND if Joe Pa gets hit by Illinois, Wisconsin and OSU he might have a difficult time hanging on.
 
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They're booing in Knoxville too.

UT's Fulmer: 'We know what we're doing'

KNOXVILLE ? Phillip Fulmer's weekly media gathering Tuesday turned into a State of the Program session.
The Tennessee coach was unabashedly animated and remarkably candid on a wide range of topics, including the criticism he has received, his leadership, the team's toughness and enduring the booing from Vols fans.
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ON THE FRUSTRATION OF UT FANS

"I don't listen to any talk radio, I don't listen to any news, I don't read the newspaper. I go back to work. I don't have my head in the sand, either. I know I'm not happy so how in the heck is anybody else happy. The ones you worry about is your family because they're out and about. My family and most coaches' families have pretty tough skin. That's part of it. It's not a perfect world."
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ON HIS VIEW OF UT FANS BOOING

"I would have booed a couple things that I saw out there if I'd have been in the stands. That goes with the territory when your fans are passionate about what they want to see on the field. I wouldn't have it any other way from that standpoint. Now, do I like to be booed? No. Do I want to be booed again? No. But if I stay in this profession, you don't think I'll have an opportunity to get booed?"
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Entire article: UT's Fulmer: 'We know what we're doing' | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean
 
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Phat Phil goes 1st (SEC speed) :biggrin:

Seriously though, it is a firing I'm rooting for heavily. I do a business with a fromer Vol from the late 80's early 90's. Dude ran his mouth something fierce before the season. Talking about painting our office orange and white "when" Tennessee wins the SEC this year.

The kicker was the week before opening day. Said LSU was going to be in for a dogfight without a QB against Appy St., while Tennessee was heading out west to "handle a quality Pac-10 opponent".

Haven't heard from him since :confused:
 
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Nutriaitch;1270747; said:
Phat Phil goes 1st (SEC speed) :biggrin:

Seriously though, it is a firing I'm rooting for heavily. I do a business with a fromer Vol from the late 80's early 90's. Dude ran his mouth something fierce before the season. Talking about painting our office orange and white "when" Tennessee wins the SEC this year.

The kicker was the week before opening day. Said LSU was going to be in for a dogfight without a QB against Appy St., while Tennessee was heading out west to "handle a quality Pac-10 opponent".

Haven't heard from him since :confused:
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We Gators call that Volsheimers disease....we see it most every year.
 
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Willingham's future at Washington forever in doubt

Few days go by in Seattle without a discussion about Tyrone Willingham's future as the Huskies' head coach. And this week, with Washington coming off a bye, the topic is back with a vengeance.
The Huskies are 0-3 after losses to Oregon, BYU and Oklahoma - all Top 25 teams at the time (Oregon has since dropped out). And the view from up north is that an 0-4 start, with a home loss to Stanford on Saturday night, would be a disaster, sealing Willingham's fate as a soon-to-be-fired coach.
If the Huskies lose to the Cardinal, who are 3 1/2-point underdogs, it will be the first 0-4 start of Willingham's coaching career.
Willingham said Tuesday he hopes his team's first three games, perhaps the most difficult opening stretch in the country, will be useful over the final nine games.
"The thing our guys can understand on a numerical level is nine is greater than three and there's a lot we can do," Willingham said. "That doesn't mean what we have remaining is easy, but we do know we've played some of the best teams in the country."
Willingham spent seven years as the head coach at Stanford, compiling a 44-36-1 record. His record as a head coach at Notre Dame and Washington is 32-47 since. He hasn't coached a team to a winning season since leading the Irish to a 10-2 mark in 2002.
Washington athletic director Scott Woodward has said he will make no decisions about Willingham's future until the end of the season.
Willingham said Monday that he has not thought about the consequences of starting 0-4.
"You want to win the next game and that's always been my focus," Willingham said. "I try not to get caught up too far in front or too far behind, and stay in the moment. That's what I'm always telling myself and always telling our football team."
Huskies' deflated D: Statistics are not kind to Washington's defense. The Huskies are ranked 118th in total defense, allowing 520.67 yards a game. And they are giving up 222.3 yards on the ground, for a ranking of 112 out of 119 teams. There are six freshmen and sophomores starting for the defense.
"If you asked (defensive coordinator) Ed Donatell, he would not be pleased with that kind of defense," Willingham said. "We've done some things well at some points, but we've got to grow and get better. We are putting pressure on young guys to step their game up. And it's hard to do without some experience."

Entire article: Willingham's future at Washington forever in doubt
 
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Dryden;1270190; said:
Agree, but of the three choices suggested Ty will be the first to go, and probably the only one this year. Fulmer can always fire his assistants, shake up the staff, and flash his national championship ring. Weis has the ridiculous contract and the youth argument.

Willingham, however, will not go to the unemployment line alone.

I'd think Greg Robinson (Syracuse), Al Groh (Virginia), and Chuck Long (San Diego State) are all among the coaches living week to week. For them its not a question of if they'll be fired, but rather if they'll be fired later this afternoon.

Dave Wannstedt, Mike Stoops, Mike Price, and Kirk Ferentz should probably have their resumes current as well.
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Oh yeah, out of the 3, Ty is toast...everything is his fault at like, you know, 35 programs or so :slappy:
 
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Dryden;1270190; said:
Agree, but of the three choices suggested Ty will be the first to go, and probably the only one this year. Fulmer can always fire his assistants, shake up the staff, and flash his national championship ring. Weis has the ridiculous contract and the youth argument.

Willingham, however, will not go to the unemployment line alone.

I'd think Greg Robinson (Syracuse), Al Groh (Virginia), and Chuck Long (San Diego State) are all among the coaches living week to week. For them its not a question of if they'll be fired, but rather if they'll be fired later this afternoon.

Dave Wannstedt, Mike Stoops, Mike Price, and Kirk Ferentz should probably have their resumes current as well.
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And I don't know who the hell is coaching at Washington State, but after that 66-3 loss to Cal they'd better be on Monster.com too.
 
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