Phillip Fulmer as a senior on the 1971 Vols
We all knew this day would come eventually, but that doesn’t make it any less sad. Ultimately, Phillip Fulmer was crushed by the weight of expectations created by his own success during 30 years as a player, assistant and head coach at Tennessee. He is a class act who gave more to the school than most of us will ever realize, and I hope history remembers him well.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel has a good retrospective on his career here.
Unless something changes between now and 5 p.m., Coach Fulmer will be allowed to coach the Vols for the rest of the season. I’m planning to take a road trip to Knoxville Nov. 29 to catch his last home game if anyone wants to come with me.
Results
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
| Archibald Throngbow | 10 |
| Griftdrift | 10 |
| Rusty | 10 |
| Ben K | 9 |
| Garrett | 8 |
| rugbyfan | 8 |
| Tony | 8 |
| Sara | 7 |
| Tony Ventry | 7 |
| Alyssa | 6 |
| Carl Lindecrantz | 6 |
| Jen | 5 |
| Reginald | 5 |
The tiebreaker this week is refreshingly uncomplicated compared with last week. Archibald, Griftdrift, and I each scored ten points. Archibald was the only one of us to correctly pick Texas Tech to win, so he is this week’s winner.
The full results spreadsheet for week 10 is here. If you find an error, let me know and I’ll adjust the results.
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
| Rusty | 98 |
| Carl Lindecrantz | 90 |
| Griftdrift | 88 |
| Ben K | 86 |
| Garrett | 85 |
| Tony | 84 |
| rugbyfan | 81 |
| Tony Ventry | 80 |
| Jen | 79 |
| Archibald Throngbow | 78 |
| Sara | 78 |
| Alyssa | 77 |
| Reginald | 71 |
The full overall standings with week-by-week scores can be found here. If you find an error, let me know and I’ll adjust the results.
Week 11 schedule
| Time | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 PM ET | Northern Illinois at Ball State (18) | Ball State by 9.5 |
| Time | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 PM ET | Texas Christian (11) at Utah (9) | Texas Christian by 2.5 |
| Time | Game | Line |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM ET | Georgia Tech (20) at North Carolina (19) | North Carolina by 4 |
| 12:30 PM ET | Georgia (14) at Kentucky | Georgia by 11.5 |
| 12:00 PM ET | Ohio State (12) at Northwestern (25) | Ohio State by 11 |
| 12:00 PM ET | Purdue at Michigan State (17) | Michigan State by 10 |
| 2:00 PM ET | Utah State at Boise State (10) | Boise State by 31.5 |
| 2:00 PM ET | San Diego State at Brigham Young (16) | Brigham Young by 31.5 |
| 3:30 PM ET | Alabama (1) at Louisiana State (15) | Alabama by 3 |
| 3:30 PM ET | Penn State (2) at Iowa | Penn State by 7.5 |
| 3:30 PM ET | Oklahoma (4) at Texas A&M | Oklahoma by 25 |
| 3:30 PM ET | Clemson at Florida State (24) | Florida State by 6.5 |
| 7:00 PM ET | Cincinnati at West Virginia (23) | West Virginia by 8 |
| 7:00 PM ET | Kansas State at Missouri (13) | Missouri by 26 |
| 8:00 PM ET | California (22) at Southern California (6) | Southern California by 17.5 |
| 8:00 PM ET | Oklahoma State (8) at Texas Tech (3) | Texas Tech by 3 |
| 8:00 PM ET | Florida (5) at Vanderbilt | Florida by 24 |
| TBA | Baylor at Texas (7) | Texas by 26 |
Game of the Week
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech. No commentary this week.
How to enter your picks
You read the rules, right?
The short version:
- You’re picking which teams won’t cover their spread. You must choose at least one team not to cover unless there is only one game being played that week.
- You’re also entering a predicted score for the Game of the Week, which cannot be the same as a predicted score another player enters.
Example:
Florida and Clemson don’t cover. Alabama wins the GOTW 19-14.
If I entered that, that means I think Florida and Clemson either would lose or not cover their spreads, and you then wouldn’t be able to predict a 19-14 win for Alabama.
Frankly, it is starting to look like a race for second place unless Rusty starts bombing every week.
Won’t cover:
TCU
UNC
BYU
‘Bama
West Virginia
Texas Tech
GOTW: Ok State - 38 Texas Tech 30 November 3rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
FWIW, I will miss Phil Fulmer. November 3rd, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Only FSU and UNC cover.
GOTW: FSU 3423410938134 Clemson the entire team goes to jail before the game.
Fulmer will be a welcome addition to FSU’s coaching staff. November 3rd, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Bama, west va, unc, ohio state, florida, and tcu wont cover GOTW: 21 Texas Tech 10 Oklahoma state. November 4th, 2008 at 1:03 am
TCU, Michigan St, UNC, Florida and Teas won’t cover. GOTW: Texas Tech 31, OK St 24. November 4th, 2008 at 8:08 am
Teas = Texas November 4th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Ball State, North Carolina, FSU, West Virginia, USC and Florida don’t cover.
GOTW Texas Tech 42, Oklahoma State 35 November 4th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
Will not cover: TCU; Georgia; Ohio St.; W. Virginia; Missouri; Florida
GOTW: Texas Tech 45 Oklahoma St. 42 November 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
TCU, North Cackalatia, USC, Florida
GOTW: Texas Tech 42 - 31 November 5th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
TCU, UNC, Michigan State, Oklahoma
GOTW Texas Tech 45, Oklahoma State 38 November 5th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Doesn’t cover: TCU, Ohio St, UNC, WVA don’t cover
GOTW: Texas Tech 39 - OSU 31 November 5th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Damn, I was too busy picking out drapes for the Oval Office to be bothered with submitting my picks on time..
Won’t Cover: North Carolina, FSU, West Virginia, USC
GotW: TT 38, OSU 31 November 5th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Penn St, West Va, Missouri, USC, Texas Tech, and Florida don’t cover.
OK St 31, Texas Tech 30 November 6th, 2008 at 9:59 am
TCU, USC, WVA, UNC, Texas Tech, Florida don’t cover.
GotW: OK St 45, Texas Tech 38 November 6th, 2008 at 11:40 am
FSU, Texas Tech, and Florida don’t cover.
OK State 27, Texas Tech 24 November 7th, 2008 at 10:13 pm