No more Mr. Nice Guy?
Tennessee Volunteer head football coach Phillip Fulmer — widely known and often criticized for his forced, agonized grin and hand-clapping after mistakes — is calling names. A few of his more memorable comments overheard at Saturday’s spring scrimmage:
- “You look like an old woman!”
- “We’re not very mean upfront yet. It just looks like two butterflies making love out there to be honest with you.”
- Regarding the many players in green, no-contact jerseys: “It’s not 100 percent their fault but I call them greenie weenies.”
March 31st, 2006 at 12:16 am
[...] BUT, things are looking up. Manning Manufacturer David Cutcliffe is back, and thanks to last year’s season-long heartbreak, the players are listening to the new coach. They’re learning to practice. Fast break football, they’re calling it. A tongue-lashing awaits if you run to the next practice drill station but walk the last two steps. Make that two tongue lashings — one for each step. Receivers are being punished for dropping passes, and they must catch 100 balls before they can go home. Linemen are losing weight. Coach Fulmer, he of the pinched grin and hand-clapping after every mistake, is warming up to insulting his players on a regular basis. Things are looking dire, and that’s exactly why things are looking up. [...]