John Pennington, Coach Phillip Fulmer, and the Ghost of General Neyland
Saturday, October 29th, 2005John Pennington has an excellent piece on GoVolsXtra today (subscription required) featuring a fictional conversation between Tennessee Volunteer head coach Phillip Fulmer and the ghost of former head coach General Robert R. Neyland.
Fulmer is studying tape when the ghost of Neyland enters and starts doling out advice, including when to throw, when to quick kick, etc. After dispensing his tips, Neyland prepares to leave because he’s got to get back to his game against Bear Bryant and Alabama:
“You know how the Bear couldn’t beat me in life? Streak’s still intact.”
Fulmer mulls this over. “General, why don’t you sit back down and tell me a little more about this quick-kick idea. By the way, how do you handle the call-in shows?”
Neyland looks bewildered.
“They don’t have call-in shows in the afterlife?”
“They do but not in heaven.”
An excellent piece, John.
