But nothing bothered Briscoe more than the idea that the offense was on a two-year timetable.
"Hearing that from (Latrell Scott) was really upsetting," he said. "Putting an offense in at this level, you can't have a year for it to take effect - not at this level, especially not at Tennessee. We expect to be able to win every week.
"That offense wasn't putting us there. That offense held us back a lot."
Josh Briscoe has been one of the most vocal Vols throughout the Fulmer forced resignation process, and this story from KNS sheds more light on the Clawfense's struggles and ultimate failure.
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Briscoe was asked if he was surprised that after the way the offense performed, Clawson got a better job.
"I don’t think ‘surprised’ is the word," he said. "He must be a great interviewer."
"Florida didnt win their first SEC title until 1991 and now they think they invented football."
-Ron Zook
by rustytanton on Jan 17, 2009 9:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hah
Will, you beat me by five minutes. Just posted the same thing.
Randy Sanders took the fall for 2005, and Clawson seems to be taking the brunt of the blame for 2008. It’s becoming clear, though, that The Clawfense takes a couple of years to install, and, like Briscoe said, we didn’t have the time or patience for that. I can’t remember whether this was a post by hooper or a conversation I had with him, but at some point last season he was telling me about something he’d seen that indicated that Clawson did fine the first year if he had an experienced QB, but that if he didn’t, it took two years.
I think (and hope, actually) that time will tell and that it will say that Clawson is a good coach and that his system generally ends up working.
Go Vols!
by Joel on Jan 17, 2009 9:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great minds...
I remember sitting at the Cal game in ‘06 and thinking "Man, I really feel sorry for Randy Sanders, because he’s about to get blamed for everything that went wrong now that we’re doing something right." I think a fair percentage will blame/are blaming Clawson…but if the Vols do really well next year, more people are going to blame Fulmer for 100% of it and forget Clawson’s part (whatever percentage that may be), which upsets me even more.
He does have time at Bowling Green, and I’m sure he’ll put something together up there. Just goes to show you, again, the ramifications of one decision when you do things on as high a level as we do in Knoxville.
by Will on Jan 17, 2009 9:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I read this last night and noticed something amusing/annoying. I know I sound like a broken record when I complain about the commenters at GVX, but here I go again. Last night they were lambasting Briscoe for saying the same things about Clawson that they had been saying all season. Going on and on about how he shouldn’t say such things and he just sounded like a baby and blah blah blah. I just don’t get it. I think a psychologist could gain valuable information regarding the human brain by reading those comment threads. I need someone with a PhD to explain it to me.
Anywho… I think this is a pretty damning interview from a player who really loved Coach Fulmer. Clawson may have been a great hire at another time, but with Florida and Alabama on the rise, we just couldn’t afford a year of taking a step back. Whoever mentioned Sanders/Cutcliffe above brings up an interesting point. I think the biggest challenge both Sanders and Clawson faced was that they both followed one of the greatest coaches/offensive coordinators in the game.
Oh well. Hopefully Clawson will have great success at Bowling Green and this will all be distant memory to all of us.
by rblakeh on Jan 17, 2009 10:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
“We had the attitude to just play hard and finish hard as best as we could. For the most part, we did that – except for Wyoming.”
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
by Hooper on Jan 17, 2009 11:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Question...
Are you suuuure that shouldn’t be a “YESSSSSSS!!!!!”?
You know, inquiring minds want to know! :)
by Aerobab on Jan 17, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh.
I’m torn, actually. I know what that win meant to Wyoming (even if it didn’t save the coach’s job). For so many years, they’d lose those kinds of games in the waning minutes that it was liberating to come out on top for once. Between that and the Las Vegas Bowl win over UCLA, Wyoming can’t complain too much about Joe Glenn.
by Hooper on Jan 17, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Briscoe was the one who stood up for the atheltic department.
Remember the furor over the student ticket prices? Briscoe, as the representative of the football team to the athletic department, was the one who spent time addressing students’ concerns. He answered a considerable number of questions on the protest facebook site that was set up and did a lot to keep the students from going into complete revolt over the whole thing.
If any of the players should have the podium to discuss the last year, it should be him. He’s well-spoken, respectful, and honest. I think his take is very fair.
by Hooper on Jan 17, 2009 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs















