Stewart Mandel - COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAILBAG 09/16/2009

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Did the game in Knoxville last Saturday vindicate Phillip Fulmer and Dave Clawson? I saw a lot of the same-old, same-old from the same source.
-- R. Pointon, Ellicott City, Md.

...I know Clawson was a popular scapegoat for Tennessee fans last year, but the reality is he was vindicated the day Bowling Green made him its head coach. (The Falcons, it should be noted, nearly toppled Missouri last week.) He's a guy that's widely respected in the coaching profession -- as well as by many of the local media that covered him last season -- and anyone unfortunate enough to have watched last week's UCLA game could plainly see the Vols' offensive struggles have far more to do with talent than scheme....

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