Florida 59, Tennessee 20.

I could say no more and my point would get across, but I feel like saying more.

The most troubling part of the loss was the lack of heart displayed late in the ballgame. After Arian Foster and Erik Ainge fumbled the exchange on a handoff that was returned for a touchdown, the Vols effectively laid down and died. From the time the ball hit the ground Tennessee was outscored 31-0.

Even before that, though, the team was never really in that ballgame. It may have appeared they were on the scoreboard, but that was just false hope. The Vols were dominated in that game from start to finish.

Foster and LaMarcus Coker combined for just 20 touches. That's two of the three best offensive players the Vols have and they were sorely underused against the Gators.

Overall the Vols were outrushed 255-37. At halftime Erik Ainge had already thrown 29 passes, despite it being just a two possession game until late in the second quarter.

How could that possibly be when 15 out of the last 17 games between Tennessee and Florida have been won by the team that had more success running the football?

The 39-point loss is the largest margin of defeat during the Phil Fulmer era. Yes, a worse loss than was ever handed to the Vols by Steve Spurrier at Florida or Tom Osborne at Nebraska.

Something has got to change. I, as I'm sure many of you out there, don't follow Tennessee football to see a team go 9-4 yearly and that's about the most we can expect for the current team.

I'm not calling for any coaching changes right now. I don't believe in firing a coach in the middle of the season, but barring a miracle 10-game winning streak something has to give.

Blast me if you so choose, but consider these facts:
1)    Against current SEC head coaches, Phil Fulmer and company have a record of 24-24 (12-3 against Bobby Johnson at Vandy, Rich Brooks at Kentucky, and Houston Nutt at Arkansas).
2)    Versus the other three coaches that have made back-to-back bowl appearances out of the Eastern division (Urban Meyer, Mark Richt, Steve Spurrier) Fulmer holds a record of 6-15.
3)    The Vols have not gone undefeated at Neyland Stadium since Tee Martin left campus in 1999.

Those facts make my argument, but none of those are the stats that are most convincing to me. The numbers that do it for me are these: over the past five seasons plus the first three games of this season Tennessee has a record of 43-23. That's a winning percentage of 65 percent.

Now, check out this list of coaches who won a higher percentage of games over their last five seasons before being let go by their schools.
1)    Larry Coker, Miami, 48-15 (76 percent)
2)    Frank Solich, Nebraska, 50-15 (77 percent)
3)    John Cooper, Ohio State, 46-15 (75 percent)
4)    Jim Donnan, Georgia, 40-19 (68 percent)

Let's also not forget that Lloyd Carr is also under immense heat at Michigan and is widely considered to be in danger of getting fired. His record over the last five years is 48-18, good for 73 percent.

Fulmer's last three years are also very comparable to Ron Zook's three years at Florida.

I know there are those who will say if the Vols decide to go in a different direction they will have a hard time finding a coach to come to Knoxville. That's a ridiculous claim.

UT is at worst one of the top 20 coaching positions in college football and it always will be, and it is time to start treating it that way.

I hope I am wrong. I hope this team runs off nine straight wins and finds a way to make a BCS bowl game. If that happens, I will be the first to admit I was wrong.

I just don't see anything to make me think that's a possibility right now, and if the season plays out the way it appears to be headed it will be time for things to change on Rocky Top.