Coaches and Players don't know when it's time to say goodbye! I have respected Phillip Fulmer, he has run a respectable program and had very little turmoil (until the past few years) but now it is apparent to EVERYONE that it is time to go!
You aren't doing anyone any favors but yourself by staying!!! Why? To break General Neyland's record? To prove people wrong about you? At what cost are you willing to drag the fans, the school, the program, and the athletes, into the 5th level of hell just to stroke your ego?
I for one don't want to ride that bus over the cliff with you, just get off and let the adults take over!