More than nine years ago, an emotional Phillip Fulmer rode out of the Tennessee spotlight on the shoulders of his players after a career where he went 152-52. Though it had been a tumultuous final season, he exited with a win. On Friday, Fulmer came back in on his […]
2017 Coaching Search
Press conference live thread: Phillip Fulmer named athletic director
Live thread for the press conference announcing Phillip Fulmer as athletic director.
Report: Phillip Fulmer to be named athletic director this afternoon
According to Jimmy Hyams, Phillip Fulmer will be named athletic director this afternoon.
It’s probably not about John Currie
What’s going wrong with Tennessee athletics right now almost certainly goes way beyond the athletic director.
Report: Tennessee athletic director John Currie has been terminated
Athletic Director John Currie has reportedly been relieved of his duties.
Report: Vols working on a deal with Mike Leach
Reports are surfacing that the Vols are getting serious with Mike Leach.
Taking the Long, Dumb Route to a Head Coach
You’d think we’ve gotten to the point where a Tennessee head coach search wouldn’t be a disaster zone. Over the last decade, maybe people would’ve learned something from the litany of past mistakes. It’s been a decade, hasn’t it? From the Clawfense to shirtless chain pictures to Coach O recruiting […]
Hire Hope
Hope is valuable. The Powers That Be at Tennessee haven’t given us much reason to believe they will make a good decision in this situation. Not only were they completely out of touch in almost hiring Greg Schiano, they believed Schiano was a more valuable candidate than Mike Gundy, Jeff […]
Fan influence: Common fans and big money boosters
Last Sunday, the voice of the common fan rivaled that of big money boosters, and yet only the common fans are getting criticized for having too much influence.
Familiar Faces, Up-and-Comers, and Second Chances
The relationship between Tennessee’s decision makers and Tennessee’s fan base is at an all-time low, at a moment when Tennessee’s football program just concluded its all-time worst season. Things are bad. How can Tennessee make them better? We’ll get to how a good hire would help in a minute. But […]