Can you take off your partisan hat for just a minute and look at the logic of what they did?
UT has had no "swagger" on the field or in recruiting for awhile. They've pretty much been in retreat trying to play the nice guy. I think Fulmer might have been effected by the whole Bama thing more than people know... none the less, UT wasn't aggressive or really considered a threat by LSU, UF, UGA, Bama, etc.
In about 3 months, CLK has managed to get in the heads of Meyer and Miles and to a lesser extent Saban, Richt, and Spurrier. If you were his advisor, isn't that exactly what you would have had him do?
At least in recruiting, no SEC coach can feel comfortable with a commit while CLK is still calling... and they have to wonder why he isn't calling if he stops. It takes time and resources to protect a commit... which is time and resources that can't be devoted to stealing UT's recruits or winning the next commit.
He's on the offensive. Ever watch the movie "Patton"? He never wanted to go on the defensive... never give up the initiative. That's the kind of "war strategy" CLK and staff are using.