No way possible. Your basically saying that firing Fulmer changed our mentality of how we achieve excellence in our sports programs. To even compare football to basketball is crazy. Pearl is catching heat because of the dumb things he does (or in most cases, doesn’t do). When he arrived at Tennessee, he provided our fan base with an exciting style of play, showed emotion, intensity, and completely grabbed the local community by the balls with his marketing and gimmicks. He painted his body to cheer on the Lady Vols, defended our football program, and showed 100% dedication to Tennessee in general. He goes to some sweet 16’s, owns Florida’s national championship teams, splits with Kentucky, beats an “unbeatable” Memphis to grab the #1 ranking in their gym, and recruits surprisingly well. People are pissed at Pearl because he continues to use the same scheme and game plan that he’s used since day 1. He has absolutely no control over his team, refuses to develop any type of half court offense, and lives and dies by the 3 and transitional baskets from a pressure defense. He doesn’t have a plan B. It either works (and we win) or we get killed and beaten by far less talented teams. He hasn’t produced a single PG capable of leading our team and his style of play and mentality basically sucks in March. His lack of game adjustments is painful to watch and he doesn’t utilize the skills his players possess correctly. His text book substitutions are sometimes ridiculous and utterly stupid. I promise, none of the things I’ve mentioned or forgot has nothing to do with Fulmer. Pearl raised the bar on basketball at the University of Tennessee and we, as fans, want to see him earn those paychecks and act like he has a lick of sense instead of underachieving with unbelievable talent.