Fulmer needs to be the first to go

[dcm3w]

Pretty simple. He made the hire and extended him when he didn't deserve it

So who could we have hired instead of JP when Fulmer became AD?

 

[golfballs]

At this point, the first termination needs the be Fulmer for extending Pruitt and making him basically unfireable due to the buyout.

Also, he stepped in to “save” the last coaching search and hired Pruitt. He’s an idiot. Thank goodness we got Barnes before Fulmer came on. God knows who he would have hired as basketball coach

 

[CR-vol]

What is Chris Weinke getting paid to do? Are our backups just bad or can they be coached up? Wtf?

 

[acd4476]

Fulmer has to accept blame. Not all but some. He hasn’t done jack squat to improve TN football.

But wait he told us tennessee football was back

 

[ThreatLevelOrange]

Phil and Pruitt will be a package firing.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

So who could we have hired instead of JP when Fulmer became AD?

I have said the same thing and honestly it’s impossible to answer. Nobody knows who Fulmer interviewed or extended offers to. Nobody knows who contacted Fulmer about the job.

 

[dcm3w]

Also, he stepped in to “save” the last coaching search and hired Pruitt. He’s an idiot. Thank goodness we got Barnes before Fulmer came on. God knows who he would have hired as basketball coach

We didn't have many lining up for the job during the tumultuous search

 

[DNBVOL]

You mouth breathers wanted Fulmer gone in 2009 and got it, and look where we are.

This is on Pruitt. Not Fulmer.

Who hired Pruitt?

 

[dcm3w]

I have said the same thing and honestly it’s impossible to answer. Nobody knows who Fulmer interviewed or extended offers to. Nobody knows who contacted Fulmer about the job.

I doubt it's anyone significant.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

But wait he told us tennessee football was back

I think we all hoped that would be the case. But we are back. Back in the cellar again. We are statistically one of the worst teams in the SEC.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I doubt it's anyone significant.

Probably not but nobody knows for certain

 

[VolArmy74]

Again...How is it Fulmer's fault?

Power play during coaching search, seizes reins, hires an idiot, gives idiot an extension after a loss to Georgia State, and no program remotely interested in him.

 

[escapegoat2]

At this point, the first termination needs the be Fulmer for extending Pruitt and making him basically unfireable due to the buyout.

Agree. The 2 year extension F***** us. Unreal.

 

[escapegoat2]

Dude saved the basketball program by paying Barnes serious cash. He has to get the next hire right though. *cough Huge Freeze cough*

This would be the saving grace.

 

[volbound1700]

With the exception of Dooley and perhaps Kiffin, the other hires seemed like good pickups on paper. Pruitt was on Championship winning teams while Butch Jones had a decent coaching record at Cincinnati that included a conference championship.

Butch Jones and Jeremy Pruitt just didn't live up to hype. Dooley was controversial because he had a losing record at La Tech. His name got him the job. Lane Kiffin was an odd hire but was probably the best of the bunch and would have won at Tennessee. His big sale was his dad and coaching staff (that included Ed Odgeron).

 

[airvols]

I said at the beginning of the season we were going to be horrible this year because we give extensions when the coach is in danger. We have done that for years to protect a coach, part of the good Ole boys coaching club #make that money.

 

[EconVol92]

So who could we have hired instead of JP when Fulmer became AD?

Freeze and apparently Pittman.

 

[DEFENDTHISHOUSE]

At this point, the first termination needs the be Fulmer for extending Pruitt and making him basically unfireable due to the buyout.

 

[volberry]

At this point, the first termination needs the be Fulmer for extending Pruitt and making him basically unfireable due to the buyout.

What you said. Then we can get Freeze in here and win 10 games a year. We miss out because Fulmer doesn't like him.

 

[VOLPEYTON]

Time to just shut the doors to the program. I am getting to the point where I don't even want to watch them anymore

 

[bpalmer28]

Again...How is it Fulmer's fault?

Ummmm

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

You mouth breathers wanted Fulmer gone in 2009 and got it, and look where we are.

This is on Pruitt. Not Fulmer.

Fulmer was fired in 2008.

 

[bpalmer28]

There’s a reason no other teams were beating down the door to hire Pruitt and now we are seeing it

MSU offered

 

[HoptownVol]

Agreed, Fire Fulmer.... sort of rolls off the tongue doesn't it!

 

[OrangeTsar]

So who could we have hired instead of JP when Fulmer became AD?

Les Miles. Rumour I Heard was that he wanted the job and was waiting on a call from Fulmer that never came.