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A brief visual summary of Phil Fulmer's tenure at Tennessee
A brief visual summary of Phil Fulmer's tenure at Tennessee
How does one of the winningest major college coaches in history go from this : ... to this? Answer: very slowly: This is like one of those charts of a drug's effect on the brain over time -- high, then low, then not quite as high, then a little lower, then not quite as high, etc. Fulmer ...
Sources: Vols coach Fulmer agrees to step down
sports.espn.go.com — Phillip Fulmer, who a decade ago brought Tennessee its first national championship in 47 years, will not... return as the Vols' coach next year, multiple sources told ESPN.com. An announcement is being planned for later Monday at Neyland Stadium. The Vols (3-6, 1-5 SEC) have lost four straight ... (more) Sources: Vols coach Fulmer agrees to step down
Fulmer Did What's Best For Tennessee | The World According to MoonDog | The Ultimate Football Site
Fulmer Did What's Best For Tennessee | The World According to MoonDog | The Ultimate Football Site
moondogsports.com — As most everyone has heard, Phil Fulmer has "accepted the administration's decision" to step down as the... Tennessee Volunteers head coach at the end of the season. Check out the video of Fulmer's statement during the press conference. (more) Fulmer Did What's Best For Tennessee | The World ...
Fulmer's A Legend? Please | The World According to MoonDog
Fulmer's A Legend? Please | The World According to MoonDog
moondogsports.com — With speculation regarding the future of Tennessee Volunteers head coach Phil Fulmer increasing every day, some among... the Vol nation are suggesting Fulmer's time at Tennessee qualifies him as a legend. (more) Fulmer's A Legend? Please | The World According to MoonDog
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Under The Lights: Stigs’s Kind Of Hottie Edition
Major League Jerk — ... other day and he said that Milwaukee’s best isn’t getting enough representation. I didn’t exactly agree with him, but I’m a man of the people, so I posted it anyway. Don’t worry, all you lovers of the female form - I have something for you after the jump. Today was a weird day at Major League Jerk headquarters. I guess you could say it was slow because so much was happening in the world or sports. The Allen Iverson-Chauncey Billups trade, Phillip Fulmer anouncing that he’s stepping down at the end of the season, ...

A tale of two programs
Third Saturday in Blogtober — ... Dr. Satuday has a much better graph detailing Fulmer’s gradual fall over his tenure. As an Alabama fan I guess I should be happy with today’s news, but I’m not. Oh, I’m not sad either, not by a long shot. Like most Bama fans we were not at all threatened by a Fulmer-led Tennessee, and we wanted him to stay a little longer just so we could put a few more woodshed beatings on him and his team. Trying to be as impartial as possible, I can see why Vols fans loved him so. He was a Tennessee man through and through, and would do whatever it ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 11/4/2008
EDSBS — ... the semantics: this was a firing.) “That right there wasn’t very standup by Tennessee,” said Foster. “That’s not a way for him to go out. He should be able to go out on his own terms.” Right after that, Fulmer left with many of his players, skipping the comments of Athletic Mike Hamilton. They would agree with Hooper’s summary of the situation, wethinks. Do not neglect the numbers: the diminishing returns are quantifiable and undeniable, a clear path paved by both internal and external stubbornness. ...

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