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Why didn't Fulmer ever coach again?
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:36 pm
It has been 7 years since Philip Fulmer stepped down at Tennessee. He's 65 years old and, I assume, done.
But why could he not have gotten another job after leaving UT? The man was 100 games over .500 as a head coach.
For Christ sake, Gerry DiNardo was hired to coach in the Big 10. A guy with a national championship and a couple of SEC titles couldn't get another job?
But why could he not have gotten another job after leaving UT? The man was 100 games over .500 as a head coach.
For Christ sake, Gerry DiNardo was hired to coach in the Big 10. A guy with a national championship and a couple of SEC titles couldn't get another job?
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Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:37 pm to LSUinMA
took the cash and went home
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:37 pm to LSUinMA
Mark Mangino disease.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:39 pm to LSUinMA
He was at a destination program and was fired at a point he had enough money to retire and had accomplished most goals... He could have coached elsewhere, but would never have been at a top tier program again...
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:39 pm to LSUinMA
He really didn't want another job, besides, he was paid a shitload of buyout money, if he had gotten another head coaching job, he would have had to give it up.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:43 pm to LSUinMA
Too many elk to kill and fish to catch. Not to mention being able to sit at home on Saturdays and laugh like hell at UT for firing him.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:53 pm to LSUinMA
He was a Tennesseean born and raised. Played and coached at Tennessee for 35 years. Tennessee was always his final job. He was fired at age 58 and moved on with his life to be with his grand kids and the millions of dollars in his bank account. Can't blame him.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 9:55 pm to LSUinMA
He actually contacted Barnhart inquiring about the UK job when Joker was fired.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 10:07 pm to LSUinMA
He was interested some jobs but the feeling was not mutual.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 11:17 pm to LSUinMA
Cause Phil is a fat piece of shite
This post was edited on 10/28/15 at 11:19 pm
Posted on 10/28/15 at 11:21 pm to LSUinMA
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Why didn't Fulmer ever coach again?
1 - Fulmer Award (it tainted him)
2 - Failed to negotiate another slush fund for recruiting like he had at UT.
3 - Clogged arteries, high blood pressure.
4 - Men's Big and Tall stores quit carrying his size coaching britches.
5 - Secret "must show just cause" deal struck with NCAA after NCAA academic investigation findings during his tenure. LINK
6 - Feelings were hurt by everyone calling him "Phat Phil" ... "everyone" being the interviewers at the jobs he lobbied for.
7 - There are rumors that he killed five hookers in Knoxville.
8 - He was demanding a "chow budget" be included in his compensation package, and that was a deal breaker for all ADs.
9 - Peyton begged him not to go anywhere else until he (Peyton) returned to Kneeville and could appoint/anoint him to a special position at UT.
10 - All the potential bag men that he wanted for his next staff have already been taken.
Posted on 10/28/15 at 11:54 pm to LSUinMA
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Why didn't Fulmer ever coach again?
Why would he? He had enough money, he had accomplished everything anyone could in college football coaching (stellar record, SEC titles, national title), and coaching is a hell of a hard job to do. The hours are ridiculous. If you had a 100-hour-a-week-job and were in your late 50s and had earned enough to retire comfortably, why on earth wouldn't you?
Posted on 10/29/15 at 6:14 am to LSUinMA
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Why didn't Fulmer ever coach again?
Because he'd have less 'net time on VN as FulmerRocks.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 6:52 am to LSUinMA
Nobody wanted him. He is a trashy person and he broke the honor among coaches. POS person!
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:13 am to LSUinMA
Not recently but he publicly said more than once he wanted to coach again. What options if any he had? I have no idea.... But seems to me he hardly was turning them down left and right because he wanted to hunt and enjoy life like some are implying. His image (coaching wise) did took a hit late in his career. Tennessee played some bad football in his last years.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:27 am to LSUinMA
Same reason why Tom Osborne retired early.....lived their dream and sit out to relax the rest of their lives.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:51 am to LSUinMA
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Why didn't Fulmer ever coach again?
Rumor was his Krispy Kreme clause was so large Bert and Mark could have survived on just the excess. That many doughnuts would have bankrupted most Division I programs. Only possible solution was a D I school with Krispy Kreme as their corporate Sugar Daddy and those may not exist. Knight/Nike is to Oregon as Krispy Kreme is to X, solve for answer.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 9:25 am to LSUinMA
He's a snake in the grass that stabbed Johnny Majors in the back and was a rat to the NCAA.
He got blacklisted.
He got blacklisted.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:00 am to LSUinMA
This isn't mysterious at all.
UT is his alma mater and dream job and he went 152–52 there and won a natty. He climbed to the mountain top at the school he played for and was/is a millionaire.
At that point, what else is there to want?
Dude was in his 60s before his buyout stopped paying and --- I don't know how many successful men in your 60s you know, but I know a few and typically, if they've already peaked in their career at that point and have grandkids, the fire is just out and even though they know so much and have so much experience they can perform at a high level automatically, they have no passion and just want to relax at their place in the country and play with their grandkids. That's life.
UT is his alma mater and dream job and he went 152–52 there and won a natty. He climbed to the mountain top at the school he played for and was/is a millionaire.
At that point, what else is there to want?
Dude was in his 60s before his buyout stopped paying and --- I don't know how many successful men in your 60s you know, but I know a few and typically, if they've already peaked in their career at that point and have grandkids, the fire is just out and even though they know so much and have so much experience they can perform at a high level automatically, they have no passion and just want to relax at their place in the country and play with their grandkids. That's life.
This post was edited on 10/29/15 at 10:02 am
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