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Fulmer for Athletic Director - Pros and Cons
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:39 am
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:39 am
Let's review the pros and cons of hiring Fulmer as athletic director.
Cons:
Doesn't have the experience needed to run the Athletic Department.
Did a poor job of hiring and firing assistant coaches while he was the head coach.
Directly responsible for the decline of the football program post 1998.
Doesn't seem to be any indication that he knows a damn thing about sports other than football.
Has made it clear he will go behind others' backs to do things for his own personal benefit.
When he was in a position to influence who was hired as AD, he supported Mike Hamilton.
Pros:
Loves UT.
Would make for a pretty good coach if he had access to a time machine.
Feel free to add to either list.
Cons:
Doesn't have the experience needed to run the Athletic Department.
Did a poor job of hiring and firing assistant coaches while he was the head coach.
Directly responsible for the decline of the football program post 1998.
Doesn't seem to be any indication that he knows a damn thing about sports other than football.
Has made it clear he will go behind others' backs to do things for his own personal benefit.
When he was in a position to influence who was hired as AD, he supported Mike Hamilton.
Pros:
Loves UT.
Would make for a pretty good coach if he had access to a time machine.
Feel free to add to either list.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 10:44 am
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:41 am to ohiovol
He is Phillip Fulmer. That is a Con in itself
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:44 am to ohiovol
Cons: dumb
Pros: Can throw his weight around with the best of them.
Pros: Can throw his weight around with the best of them.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:45 am to ohiovol
trying to be objective about this.
Pros:
Loves UT
Would likely be able to fund raise well
Solid connections across UT fan base, SEC country, and in CFB in general
Cons:
He's Phillip Fulmer
He has no experience and will be out of his element compared to other, more experienced ADs when it is time to look for coaches (in a variety of sports)
His ego may get in way of what is best for UT
He will likely look for any opportunity to name self interim coach if/when UT moves on from Butch
He's still Phillip Fulmer
Pros:
Loves UT
Would likely be able to fund raise well
Solid connections across UT fan base, SEC country, and in CFB in general
Cons:
He's Phillip Fulmer
He has no experience and will be out of his element compared to other, more experienced ADs when it is time to look for coaches (in a variety of sports)
His ego may get in way of what is best for UT
He will likely look for any opportunity to name self interim coach if/when UT moves on from Butch
He's still Phillip Fulmer
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:46 am to ohiovol
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:47 am to ohiovol
Fat
Bad idea to go after former coaches as ADs
Bad idea to go after former coaches as ADs
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:47 am to ohiovol
It is amazing to me he is getting a look. Ask yourself, would you put a guy, who's only job in life has been coaching a boys game, in charge of a 100 MM business? No rational person would. He has no clue how to properly manage cash flows.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:48 am to ohiovol
Can a Con be that he is the Athletic Director for the University of Tennessee?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:50 am to MasterAbe1
Does that mean we have to retire the Fulmer Cup?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:10 am to ohiovol
OP is rtfu by the thought of Big Feel running the show for VOLS
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:24 am to ohiovol
Meh, its not like they are hiring someone who will be AD for the next thirty years. Phil isn't exactly a spring chicken anymore.
He should be great at fund raising and the old money boosters will probably feel a bit better having an old hand around for whatever happens with Butch.
Let him hold down the fort for a few years while you groom a successor or find a long term fit.
He should be great at fund raising and the old money boosters will probably feel a bit better having an old hand around for whatever happens with Butch.
Let him hold down the fort for a few years while you groom a successor or find a long term fit.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:27 am to ohiovol
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Pros
Krispy Kreme stock should go up
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Cons
Reappearance of Vol fans in public?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:27 am to ohiovol
Pros: hates Lyle
Let's ride
Let's ride
Posted on 1/18/17 at 12:11 pm to Nukeese
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Pros: hates Lyle
Let's ride
Has he said anything publicly against him. Would be pretty funny to see them together for one year.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:21 pm to rockiee
He hates that yankee fig per backchannels
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:23 pm to ohiovol
Avg weight for UT coed will be reduced to 250 lbs due to lack of doughnuts in dining halls.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:25 pm to ohiovol
Con:
So fat he can't see his own beautiful cock and bouncy balls
So fat he can't see his own beautiful cock and bouncy balls
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:47 pm to ohiovol
Coach Fulmer showed that he can successfully lead a large and complex organization.
He has been involved with NCAA Athletics for 40+ years.
He is a Tennessee man first last and always.
The skill set to coach and to be an AD are not the same.
He will do fine and he deserves our support.
He has been involved with NCAA Athletics for 40+ years.
He is a Tennessee man first last and always.
The skill set to coach and to be an AD are not the same.
He will do fine and he deserves our support.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:50 pm to WhiskeyPapa
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He has been involved with NCAA Athletics for 40+ years
And hasn't been involved in over a decade. He's a has been.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:56 pm to cajunbama
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And hasn't been involved in over a decade
Wrong, hes been overseeing the development of ETSU football for the past couple years. NCAA Athletics, bitch
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