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re: Common enemy that bonds your school and another together?
Posted on 7/8/14 at 6:23 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Posted on 7/8/14 at 6:23 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Bama and Tennessee were strangely bonded for the last couple of Fulmer's years as HC. He had become somewhat despised by both fanbases at that time.
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Posted on 7/9/14 at 12:16 pm to Sid E Walker
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He had become somewhat despised by both fanbases at that time.
i don't think anyone at Tennessee ever despised Fulmer. They knew it was time for him to hang it up, but you're talking about a guy that was a former player, on the coaching staff for 28 years, and extremely loyal to the university even since his forced resignation. There's a difference in thinking it was time for a coaching change and despising a guy. He brought Tennessee it's first national title in nearly 50 years in 1998, and won a boat load of game for them over about a 10 year span. Now, Johnny Majors on the other hand.....but that's a completely different story
Posted on 7/9/14 at 12:45 pm to Sid E Walker
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Bama and Tennessee were strangely bonded for the last couple of Fulmer's years as HC. He had become somewhat despised by both fanbases at that time.
That's incorrect. He was never despised by UT fans. Coming to the realization that it was better for both parties to part ways would be more of a accurate statement. Granted, that's stating it a little more delicately then what actually happened. However, to say he was despised by us after everything that he had done/contributed is a dis justice to Phil. He caught a huge amount of flak towards the end of his tenure, but he was and still is a loved figure with in the fan base.
This post was edited on 7/9/14 at 12:47 pm
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