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re: Big Orange Unity: Fulmer's return a turning point in UT athletics
Posted on 6/23/17 at 10:11 pm to WhiskeyPapa
Posted on 6/23/17 at 10:11 pm to WhiskeyPapa
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I read an article in which Fulmer said that Butch Jones has done a good job of rebuilding Tennessee from the mess that he inherited from Dooley/Kiffin, but that he has told Butch that this program is still not where it needs to be and that he still needs to improve. Fulmer being brutally honest with Butch brought a tremendous smile to my face.
He conveniently left out his name since he started the decline of the program.
No doubt he loves the program but them man put down the first bricks on where we are now.
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Posted on 6/24/17 at 2:43 am to WhiskeyPapa
Fulmer earning 100K/yr and his salary is funded by donations by his buddies.
Currie makes 900K/yr.
Currie makes 900K/yr.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 4:33 am to DoUrden
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No doubt he loves the program but them man put down the first bricks on where we are now.
Coach Fulmer did not. That is intangible anyway.
I always point out that Coach Fulmer signed Tadj Boyd. He was still willing to come after CPF left, but Kiffin told him he wasn't wanted.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 4:36 am to volfan30
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Fulmer earning 100K/yr and his salary is funded by donations by his buddies.
Currie makes 900K/yr.
I thought I saw $100K/mo. it was wrong or I was wrong or both.
Posted on 6/24/17 at 2:37 pm to WhiskeyPapa
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You are saying that Jones is paying Coach Fulmer
No, the exact opposite
I think the admin would rather Fulmer direct his critisms at the coach who they can eventually fire instead of themselves who of course don't want to lose their jobs
I don't think they are happy with criticism either way but they certainly prefer the former
Also I don't think anything Fulmer has said has been that close to critical of Jones, all he did was state the realities of the job and what the fans demand
Posted on 6/24/17 at 2:39 pm to WhiskeyPapa
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I thought I saw $100K/mo. it was wrong or I was wrong or both.
Idk as I've seen no numbers or looked for any but that would seem like an insane amount to pay and 100k/year seems much more plausible
Posted on 6/24/17 at 6:23 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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Idk as I've seen no numbers or looked for any but that would seem like an insane amount to pay and 100k/year seems much more plausible
He is just worth that much. :D
Posted on 6/25/17 at 9:32 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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Idk as I've seen no numbers or looked for any but that would seem like an insane amount to pay and 100k/year seems much more plausible
It's been a while since I read about Currie's contract. IIRC, our admin was almost smart with how they structured his pay. What I mean is Currie is making bank but they structured most of it based on hitting performance marks. The trouble was the performance marks were so low he's all but guaranteed to hit them.
Posted on 6/26/17 at 12:35 pm to Wishnitwas1998
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I think the admin would rather Fulmer direct his critisms at the coach who they can eventually fire instead of themselves who of course don't want to lose their jobs
What forum would CPF use to show disapproval of the administration that they would care about? Seems to me that the administration has put CPF in a cat bird seat of a sort. If he throws up his hands and says, "I give up on this hopeless crew of duds," he now has a bully pulpit to do that -- one that they put him in.
If Currie was the brains behind signing CPF on as a special advisor I don't see his upside unless it was a genuine attempt to show that he, Currie really wants improvement in all aspects of football operations at least. -Somebody- said "let's skip the Big Orange Caravan this year." That turned out to be a bad idea -- which CPF could have told them was a bad idea. Maybe Currie wants some good ideas.
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