We don't want to be in a bidding war with TAMU. Best to move first and faster. We also don't want to have to contend with Florida, which can match us on just about everything but the charm of East Tennessee over Gainesville.
Fulmer is in DiPietros inner circle now. This is Warrant Officer 5 level stuff if you ask me and a possible end run on any silliness. DiPietro probably doesn't know a football from a basketball but has hired someone who does. Article: “It’s about communication, vision and everyone working together to be on the same page,” said Fulmer, who served as the football coach from 1992-2008. His teams won the 1998 national title, two SEC championships and seven division crowns. “It’s the board of trustees, the president, the culture and the chancellor, and it bleeds down from there,” Fulmer said. “That’s what we had that was so special, and that’s what we’ll have again.” DiPietro said once he recognized how Fulmer relates to Tennessee graduates and fans, he felt the need to hire him in an official capacity. “The more I saw him interact with people, he talked less about football and more about what this great university does from the standpoint of educate, discover and connect,” DiPietro said. “This is a step in a right direction,” said DiPietro, asked about the difficulty of unifying the school and its fan base. “We have to pull together and pull in one direction, and that’s where we’re headed right now.” Tennessee athletic director John Currie was front and center to applaud the hire, revealing that he had met with Fulmer on numerous occasions leading up to Tuesday’s announcement. “I have enormous respect and appreciation for coach Fulmer,” Currie said. “Candidly, he changed my life because of the experiences I had when I was here for my first tenure, because of the success and visibility of our football program. “This is a really, really special day for everyone. Once again, coach Fulmer has shown his leadership for the university and the athletic program and football program.” https://www.seccountry.com/tennessee/tennessee-vols-football-phillip-fulmer Now rumor to be believed Currie was on Jihad to have Fulmer fired and if true this quote from him is delicious. And the Fulmer/DiPietro quotes make his innocuous special advisor role sound like it comes with some authority. He may be the proxy president when it comes to football decisions.
"Borovol already being an Ahole and disrespectful in the coaching search threads. Can't wait to hear what his "contacts" have to say." This came from VN. Can't post it over there to give him a shout out but I know he posts here too
Yeah, apparently he was brought out of retirement for this. Weird. Guess that means Fulmer is in play now.