Phail Foolmer
I'm feelin better, Linda.
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I would like to start this off by saying thank you for your dedication to the program for many years. At one time, you were a great coach but as has been proven recently, the game has passed you by. You sir have lost control of what was once a very powerful and proud team. I understand that you are a very prideful man as well, and deep down you feel that you can turn this program around; but your pride has made you blind.
What you need to understand is this is not about Phil Fulmer or your legacy. This is about The University of Tennessee. This is about the State of Tennessee and the legions of fans that have supported this program for years. Do you not see, or simply do not care about, what has happened to the program and its affect on its supporters. Open your eyes and look around you, Phil.
This has been building for a long time and I think that down deep you have known it. Last night's Alabama game was just a culmination of what all of this has been leading to. I don't think that any rational Vol fan really thought that our boys could win that game but hope springs eternal. It is a huge rivalry and sometimes strange things happen in those games. The problem is, or it seemed to be, that you did not share this hope, Phil. It is obvious that you did not stress the importance of this rivalry to some of the players. After screwing up on a play in a key moment in a game like this, there is no way that the player should be laughing on the sidelines. There seems to be a total lack of care about this team and not just last night, but all season long. There is no excuse for this.
Phil, it is time for you be honest with yourself. You have lost your edge. You have lost control. You have lost the support of the better part of The Vol Nation. Exercise your last opportunity to show some class and step down.
You can still go out with a little dignity.
What you need to understand is this is not about Phil Fulmer or your legacy. This is about The University of Tennessee. This is about the State of Tennessee and the legions of fans that have supported this program for years. Do you not see, or simply do not care about, what has happened to the program and its affect on its supporters. Open your eyes and look around you, Phil.
This has been building for a long time and I think that down deep you have known it. Last night's Alabama game was just a culmination of what all of this has been leading to. I don't think that any rational Vol fan really thought that our boys could win that game but hope springs eternal. It is a huge rivalry and sometimes strange things happen in those games. The problem is, or it seemed to be, that you did not share this hope, Phil. It is obvious that you did not stress the importance of this rivalry to some of the players. After screwing up on a play in a key moment in a game like this, there is no way that the player should be laughing on the sidelines. There seems to be a total lack of care about this team and not just last night, but all season long. There is no excuse for this.
Phil, it is time for you be honest with yourself. You have lost your edge. You have lost control. You have lost the support of the better part of The Vol Nation. Exercise your last opportunity to show some class and step down.
You can still go out with a little dignity.
