Statement from Fulmer.

[Freak]

 

[SDV]

LIKE A BOSS

 

[Freak]

Phil got it done. Go VOLS!

 

[vol66]

Good.

 

[DWright39]

Fulmer rules

 

[ATC_VOL]

Looking forward to when the contract details come out.

 

[cncchris33]

Deserved or not, Phil just earned a lot of points with the Tennessee fanbase.

 

[alaVOL]

I didn't think he would leave, but crazy money numbers were flying. Thank you coach for staying Orange!

 

[golfballs]

 

[vanillagorilla]

He ain't heavy he's my AD

 

[VolAllen]

So really, why is everyone so happy about this?

We had a coach, he was about to leave, we had to give him more money to stay, and now we still have the same coach...I mean, if the university is going to pay that kind of coin, why not just hire someone else who doesn’t have a 24-24 tournament record?

 

[kiddiedoc]

This is what happens when a VFL serves as AD. GREAT WORK, COACH FULMER!

 

[VOLfrombama]

Wait, I thought Fulmer was in over his head and only invested in football.

 

[Pacer92]

This program didn’t need another change at this point. Hopefully he’s got another run in him...

 

[volfanhill]

So really, why is everyone so happy about this?

We had a coach, he was about to leave, we had to give him more money to stay, and now we still have the same coach...I mean, if the university is going to pay that kind of coin, why not just hire someone else who doesn’t have a 24-24 tournament record?

Please name for me the coaches you would go after, who you think would say yes, who have coached in 48 NCAA tourney games.

 

[SDV]

So really, why is everyone so happy about this?

We had a coach, he was about to leave, we had to give him more money to stay, and now we still have the same coach...I mean, if the university is going to pay that kind of coin, why not just hire someone else who doesn’t have a 24-24 tournament record?

My God man

 

[SmokyRiverDog]

I don't get the excitement for overpaying a coach (I assume). If they gave him the money in the neighborhood of UCLA's offer, we deviated from the smart move. He is not in that class.

 

[VolAmerican]

So really, why is everyone so happy about this?

We had a coach, he was about to leave, we had to give him more money to stay, and now we still have the same coach...I mean, if the university is going to pay that kind of coin, why not just hire someone else who doesn’t have a 24-24 tournament record?

I don’t think most would agree with your assessment.

 

[volinbham]

My God man

Those fools at the Naismath Org - don't they know the 24-24 record?

 

[kiddiedoc]

So really, why is everyone so happy about this?

We had a coach, he was about to leave, we had to give him more money to stay, and now we still have the same coach...I mean, if the university is going to pay that kind of coin, why not just hire someone else who doesn’t have a 24-24 tournament record?

Would you care to list the candidates with 48 NCAAT game appearances on their resume?

 

[Bryan1]

Looking forward to when the contract details come out.

5 year deal at 4.7 million has been reported on WBIR.

 

[Weezer]

So really, why is everyone so happy about this?

We had a coach, he was about to leave, we had to give him more money to stay, and now we still have the same coach...I mean, if the university is going to pay that kind of coin, why not just hire someone else who doesn’t have a 24-24 tournament record?

I'm gonna go out on a limb here, but this is about you wanting Pearl back, isn't it?

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

 

[Freak]

Deserved or not, Phil just earned a lot of points with the Tennessee fanbase.

He hasn’t missed a beat as AD yet. He’s shown incredible support for all of the Vols’ sports programs. He deserves credit.

 

[volinbham]

I don't get the excitement for overpaying a coach (I assume). If they gave him the money in the neighborhood of UCLA's offer, we deviated from the smart move. He is not in that class.

This just in - BBall programs are worth a ton of money if you're good.

I know it's behind a paywall but UK bball is worth 334 (Dr. Evil pinky) million. Being consistently good pays for itself.

How Much Is Your College-Basketball Team Worth?