It's great to see you back in the limelight at the University of Tennessee. Seriously, I mean that. Frankly sir, things went to the crapper after you were gone and we have never rebounded. Kiffin had potential but ended up with commitment issues. Dooley, well, no one knows why that hire was ever really considered. Maybe a great guy, but as a H.C., we'd been better off with Smoky the mascot picking plays by barking once for yes, two for no. Butch Jones had great potential and frankly, why he failed will be debated for several years on forums like this one. Personally, I think somewhere along the way he simply lost the team and as you well know, if that happens it doesn't matter how many 4 or 5 star players you have. You are not going to win championships that way.
You now hold the reins to the most massively screwed up coaching search in the entire history of sports. The fanbase has rioted, literally rioted I might add, over one potential coach and when it appeared that your predecessor had a halfway decent coach on the hook, he was called back to Knoxville and let go. We've been used by other head coaches to increase their salary and frankly, it's damned embarrassing at this point.
So, with sincere respect for you as an individual and for what you accomplished at the University of Tennessee, may I please ask you to not screw this up? It's time for a grand slam type of hire. It's time to pony up the dollar bills and bring a championship coach to Tennessee. Anything less than that (untested offensive coordinators, head coaches with 7-5 records, head coaches with losing records and so on) is a slap in the face to your players, the fans, and to the program. If that kind of hire is made, then the message you will send will be that the University of Tennessee does not give a damn about the football program, doesn't give a damn about winning, and doesn't give a damn about the fans, who by the way, finance a significant portion of revenue that the University of Tennessee currently enjoys.
It's been over 10 years. Now is the time to make things right. Perhaps you have been elevated for such a time as this. Do the right thing Mr. Fulmer. Hire our Championship coach.
Sincerely,
A currently revenue generating fan.
You now hold the reins to the most massively screwed up coaching search in the entire history of sports. The fanbase has rioted, literally rioted I might add, over one potential coach and when it appeared that your predecessor had a halfway decent coach on the hook, he was called back to Knoxville and let go. We've been used by other head coaches to increase their salary and frankly, it's damned embarrassing at this point.
So, with sincere respect for you as an individual and for what you accomplished at the University of Tennessee, may I please ask you to not screw this up? It's time for a grand slam type of hire. It's time to pony up the dollar bills and bring a championship coach to Tennessee. Anything less than that (untested offensive coordinators, head coaches with 7-5 records, head coaches with losing records and so on) is a slap in the face to your players, the fans, and to the program. If that kind of hire is made, then the message you will send will be that the University of Tennessee does not give a damn about the football program, doesn't give a damn about winning, and doesn't give a damn about the fans, who by the way, finance a significant portion of revenue that the University of Tennessee currently enjoys.
It's been over 10 years. Now is the time to make things right. Perhaps you have been elevated for such a time as this. Do the right thing Mr. Fulmer. Hire our Championship coach.
Sincerely,
A currently revenue generating fan.
