Ok here is a scenario...............

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You are head coach of a major football program, oh hell lets just say Tennessee. You had a horrible season two years ago and a decent one last year but your job is not totally secure. You can see before the season that you can not compete with the lack of play makers on your offense. You can also tell that your defense is prolly the weakest it has been the whole time you have been there, lets just say 16 years. So what do you do about the en pending season of doom to allow you to keep your job?........................How about giving your employer oh lets say 1 million dollars? No, hell no, that would be too obvious a move and extremely tasteless this close to the season..............or would it???????
 
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That's exactly what I would do . . . write a check that equals 40% of my income so that I could keep my job. Brilliant!
 
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Another in a long line of ridiculous insinuations about a donation from an alumni that is obsolete in comparison with others that give MUCH more.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the idea that Fulmer's donation had anything to do with job security is both ludicrous and completely out of line. Fulmer may not be a good coach, but his character is not debatable.
 
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GoVols817 said:
Another in a long line of ridiculous insinuations about a donation from an alumni that is obsolete in comparison with others that give MUCH more.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the idea that Fulmer's donation had anything to do with job security is both ludicrous and completely out of line. Fulmer may not be a good coach, but his character is not debatable.
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you really think so?
 
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GoVols817 said:
Think so what?

Fulmer's character? Yes, I'm sure.

People give bigger donations? I'm absolutely positive.
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oh yeah people definitely give bigger donations. i was asking about fulmer's character.

i wasn't making a claim either way; just playing devil's advocate.
 
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BTW, so there is no confusion, I know GAVol was being scarcastic. My post was geared towards the thread starter.
 
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i disagree.
phil fulmer loves this university - and i will always like him for that. he gave teh money because he loves his school. no reason to attack him for trying to help the university we all love.
 
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05_never_again said:
oh yeah people definitely give bigger donations. i was asking about fulmer's character.
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where do you get your opinions from? If you don't know his character then quit making assumptions. If you have an educated opinion then state it
 
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05_never_again said:
oh yeah people definitely give bigger donations. i was asking about fulmer's character.
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CPF is a very good family man. He does alot of charity work and I believe he truly cares after each and every player like they are his own. I believe he does that so much that it works to his detriment.

Coach gave the money b/c he loves Tennessee, and no other reason, anyone who says otherwise could use a sharp stick to the eye.
 
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GoVols817 said:
Another in a long line of ridiculous insinuations about a donation from an alumni that is obsolete in comparison with others that give MUCH more.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the idea that Fulmer's donation had anything to do with job security is both ludicrous and completely out of line. Fulmer may not be a good coach, but his character is not debatable.
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Thank you. It amazes me how many people seem to think that suddenly Phil Fulmer is anything less than as professional and honorable a coach as there is for any team, in any sport, just because he might be worried about his job security.

This man doesn't have to buy his way to keep his job. He's EARNED the right to decide when he wants to leave. He'll get every opportunity to go out gracefully and with nobility. When the powers that be decide, he'll know that it's time and won't get FIRED. He might get forced out, but we'll never really know it.
 
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how many times and under how many names is orange square going to return tonight?
 
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NationofVols said:
Thank you. It amazes me how many people seem to think that suddenly Phil Fulmer is anything less than as professional and honorable a coach as there is for any team, in any sport, just because he might be worried about his job security.

This man doesn't have to buy his way to keep his job. He's EARNED the right to decide when he wants to leave. He'll get every opportunity to go out gracefully and with nobility. When the powers that be decide, he'll know that it's time and won't get FIRED. He might get forced out, but we'll never really know it.
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While I'm glad you agree with me, I want to be clear that I do NOT believe ANY coach earns the right to leave just whenever he decides it's time. I would like for him to do so, but if he doesn't know when the appropriate time is, I want my AD to let him know.
 
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That was somewhat my point. He's earned the respect to be given the chance to go out on his own. For all we know, he's already in that plan. They could have given him a 2-3 year window 2 years ago and gave the extension without a raise to make it look better.
 
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I know what his former boss thinks of his character, but then Majors had some of his own character flaws. I don't know about that donation, it has been my contention that keeping Fulmer has been a decision based on money not championships. So the donation seemed a bit fishy to me the minute I heard of it. If it's not to keep his job, then I bet it serves some other purpose like a nice tax deduction. Oh well it doesn't really matter, God willing he will make it back in his contract buyout at the end of the year.
 
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