However, if Haslam is the Puppet Master who had his little puppet, Mike Hamilton, fire Phil Fulmer... do you think for a second that he will allow Phil to become Athletic Director... that is... if he is still in control of athletic affairs?
My thinking is, It is good that John Currie is gone, but the fires in the athletic dumpster will not begin to be extinguished until the fuel for those fires is removed... and that fuel is none other than Jim Haslam.
So, name Phil Fulmer, who Haslam fired through Mike Hamilton in 2008, as athletic director. Allow him the go ahead to hire Leach as per the MOU Currie reportedly signed with Leach. Give Leach whatever reasonable amount of $$$ he needs to build a star-studded coaching staff. Bar Haslam from the UT Athletic Department... PERIOD. The fires will quickly die down and UT football will begin to rebuild. Fans will flock to Neyland and we will have sellout crowds once again.

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