Very Generous - Fulmer's Give $1 Million to UT

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Besides which, how can you fire a guy who donates a million bucks to the school?

Oh, wait. I get it. Hmmmmm.....

:popcorn:
 
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I have never knocked Coach Fulmer on this site.I am not a Fulmerite.I am not a Negavol.However but I do think freedom of speech is what this country is based on.My brother, on the other hand, a huge UT fan, not a Fulmer fan, told me the other night that Tennessee would pack the stands no matter who the coach was or what the record was,it's called loyalty, and did go on to say Coach Fulmer is very well paid.I can't argue with his facts.I am for the UT program, not the UT coaches.I am for the players.If you are offended by true vol fan opinions, you need to open up a little and be more receptive.I do appreciate the $ Coach Fulmer gave to UT.
 
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Doesn't take much space to just post the whole thing...

Tennessee head football coach Phillip Fulmer and his wife, Vicky, are contributing $1 million to the University of Tennessee through its Campaign for Tennessee fund-raising program.
The University of Tennessee made the announcement at a press conference at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The money will go in equal parts to academics and athletics and be used to support scholarships, athletic facilities and programs.
It represents one of the largest gifts by a coach and his family to the university.
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Safe bet he didn't give the mil for a chance to run through the "T"...
 
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I wonder if my boss would fire me if I gave half my commission back to them after a average year of selling? You think that could add to the bottomline at my place? just food for thought....

Go Vols, Hope Fulmer has a very good year and brings the SEC title home if not more.
 
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Is this not a little suspicious? I mean, not that this is all that uncommon, but don't coaches or people in similar positions make these donations after they've reitred and left the school? I confess to not having tracked such things over time, but that's always the impression I got.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Besides which, how can you fire a guy who donates a million bucks to the school?

Oh, wait. I get it. Hmmmmm.....

:popcorn:
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Nothing wrong with a little job security LG :)

I am in no way a fulmerite. However Fulmer will never be fired. Forced into retirement maybe but never fired
 
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lawgator1 said:
Is this not a little suspicious? I mean, not that this is all that uncommon, but don't coaches or people in similar positions make these donations after they've reitred and left the school? I confess to not having tracked such things over time, but that's always the impression I got.
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Joe Pa built an entire library. He also happens to still be coaching there...:question:
 
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Paterno has donated a lot of money to Penn St. Of course his career might end because of dying on the field so he might not be the best example.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Is this not a little suspicious? I mean, not that this is all that uncommon, but don't coaches or people in similar positions make these donations after they've reitred and left the school? I confess to not having tracked such things over time, but that's always the impression I got.
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I don;t know how common it is either. But I bet its more common in situations that Phil is in, namely - he is at the school he loves, its basically his dream job and doesn;t want to go anywhere else, and has achieved a great deal of success.
I hope Phil sticks around forever. You always know that Phil has the best interests of Tennessee at heart - and this is more evidence of it.
 
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jwells said:
Pearl set up a scholarship in Bradshaw's name, if I recall correctly.
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orange+white=heaven said:
Joe Pa built an entire library. He also happens to still be coaching there...:question:
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orange+white=heaven said:
Don't let a fact derail a suspicious mind. It's impolite.
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Those are good examples of gifts made while the coach is still there. Still, OWH, even you must have raised an eyebrow at the timing and motivation of this gift....
 
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I am sure that an enormous part of his doing this is gratitude to the university. I'm just throwing it out there that there might be other, smaller motivations, at work.

Again, I can't be the only person out there wondering at least a little bit about the timing of this.

I guess it doesn't matter. UT can use the dough regardless of the reason, right? And if the program continues in the doldrums, the gift is not going to squelch the critics.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Those are good examples of gifts made while the coach is still there. Still, OWH, even you must have raised an eyebrow at the timing and motivation of this gift....
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Not really, it's long been my contention that he'll step down after next season no matter what. That would make the timing just about right to my way of thinking...
 
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orange+white=heaven said:
Not really, it's long been my contention that he'll step down after next season no matter what. That would make the timing just about right to my way of thinking...
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I also think he'll retire at the end of this season, but not for the reasons you think so. In your scneario, that's his plan, whereas in mine its not a choice.
 
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utfantilidie said:
My brother ... told me the other night that Tennessee would pack the stands no matter who the coach was or what the record was,it's called loyalty, ...
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First, I did not quote your entire post because I didn't want to appear critical of the Fulmer's generous gift.

As to the selected quote, I was of the same mind as your brother for many years. However, a few things have happened in the past decade that cause me to wonder what Neyland would look like on gameday if there were a repeat of the Battle years at UTK. The biggest event was the Titans. It used to be that most Tennesseans rooted for the Vols because there was nothing else to root for. Now that the Titans have arrived I know plenty of people, particularly young people, who don't seem all that interested in college football or who put cfb way behind the NFL in their list of interests. Basically, the Vols aren't the only game in town the way they were for the 60s through the early 90s. A less direct threat to UTK attendance, but a real one nonetheless, is the presence of the Predators and Grizzlies in-state. If the Vols are routinely getting hammered by quality opponents then there will be some people who chose to spend their limited entertainment dollars elsewhere and there is some overlap between the NHL, NBA and cfb seasons. A final sports-related change in the landscape that I will note is the presence of 31,000 seat Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro (a nice stadium for it's size with room to grow if needed) coupled with an improving D1 team. I've read that Little Middle has had the largest undergraduate enrollment in the state for a few years now. I feel fairly certain that some of those MTSU alums and students who support the Vols at Neyland on Saturdays would be plenty happy to start going to Blue Raiders' games if the quality of the UTK product continues to dip and the MTSU product improves a bit more.
 
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Where is hat when you need him?

Actually, my having just invoked his name guarantess he sides against me when and if he sees this.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Is this not a little suspicious? I mean, not that this is all that uncommon, but don't coaches or people in similar positions make these donations after they've reitred and left the school? I confess to not having tracked such things over time, but that's always the impression I got.
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I though Spurrier gave his entire raise to S.Carolina.
 
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lawgator1 said:
And if the program continues in the doldrums,
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I wouldn't say we are in the doldrums. I take that to mean something like LSU in the 90s.
I mean things haven't much gone our way since the first half of the 2001 SEC Championship game (outside of 2004). But we are still legitimate championship contenders each year - and we have been ever since Phil became our coach.
 
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Reverend Bubba Flavel said:
I wouldn't say we are in the doldrums. I take that to mean something like LSU in the 90s.
I mean things haven't much gone our way since the first half of the 2001 SEC Championship game (outside of 2004). But we are still legitimate championship contenders each year - and we have been ever since Phil became our coach.
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Now THAT post earns a :popcorn:
 
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lawgator1 said:
Now THAT post earns a :popcorn:
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are you saying there are a lot of Phil haters on the board? As you can see, I am new here.

If so, my guess is most of them are young. I think you would have t ogo back to Dickey to see a better winning percentage than what Phil has had since 1998. Majors might have come close in his last 8 years - but I think he still fell short, although he did get the SEC Championships, which, of course, are huge. Still, the point is that the last 8 years have been one of the best 8 year stretches in UT history in terms of winning percentage.
 
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