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Dave’s Dish: Fulmer on the road again. Good or bad?

Dave’s Dish: Fulmer on the road again. Good or bad?

Phillip Fulmer’s recent declaration that he had again become a recruiter for Tennessee football spawned two reactions.   First, some thought this was the first sign that Tennessee’s newest athletic director was looking over UT coach Jeremy Pruitt’s shoulder. After all, it would makes sense. Fulmer was one of the best recruiters in the modern…MORE

The Take (AUDIO): What To Expect From Jeremy Pruitt

The Take (AUDIO): What To Expect From Jeremy Pruitt

Alabama DC Jeremy Pruitt has been named Head Coach of the Volunteers. What should we expect from Coach Pruitt? What obstacles will he need to overcome in his first year at Tennessee? Cowboy discusses this and more on The Take!MORE

The Take (AUDIO): How Social Media Empowered The Vol Fanbase

The Take (AUDIO): How Social Media Empowered The Vol Fanbase

Social Media is a big deal. How big? Big enough to cause a shift in power at a major college program. That program is Tennessee. Cowboy gives his thoughts on how #voltwitter changed the game when it comes to hiring a coach. #SEC #VOLSMORE

Dave’s Dish: Coaching Search Breakdown

Dave’s Dish: Coaching Search Breakdown

Phillip Fulmer has one incredible challenge in front of him. Tennessee’s newly hired athletic director has to secure a coach that can hopefully lead the Vols back to their glory days when Fulmer won a national championship, two SEC titles and had the Vols at the forefront of college football’s elite programs. That seems like…MORE

Dave’s Dish: Did Fulmer do it again?

Dave’s Dish: Did Fulmer do it again?

When I spoke to a former Tennessee football player on Thursday I was presented with a conspiracy theory that was almost impossible to believe. The player told me he firmly believed that former UT coach Phillip Fulmer was purposefully sabotaging Tennessee’s coaching search in order to have John Currie fired and become his replacement. I…MORE

Dave’s Dish: Set egos and aside and get Lane

Dave’s Dish: Set egos and aside and get Lane

It’s time for Tennessee to take a chance. The only way to salvage the Vols’ coaching search is to be risky.   The obvious choice that is setting social media on fire is to hire Lane Kiffin. In order for that to happen, egos will have to be set aside, which likely won’t happen. UT…MORE

Dave’s Dish: UT fans have a right to be embarrassed…twice

Dave’s Dish: UT fans have a right to be embarrassed…twice

There is one man that stood in the middle of two of the most embarrassing days in Tennessee football.   His name is John Currie.   Tennessee’s athletic director made the Vols the laughing stock of college football on Sunday when he tried to make Greg Schiano the head coach of one of the best…MORE