Everyone's fave Clay Travis compares Fulmer to Snyder

[BanditVol]

http://outkickthecoverage.com/phil-fulmer-goes-back-to-the-future-at-tennessee.php

What I didn't realize is that Snyder's last four years at KSU were worse than Fulmer's last four at UT.  And of course, Fulmer is far younger than Snyder.

Again, I am not advocating for Fulmer, but there is definitely a point where he is the best option, regardless of what occurred before.

101st has a good point that it will make us look really foolish if we just finished paying him $6 M and then re-hire him. 

So maybe he is an option after the NEXT coach.   

Really just posted for informational purposes though.  Thought it was an interesting comparison. 

[Creek Walker]

Snyder wasn't fired. Fulmer was. That's the only comparison one needs to make.

I'm not ruling it out, because I know some of the boosters with some pull want him back. But I do think it would be stupid.

[101stDad]

Big difference: Snyder wasn't fired after his first tenure at K-State.  He retired, and he was still in good graces with the University, so much in fact that they named the stadium after him.  He wasn't a divisive issue among the fan base as Fulmer was and still is.  

[Jethro]

Big difference: Snyder wasn't fired after his first tenure at K-State.  He retired, and he was still in good graces with the University, so much in fact that they named the stadium after him.  He wasn't a divisive issue among the fan base as Fulmer was and still is.  

Hiring Fulmer again, even though he is a Vol through and through, would be like giving up.

[73Volgrad]

Jethro, it would be giving up.  Fulmer was and is nothing without Cutcliffe, who was the real UT head coach.  Phil was the front man.

[BanditVol]

Jethro, it would be giving up.  Fulmer was and is nothing without Cutcliffe, who was the real UT head coach.  Phil was the front man.

I wouldn't go that far, not at all.  Cut was the best we were offensively under Fulmer, by a mile, and definitely contributed to the overall team discipline, but Chavis did his part also.

Fulmer was not a bad coach, and even toward the end was not as bad as some.  IMO.

[murfvol]

Fulmer was a great head coach. Great. That having been said to my knowledge he never understood how things went south at the end of his first tenure. Without that understanding I don't think it would be wise to have him return.