Tennessee fans were in an uproar when Phillip Fulmer was fired (or quit, depending on who you ask). Now, the former head football coach is talking about returning to college ball by the start of the 2010 season. And he isn’t just going to accept any old job. According to Fulmer, he’s looking for team in a conference where he can compete on a national level.
“I have a great picture in mind. Somebody that’s committed to winning championships and being the best that they can be, with a chance to compete in a conference that’s nationally recognized. I’m not going …read more

Lane Kiffin is doing a great job at Tennessee, at least, in regards to national press. Not everything he’s said has been kosher, though, and he’s actually been forced to apologize to other schools because of things he’s said. The school’s athletic director, Mike Hamilton, seems to believe that the new coach is misunderstood, however.
“I have found him to be different from the media persona that was painted of him, stemming from those original February comments,” Hamilton said. “He’s not as cavalier as the media painted him to be.”
The comments in February that are in question were about Florida’s recruiting …read more

When Lane Kiffin was brought in to coach the Tennessee Volunteers after the resignation firing of beloved Phillip Fulmer after a dismal 2008 season. While many hope that Kiffin will bring the spark back to the Vols, others aren’t happy with the new coaching choice. To date, 11 players are leaving Tennessee to play at other schools.
That number isn’t HUGE, considering that there’s usually a mass exodus when a school brings in a new coach. What really hurts, though, is that Kiffin is losing some huge assets to the Tennessee team. He’s also gone on record as saying that he …read more

Former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer was honored with the Gen. Robert Neyland Trophy by the Knoxville Quarterback Club before the Volunteers’ annual Orange and White spring scrimmage game before a crowd of nearly 51,500 people on Saturday.
In case you don’t follow news from that college or the SEC, Fulmer spent 17 seasons as Tennessee coach before resigning being fired last season and replaced by Lane Kiffin. Says Fulmer,
“We all realize that we love the university very much, but it really can’t love you back. It’s bricks and mortar and there’s people that make decisions along the way and sometimes they’re …read more

This weekend is a HUGE weekend for football teams in the Southeastern Conference. Several pivotal conference divisional battles are scheduled for this weekend, including LSU vs. Auburn, Arkansas vs. Alabama and Florida vs. Tennessee. For those Volunteers fans, the Nashville Tennessean has placed an interactive game on their Web site where you can “whack a Gator.”
The flash game features several images of Florida Gators football players coming out of the ground and you use your mouse to click on the image before it disappears to “whack” them. Not only is this a game where you can get …read more

With Football season right around the corner, we here at Dejuiced! have decided to take a look at the coaches in the NFL and college football to see how well the fans approve of them. Today we look at Phillip Fulmer.

Phillip Fulmer is the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. He also has a birthday coming up on Labor Day. Happy Birthday from all of us at Dejuiced!
This will be his 16th year as head coach where he has a record of 147-45 and an SEC record of 87-27. He coached the Volunteers to the first ever BCS …read more

When I first saw the news that Candace Parker, star of the Lady Volunteers basketball team, was going pro a year early,  I was taken a bit aback. Why would someone possibly leave school early to join the WNBA? Then I read the article. She’s not leaving early. She’s graduating this year. This is not news in any way, except that it was presented as news when it isn’t news at all.
 All-American forward Candace Parker will skip her senior season at Tennessee.
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The current month is February. Lest you think I am mistaken, note the general sorrow around you and my general inability to find compelling stories to blog about. It is undoubtedly February. On Saturday, it will still be February when Tennessee plays Memphis. Now, this may be a one-versus-two matchup and Memphis may be undefeated and this may be an intra-state rivalry, but that in no way excuses the exorbitant amount of money people are willing to pay for a meaningless basketball game.
“Tickets are going online like they’re Super Bowl tickets,” Calipari said during a conference call. “It’s incredible.”
As of …read more