Putting gate at the end of everything just makes it seem a little more dramatic, doesn’t it? Not quite as much as a Hamster, of course. “They did WHAT at Media Days?”:
Here is the statement from Fulmer. He gave this statement out loud so don’t be too critical of the syntax. He saved a little face from his, “Duh, I dunno nuthin bout no subpoena guys” attitude from earlier today.
I do have to be a little bit careful – a lot more than I’d like to be.
I was getting out of the car and was tossed a piece of paper that I picked up, stuck it in with a whole bunch of things that I had been reading on my way in from the airport and handed it to Bud Ford to put in his briefcase and forgot about it. I got a bunch of questions (from the media) about a subpoena that I hadn’t seen.
I wasn’t expecting a subpoena but maybe every time I go to Birmingham I probably will be expecting a subpoena. As it turns out its some sort of subpoena to do something, and I will let the attorneys all handle that. The issue is its all crap and they are trying to use the press trying to use a day that’s very special to the Southeastern conference for players and the coaches.
Because they can’t win legally they are trying to play the game in the press I am more than a little PO’d about any part of that. It’s sad that a few publicity hunting lawyers in one of our sister states want to keep open a chapter of history that has long since been closed and as far as I’m concerned will stay closed. Obviously this is an effort to distract our football team or distract me in some way. The last time this happened we won the division with two freshman quarterbacks. We won’t be distracted I had a good conversation with the commissioner about it.
About being in Birmingham, I wasn’t trying to mislead anybody. I hadn’t looked at anything.
I love the bolded part. I wish he had mentioned how we are going to whip all three of our Alabama opponents this year, but I can’t expect Coach Fulmer to do everything I want.
UPDATE: Fulmer told a friend of mine that was at the event tonight that the Vols are going to beat ‘Bama “both on the field and in the courtroom this year.” God, I can’t wait until football season starts.
I’m happy he’s finally talking a little trash…a little much after being humiliated in Tuscaloosa last year…but it will be that much more enjoyable to watch him lose in Knoxville.
CK, Bama hasn’t beaten us two years in a row in almost two decades. Don’t expect that to change this year.
The fact (Bama hasn’t beaten Tennessee two years in a row in almost two decades) is indisputable.
We can, however, disagree on the prediction of the outcome of this season’s game.
“Agree to disagree.”