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Mike Freeman (who was fired by a newspaper for false claims of a college degree) takes his hatchet out and throws it at Fulmer, whom he now calls "Chancellor Palpatine".

On CBS 's college football home page, Fulmer's picture has the caption "Crime Lord" on it.



Crime lord?

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Cuffs click, cell doors slam shut and Fulmer skates by

So let me get this straight. The NCAA is the catalyst behind the firing of Indiana's Kelvin Sampson for making too many phone calls but does little to stop the felony-riddled reign of Phil "Chancellor Palpatine" Fulmer, who heads a Tennessee football program that has become perhaps the rottenest, most dastardly ever.

That sound you hear are the dots connecting. Bear with me for a second.

Sampson deserved to be fired. He broke the rules not once but several times. We all make mistakes but Sampson failed to take advantage of a golden second chance. Not only that, Sampson was arrogant. It was like he was saying to the administration: screw you. I'll give my recruit a ringy-dingy whenever I damn well please.

So good riddance.

Sampson might have been a chronic rules breaker, but what Fulmer is overseeing in Knoxville is almost an historic abomination. Tennessee players are running amok with the kind of scrofulous ruthlessness not seen in years.
And the players aren't committing just low-level misdemeanors. It's bad stuff. Stuff that makes Tennessee a recruiting ground for the Tony Soprano crime family.

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I can't imagine what it takes for Fulmer to toss someone off the team. A meeting with the Taliban? Eating someone's liver with fava beans?

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The motto of the Tennessee football program: If the players commit, Fulmer will acquit.

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