The return of Phillip Fulmer to an official capacity at the University of Tennessee has all the makings of a dream — and a nightmare.
First, Fulmer being shunned by UT for years was simply sad. He had done far too much to not be welcomed with open arms at every opportunity. He was practically exiled from the program he helped build, though some of that was by his own doing. There was a natural period of separation that needed to happen, but it lasted way too long.
Fulmer’s return as special advisor to university president Joe DiPietro could be a fabulous addition to the entire university.