For the longest time, tennessee had an open checkbook for recruits (tee martin, players being members of country clubs, and so on). After many years of being caught in public, the ncaa had to do something. The popular theory is that fulmer helped bust alabama in order to save his own *** (obviously, there was more on alabama) On top of that was larry coker raising hell to everyone in the media about some guy pimping players from the miami area to tennessee (I believe sports illustrated ran a story on it). UT had to cool it for awhile. Back during those times, UT was always at the top of the recruiting rankings. They haven't been there in awhile and it is starting to show on the field. Saban at alabama. Now, the vols are tired of that **** and have decided to get back in the game. With the lowlifes that they have hired to recruit, things are fixing to pickup bigtime in knoxville. </p>