Tennessee Volunteers head coach Phillip Fulmer was served a subonea at The SEC Media Days in Hoover Alabama today (Thursday July 24, 2008).  Funny thing is, Fulmer denies it.  According to espn.com Fulmer made the following quote.   "I have not seen a subpoena," Fulmer said. "This is not the place for that kind of thing. The great fans that are very passionate about the Southeastern Conference aren't interested in that kind of B.S.".   The crazy thing about this certain denial is that  media types as well as fans saw this serving take place.  Can Fulmer really be crazy enough to deny the obvious?  Surely he isn't trying to pull some of the old "define served" propaganda.   Attorneys have been seeking sworn statements from Fulmer on a lawsuit filed by an Alabama booster, Wendell Smith.  Smith is suing the NCAA for defamation of character claiming the NCAA and their rules infraction committee slandered him by accusing Smith of violating NCAA rules.  Bama dissassociated with Smith after accusing him of providing special favors to a potential recruit.  So how does this involve Fulmer?  Simple.  Smith believes Fulmer was the basis of the investigation because he (Smith) believes Fulmer is the one who made the accusations about Bama and  his ties. 

In the subpoena Fulmer is  requested to appear for a deposition on September 25, which happens to be two days before the Auburn Tennessee matchup.  How is that for timing?  Timing is not really an issue according to events that have transpired previously because this could have been avoided years ago.  You see, Fulmer avoided the media days in 2004, which was the time frame of when this whole scenario started.  Fulmer was fined $10,000 for failing to show at the media days in 2004.  How weird is this going to get?  Who knows, but one thing is for sure.  He was served.  The same group that served Fulmer today also personally gave our staff copies of the subpoena.  Decide for yourself, you can check them all out below.