There's probably no one more invested in Tennessee Vols football than UT athletic director Phillip Fulmer.

The legendary former Vols head coach understands that returning Tennessee to greatness is a process, but he's also anxious to see the wins start piling up.

In other words, he has no patience for losing.

Fulmer recently appeared on Nashville's 104.5 the Zone and made it a point to say he was "PO'd" when Vols were down 22-9 against Indiana in the Gator Bowl.

Of course, Tennessee made an improbable comeback in the game's final minutes and ended up winning 23-22 to finish the season with an 8-5 record.

But for a bit, Fulmer didn't think the game was going to go in the Vols' favor, telling 104.5 "I came down that elevator and I was thinking this is not going to be fun".

Fulmer was certainly proud of the way Tennessee finished the season after a tough start, but you can tell he still isn't quite over the Vols' loss to Georgia State to open the season.

"It’s not like Oklahoma and Georgia beat you, it was two teams that, at least one of the two at the time, we should’ve beaten handedly probably", said Fulmer of Tennessee's 0-2 start to the season.

While Fulmer is happy with the trajectory of the program under Jeremy Pruitt, he made it known that the expectations will be higher next season.

During an appearance this week on Paul Finebaum's show, Fulmer said "there’s a lot of excitement and expectations around the team next year and going forward".

The expectations, undoubtedly, are that Tennessee finishes the 2020 season with a better record than they finished with in 2019.

That will be easier said than done, though. The Vols travel to Oklahoma in 2020.

A nine or ten win season, however, is certainly within reach.

Pruitt and Tennessee better hope they finish with a better record in 2020, otherwise they might have to deal with a "PO'd" Phillip Fulmer.

And that's the last thing they want to deal with.

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