You make it sound like it ever has gotten better for Tennessee since Phat Phil was "phired," but it never has gotten much better--and it's been nearly 10 years.
If you replace crap with crap you get .... crap. Vuls suck not because they fired Phat Phil. Its because they hired ass clowns like Kiffin and Captain Orange Pants to replace him. You have to hire the right guy. It ain't rocket science.
Who cares who started it? You don't freakin' get involved in one in the first place. Now, twice in what 11 games with O as our head coach, and we've managed to get in pre-game fights? Bullshit.