They were the first Tennessee team to have a head coach.
No one on the Tennessee team would have it any other way.
"Tonight you saw a Tennessee team that improved so much during the year," Barmore said.
I really feel we were better than the Tennessee team we played.
But that is not the same Tennessee team.
The next step is at home against a tough Tennessee team on Sunday.
While Fulmer was coach, the Tennessee team had over 20 players arrested for criminal activity in a 16 month period from 2004 through 2005.
Nevertheless, they were the first Tennessee team to qualify since 1987.
As tournament runners-up, they were the most successful Tennessee team since 1985.
The upset kept up a remarkable run of recent success by Tennessee teams.