Tennessee and South Carolina have been annual rivals for 26 years now. But after Carolina’s initial upset in 1992 – the final nail in Johnny Majors’ coffin – the rivalry lacked much importance during a 12-game Tennessee winning streak. That changed when Steve Spurrier arrived in 2005, beating the Vols […]
Month: October 2018
Locks & Keys Week 9: Solving the Muschamp Puzzle
Will Muschamp is not a good football coach. There is empirical evidence supporting this. It was obvious at Florida, and even though there have been some flashes at South Carolina, we’re beginning to see it this year as the Steve Spurrier recruits fade away and Muschamp gets “his” players in […]
Tennessee-South Carolina statistical comps preview: Close enough to be interesting
Here’s what our statistical comps model says about this weekend’s Tennessee-South Carolina game.
2018 college football TV schedule for Vols fans: Week 9
We’ve sorted through all of the college football games and TV times to compile a recommended viewing plan for Vols fans this week.
Tennessee Vols statistical rankings after The Gauntlet
If that stretch of the last three opponents negatively impacted the Vols’ national stat rankings, it wasn’t by much. And they’re still mostly better than this time last year.
Updated projected win totals for the Vols after Alabama
Time to update your projected win total for the Vols. Use our GRT Expected Win Total Machine to calculate your own updated projection.
Sunday Best: Everything Starts Now, But For Which Quarterback?
Up until the minute Jarrett Guarantano left Saturday’s game with what originally was called a collarbone issue but wound up being bruised ribs, I would have told you the guy under center was the one who gave the Vols the best chance to win. After watching Keller Chryst against […]
Keep Punching
Progress looks smallest against Alabama and doesn’t feel like much progress at all. But the right feel was indeed present yesterday, even if briefly: down 28-0 with more than 11 minutes left in the second quarter, Tennessee forced consecutive three-and-outs on Alabama’s first-team offense. Then Tennessee’s own offense, which at […]
GRT Guessing Game Results Weeks 7 & 8: Displaced_Vol_Fan takes the lead
GRT Guessing Game Results Weeks 7 & 8: Displaced_Vol_Fan displaces Randy Holtzclaw as the leader. And it’s raining blue shells.
Week 7 and 8 winners of the 2018 Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em Contest
Here are the winners for the last two weeks of the Gameday on Rocky Top Pick ‘Em, plus the current season-long standings.