After a late-game collapse made a close Georgia loss a virtual runaway a couple of weeks ago, Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt nearly was moved to tears talking about how much better his guys were getting when talking in the postgame press conference. Perhaps expecting a little more emotion from Pruitt, […]
Month: October 2018
Tennessee is Full of Surprises, Beats Auburn 30-24
So I allowed myself to dream this week, and went back to read what we wrote when Butch Jones and the 2013 Vols beat #11 South Carolina in his first season. Much has changed since then: the full buy-in language of five years ago reflected the exhaustion of trying to […]
Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: Auburn edition
Add a little fun to your college football weekend by playing the Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game with Mario Kart-ish rules.
Tennessee & Auburn: A Tale of Two Decades
It’s been ten years since the Vols played at Auburn, one of the best arguments for policy change in SEC scheduling. We faced the Tigers every year from 1956-1991, the series becoming Tennessee’s second-biggest rivalry during that time. Now we have to wait a decade to travel to each other’s […]
Tennessee Vols vs. Auburn Tigers: opportunities and threats
We looked at all of Tennessee’s and Auburn’s national statistical rankings and identified the Vols’ opportunities and threats for this weekend.
Tennessee-Auburn statsy preview: Tigers by not 26
We’ve analyzed the numbers and comps so far this year, last year’s numbers and comps, and added in a big, fat gut feeling to come up with a statsy preview prediction for the Tennessee-Auburn game this weekend.
Auburn’s Defense May Not Believe in Trap Games
So the ingredients are there, right? Sleepy 11:00 am local kickoff, preseason Top 10 team sitting at a disappointing 4-2, offense looking sluggish…plus the underdog Vols coming off a bye, new head coach with plenty of experience against this particular opponent looking for his first big win. We can talk […]
2018 college football TV schedule for Vols fans: Week 7
We’ve sorted through all of the college football games and TV times to compile a recommended viewing plan for Vols fans this week.
Worth watching 10.8.18: Bye week and basketball
Worth watching 10.8.18: Bye week and basketball
Worth reading 10.8.18: Feeling good about Vols hoops
Our recommended reading list for Vols fans starts with @wesrucker247’s piece on how media access to basketball has resulted in better stories.