If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . . . . . make it this, from The Athletic: How Tennessee found 17 NFL players in one recruiting class, and what it could take to do it again Yes, that’s a week old and behind a paywall, but it’s the best thing I read this morning. […]
Month: February 2019
College basketball TV schedule for Vols fans: Week of 2.11.19
Here’s our list of games worth watching this weekend, specifically curated for fans of the Tennessee Volunteers. You’ll want to be sure to catch the Vols in action Wednesday night against South Carolina at 6:30 on the SEC Network, but in addition to that, there are several other games this […]
Worth watching 2.11.19: Vols hoops highlights
Worth reading 2.11.19: Vols No. 21 in early 2019 S&P+ rankings
If you read only one thing about the Vols today . . . . . . make it this, from SB Nation’s Bill Connelly: 2019’s projected 130-team S&P+ rankings, from Bama to UTEP Okay, so this preliminary list has Tennessee at No. 21, which will likely come as a surprise. […]
Tennessee 73 Florida 61 – The New Normal
The Vols opened SEC play with a 46-point win over Georgia (that one still isn’t normal, no matter what Tom Crean says about his players). Things got tight in consecutive games around Tennessee’s number one ranking: a three-point win over Alabama, and a five-point overtime win at Vanderbilt. Tennessee’s other […]
College basketball TV schedule for Vols fans: Weekend of 2.9.19
In contrast to football, where scarcity rules the day, college basketball has multiple hundreds of teams in action twice each week. You can rely on the network promos to help you decide what to give your attention, or you can come here and see what’s of interest to Vols fans […]
Where Will Tennessee Land in the NCAA’s Projected Top 16?
On Saturday (12:30 PM ET, CBS), the NCAA selection committee will reveal its current Top 16 seeds. It’s the third year they’ve done so in early February, and the second time the Vols will appear in it. And while last year our enthusiasm was muted after taking a 28-point beating […]
Tennessee is Recruiting For Championships in Blue Chip Ratio
Team rankings are exciting, but can also be deceiving. The better benchmark is SB Nation’s blue chip ratio: if you want to be in the national championship conversation, at least half of your signees need to be four-or-five star players. Phillip Fulmer hired Jeremy Pruitt over easier and safer choices […]
Tennessee signs 5-star OL Darnell Wright
It’s not as much of a surprise as Tennessee closing the deal on Henry To’oto’o today, but it’s every single bit as welcome: The Vols have signed 5-star offensive lineman Darnell Wright. And with that, Tennessee put the finishing touches on one of, if not the, best offensive line classes […]
Vols get To’oto’o too
So much for the lazy, ho-hum National Signing Day for the Tennessee Volunteers, who just landed high 4-star linebacker Henry To’oto’o over Alabama and Washington. The Vols had been in play early until momentum seemed to shift last week and narrowed the race to Washington and Alabama. But in the […]