It’s Orange Carpet Day on Rocky Top, Peyton Manning’s on campus, and I apparently eat donuts like offensive linemen eat donuts. This and more in today’s link roundup. Orange Carpet Day Rocky Top hosts its annual Orange Carpet Day today, and a slew of recruits are on campus to just […]
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Gameday Today: History lessons, accelerators, and brakes
Butch Jones is bringing back the history lessons and trying to find the brake on the Trey Smith hype train. Plus hoops updates and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football I’ll just leave this here: https://twitter.com/vol_football/status/875442820676411393 And now that your pump is primed, let’s get on with the football […]
Gameday Today: Is Butch Jones immune to the legion of the miserable?
Butch Jones stiff arms the negative talk and keeps building an awesome class, a bunch of Tennessee baseball players get drafted, and VFLs just keep making us proud, all in today’s Vols link roundup. Football This headline from Gridiron Now makes a really interesting point: Tennessee recruiting booms despite Butch […]
Gameday Today: Bob Shoop’s covfefe, cocky wide receivers, and recovering former QBs
Bob Shoop’s covfefe oops, cocky wide receivers, and recovering former quarterbacks, all in today’s Vols link roundup. Football Tennessee defensive coordinator has apparently out-covfefe’d Donald Trump. I vote ei. New Vols wide receivers coach likes his receivers to be cocky and knows how to handle ’em that way: “I love ‘em […]
Gameday Today: Eric Berry makes everything better
The legend of VFL Eric Berry continues to grow, a prospect turns the table on Tennessee, and we’re beginning to feel better about the secondary, all in today’s Vols link roundup. Eric Berry just keeps leveling up in Awesome My favorite NFL team – Eric Berry – is apparently still […]
Gameday Today: CBS thinks the Vols are a good (over/under) bet in 2017
All’s fair in love and officials, CBSSports thinks Tennessee is a good bet, and Derek Barnett’s got good bend. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Hoops Tennessee basketball leads off today because Rick Barnes is apparently a stickler for honesty — except when it comes to officials. So […]
Gameday Today: Sensible quotes on Rocky Top, but no plans for Dubai
Gameday Today is awestruck at all of the sensible things said on Rocky Top over the weekend and disappointed at news the Vols will not be playing in Dubai anytime soon. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football So the Vols hire a public relations expert and suddenly […]
Gameday Today: Public relations is apparently important on Rocky Top
Gameday Today welcomes a public relations expert to Rocky Top, weighs in on redshirts and graduate transfers, and marvels at what Derek Barnett can do with a cheap pen. All this and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Football Tennessee has hired Zach Stipe as Director of Football Communications, which […]
Gameday Today: Kum ba yah, giving Butch Jones the benefit of the doubt
Swords are beaten back into plowshares as people start to give irrepressible optimist Butch Jones the benefit of the doubt, John Adams remains confused, and Tennessee goes all in with Nike and experiments with parking passes. All that, plus hoops news and speedster Christian Coleman in Gameday Today. And then […]
Gameday Today: Vols Tight Ends and the Ninja Persuader Dad Power
Football Who knew that promoting your tight ends coach to offensive coordinator would ignite a sudden interest in the tight end position? Seriously, I go on vacation for a week and suddenly everyone’s talking about tight ends. The current roster is looking pretty good, as is the incoming crop of […]