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And so thus ends what we hope will be the strangest recruiting cycle of our lives. New coach not hired until January 27! First year of NIL! Unknown recruiting sanctions! A billion guys in the portal! 3-7 last year! 78-82 from 2008-2020! At the end of all that…well, we really […]
Sports are a regular reminder of the seasonal nature all things possess. Yet within them, there’s something that feels so constant. We’ve played Alabama every October since 1928. And if that number looks funny to you too, it’s because we’re coming up on the 100th consecutive such occasion, if you […]
Sundays are for good news: With that, the Vols are a win in the Music City Bowl away from one of the most enjoyable off-seasons we’ve seen around here in the post-Fulmer era. One way to quantify what Hendon Hooker’s return is worth? The records he has a chance to […]
Will and a muffled Joel are once again joined by Chris Pendley, this time to talk about all things Heupel, hoops, and what’s happening over the holidays.
So Tuesday, we were doing job interviews at church. I ended up missing all of the Texas Tech game, walking in the door just as the game went final. It became apparent very quickly that this was not something to lament, given the way all four teams in the building […]
A big congrats to Krusher, who took our regular season confidence points trophy with a record of 194-76 straight up and 2,188 confidence points. That was just enough to get past GeorgeMonkey (2,183), with Jahiegel and wedflatrock (2,178) tying for third. Rounding out the Top 10 are several old friends […]
Two years and at least two lifetimes ago, Tennessee almost went back to the Music City Bowl. The last minute switch to the Gator Bowl was a welcome one, carrying January prestige and tradition. I don’t know if there’s a clear answer to the idea of that switch this year; […]
What’s a good distraction while we watch the coaching carousel spin? Here are the latest round of bowl projections, with only the championship games left to play. In the SEC, three teams are locked into the College Football Playoff and New Year’s Six. I don’t see any amount of weirdness […]
The Vols handled their business against South Alabama, and picked up a couple of desired results elsewhere in the bowl pecking order. Auburn, once 6-2 and still alive for Atlanta, is now staring at 6-6 unless they can beat Alabama. And Florida fell to 5-6 and fired Dan Mullen, which […]
Everybody gets to dream big in November, but Villanova didn’t let us get much farther than the first possession yesterday. A 40-minute loss to a Top 5 team will certainly put a dent in your championship aspirations. We had to hope the Vols could figure it out along the way, […]