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 […]
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Post-Spring Projections: Tennessee Defensive Backs
Let’s continue the series with a look at the Tennessee defensive backs depth chart exiting spring with a prediction of what to expect this September. Spring practice — like most all the springs before of the Butch Jones era — didn’t tell us much. But after what we saw and read, […]
Post-Spring Projections: Tennessee Linebackers
Let’s continue the series with a look at the Tennessee linebackers depth chart exiting spring with a prediction of what to expect this September. Spring practice — like most all the springs before of the Butch Jones era — didn’t tell us much. But after what we saw and read, […]
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 […]
What to expect from Bob Shoop’s defense in 2017
Earlier today, we looked at the numbers and concluded that Bob Shoop’s defense in 2016 was not as bad as Sal Sunseri’s 2012 defense. That’s not to say that it wasn’t bad, though. It was. Bad enough to put Butch Jones on the Screaming Pundits’ 2017 Hot Seat Watch List, and […]
Was Bob Shoop’s 2016 defense historically bad?
While reading something the other day, I ran across a throwaway comment about Bob Shoop’s 2016 defense being “historically bad.” It triggered a double-take, because that was a phrase I used a lot back in 2012 to describe Sal Sunseri’s defense, but I don’t recall using it at all last […]
Gameday Today: Not a fan of Will Muschamp edition
Football Tennessee freshman offensive tackle K’Rojhn Calbert is not a fan of the Muschamp culture at South Carolina. Sort of confirms most of what you thought a Muschamp locker room would be like, doesn’t it? Muschamp, though, does outrank Butch Jones in CBS’ list of the best coaches in […]
Gameday Today: Injury situation “not so hotsy-totsy,” but at least nerds are in charge of the spring game
Except for the Orange and White “Game,” spring practice is in the books for Tennessee. So how did it go? Well, defensive end Deandre Johnson is having a really good spring, according to defensive coordinator Bob Shoop. His opinion counts, you know. And he thinks that cornerback Justin Martin […]