Gameday Today jumps off a cliff with old friends, fans the flames of team chemistry, and marvels at Spencer Hall’s facial hair. This and more in today’s Vols link roundup. Sports writing meta I just got back to East Tennessee from five days in San Francisco and the accursed Pacific […]
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Gameday Today: Orange Carpet Day, Peyton Manning, and donuts
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 […]
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: East Tennessee loves West Tennessee
The Big Orange Caravan shows some love to West Tennessee, a few of Butch Jones’ favorite things, a raise for an assistant coach, and a relief for a player, all in today’s Vols link roundup. Football The Big Orange Caravan hit Memphis yesterday, and more than 900 Vols fans showed […]
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: A new record, a new coach, and a new assignment for you
Christian Coleman sets a new record, Tennessee baseball hires a new coach, and the football program begins summer workouts and apparently expects you to help. This and more in Gameday Today. Christian Coleman Breaking news: Tennessee track and field star Christian Coleman is FAST. Coleman set a collegiate record […]
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 […]
Josh Dobbs leans on Peyton Manning to prepare for the NFL Draft
I don’t know whether we’ve ever had anyone smarter on the roster than VFL former quarterback Josh Dobbs. I’m betting that one the things that makes him so smart, though, is that he knows when to listen to the master. And Dobbs has relied on none other than another VFL former quarterback […]