If you only read one thing about the Vols today . . .

Maybe we’ll eventually learn what caused all the drama the past few days. Maybe we won’t. But does it really matter? No, not really. The main thing is the main thing, and Kirkland staying at Tennessee is the main thing. And that thing is good news for the Vols.
He’s right. Glad that guy’s going to be back this fall.

Other Vols stuff worth reading today

  • Tennessee’s had a year many would like to forget: Link. Ouch, but yeah.
  • It’s official: Admiral Schofield returning to Tennessee: Link. Woo.
  • Barnes: John Fulkerson’s injuries “affected him psychologically”: Link. Understandable.
  • Fulmer, on how his prior role with ETSU helped prepare him for his current role with Tennessee: Link. Quote:

“It gave me my football fix. Being around coaches and starting a program, that was a lot of fun,” he said. “I really enjoyed Dr. Sander and (ETSU President) Dr. (Brian) Noland. They were great. I saw the other side of it, from an administrative standpoint, and that was beneficial to me. I didn’t know it was going to be so much for later, but that was beneficial to me.

“I saw a vision that Dr. Noland had and how he followed up and got it done. I’m telling you, that was a great scene at that first football game, when we played a game in that stadium there. The folks at ETSU should be very proud, of what Dr. Noland’s done, what the city and the area has done.
“Couldn’t have a better guy than Randy Sanders leading the charge now, and Coach Torbush did a great job getting us started, so I was proud to be a part of that.”
 
  • It’s important to recruit well in Georgia for two reasons now: Link.
  • Barnes adds Bryan Lentz to basketball staff: Link. He’s a video coordinator/director of player development.
  • EVERYBODY PANIC:

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Non-Vols stuff worth reading
Nick Saban is mad that you’re blaming him for following the rules: Link. Quote:
“Then we should change the rule,” Saban said Tuesday. “I don’t think it should be on me. I think we should change the rule, aight. If we agree in the SEC at these meetings that we’re going to have free agency in our league and everyone can go wherever they want to go when they graduate, that’s what’s best for the game, then I think that’s what we should do. Then Brandon Kennedy can go wherever he wants to go.
“But if we don’t do that, why is it on me? Because we have a conference rule that says he can’t do it. And he can do it, but he’s supposed to sit out for a year. So, why is it on me? It’s not even my decision. It’s a conference rule. I always give people releases and he has a release to go wherever he wants to go, but the conference rule says he can’t go in the conference. So, why is that on me? The Maurice Smith thing wasn’t on me, either.”

Dude’s kind of got a point.