Posted by UTfan4life on April 23, 2008 at 9:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

go vols elite 8 here we come

Posted by aspenvol on April 23, 2008 at 9:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

A positive article. Glad to see you back on your meds, Adams.

Posted by rusty_shackleford on April 23, 2008 at 9:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Tuscaloosa John! I thought you finally left town.

Posted by UTfan4life on April 23, 2008 at 10:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hmm here is what i want to see, not as much as the Hopson commitment, but more of a all around need for UT.
Rashanti Harris a 4 star by scout.com
He is a center, who fills a big void, that we need to have filled, if he commits him and Jurick will become a load down low.
Here is his profile if you want to see it.

http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&...

Lets go get em Vols, paint the country orange

Posted by ETownVol on April 23, 2008 at 10:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good article, John. Now, if you could only get behind CPF and the football program in the same way you support Bruce and the basketball Vols. GO VOLS! And please GO (AWAY) John Adams.

Posted by soc195 on April 23, 2008 at 10:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks for telling it like it is John Adams! Some of these people need to take off those orange colored sunglasses

Posted by UTfan4life on April 23, 2008 at 10:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

EVERYONE THIS IS A ROUGH DRAFT OF A WEBSITE I PLAN TO OPEN FOR NEXT YEARS BASKETBALL SEASON.

PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND POST COMMENTS ON FORUMS IF YOU LIKE. HERE IS THE SITE

http://www.ballcharts.com/VOLball

Check it out and give me comments, and things i need to add, it isnt a 100% done yet, its just a rough draft.

THIS ONE IS MY FOOTBALL SITE FROM LAST YEAR POST THERE IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS, ETC..

http://www.ballcharts.com/govolsgo1

Thanks again guys.
GO VOLS!

Posted by UTfan4life on April 23, 2008 at 10:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

please comment on both sites, i also need an assistant site runner for me when i begin to create the real site. Thanks again fans

Posted by Volfan1 on April 23, 2008 at 10:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

And Adams is getting paid "how much" to state the obvious headline??? How "brilliant". An exile in Siberia can figure out that Pearl & UT is on the rise.
Didn't/won't read the article - Adams is on a par with Geno Auriemma.

Posted by Volfan1 on April 23, 2008 at 10:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

...and about as popular in Tennessee as Geno.

Posted by KingsportVol on April 23, 2008 at 10:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I guess some people are still upset about that Fulmer thing huh?

Posted by Bigger_Al on April 23, 2008 at 10:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Tuscaloosa John cheats on his tax return. (He doesn't report what Finebaum pays him...)

Posted by TurboFan on April 23, 2008 at 10:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Where does Adams get the credibility to be a sportswriter to be polled about college basketball rankings?

Posted by KingsportVol on April 23, 2008 at 10:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Bigger_Al thats good stuff.

Posted by cparay on April 23, 2008 at 10:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

John, good article. keep up the good work... and it is good work..... I say to hell with the pf lovers. I pay big money to see a game. Pearl and Summitt are heads and heads above the Krispy Kreme PF.

Posted by UTfan4life on April 23, 2008 at 10:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I live in Alabama, Finebaum is an idiot. He is very bias for Auburn football.

ALSO CHECK MY WEBSITES AND POST COMMENTS IN FORUMS.
http://www.ballcharts.com/govolsgo1 (FOOTBALL)

http://www.ballcharts.com/VOLball
(basketball)

Posted by yemmusdarb on April 23, 2008 at 10:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Articles like this just stick it right up the rear-ends of all you Hatorade drinkers.

All you whiners and cry babies complaining STILL about his Fulmer article need to wipe your tears, grow a set, and stop being griping women about it. You're STILL RIGHT HERE reading all his articles!!!! So you are all contradicting yourselves!!!!

GO VOLS!!! NICE WORK JOHN!!!!

Posted by Volfan1 on April 23, 2008 at 11:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Oooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuu....
Sensitive, aren't you Adamsites?!? You don't have to shout & call names.
Speaking of names, "Little John & his minions." Hey, that's a catchy title for the brain dead Adams followers.
It takes a brain dead poster not to realize you can actually skip reading an article and post by scrolling down.

Posted by Pullingguard on April 23, 2008 at 11:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Time to recognize a good article and this is a good article.... Pays tribute to UT, and the successful coach and BB program... John has been subjected to enough harsh criticism about a single article.. But, he needs to be more upbeat about the FB program and the potential with changes taking place..

Posted by utchris2003 on April 24, 2008 at 12:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Check this out! Good pub for Hopson in here.

http://rivalshoops.rivals.com/content...

Posted by FishTacos on April 24, 2008 at 1:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks John. P.S. Good Reference to Wade and Allen Houston (the hire dad part), the average idiot wouldn't catch that.

Posted by FishTacos on April 24, 2008 at 1:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Correction Allan Houston. Good article.

Posted by yemmusdarb on April 24, 2008 at 1:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Volfan1: It takes a complete waste of time to do so. That's even more pathetic than actually reading the article (.... and I guarantee you read the article anyway, idiot).

Posted by Hunter on April 24, 2008 at 1:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Back to the matter at hand.......

Isn't the rule "buy low, sell high"? If so, then you'd be pretty follish to "buy" UCLA, UNC, etc. right now. The good buys out there are Kentucky, Tennessee, LSU, Indiana, etc. These are programs that aren't 100% elite yet, but could make that move very soon. I'd sell UNC all day long.

Posted by gregorsamsa2 on April 24, 2008 at 1:31 a.m.

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Posted by UTvols12342000 on April 24, 2008 at 6:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

exactly Hunter. I sure wouldn't want John managing my portfolio.

btw, alot of people on this board act like we need unbiased, outsider reporting. bull, we need the entire knoxville, east tennessee, full state of TN supporting our volunteers for us to attain elite status once again. It doesnt take an outsider to tell me what our team weaknesses are and which of our opponents have the athletes to exploit that. We can criticize from within. I have been doing it since the first play I watched the vols. I can be unbiased and still can root for my vols. Adams feeds his family and pays for their lifestyles off the backs of Tennesseans. He should be more respectful of our institution and its leaders. What I say will never change anything, but if Adams left, I wouldnt miss him one bit.

back to topic

The quotes from Hopson speak volumes to me. He seems to bleed a lil orange. I will always take someone who bleeds orange, all things being even remotely close to equal.

have a great day Vol Nation! say your prayers and call your mommas. Maybe we get another couple big recruits to join Scotty.

j

Posted by rusty_shackleford on April 24, 2008 at 6:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Adamites are allowed to worship at his feet AND hate on CPF, but us Tuscaloosa John haters/CPF supporters can't have our opinion? That makes the adamites hypocrites.

Are you goobers simple, stupid or slow?

Posted by tnvol1111 on April 24, 2008 at 7:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

You Knoxville Phil fans are sickening. UT football is the 5th place team in the SEC over a stretch of the last 6 years. No BCS games since 1999 and only one top 10 finish (2001) this decade. Coaching upgrades all around the SEC. But you goobers still worship our HC and his silly DC rather than UT Football. Get back to me on what you feel the poor recruiting classes of 2006 and 2008 are going to do to UT Football over the next 4 years also!

Posted by lyons1960 on April 24, 2008 at 7:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey let Pearlygate be Pearly....he, he, he, he,....
did he paint his butt orange.

Posted by davidray31 on April 24, 2008 at 8:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Basketball is on the rise and football may be declining.But there is nothing like waiting 9 months and watching the Big Orange bust through the T.Tennesse basketball as much as I love it will never bring that kind of feeling.Unless maybe it is a final four.And by the way John Adams is the man!!

Posted by jdcvols on April 24, 2008 at 8:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

All this talk about lack of All-Americans is BS. DO you think Chris Lofton should have been a 5-Star or All-American? The answer is yes! This is good example of the recruiting services missing on a player.

Posted by richvol on April 24, 2008 at 8:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

UTfan4life- Sites look promising...

Posted by voljkelley on April 24, 2008 at 8:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Why does evrybody hate john adams? he spoke the truth about fulmer, it's time to accept it volnation, fulmer's time here has come and gone!!!!!

Posted by jimr07 on April 24, 2008 at 8:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

thanks tnvol for screwing a basketball article and spewing your venom against the football coach.how often are we supposed to win the national championship? do you have a formula? are you one of Johnny's whiners that still cannot get over his "resignation?" basketball articles are for basketball and take your fulmer hating diatribe and stick it.

Posted by King53 on April 24, 2008 at 8:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

okay, if you are going to ripp Adams for a "bad" article, then you have to give him credit for a "good" article. it goes both ways and you loose credibility when you only promote/defend your agenda. Fair is fair...

Posted by GreerVol22 on April 24, 2008 at 9:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Mongo think coach do good job recruiting. Mongo think team better off. Mongo love this coach. Mongo come up with this all by self.

-Mongo Adams
E D Tor

Posted by cjraney on April 24, 2008 at 9:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Don't read Adams anymore, just my choice. Sometimes check the comments to see whats going on.

Don't think JA needs to be supportive or unsupportive of UT programs in order to do his job, simply must rely on facts, report ALL the relevant facts, and don't present his own speculation or opinion as if it is fact. That is the ethical responsibility of any credible journalist.

Even more pathetic than Tuscaloosa John is the self-loathers on here shouting their support for Adams while hurling insults at other Vol fans. Nice.

Posted by volboy81 on April 24, 2008 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

a John Adams article that didnt complain, condemn or criticize??? Whats up with that?

Cant wait til youre outta this town, John!

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on April 24, 2008 at 9:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I forgot to congratulate Fulmer this past year on it being a smashing sucess....he had 1 less loss than Pearl on the year.

Posted by GoVol on April 24, 2008 at 10:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

JA - still don't read your crap - positive or negative. I'm assuming the article was positive based upon the headline, but I wouldn't know for sure. Please leave an go to Alabama or Louisiana...where you belong!

Posted by rrvolfan on April 24, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)

JOHN ADAMS BYLINE = IGNORE THIS ARTICLE

Posted by marc_ash on April 24, 2008 at 10:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

cjraney,

The problem with Adams (and other KSN writers) is that they are columnists and not reporters or writers. As columnists, they are encouraged to write in a style that integrates their opinions. And...I'm ok with that. However, a bit of opinion is one thing, but blantant disregard for a sports team is a slap to a lot of folks faces.

I believe he has some ethical standards to own up to...however, it doesn't seem that he chooses to use them in his current position. Guess when you are a columnist, you can defer from being held to the standards of a real journalist.

Posted by General_Watermelon on April 24, 2008 at 11:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)

John Adams: What sayeth you Mr. Adams when our beloved coach Fulmer holds up the Sears Trophy this year? Your comments against the coach were blashphemy. He has not had a single player jailed in weeks. I'd give you a fritter if you would just leave the state for good.

Posted by rusty_shackleford on April 24, 2008 at 11:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

marc, I generally agree with you. Did you notice that tuscaloosa john bounces back and forth between columnist and reporter? He was a "columnist" during the football season, but a "reporter" during the Lady Vol's trip to the final four. Do you think he was directed as such, or that it's difficult to be a "columnist" when the team is winning?

I've always thought it was easier to throw rocks than catch 'em!

Posted by BillVol on April 24, 2008 at 12:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I thought I had responded to this column, but I guess not. Problem is, I forgot what I was going to say. Oh well. Another good column, John.

Posted by cjraney on April 24, 2008 at 12:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

marc-
I see your points. Guess the line b/t reporter and columnist is a bit blurry in my mind as they're both journalists. I personally feel both types have a responsibility to readers to distinguish b/t fact and opinion or speculation.

OTOH, I guess tabloid journalism, yellow journalism, and sensationalism are still considered to be some form journalism. I just didn't realize KNS wished to move in that direction. And as I don't read the Enquirer, Star, etc., I no longer read John Adams either.

Posted by finn on April 24, 2008 at 12:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This is pathetic. I just read about 35 posts that had nothing to do with the subject of the article. GIVE IT A REST!!! This Anti-Adams coalition is the type of thing a group of 13 year old girls might conjure up. The guy wrote an article that didn't toe the party line on our beloved Phil. Who cares??? God forbid, if he hadn't written that article, you guys wouldn't have anything to post/bitch about in the off-season. Now that would be a tragedy. BTW, great news on mens b-ball and Hopson. That was the point of this article, right?

Posted by cjraney on April 24, 2008 at 12:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

marc-
But honestly it bothers me much more to see Vol fans on here bashing others for having an opinion on Tuscaloosa John, when in the same breath they're cheering about Adams' right to express an opinion and how they can't get enough of his wonderful product.

From what I can tell it seems to be a lot of the same ones who bashed those posting more positive opinions during the last football season, instead of just agreeing with their "all hope is lost, sky is falling" rhetoric.

Sometimes I wonder if those types were happy or disappointed that we reached the SEC title game, won the bowl game, etc, etc, so on. Anybody want to fess up?

Posted by cjraney on April 24, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

voljkelley-
Apparently his time hasn't "gone" quite yet.

Posted by twin942 on April 24, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Marc/cj, good posts. I like the dialogue.

I generally like Adam's columns and will continue reading them. He strays from the conventional wisdom, which causes people to think. However, he crossed a line with the Fulmer article. He simply trashed the man without relative facts to justify his positions (I say relative to imply that Fulmer does nothing that makes him stand out from most other college coaches). So, why shouldn't he (Adams) be held accountable as well? This isn't whining, this is holding him to the same standards as the other people discussed in these forums (Fulmer, Pearl, Summit, etc).

cj, to answer your question, I was HAPPY about the SEC East championship. The nice thing about these posts is the blog history is saved - so you can always verify people's positions...

Posted by marc_ash on April 24, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

rusty_shackleford,

Spot on with your observations rusty. If Adam's words opinions weren't bad enough, his lack of remorse is even worse. I've never seen Fulmer feel the need to make a public response to a local columnist, but it was warrented. You would have thought an apology would be in order...but it never came. That did it for me as far as Adams is concerned.

But lets not be so quick to give JA "reporter" status when he covers the Lady Vols just yet. If memory serves me correctly, he was wearing yellow and purple while covering the SECCG this year. Sometimes, actions do actually speak louder than words...

Posted by GreerVol22 on April 24, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

General, I'm not sure is worth a fritter, but what if we put him in an iron mask and locked him in the sunsphere?

3 squares a day of fritters and Kool-Aid till we head to SoCal should do it.

Posted by marc_ash on April 24, 2008 at 1:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

cjraney,

At some point, it becomes an "ethics" question IMO. Some folks feel the need to be held to a higher standard (out of love, respect, honor) for SOMETHING. To some, there is no honor, respect, love, etc. This appears to be the case here.

When you are involved in something you cherish and respect, you don't want to tarnish their name or your own. In Adam's case, he seems to have no regard for the University or how he is perceived by the Vol faithful. No apology, no self reflection, nada.

I guess if you don't have any concern for what you are writing about, you don't care what folks say about you.

Posted by cdldoc on April 24, 2008 at 1:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Go home to LSU or where ever Adams.

Posted by cdldoc on April 24, 2008 at 1:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Go home to LSU or where ever Adams.

Posted by marc_ash on April 24, 2008 at 2:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

cjraney,

You and I have had issues with our opinions before but I think we both agree that nobody is perfect. I feel at times like you do that for some Vol fans (adams supporters even) that no matter what....things just ain't good enough in Knoxville.

People are allowed to voice their own opinions...but more often than naught, someone gets angry if they read something they don't agree with. I don't think it is a matter of folks being "happy or disappointed", but more happy or angry. It is 100% ok to be disappointed, but many folks seem to get angry and want to start throwing stones the moment something goes wrong.

The Vols had a great season this year under CPF, if people don't see that, they might be wearing a big pair of Adams sunglasses.

Posted by Volfan1 on April 24, 2008 at 2:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

yemmusdarb Adams,
Little John & his minions (of which you are either John himself or a minion) are soooo afraid of criticism.

If a few of you folks are unhappy about us remembering a total trash job article, I can't wait until Tuscaloosa John shows up at practice in the fall for interviews to see how many players remember his garbage....if he's man enough to try and interview, which I doubt.

Loved your bright comment for me - "idiot". yemmusdarb, here's a clue for you....a person starts calling 3rd grade names when he is losing.
You "guarantee" I read his stuff? I bet you guaranteed the Colts over Namath's Jets, Ohio State over Florida (pick your sport or SEC team), and the Russians over the USA hockey team. You were wrong on every count.

And BTW, it's a bigger waste of time to read Adams than to scroll down....unfortunately, it's an even bigger waste of time to read your drivel.

Posted by marc_ash on April 24, 2008 at 2:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

twin942,

Great points and I agree with what you've said. I've never bashed adams in the conventional style to my rememberance. However, I too am ashamed he chose to say the things he said. What upsets me more is that he never looked to make ammends. The glory comes from a man who seeks to make things right (Hmmmm, don't know if anyone actually ever said that...but it sounds pretty good lol).

I think Adam's is entitled to his opinions, but he shouldn't be surprised at how he is viewed in this state...especially by men and women who have bled orange their whole life.

Posted by cjraney on April 24, 2008 at 2:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

marc, who woulda thunk it? No longer naysayers v. Fulmerites, we've moved on to Orange koolaid drinkers v. Adams-colored glasses. Probably better thans Adams-flavored koolaid...

Posted by marc_ash on April 24, 2008 at 2:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'd love to see someone drinking the koolaid while wearing Adam's-colored glasses.

That visual made me about spurt water from my nose onto my keyboard!

Posted by FishTacos on April 24, 2008 at 2:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good points. My favorite being that Bruce only lost one more game than Foolmer. Foolmer only played 13, Bruce played over 30. Damn we got a great football coach. CPF for Tn. Coach of the year. Adams only speaks the truth when he bashes that slob. Foolmer is worthless (he can eat a mean twinkie though).

Posted by cjraney on April 24, 2008 at 2:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

marc, also wanted to clarify my comment/question regarding happy or disappointed last season. I was disappointed we lost the title game, but happy we got there. I think others were disappointed we got there at all, disappointed we beat a good Wisconsin team, and basically disappointed in the team's successes.

Why? B/c that success proved their predictions of the program's demise to be false and ultimately delayed any "regime change" at least one more year.

Anybody got the stones to admit such disappointment?

Posted by tenncorncob on April 24, 2008 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Please hold off your fulmer diatribe until after at least the Florida game.....this should be a very good team, a new year, a new offense....ie..a new beginning. Please give the HEAD coach at UT the respect his position deserves. This is NOT the time to be critical unless of course you roll around the bowl and roll down the hole, roll tide roll. GO VOLS

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on April 24, 2008 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Who else is pumped for the home football opener vs. UBA (University of Birmingham-Alabama)? I'm not.

Posted by rootin4volz on April 24, 2008 at 3:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"Adams: Vols' stock rises with Pearl's record, recruits"

"Rootin4Volz: Adams stock continues to plummet since Fulmer article, lack of apology for being loudmouth dumba$$."

Posted by General_Watermelon on April 24, 2008 at 3:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Will Fulmer get the same repsect from Adams if he holds the Sears Trophy again after 10 years? If no other KPD arrests are made and the graduation rate improves? Come on! Give our coach his due. He's a Fritter Man.

Posted by auttat on April 24, 2008 at 4:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin, why aren't you pumped? That is the start of your vacation? Enjoy it, man!

Posted by marc_ash on April 24, 2008 at 4:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

cjraney,

Interesting viewpoint on the football program. I am happy to say that I have yet to personally meet anyone that has been disappointed at UT's success (that is a Vol fan of course). I do not discount your thoughts, but sure do hope that isn't the case. I would hate for someone to feel their personal pride would take weight over the support for their team..but then again, who am I kidding right?

I suppose people wanted their predictions to come true, but what a sad way to spend one's time. I am very happy we made it to the SECCG last season! I was there in my orange cheering my team. I was also one of the many who felt like they had been kicked in the stomach by a donkey. Case in point...very happy we were there....especially with the start we had.

But you can tell the true fans on this site...no need to call em out, you know who you are. As do you koolaid drinkers and Adam's glasses wearer (that still cracks me up).

Go Vols

Posted by warriorman86 on April 24, 2008 at 5:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

volfan1, you know the KNS makes money (sells advertising) based on page views and comments. They don't care whether or not you read the story.

Posted by brownsvillevol on April 24, 2008 at 6:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

greer the mongo thing was hilarious..............friggin' hilarious!

Posted by littleorange on April 24, 2008 at 6:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Adams did great harm to the Vol football recruiting efforts......Provided Ala, Fla, Ga with much ammunition......A decent article occasionally does not balance the scale......

Posted by Volfan1 on April 24, 2008 at 7:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

warriorman,
They also don't make money (sell ads) if the posters won't visit their businesses or buy the paper. I don't do either.

Yeah, I will give you this. It's probably best not to even post on an Adams article. But he needs to be reminded he has lost his credibility, and to Vol fans ranks in popularity with Geno, Visorboy, Saban, and the Tiger High coach.

Posted by OwensboroVol on April 24, 2008 at 8:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I know I am biased in that I consider the University of Tennessee to be the very best public school available at any cost. I consider it a terrible mistake for any kid who has been offered to turn down a scholarship from UT. But my experience tells me that I paid my way through UT and for that cost I was educated to be successful through over 30 years of employment with a national firm and I have secured a very confortable retirement. All of this I give UT credit for. I just don't understand how anyone could turn UT down!!

Posted by bricker865 on April 24, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

utfan4life...great looking page...count me in!!

Posted by Bigger_Al on April 24, 2008 at 10:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It's 10:15 PM, and Tuscaloosa John is eating fritters between making that sucking sound he always makes... a nasally sucking sound...

Posted by T0MMYJACK on April 25, 2008 at 7:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Check out the following:

*"Posted by yemmusdarb on April 23, 2008 at 10:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Articles like this just stick it right up the rear-ends of all you Hatorade drinkers."*

Have you noticed how often this poster writes of sticking things up "there" ...?! He seems to be an authority. And I bet he's a "catcher".

Don't stick any fritters up there, brad.

Posted by TheVolMan on April 25, 2008 at 7:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Great article John. Seems like the boycott weenies still can't stay away from your articles. They can't decide whether or not to keep their heads in the sand--classic weenie dilemma. LOL...

Posted by wagee12 on April 25, 2008 at 11:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Great article John, pay no mind to the football sheep that come here to whine and moan because you (gasp), wrote the truth about the football coach. Maybe when and if Fullmoor signs a five-star player, you can write something positive about the football program again, the same program that has not won an SEC title or visited a BCS bowl in 10 long, agonizing years.

Posted by DCSOvol on April 25, 2008 at 12:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

John, keep up good work. Most of these idiots want a cheerleader, not a journalist. Keep sticking to that fat, back-stabbing moron if he deserves it.

Posted by Basketball_Jones on April 25, 2008 at 12:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

People hate Adams cause he's not a UT homer...Thats why I like him. It annoys the crap out of me to listen to most UT fans as they think every year they'll win the NC and if they don't its usually bad calls, other team grew the grass to high etc etc. Most UT fans will never admit that the football program is on par with schools like Wisconsin, Oregon, Texas A&M, and Boston College. It's been a long time since this program has been considered a national powerhouse and if you take off the orange glasses you see it might not be that soon before it gets back to that point.

Take some shots at me, John Adam or whoever else says the program is stale but come December when Tennessee plays in a 2nd tier bowl game for the 10th year in a row, remember who said it would happen. PEACE!

Posted by RJ_Vol on April 25, 2008 at 12:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Basketball_Jones...I pull out these stats from time to time just to "keep it real". Obviously, there are stats pointing the other way. I'm a glass "half full" kind of guy. So, I use these...

Since 1997: SEC East Champs in 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004*, 2007* (6 out of the last 11 seasons), 2 SEC titles, 5 SEC title games, 1 National Championship, CPF winning percentage .769 (third all time only behind Barnhill and Neyland), CPF 146 wins (second only to Neyland), 15 All Americas, Asst. Coach of the Yr. 2006 (Chavis), 1 Outland Trophy winner 2000 (Henderson), Home Depot Coach of the Year 1998 (Fulmer), Johnny U. Award 1997 (Manning), Maxwell 1997 (Manning), O'Brien 1997 (Manning), 9 New Years' Day Bowl games, victories of many programs (@ Miami, Notre Dame, @ Florida x 2 for the first times in forever, Michigan, Georgia last year who finished #2 in country, California, Florida State, Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Alabama multiple times, etc.) ... 12 out of 15 years finishing in the top 25(AP) including 6 "top ten" finishes and 3 "top five" finishes. Last year we finished #12 after winning the SEC East and defeating Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl. This all happened in the dawning age of "parity" in college football.

I might add that CPF has vicories over BC, A&M, and Wisconsin...

Posted by VenomousVol on April 25, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

An SEC east championship is meaningless. Have we become Arkansas?? The school whose main claim to fame is making it to the SEC championship game just to get their *** kicked. WOOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!! SEC EAST CHAMPS! OUTBACK BOWL CHAMPS! YEAH BABY! Coach with the best winning percentage among people from Winchester TN,who weigh over 280 and coach a college team in Knoxville. Go Phil!!!!!!

Posted by rpoll1095 on April 25, 2008 at 3:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"He did it with another coach's recruits." Ordinarily that is not a good thing. In this case, however, it speaks volumes because the "previous" coach was not nearly a recruiter of Pearl's ability. How was Tennessee basketball doing with those same recruits under the last coach? How well did Pearl do? The good news is that, in all of this, once BP gets his own home-grown recruits in place (and that is happening very fast), the SEC is in for a shock as to just how good Tennessee can really be. Is this not exciting or what!! Go Vols!

Posted by General_Watermelon on April 25, 2008 at 6:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Bring back my Buzz! I just saw Kingsport's goat and he was glorious.

Posted by ONUV on April 25, 2008 at 10:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Bruuuuuuuuuuuce

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Posted by cjraney on April 25, 2008 at 11:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

VenomousVol says: "An SEC east championship is meaningless."

I guess I missed something along the way. Or maybe you could ask UGA if SEC East means anything...

Posted by LongtimeVol on April 26, 2008 at 1:06 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I don't understand why this is so hard to keep straight. As dubious an honor as it is, we were not the East Champions we were Co-Champions of the East (an even more dubious honor). We represented the East in the CG based on the tie-breaker, but that did not give us sole possesion of the East Division.
And did I really see in a previous post that the vols had a great (?) season under CPF. Four losses, three of which were embarrassing butt whippings on national tv, can be considered a great season. Good season, maybe. Nice recovery in the second half, definitely. But great season? That is some standard of performance I cannot grasp.

Posted by johnlg00 on April 26, 2008 at 1:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

VenomousVol--and what volumes that screen-name bespeaks--we didn't get our "*** kicked" in the SECCG, we lost on two bad interceptions. For most of the game, WE were the ones doing the ***-kicking against the NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, no less! The Cal game was lost on a long punt return, one long pass play, and a defensive touchdown. Was I hacked by the beat-downs we suffered against Bama and Florida? ABSOLUTELY!!! Do I think it is likely to happen again this coming season? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Nothing will suit the Fulmer-haters short of going undefeated, untied, and unscored-upon. As a two-time UT grad and forever fan, I am happy when we do well and I am sad when we do poorly, but I still see the orange kool-aid glass as more than half-full. This could yet be a year when that sucker overflows! And, with a nod to the subject of this article, I think we will drown the whole country in orange kool-aid next basketball season!

Posted by itsme53792 on April 27, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

How interesting it is...to have the KNOXNEWS columist (add Louisville Courier Journal..and ALL the other major papers)..making the same points that are evident to all but the insecure big orange followers. Hopson is the first McD's All American since 1998? More McD's AAs "transfer from Duke than sign with UT"? Memphis is ranked by the top sportswriters as one of the TOP 10 ELITE programs..but UT is not? Goodness gracious, truth makes its way to Knoxville and the UT boards? There is educational progress in Knoxville after all!!!

Posted by overatedvols on April 28, 2008 at 11:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

First Mcdonalds all american in 10 years?
Guess if the team crashes and burns at the end of next season like it did this season, Pearl can't say that it wasn't his players.

Posted by VolsRyourmaster on June 12, 2008 at 10:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

overatedvols is just another whine and cry "Hokie" fan. Sooo close to God, soo far from Knoxville. You sound "sweet" whining like a little girl....hahaha