Posted by tngeoff on July 2, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Dang.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on July 2, 2008 at 5:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Way to go Chavis...nevermind, you probably weren't even trying to recruit him anyway since you don't like to.

Posted by KingsportVol on July 2, 2008 at 6:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He weighed to much to play cornerback anyway.

Posted by TommyJack on July 2, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No worries. Plenty of time.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on July 2, 2008 at 6:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

yeah, but he's bigger than McNeil at least.

Posted by utwick on July 2, 2008 at 6:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hopefully we will find some potential DTs and DEs who grew up rooting for UT.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 2, 2008 at 6:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Does Chavis have any eligibility left. If this keeps up, he's gonna have to clog up the middle.
Heh, maybe this is why Fulmer is beefing up Chavis?

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 2, 2008 at 6:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good thing we signed a 4 star safety to clog up the middle. He may be the last order of defense.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 2, 2008 at 6:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No worries. Dupree is still unsigned. The retard is up to 5' 6" 550 lbs. and runs a 4 min and 50 second 40.

Posted by rockytop47 on July 2, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Another shock! All the idiots are out again. A South Carolina kid signs with USC! What is going on! Funny Florida did not get him, maybe they should fire Meyer, or Georgia should fire Richt, out goes Saban and Miles! Can't recruit or coach! Maybe they should go back to the pay site to get rid of the trash on here. I bet workin and fritter are the biggest fat butts in history and sit at home in their mom's basements playing XBox 360 dreaming of being an athlete and thinking they could actually coach or run a multi-million dollar corporation like UT sports. Your right we should listen the the idiots, maybe we could actually win 3 games!

Posted by Ironcity on July 2, 2008 at 6:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I know none of you truly believed this kid was coming to UT. He all but said if offered, he was going to SC. I think the kid showed class by not wasting anymore of our coaches time.

Posted by 02champs on July 2, 2008 at 6:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

we need another DE like we need a second #%$@..

Posted by FishTacos on July 2, 2008 at 7:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

rockytop47...

You never know if workin and fritter were to replace Foolmer, the Vols may end the yearly average of 3 or 4 (and sometimes 5) losses a year since 2000. 11-2, 13-1, 14-0, 12-2 all of these records would be nice and grant a paycheck of 2.4 million a year. But 8-5, 5-7, 9-4, Those are Foolmer records. Anybody think the Vols will lose less than 3 games ever again under Foolmer?? Better keep dreamin' if you do.

Posted by jimr07 on July 2, 2008 at 7:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

interestingstory--do we plan to play out the seasons? do you have a crystal ball?

Posted by chrisw2967 on July 2, 2008 at 7:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Chavis was so close on his 1st recruiting assignment.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 2, 2008 at 7:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

InterestingStory - thanks but no one could do better than our infamous leader. Besides, I do not know anything about foosball.

Posted by ETorange on July 2, 2008 at 7:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

When I saw the headline I was glad to see the Vols weren't going to play Fordham at the Polo Grounds.

Posted by walt23tn on July 2, 2008 at 7:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

rockytop47, somebody pee in the cheerios this morning?

Posted by utwick on July 2, 2008 at 7:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ironcity,

You're right. This kid was a lock for SC if offered. No big surprise that they got him.

Posted by bobbarbilly on July 2, 2008 at 7:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If we signed every one of these kids, we would have to give as many football scholarships as Memphis does basketball scholarships.

Posted by FLVol on July 2, 2008 at 7:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Interestingstory- I think you are way off on this team and Phil Fulmer. TN is on an upswing similar to the early 90's when that special run was made. As long as Fulmer keeps hiring younger and innovative coaches and gets out of the way, this program is on it's way up again. I think he realizes that new ideas are needed now let's hope that Chavis can get a head coaching job somewhere else.

Posted by KingsportVol on July 2, 2008 at 8:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

rockytop47 we were on the paysite idiot. Most of you Fulmerons were to cheap to join the site. I promise you if you saw either Workin or Fritter you would not have the balls to say a word to either one of them tough guy.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 2, 2008 at 8:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Kingsport - oh my. Please leave the fighting to TDTN. I'm a lover not a fighter. Please see watermelon news.

Posted by pdhuff on July 2, 2008 at 8:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Missed out on a defensive player. What a shock!

Say it ain't so....

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on July 2, 2008 at 9:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ahhh...the longing for the paysite comments. Yeah, I miss paying for VOls coverage that is mainly copy and pasted and from other articles. It was a whole 40.00 a year anyway and they obviosuly couldn't get enough people to join to justify the cost or figured they could charge more for ads by having more traffic on a free site. I subscribed to it from the beginning even though it was horse manure.

Oh and nice try at calling me the
"biggest fat butt in history" though. Usually, when you use words such as "biggest" to describe something you know nothing about it is you that ends up looking like a moron. I mean honestly, we would have to be pretty big to be the "biggest". Do you really believe that in the entire world, that the 2 "biggest fat butts in history" post on this site? I bet you do which really doesn't surprise since you are dunce face. Feel free to continue posting and to continue to make yourself look like the idiot that you unfortunately are.

Posted by tigervol9802 on July 2, 2008 at 9:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

*sighs*

Fire ant! Fire ant! Fire ant!

(On a side note, the reason that I am so concerned with the lack of d-tackle/d-end committments is because the best seem to be committing elsewhere already.)

Posted by TommyJack on July 2, 2008 at 10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

tigervol: you loser trash. the pay site would eliminate you, sir. Just kidding, tiger.

Posted by KingsportVol on July 2, 2008 at 10:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

General I just adopted eduardo. I'm sure you have seen him post on here. He is 6'7 134 lbs. He just mowed 2 acres with a push mower in 45 minutes. If I can get him a green card I will have him give Chavis his highlight film the next time he is in for bowel blow out night at El Chico's. We need more DB's. Eduardo made this video for his favorite poster TDTN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Leq46O...

Posted by BigVolinCarolina on July 2, 2008 at 10:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Would love to have had him but, hey, you can't blame a kid for staying in-state and playing for his home university.

Wish more of the blue-chips kids in Tennessee would do that.

Posted by mikes70gto on July 2, 2008 at 10:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

kingsport you sure that you aren't TDT in disguise ?!

Posted by tigervol9802 on July 2, 2008 at 10:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I try TJ, I try.

Posted by Smallmike4pres on July 2, 2008 at 10:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good job Chavis. That's why you got the lowest raise on the team.

Posted by KingsportVol on July 2, 2008 at 10:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mikes70gto what?

Posted by KingsportVol on July 2, 2008 at 11:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Smallmike4pres Chavis was seen doing the "The Triple Lindy" at the Knoxville Country Club after his Golden Corral endorsements. Money is not important to him.

Posted by Volalumnus on July 3, 2008 at 7:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

You know-
Some of you that seem to spend all your time on here defending the football staff against any and all criticism, whether justified or not, - have you taken the time to realize, if the staff would just get better results on the field, your "job" would be a whole lot easier.

Maybe you guys should just send them a memo

Posted by GreerVol22 on July 3, 2008 at 8 a.m. (Suggest removal)

mcbrim, 8 corners and 3 safeties....its that new east coast defense everyones buzzing about.

Kingsport.....breathe in.........out........in.........out....

Posted by tngeoff on July 3, 2008 at 8:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Did I FINALLY hear that long awaited battle cry, the one that will set us apart forever from all the traditional, boring schemes? The one that will wreak havoc on unsuspecting offenses who won't have time to execute their poor little plans. "FIREANT!" Yeah baby! That's what I'm talkin' about! Way to go tigervol9802! Dream the dream! Cheer the cheer! Swarm the swarm! The fireants are everywhere! Disrupting offenses that never dreamed of such an adverary! FIREANT!

Posted by tngeoff on July 3, 2008 at 9 a.m. (Suggest removal)

By the way...I do seem remember many "knowledgeable" folks posting rude comments about recruits who didn't sign with us last year. They taunted them like they were idiots and made "knowleadgeable" comments like, "Yeah! We didn't need them anyway! Losers!" But...as fate would have it...we did need them! Our recruiting ended up being just a tad off. Very odd.

Posted by tngeoff on July 3, 2008 at 9:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)

By the way...if we use the excuse "Players tend to choose their own home state" (which is a crock of excrement)...I guess we should say goodbye to Chris Bonds as well. If South Carolina is such a beacon shining bright for home grown talent...especially defensive linemen which we NEED and CAN'T GET. Just a thought.

Posted by pdhuff on July 3, 2008 at 9:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

tngeoff 8:50am - perchance some of these good "fans" are not familiar with the southern fireant.

To them I would just say, think of a red wasp without wings. He makes an impression. They have killed people. South Ga has 3 foot high grey mounds that would fell an elephant. The few I had ran into trouble standing against Texaco unleaded poured down the sometimes 6' tunnel.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 3, 2008 at 9:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)

LOL Kingsport.

Posted by hiresanders on July 3, 2008 at 9:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Spurrier beats Fulmer again! Stay the course.

Posted by TommyJack on July 3, 2008 at 10:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Kingsport: The Chief a few buffets back...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FUxUi...

Posted by tngeoff on July 3, 2008 at 10:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

pdhuff.

Ah yes...the velvet ant. Nickname: cow killer. Rightfully named. The are big too! Got plenty here in Hampton Hollow.

Posted by KingsportVol on July 3, 2008 at 10:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ that was great. Rodney was one of my favorites.

Posted by Brama on July 3, 2008 at 11:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Go after Dl like Crazy

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 3, 2008 at 2:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Mine too TJ & Kingsport. Loved that scene when he was in the history class and his professor went off. I had the same guy in history. Man was he nuts!

Posted by dirtywhiteboy on July 3, 2008 at 4:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

i've always heard that you can't miss something you never had....

Posted by rockytopron on July 3, 2008 at 4:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Trust me, this is not a loss for UT, its a win! I'm from his area and I know.

Posted by BSweet on July 3, 2008 at 5:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

A question for savageo, or anyone else who might know. Aren't we expected to get Rae Sykes, Rufus Williams, and Cory Hall back from JC with this class? Sykes and Williams, if I remember correctly, are DEs, and I have heard that Hall has grown big enough to be a DT. Can anyone confirm this? As far as the Fordham kid goes, best of luck to him. Some kids just don't want to go too far from home. I don't think you can begrudge him that. SC is where his heart is. That being the case, no slight to Mr. Fordham, but we don't want or need him here if he can't give us his heart. I'm sure he's a talented kid and I'm sure if he could have given us his all, we would have wanted him, but he couldn't, so he's better off with the Gamecocks. Hopefully we find some kids on the defensive side of the ball willing to give us their all.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 3, 2008 at 9:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

LOt of happy women at a Watermelon Festival-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjyM8W...

Posted by pdhuff on July 3, 2008 at 10:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Gen W, is there any chance you could get us footage of Chavis and Phil doing belly floppers into the Tennessee?

Posted by tngeoff on July 4, 2008 at 3:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

General.

Now that we know it acts like viagra...is it any wonder? The men look pretty happy as well!

The REAL girls?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=V3XGq0pTQAw

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lk19TlGztms