HOOVER, Ala. - Tennessee’s winning streak in football over Kentucky dates to 1985 and is the longest in the nation since Navy beat Notre Dame last year.
“We haven’t beaten them in so long Phillip (Fulmer) and I have become pretty good friends,’’ Kentucky coach Rich Brooks quipped Friday at SEC Football Media Days. “He loves the death out of me.
“We’ve lost a couple of tough ones back to back against him. So he likes me a lot.’’
The Joker Waits: Brooks is “very pleased” that offensive coordinator Joker Phillips has been named coach-in-waiting to take over when Brooks steps down.
“I did not want the recruiting efforts to be hurt by the ‘impending retirement’ or old-age rumors,’’ Brooks said.
“I’m going to be 67 in August and health is always a concern. I’m completely healthy. I’m fine. But if I’m not a year from now I want to have something in place. And it’s in place.’’
Tennessee Talent: Three Tennessee products made the media’s All-SEC preseason team. None of them wear orange.
Offensive tackle Michael Oher and defensive end Greg Hardy of Ole Miss both made the first team. Defensive end Jeremy Jarmon of Kentucky made second team. All three are from the Memphis area.
Jarmon, a 277-pound junior, said he weighed about 240 as a high school recruit and wasn’t pursued by the Vols. He said his only conversation with Fulmer came when Jarmon was in Knoxville for the Kentucky-Tennessee All-Star game the summer after he signed.
“He said, ‘We looked at you a little bit and you’re going to be a helluva player when you grow into your feet,’ ’’ Jarmon said.
“So I think I’ve done a pretty good job of that since I’ve been at Kentucky. I’m still growing into my feet.’’
Different Spreads: Auburn’s dramatic switch to a spread offense won’t necessarily make the Tigers the Florida of the SEC West. For one thing, Auburn doesn’t have Tim Tebow.
“Florida’s not really a tailback team,’’ coach Tommy Tuberville said. “They’re more of a quarterback/tailback team.
“We want the ball in the tailback’s hands. But we are going to spread the field. We’re going to run the ball from the tailback position. Our quarterback will be called on, half a dozen times a game, maybe a few more.’’
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Comments » 11
gavol2572 writes:
OOH!! FIRST WOHOO!!
BigMix writes:
So this story is based around Brooks saying, "He loves the death out of me"? John Adams-Tebow aka. workinlikeheck, are you to busy dodging Coach Fulmer and letting bad headlines come through?
gavol2572 writes:
it does sound like an Adams-Tebow affair eh BigMix? Adams is daydreaming this very instant that Tebow is saying that about him.
ctownvol writes:
Adams christmas wish list starts and ends with a Tim Teabag fathead poster. Donations are now being accepted. You can go to www.johnlovestim.com.
rusty_shackleford writes:
I hope Joker's a grandpappy before KY beats UT again!
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Dang, Ole Mess had two tenn boys make All-Sec and one's a DE.
budd#207344 writes:
Michael Oher was such a big deal there was a book written about his recruitment. And as a senior he finally makes a preseason team. Even Houston Nutt says he needs to get more aggressive. So here is another "one we didn't get" and maybe now we know why. I'll take McNeil any day
jelyhupla writes:
Michael Oher's guardians graduated from Ole Miss. These people took him off the street and gave him a place to live. There was no doubt he was going to Ole Miss. LT in the NFL is the second highest paid position on average behind QB.
BillVol writes:
Oher's dad, Sean Touhy, gave us fits when he was Ole Miss's point guard. We can only hope Oher's kids decide on college careers in music or drama and not sports!
murrayvol writes:
DaddyVol: Maybe you can clear something up for me. Why did Oher return for his senior season?
He may be a Top 10 pick but so was Tony Mandarich. He's as physically gifted as any tackle I've seen since Pace but you also have to be mentally gifted to anchor an NFL tackle posistion. If you've read "The Blind Side" you know what I'm talking about.
thesavageorange writes:
Rogers commits to the Vols.
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