GoVolsXtra blogs

Basket Case - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/fleser/
Dan Fleser on the Lady Vols.

Evan's Eleven - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/woodbery/
Evan Woodbery on UT football.

The List - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/mckinney/
Marlon McKinney compiles daily links about the Vols.

The Mighty Quinn - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/quinn/
Brendan Quinn on UT basketball.

The Vol Historian - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/mattingly/
Tom Mattingly writes on Vol history.

When You're Strange - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/strange/
Mike Strange on UT sports.

• "Intriguing Phone Calls" Updated 5/21/2013 at 9:01 a.m.

  There were a great many intriguing phone calls received in a past life with the UTAD. One came several months after a Vanderbilt game at Neyland Stadium sometime in the 1990s. The man on the other end of the line ...

• Vol Stuff (5/21/13) Updated 5/21/2013 at 7:42 a.m.

  BuTch confident in Vols' strength & conditioning staffhttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/may/21/jones-confident-in-vols-strength-staff/?sports   Best Vol team tourney final - 1997 versus 1998http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2013/5/20/4348102/best-vol-team-finals-1998-vs-1997   Big Orange Caravan rolls into Tri-Citieshttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052013aab.html   Lady Vol Erica Popson ready for individual NCAA golf tourneyhttp://www.utsports.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/052013aaa.html   VFL program in the communityhttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052013aac.html  SEC stats...

• "Chronicling the Game" Updated 5/20/2013 at 7:47 p.m.

  Could sportswriters write like this today or even want to? See for yourself. Fred Russell of the Nashville Banner penned these immortal words after the 1937 Tennessee-Vanderbilt game. "KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 13, 1937--Vanderbilt whaled away at Tennessee with almost brutal ...

• Vol Stuff (5/20/13) Updated 5/20/2013 at 7:39 a.m.

  BuTch lands an in-state 2016 commitmenthttp://www.rockytoptalk.com/2013/5/19/4347098/tennessee-recruiting-16-prospect-middleton-gives-vols-some-big-early   Vol football team tourney  1998 versus 1995http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2013/5/17/4337868/best-vol-team-semifinals-1998-vs-1995    1985 versus 1997http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2013/5/17/4340522/best-vol-team-semifinals-1985-vs-1997  VFL Chuck Smith working with Auburn defensive linemenhttp://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20130519/SPORTS0402/305190025?nclick_check=1   Lady Vols head to super regionalshttp://tennessee.scout.com/2/1292917.html   Celebration of life; Stokley Athletics Center (Marvin West)http://www.shoppernewsnow.com/columnTemplates/west.aspx   Mizzou...

• "Writing Something Memorable" Updated 5/19/2013 at 5:21 p.m.

  You never heard of Ron Zavala? Well, you have now. There's a book on the shelf titled "The Best American Sports Writing." It's ©2008, William Nack, editor. There are similar volumes every year. Each volume is full to the brim ...

• Vol Stuff (5/19/13) Updated 5/19/2013 at 7:58 a.m.

  BuTch stays on constant go in rebuilding Volshttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/may/19/jones-stays-on-go-in-rebuilding-vols/?sports   BuTch trying to restore the heartbeat to Tennessee footballhttp://www.nooga.com/161594/jones-working-hard-to-give-tennessee-football-back-its-heartbeat/   Vol golfers advance to NCAA golf championship tourneyhttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/051813aae.html   Lady Vols win squeaker to advance in NCAA softball tourneyhttp://www.utsports.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/051813aaa.html   Vols stopped by Virginia in...

• "The Good Old Days" Updated 5/18/2013 at 7:55 p.m.

  Found some helpful "suggestions" for Vol fans in a copy of an old game program, probably from the 1930s. Boy, these "good old days" sure were good, or so it seemed. SOFT DRINK REGULATIONS: "The Athletic Council voted to continue ...

• Vol Stuff (5/18/13) Updated 5/18/2013 at 11:28 a.m.

  Vol netters take on Virginia today in NCAA tennis tourney, first serve 1pmEThttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/051513aad.html   Lady Vols win round 1 NCAA tourney gamehttp://tennessee.scout.com/2/1292573.html  Diamond Vols miss SEC tourneyhttp://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Baseball-Tennessee-Vols-knocked-out-of-SEC-touranment-race-131221   Video of Big Orange Caravan stop in Chattanoogahttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/051813aaa.html   Oklahoma State blocks QB from transferring...

• "Embellished by the Telling" Updated 5/17/2013 at 12:14 p.m.

  Sometimes the cheers are for someone else, even if there's a game going on. The year was 1928. Tennessee was playing Alabama at Tuscaloosa, the famed 15-13 win that set the Vols on the path to gridiron glory. Lost in ...

• Vol Stuff (5/17/13) Updated 5/17/2013 at 7:22 a.m.

  BuTch energizing Vol fan basehttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/may/17/jones-energizing-vols-big-fan-base/?sports   BuTch has good track record in close gameshttp://www.rockytoptalk.com/2013/5/16/4335624/butch-jones-close-games-and-the-fourth-quarter-comeback   Vols targeting Ohio for football recruitshttp://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Noah-Furbush-Succeeds-On-Off-Football-Field-130894   Dave Hart a big fan of BuTch Joneshttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/may/17/tennessee-ad-already-big-jones-fan/?sportscollege   Vols advance in NCAA tennis championshiphttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-tennis/recaps/051613aaa.html   Vols currently 4th in NCAA golf regionalhttp://www.utsports.com/sports/m-golf/recaps/051613aac.html  ...

• Tennessee's Haslam Field getting post-spring turf makeover Updated 5/9/2013 at 12:39 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- When I tweeted out photos of the new turf being installed at Haslam Field, the Vols' outdoor practice area, I received an almost universal response:What are they doing with the old turf and how do I...

• With Daniel Gray gone, Eric Gordon's future in doubt, a look at UT's defensive backs Updated 5/9/2013 at 12:34 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- Sophomore cornerback Daniel Gray, who earned a start in Tennessee's beleaguered secondary as a true freshman in 2012, is no longer with the Vols.The departure alters Tennessee's roster outlook and also further depletes the shrinking 2012 signing...

• Tennessee one of 23 profitable athletic departments in NCAA Updated 5/8/2013 at 10:16 a.m.

  According to a USA TODAY Sports financial analysis, just 23 of 228 athletics departments at NCAA Division I public schools -- including Tennessee and eight other programs from the SEC -- generated enough revenue to cover their expenses in 2011-12....

• Vanderbilt assistant responds angrily after Butch Jones references stadium size in tweet Updated 4/25/2013 at 2:43 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- We've scrupulously documented the various Twitter tussles involving Vanderbilt head coach James Franklin (here and here, for example), but now Vandy assistants are getting into the act.This Vandy-UT game on Nov. 23 is going to be a...

• With latest commitment, Vols continue to stock up on tight ends Updated 4/24/2013 at 9:25 a.m.

  KNOXVILLE, Tennessee -- Tennessee coach Butch Jones and his offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian made it clear from the moment they arrived here that they really like athletic, pass-catching tight ends.And they didn't think the Vols had enough on their...