http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/columnists/john-adams/?partner=RSSgovolsxtra.com Stories: John Adamsen-uscolumnists/john-adamshttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/11/john-adams-ut-has-92-reasons-to-believe-in-sal/?partner=RSSSal Sunseri won two national championships as an assistant coach at Alabama, was an assistant coach for the Carolina Panthers when they came agonizingly close to winning a Super Bowl, and almost won a national championship as an All-American linebacker at the University of Pittsburgh. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-340765-734544columnists/john-adamsStaff WriterKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: UT has 92 reasons to believe in Sal Sunseri govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-ut-has-92-reasons-to-believe-in-salurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-340765-734544Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/10/john-adams-lady-vols-lack-loathing-losing/?partner=RSSThe inherent risks in assumptions have been stated well and often. But I still thought I was on solid ground in speculating on the Lady Vols’ upcoming basketball season in late August. The news: Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt had just announced she would continue coaching despite being diagnosed with early onset dementia, Alzheimer’s type. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-340645-734543columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Lady Vols lack a loathing for losinggovolsxtra.comjohn-adams-lady-vols-lack-loathing-losingurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-340645-734543Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/10/john-adams-vanderbilt-took-advantage-of-lady/?partner=RSSNASHVILLE — Tennessee lost another road game and found a new nemesis Thursday night at Memorial Gymnasium. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:28:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-340442-734543columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Vanderbilt took advantage of Lady Vols porous defense govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-vanderbilt-took-advantage-of-ladyurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-340442-734543Change734543Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/07/john-adams-lady-vols-need-to-spread-out-johnsons/?partner=RSSSenior Glory Johnson is having her best season as a Lady Vol, but that can't conceal her obvious shortcoming: She doesn't have a twin sister. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:09:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339976-734540columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Lady Vols need to spread out Glory Johnson's defensegovolsxtra.comjohn-adams-lady-vols-need-to-spread-out-johnsonsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339976-734540Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/05/john-adams-talent-overcomes-lapses-for-lady-vols/?partner=RSSEven as Tennessee was leaving Auburn in its dust, it didn't distance itself far enough from Thursday's loss to South Carolina. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339558-734538columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Talent overcomes lapses for Lady Vols govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-talent-overcomes-lapses-for-lady-volsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339558-734538Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/04/john-adams-picking-the-secs-best-in-nfl/?partner=RSSSEC football is best measured by six consecutive national championships. But its strength is sometimes as evident at the bottom as the top. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339370-734537columnists/john-adamsStaff WriterKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Picking the SEC's best in NFL govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-picking-the-secs-best-in-nflurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339370-734537Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/02/john-adams-south-carolina-shows-lady-vols-how-to/?partner=RSSThe game unfolded like so many others in the storied history of Tennessee women's basketball. Then South Carolina suddenly and dramatically altered the course of the game and its basketball history Thursday night. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339016-734535columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: South Carolina shows Lady Vols how to play catch-up govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-south-carolina-shows-lady-vols-how-tourn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-339016-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/feb/01/john-adams-recruiting-reveals-state-of-ut/?partner=RSSTennessee signed 21 football recruits Wednesday. If you want to know what that means to the future of UT football, you have come to the wrong place. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-338681-734534columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Recruiting reveals state of UT program govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-recruiting-reveals-state-of-uturn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-338681-734534Change734534Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/29/john-adams-improvement-hard-to-gauge-against-of/?partner=RSSATHENS, Ga. — Tennessee has shuffled its lineup twice and won two SEC road games by a total of 47 points in the last week. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:56:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-337814-734531columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Improvement hard to gauge against level of competition govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-improvement-hard-to-gauge-against-ofurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-337814-734531Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/28/john-adams-past-recruiting-disasters-still-vols/?partner=RSSTennessee's season-ending football loss to Kentucky ranks as one of the worst games in recent school history. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:28:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-337685-734530columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Past recruiting disasters still plague Vols govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-past-recruiting-disasters-still-volsurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-337685-734530Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/23/john-adams-lady-vols-balance-bad-offense-with/?partner=RSSSOUTH BEND, Ind. — Tennessee seemed bewildered by the outcome Monday night at Purcell Pavilion. It shouldn't have been. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-336652-734525columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Lady Vols balance bad offense with bad defense govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-lady-vols-balance-bad-offense-withurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-336652-734525Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/21/john-adams-image-at-stake-against-notre-dame/?partner=RSSTwo NCAA women's basketball tournaments come to mind when you think about Tennessee's game against second-ranked Notre Dame on Monday night in South Bend, Ind. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-336273-734523columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Image at stake against Notre Dame govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-image-at-stake-against-notre-dameurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-336273-734523Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/19/john-adams-just-in-time-cierra-burdick-skips-to/?partner=RSSIn a game marked by more grimaces than grins, Tennessee freshman forward Cierra Burdick was happy enough to skip Thursday night at Thompson-Boling Arena. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335921-734521columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Just in time, Cierra Burdick skips to the beat govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-just-in-time-cierra-burdick-skips-tourn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335921-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/18/john-adams-caldwell-committed-to-lsu-points-to/?partner=RSSNikki Caldwell will return to her basketball home this evening, probably prompting Tennessee fans to wonder if they eventually will welcome her back for good. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335644-734520columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Caldwell committed to LSU, points to UT staff for successor to Pat Summitt govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-caldwell-committed-to-lsu-points-tourn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335644-734520Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/17/john-adams-ut-needs-walk-ons-to-fill-nfl-quota/?partner=RSSTennessee fans have been so busy tracking the comings and goings of assistant coaches, they might have missed out on the full college football experience. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335426-734519columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: UT needs walk-ons to fill NFL underclassmen quota govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-ut-needs-walk-ons-to-fill-nfl-quotaurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335426-734519Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/15/john-adams-ut-front-line-crowd-outnumber/?partner=RSSTennessee's senior front line stepped front and center Sunday afternoon. And the Thompson-Boling Arena crowd wasn't far behind. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:12:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335055-734517columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: UT front line, crowd outnumber Commodores govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-ut-front-line-crowd-outnumberurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-335055-734517Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/14/john-adams-jay-graham-can-sell-ut-from-the-heart/?partner=RSSThe product doesn't matter to great salesmen. They can change car lots on a lunch break without a lapse in conviction. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-334903-734516columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Jay Graham can sell UT from the heart govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-jay-graham-can-sell-ut-from-the-hearturn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-334903-734516Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/12/john-adams-kentucky-committed-to-pestering-lady/?partner=RSSLEXINGTON, Ky. — The game took a final turn Kentucky's way on a driving basket by star guard A'dia Mathies with four seconds to play Thursday night at Memorial Coliseum. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:04:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-334549-734514columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Kentucky committed to pestering Lady Vols govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-kentucky-committed-to-pestering-ladyurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-334549-734514Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/11/john-adams-matthew-mitchell-makes-most-of-second/?partner=RSSLEXINGTON, Ky. — No matter how many victories pile up behind him or how many times his team shows up in the top 10, Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell won't forget how and where it all started. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-334238-734513columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: Matthew Mitchell makes most of Summitt's second chance govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-matthew-mitchell-makes-most-of-secondurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-334238-734513Change0Usablehttp://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/jan/09/john-adams-sec-football-hierarchy-wont-change-in/?partner=RSSAlabama and LSU reminded the rest of the SEC what they're up against when they played for the BCS national championship Monday night. adamsj@knoxnews.com (John Adams)Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-333741-734511columnists/john-adamsJohn AdamsKnoxville, TNJohn Adams: SEC football hierarchy won't change in 2012 govolsxtra.comjohn-adams-sec-football-hierarchy-wont-change-inurn:publicid:www.govolsxtra.com:news-Story-333741-734511Change0Usable