Comments by 798orange

Written on Mike Strange: Vols continue to wonder who's hot, who's not :

Since this team has fewer possessions per game than most, they have to take better care of the ball to improve their chances of winning.

Written on Butch Jones says Vols were 'selective' :

in response to GlennFordsFoible:

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The regular complainer strikes again. Who pays you to write this junk? Worst post of the day, not the first time and probably not the last. Before you throw out another mindless insult at Hart, check the athletic performance at FSU while he was there. They won numerous titles in several sports, including football. Jones has won at all the places he has been. You sound like a spoiled kid who lashes out and blames everyone else when he does not get his way. This staff had to play catchup and bust their butts just to get the quality class we got today, for which they should get credit for. Enough of the same old constant moaning and whining.

Written on Bell, Lawson head big prospects Vols still wooing:

in response to CheekMustGo:

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Maybe we can find a better supporter to take your place. You must be looking for the 15-minute fix. The new coaching staff has been here less than two months and you expect a top-10 class? Of course our new coach is going to bring in his own guys. Cheek and Hart have not coached one down from the sidelines.

Written on David Climer: Vols staff looks close to home for recruits:

in response to DwayneElizondoMountainDewHerbertCamacho:

"Recruiting in many ways is like politics. It is local."

Maybe if you're Florida or Texas, but not UT. Tennessee's talent base is sparse. What you're doing is you are "rationalizing." Jones isn't successful at recruiting good players nationally so you're rationalizing his lack of success by advocating that his local recruiting is more important. It isn't.

Jones has resuscitated in-state recruiting, but hasn't landed players like Von Bell, so except for one four star kid, he hasn't done much to make us competitive in the SEC (and isn't that what he's supposed to do rather than make UT fans feel good about their state?). Don't think stars matter? Fine. Not one commitment to UT has an offer from Bama. That's extremely telling. We aren't winning the battles for the players we will need to hang with the top of the SEC.

But that's fine because your best blue collar buddy Butch Jones worked his way up to coaching Cincinnati. I'm sure that in the end that will work out...because the SEC is a Disney movie. We're one Butch Jones montage away from making it to the SEC championship.

I don't care how hard he's working. He's recruiting marginal players who other (real) SEC programs aren't looking at. Sorry, that's the truth. In three years, this group won't be the top of the SEC and Jones will be slogging through his third season of mediocrity with guys like you rehashing old Dooley arguments like "he needs four years" or "he needs to get the staff he wants," etc. etc.

Jones is an upgrade over Dooley, but then again I have a friend coaching his son's pee wee football league and he would have been an upgrade over Dooley. Jones will get us to 8 wins in a season and that's where we will remain for YEARS. At least Dooley had the decency to expose himself in his third season. Jones will keep fans hanging on to the ever present, ever unattainable "next season."

Of course, I'm only saying this because I'm a troll. There's absolutely no way that you could predict all of that from looking at Jones coaching history, his choice in assistant coaches, his current recruiting capabilities, etc. Just like there was no way to look at Dooley's overall losing record and predict that he would lose.

Anyway...I'll be right about this coach just like I was right about Fulmer and Dooley. Admittedly, I supported Kiffin and overlooked his screw ups, but that won't happen again. Jones will be a mediocre SEC coach unless he starts recruiting the talent he needs to win and hires actual SEC coordinators and coaches rather than Auburn and Georgia's cast-offs and his current Big East crew (who will be exposed in the next two seasons).

Think I'm a troll? Please copy this message and throw it in my face in three years.

I don't care how hard he's working. He's recruiting marginal players who other (real) SEC programs aren't looking at. Sorry, that's the truth. In three years, this group won't be the top of the SEC and Jones will be slogging through his third season of mediocrity with guys like you rehashing old Dooley arguments like "he needs four years" or "he needs to get the staff he wants," etc. etc.
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Are you a recruiting expert or a coach who knows how to evaluate talent? Have you talked in-length to any college football gurus who have inside information on the abilities of our coach and his staff? Most likely another self-proclaimed expert whose premature judgments are based on nothing.

Written on David Climer: Vols staff looks close to home for recruits:

in response to volfan1202:

I'll tell you what I expect from what Jones calls "the best coaching staff in the country" and from a coach that Dave Hart considers to be a "home run hire" and "a winning coach with experience winning in the SEC" (which Jones is clearly not).

I expect that if his Big LEast coaching staff is the best in the country that we finish with a top 15 recruiting class (at least) and a top 5 class in the SEC.

I expect to see positive results in his first year and at least 9 wins. I expect this to improve even more into his second year, third year. I expect to be in the running for the SEC Championship his third year at least.

Dave Hart promised the Vol Nation a new coach that would be a winning coach that had experience winning in the SEC. What we got was nowhere near what we were promised. Hart told us that his priority was to get the UT football program back to the elite level. Barring some kind of last minute recruiting miracle straight from the throne of the almighty, the recruiting class that Jones is assembling will not be able to compete with Vanderbilt.

What really blows my mind is that even after the horrible disaster/failure with Dooley, that there are still so many people calling themselves "real fans" on this board that are still more than happy or even excited to accept mediocrity or worse from the Vol football program.

It's pathetic.

Sounds like we have a spoiled fan here. Top 5 class in the SEC for a staff that has been here for a little over a month? That is simply an unrealistic expectation. You cannot turn things around in fifteen minutes. Next year's class should be in the top 10 or 15 nationally or even higher.

Written on Derek Dooley to offer recruiting commentary on ESPNU's National Signing Day coverage :

Some other analyst should change the subject and ask him why we decided to not attempt to win the Missouri game in regulation after we already had over 500 yards in offense.

Written on David Climer: Vols staff looks close to home for recruits:

in response to GlennFordsFoible:

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I don't understand why anyone who claims to be a loyal fan would spend and waste so much time and energy on such childish, irresponsible negative thought.

Written on Vanderbilt, James Franklin ready sales pitch to recruits:

in response to GlennFordsFoible:

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To claim that any school must have an alumnus as an AD or head coach is ridiculous. Neyland, Saban, Meyer, Osborne, Wooden, Kryzyzewski,...on and on coached at a place other than their alma mater. UT was at the top in the 60's but remember there were very few if any black athletes in the league at that time. To criticize our new football coach a month after he has arrived is also not very bright and Check Hart's record at FSU and see how many titles they won.

Written on John Adams: Vols chasing Vanderbilt in recruiting :

Hey John, your article is missing context of what we have been dealing with. We are now on our 4th head coach in slightly over 4 years. There are several teams in this conference we used to have an advantage on that we are now trying to keep up with. Have patience, I think we might have found the quality and stability we have been lacking with coach Jones and his staff.

Written on Mike Strange: Why watching basketball is better than watching football :

There is nothing I would put above watching the action on the gridiron at Neyland Stadium or another venue where the Vols are playing.

Written on John Adams: Time for 'serious' changes at Tennessee :

Adams apparently thinks he is much funnier and cute than his audience does. His repeated sarcasm gets tiresome to read, maybe too much eggnog.

Written on John Adams: Martin homecoming will have to wait :

This was probably just a pr move so that it shows that we reached out. Several people have said that there was never a formal interview. There are plenty of good recruiters out there with more than four years college coaching experience. Tee will be a better coach in several years than he is now. Down the road maybe the timing will be better for him to return.

Written on John Adams: Fitting system to players could serve Butch Jones well :

in response to volthrunthru#658770:

You mqy not have to fit players to systems...or even make sure big guys play line and speedy guys play wide receiver or defensive back,

if you have the "best coaching staff in America."

Since all but a couple of coaches like that come from Cincinnati, that source of greatest football tradition and excellence in the country---except three schools under NCAA sanctions--- Auburn, Tennessee and USC---where Jones is getting his other coaches, if he can.

USC is iffy for Jones: Tee Martin has a wife who is a cult singer. L.A. is a LOT more conducive to a singer's career than a mountain hamlet nestled in the backwoods of East Tennessee.

Any husband knows if Mama's happy, everybody's happy.

It would not surprise me if he passes on recruiting to Tee Martin Drive and derives by Payton Manning Pass.

The street was named after him, in the eyes of some, to avoid charges of racism and favoritism after another street was named after Manning.

http://www.tgasports.com/football/pla...

Does Tee Martin, who does motivational speaking as a second business, have a better opportunity to build that business in Los Angeles at USC with all its spotlight of media attention, or in Knoxville, in what has become the land that football forgot?

Don't ask Jones. He thinks the Bearcat coaches, plus Auburn refugees are the greatest staff in America.

Don't ask Hart, who has proved he could not find a top echelon coach if he had $17-million dollars to pay one, even though at least two wanted to work at UT---yet Hart could not get them hired.

Ask Tee Martin, who has become a celebrity, and now lives in a world where people use slogans like "Forward."

It may be important that he said he wanted to make sure he came "BACK to the Southeast (and thus Knoxville) for the right reasons."

He may decline to see Peyton's pass or Tee's drive on a more regular basis, see Mama every night and Lane Kiffin or some other USC head coach on an ongoing basis---until something even bigger shows up. Tee Martin's star is on the rise...and can be seen in places far larger than Neyland Stadium.

If he remembers history, he may not get all mushy and sentimental, when he remembera charges of racism and favortisim that framed naming that street after him. Not much of that in racially neutral L.A.

BACK to Knoxville? Was there something to that choice of words?

Such a waste of time to spend so much energy trying to invent negative things to say about a coach or a program. There are a handful of people like this who are going to have such a dour outlook regardless of who we hired. Go root for another team.

Written on Butch Jones' staff taking shape; Tee Martin reportedly has offer :

in response to shipperman#280095:

I, like another poster earlier, do not understand the fascination with Tee Martin. He was an average QB who lucked into a NC when Arkansas handed it to us. He also was being looked at by the NCAA for accepting money from a donor, but Fulmer turned Alabama in for violations to get the heat off

He was the qb of a national championship team. Now he is a coach who is moving up the ladder and has a growing reputation as an effective recruiter.

Written on John Adams: Reality reigns in UT hire :

Out of all the more relevant questions he could have asked at the press conference, Mr. Adams chose to question the reaction of his former players when he told them he was accepting the job here.

The national press has a more positive reaction to our new coach than fans and media here.

Written on Passion for UT, longevity part of Phillip Fulmer's claim to Fame :

People need to reflect on and remember how good we were for most of his tenure. In my opinion, the record against Florida would have been considerably better if we had played them in November because his teams usually improved as the year went on.

Written on John Adams: Even though it won't be Jon Gruden, the new coach will win over UT fans at media conference :

Adams is a knowledgeable writer, but the cute sarcasm is often overdone and out of place.

Written on As Jon Gruden drama ends, focus shifts to other Tennessee candidates :

in response to volforeverandever:

Amen brother.I will add that when Fulmer took over we were stocked with talent.It's a whole lot easier to win with good players than with none as when Majiors came back and to start from scratch.His first recruiting class had 7 number 1 players from their state . That feat has not been repeated by anyone.He also took the best instate talent something Fulmer couldn't do.Yes Coach Majors had his problems but to slam what he did for the university is totaly wrong. One more thing Coach Majors is at most every game something that can't be said about Fulmer.I see him alot and talk about Tennessee football and he still gets excited talking about it.Fulmer doesn't even show up even while collecting checks.In my opinion that shows who was more loyal.Coach Majors also is a good contributor and Phil takes.Think about it.

This Fulmer and Majors thing is ridiculous. Fans taking sides with all kinds of made-up stories against one or the other. Get over it like they need to---both of them made a big contribution to continue the legacy of this football program, one that is in the top ten of all time.

Written on As Jon Gruden drama ends, focus shifts to other Tennessee candidates :

in response to GlennFordsFoible:

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Since you seem to be a self-proclaimed expert, tell us how you know what Mr. Hart is or is not doing in the coaching search. While he was at FSU their athletic teams performed at a high level.

Each one of us does not always get our personal favorite. That does not mean we have to go on a baseless vendetta against someone or constantly whine and moan.

Written on As Jon Gruden drama ends, focus shifts to other Tennessee candidates :

in response to GlennFordsFoible:

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So much needless drama, you are making me nervous. Take a chill pill and sing rocky top.

Written on As Jon Gruden drama ends, focus shifts to other Tennessee candidates :

in response to CarolinaVol2281:

It's pretty easy to run a top secret coaching search when you haven't done a single thing for 2 weeks, nothing to report. If this is true then what has Hart been doing? we are in trouble. Arky and Auburn are already interviewing and He hasnt left campus. I suppose our job is so good that every candidate wil justwait on us.It was reported that Hart was going to develop a short list the week after Dooley was fired. If he didn't already have a short list in October then he should be fired too for negligence. Everyone knows Dooley was out after watching that train wreck of a season. This is the same guy that forced Sunseri this year for huge money. if thats any indicatin as to his "level of expertise" then we are screwed. And he was "doing his do diligence" his best attempt to land the biggest coach out there. What a joke. If nothing else Gruden would have changed the momentum immediately and made Tenn relevant again and reignited a torn and tired fan base. Now, we will likely end up with choice # 7 because by the time we offer., choices 2-4 will be in other jobs or given extensions and 5-6 will turn us down because of the train wreck that is the administration. #7 will go 6-6 and then 7-5 and fans will rejoice in 4 years when we go 8-4. Welcome to mediocrity brought to you by Hamilton, Hart, and more importantly Cheek. The last five years has been a curse and with the clowns we have in place at the top, it doesn't look like it will get any better. At least we have memories of the 90's and early 2000's.

Thanks for reassuring us on the coaching search. Great to have optimists out there like yourself!

Written on Tennessee to host Alabama at 7 p.m. on ESPN :

in response to jtb01:

People.....Kirby Smart will be our next coach....AD hart from alabama, sal sunseri was hired to implement the 3 - 4 this year so when Smart comes in the D will be ready for him next season....the 3 - 4 takes at least 1 full season to learn it and do it right. I know dooley came into a mess......he would probably need to hire an OC that knows our current offense......Chaney is not it either....but whomever we have is going to be getting an experienced bunch........ I expect a good season next year.

That will be quite a roll of the dice for what would be the Vols 4th coach in 6 years if it comes to that---an assistant with no head coaching experience. That is a gamble that should be given alot of thought.

Written on Tee Martin going to Southern Cal as an assistant coach, 'never got a call' from UT:

in response to Grantlands_Red_Beans_and_Rice:

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How many times do you have to cut/paste the same stuff? Why do you want to spend that much time and energy with such a negative outlook? I would guess that most people are tired of reading this same garbage over and over. I wish more people on here would tell you to take your hate somewhere else.

Written on Josh Pastner wants to end series with UT :

If they want to do that then we should return the favor by dropping them in football.

Written on Source: Derrick Ansley added to UT staff:

in response to Grantlands_Red_Beans_and_Rice:

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Your knowledge is obviously limited as you continue to show on here---it is common knowledge that they can lay claim to that many. A book was written on them by Harris and Manning.

Written on Source: Derrick Ansley added to UT staff:

in response to Grantlands_Red_Beans_and_Rice:

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You don't have any idea what you are talking about----the ridiculous comments that repeat the same nonsense over and over. If you can't offer anything to the conversation other than baseless insults then just go away.

Written on Source: Derrick Ansley added to UT staff:

in response to ProfessionalHandicapper:

You people act is if the Kentucky loss is the only thing happened bad to UT. Its not only the fact UT lost to Kentucky, they also had to beat Vandy at home in overtime after Vandy led late and blocked a punt to seal the win, only to see UT get a lucky roughing the punter by a player that didnt block the punt. Next UT has not beaten a Top 50 foe in 2 years. UT had seniors tell you the team quit on Dooley late last season, and the year before a 4 year Senior Gerald Jones told a Top recruit to chose Auburn over UT. Then 6 coaches up and quit on the program for no promotions and are replaced with inexperienced coaches like the new DC. All this after watching good player after player just quit and walk away from an SEC school and free ride to go to lesser schools. What other evidence do you need to see the players have no respect for this head coach. Dooley made a fool of the University and divided the team letting Jackson quit school, miss all the spring and summer workouts and return as a starter, only to fail again. If you cant see Dooley lost this team and assistant coaches then you sir are blinded by ignorance. Kentucky was just an end to a horrible situation that started with Douglas,Brown,Lamison, Stephens, and other quitting the first year. Then OKU, Arnett, and others quit the next year. Truth be known the entire team quit, and thats why UT lost to Kentucky. Until UT spends 5 million per year for a real head coach the misery will continue KMart style.

Nice try, but your fantasy theory has more holes than swiss cheese. To say that the new coaches hired have no experience is just stupid. Check their past work experience. Any program that has three different coaches in three consecutive seasons is going to experience attrition, which in fact is the main problem we have been dealing with. Gerald Jones is a prime example of a player having to learn new schemes for different coaches---after awhile I'm sure it got tough to deal with. Now that Dooley's recruits are starting to make up the majority of the team I think it will start to come together. Evidence is to look at last year's La Tech team----they gave TCU all they wanted in a bowl game and the upperclassmen on that team were Dooley recruits.

Written on Signing Day at Tennessee: Who's in:

in response to Grantlands_Red_Beans_and_Rice:

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Why do you repeat this worthless information over and over again? Go away before you look even more foolish.

Written on Derek Dooley says worst is over, progress ahead; DeAnthony Arnett granted release :

in response to Grantlands_Red_Beans_and_Rice:

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Peek outside your window and look up. The sky is clear and is not falling. Why do people like you enjoy investing so much time and energy in such negative thought? I would say that you are misinformed, but it is probably more accurate to say that you possess no information, just innuendo.

Written on Homecoming kickoff against MTSU set for 7 p.m. :

in response to Titan:

6:00 pm CST kickoff - over by 9:30, hopefully out of parking garage by 10:30, then a 2 1/2 drive back to middle Tennessee and in bed by around 2:00. A few hours sleep, then to church, and make a Titans' kickoff at 12:00. Neither TV, the conference, nor UT give a flip about the fans anymore - it's all about the mighty dollar. When do you want us to play the game Mr. TV Man? Sure - no problem.

I agree---college football is better in the afternoons, especially when you get to November. More fans are willing to attend and you can get home at a decent hour.

Written on Second-half stymie: Georgia 20, Tennessee 12:

Do any of you that choose to bash the players and coaches realize how many young guys we are playing? Do you know that we only have about 10 scholarship seniors? Good gosh, these coaches are less than halfway through their second season and you are already wanting yet another coach. In the situation we are in and in a very tough league, it is silly to expect a quick fix. Granted, we played poorly and Georgia played better, but I feel that if we are patient enough to give this coach the time he needs to turn it around, we will be rewarded.

Written on John Adams: Some handy tips for the interim AD:

The main issue I have with Adam's writing is on display here. Not the quality, but the timing of and excessive use of sarcasm to the point that it becomes blurred which column is serious and which is a parody.

Written on John Adams: Fans should be prepared for hearing :

in response to claiborneh:

To clarify "middle tier" - without knowing specific number I believe there are some 120 Div I football teams. The middle tier would therefore be teams 41 thru 80. So to call TN historically a middle tier team is inaccurate in the technical sense. However I was speaking about teams with larger fanbases that regularly at least appear in the AP top 25. in other words the teams that anyone really cares about. Of these TN is generally middle tiered historically. They are more specifically in the middle of the top third in the modern age.

"However I was speaking about teams with larger fanbases that regularly at least appear in the AP top 25. in other words the teams that anyone really cares about. Of these TN is generally middle tiered historically."
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You don't know what you are talking about. The UT football program is historically one of the top 10-15 in just about any meaningful or relevant area or statistic you can think of.

Written on Former Vol Willie Gault sets over-50 records in 100-, 200-meters:

Those new records he set are quite an achievement. I remember in one Vandy game he ran a kick back for a td and John Ward said something to the effect that he was running all the way to the state capitol. The picture of him and Reggie White is suitable for framing.

Written on Tennessee hires Cuonzo Martin to replace Bruce Pearl as men's basketball coach:

in response to CatScratchFever:

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Those who show a lack of respect with repeated intentional disparagement of a new coach's name should be careful with such words. You could look rather foolish one day down the road. Welcome coach Martin and best wishes for a successful career here.

Written on SEC basketball tournament may need change:

The league should have addressed the seeding issue last year instead of needlessly waiting for another year to go by to "study" it. Divisional separation in leagues should be only for rivalry and travel time reasons and should not reward teams with a lower winning percentage.

Written on NCAA specifically targets Lane Kiffin in UT investigation:

I think we should be grateful that David Blackburn was accountable and did the right thing.

Written on Mark Wiedmer: Four days that could end Pearl's UT career:

If it was unintentional, then they should have immediately told the player that they could not speak to him instead of continuing to chat for a few minutes.

This is a difficult situation------many UT fans, myself included, are torn between what Pearl has done to revive the program and what appears to be unethical behavior. The administration at UT needs to consider more carefully and weigh the importance of what is the right thing to do here regarding ethics, truth, and our longterm reputation.

Written on Joe Biddle: UT's Pearl may bear brunt of NCAA's wrath:

If it was unintentional, then they should have immediately told the player that they could not speak to him instead of continuing to chat for a few minutes.

This is a difficult situation------many UT fans, myself included, are torn between what Pearl has done to revive the program and what appears to be unethical behavior. The administration at UT needs to consider more carefully and weigh the importance of what is the right thing to do here regarding ethics, truth, and our longterm reputation.

Written on Derek Dooley taking fire for comments about team, World War II and Germans:

in response to gillblog:

Next vacation you take, go and visit the beaches and cemeteries of Normandy. Then come back and we'll talk again.

If I am fortunate enough to go there one day I will consider it an honor and hopefully show the proper respect for their sacrifice. I try to understand the importance of what they did, not that I need explain that to you at any point in the future.

Written on Derek Dooley taking fire for comments about team, World War II and Germans:

in response to gillblog:

The comment was bad. Very bad and very insulting to American soldiers who fought and died in WWII.
Why choose the Nazi's, famous only for their brutality and inhumanity, as they tried to hold on to occupied territory. And why choose to cast his team into the mold the world's most hated, and dispicable regimes before the biggest battle in history for heavens' sake? That battle was fought for a reason, people; to defeat the most potent and viscious threat to freedom and human life the world had ever seen.

History has numerous other much more appropriate and cogent examples of what Dooley was struggling so ponderously to say, and, he could have choosen a WINNING side!
How about Crockett at the Alamo? How about Stg. York looking out across the hills of Argonne at about 200 Germans who were dead set on wiping out him and his company?
Both of those 'against-overwhelming-odds' scenerios would have fit perfectly for Tennessean's and UT's football team as well.
Why pick the Germans in WWII?! Why them?
I don't understand this at all. For a guy with the education Dooley has....??!!!! Dooley's thinking betrays a lack of respect for a great American cause and a deep lack of understanding of history.

I don't understand how you can be so oversensitive as to interpret his analogy as a lack of respect for our soldiers or that he does not understand history. He does understand the football tradition at this school and believes in upholding it.

Written on Dan Wolken: Actions by Tennessee's Pearl give lie to sincerity of recent apology:

in response to thevoice:

Hate to say, but probably agree with everything in the article. I give him and Hamilton 6 months, then wish them luck with their next employer. I'm still in Hammy's corner, it just appears that these things were done behind his back, with no ability for him to control things. I hate it for the guy. As for Pearl, at 50, it's too bad you're just understanding that it's important to tell the whole truth and just part of it. I'm a UT alumnus, just being honest though.

Good points, the whole thing seems so unnecessary. Thinking back, in 2008 when the picture incident took place we were just coming off the excitement of winning the SEC regular season championship in only his third year, were filling the arena, had guys like Lofton, JaJuan Smith, and Bradshaw, full-court pressure, hustling after loose balls. He had already gotten us to the point where his accomplishments by themselves were enough to sell most recruits to play here. I do not understand the need to go around the rules and then deny it.

Written on Pearl receives criticism from NCAA target:

in response to TarHeelsRuleFootball:

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First of all, Coach Pearl's behavior is very disappointing. I'm not sure what effect this will have, but it will make it more of a challenge to the program at its current level and I don't know if I will feel comfortable trusting his word now. It seems so unnecessary to have happened at all. That being said, your statement minimizing Pearl's accomplishments here is ridiculous. What I see from your end is hate instead of objectivity. Winning an SEC championship, reaching a brief #1 ranking, knocking off Memphis and Kansas when they were #1. Winning the SEC East 3 out of 5 years, bringing the fans back. They don't have the tradition of NC in basketball, but not many teams do.

Written on Pearl receives criticism from NCAA target:

in response to VolnotHAMILTONfan:

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If a coach in Fulmer's situation had been at Alabama, he would have been dismissed long before our former coach was. With all due respect to both programs, if you research winning percentage from 1926 (Neylands's first year) to the present, UT is 3rd and Alabama 4th.

Written on Johnny Majors labels Dooley ‘a perfect fit’:

in response to naffy:

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I would guess that the first post is the worst post.

Written on Mattingly: DeLong left family legacy at UT :

Another great Vol, may your spirit live on in a peaceful place.

Written on More than UT's Achilles heel exposed :

in response to VolnotHAMILTONfan:

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Care anything about the two injured players on which the column is based? Makes your mindless yapping rather insignificant.

Written on Maze gets workout with Knicks:

Best wishes, you stepped it up for us and became a leader, now show the Knicks you can help them out.

Written on Kozar, member of Vols 1951 championship football team, dies in Knoxville:

We are fortunate to have had such an outstanding man as a Vol.

Written on MacLain, former UT commitment, picks Clemson:

in response to middlegavol:

No matter how you spin it, this is not good news.
It just seems to me that Dooley is a little too low key for the SEC. We give hell to Saban and Urban but they have energy and they get the top recruits.
It just seems that Tennessee may have taken a step backwards with Dooley.

I looked up today and the sky was still there.

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