Comments by GOJO

Written on Will the Lady Vols make the Women's College World Series?:

in response to oldster:

If they are not good enough to beat a mediocre Mizzou team, why bother wasting the energy and the money to go to the World Series?

MEDIOCRE? What dictionary are you using oldstar? You need a new one.

Written on Gray's transfer leaves little margin for error in Vols' secondary:

in response to DeltaCharlie3:

Should Butch Jones be brought back for a second year if he goes 3-9?

Should Charlie be banished from this site if we go 7-5?

Written on Memphis gives Butch Jones a standing ovation:

in response to snowpeapod#263184:

Was it Tim McGraw who sang "I like it, I love it, I want some more of it?"

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Yep. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfCHSi...

Written on Butch Jones says Vols were 'selective' :

in response to volfan007:

I'm beginning to think that we either have a bunch of ignorant, whiney babies as supposed Vol fans; or, we've got some fake Vol fans coming into these sights and running thier mouths...running down UT.

If you're a true Vol fan, then be positive and cheer the Vols on, instead of being a negative drain on the team!!

Orange Beach, I'm beginning to think that you're a Gator fan....

This newcomer (Jan. '13) appears to me to be a Bama Bum.

Written on Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley confirms he is going to the Dallas Cowboys :

KNS he is gone. Please let him go completely..

Written on Mike Hamilton defends department's debt practices:

in response to volthrunthru#658770:

RememberWhen is full of something other than facts. Bombast and B.S. do not obscure the fact that Fulmer was on track to have a 2nd good bounceback season, had not Cutcliffe been given the Duke HC job. "Cut" was hired late in football year, and Fulmer had to scramble to find an OC, at a time when no good ones were on the market.

Fulmer was not the problem; he was part of the solution, had people like you done the STFUing; so that those who understood what was going on could continue to fix the problems.

Instead, mouthy ignoramuses emailed new administrators, board members and everybody else a LOT of bad information---and barraged their offices and homes with phone calls.

So for those who do not know that footballs are not spherical, UT football is in the tank...along with everything else...because these malcontents, their bombast & B.S....and timid, anti-athletics new administrators converged to almost destroy everything about UT Athletics.

The fault is with the mal-contents at the time Phillip Fulmer was doing the turn-around. They are to blame for the real problems, because they emboldened the anti-UT, anti-Athletics, anti-Fulmer/Pearl/Delmonico/et-al crowd.

And in so doing, with their chronic witching, whining and complaining to the new administrators and on every message board between here and UCLA; they framed the demise of UT's athletics department.

These people...you included...are to blame. You need to be quiet, sir/maam/mixed and allow better people to fix problems you and those like you caused.

I have no advice for you about your ignorance, which is apalling. Frankly, the scope and intensity of it is quite alarming, as is the fact that you have no idea what you and those like you have done.

Such ignorance among Volunteers is very surprising, considering our University's storied history.

GO VOLS!

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Amen, keep preaching the facts.

Written on Mike Hamilton defends department's debt practices:

The truth hurts does'n it Mike?

Written on Tennessee governor says Vols must fill Neyland:

in response to Olddogsrule:

Mah brainz not so small. Ah knows uh Rusty Nail wif filet mignon an taters and dips an friends by the fire watchin' UT Vols is better'n gettin puked on by a drunk student any day!

And .... professors preparing research for publication that have grad students do their master's thesis on some single subject in the professor's publication, ( and maybe getting recognized in the index) has been going on since ... well I suppose since universities came about. Lot's of these masters grad students graduating now-a-days are nothing but masters of disaster. Remember, academics IS what the university is there for in the first place, and they happen to also have a football team, not the other way around as so many on here seem to think it should be.

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".... professors preparing research for publication that have grad students do their master's thesis on some single subject in the professor's publication, (and maybe getting recognized in the index) has been going on since...”

I hear you. My advisor suggested a thesis subject for me in the early 50's. Lo & behold I later saw it almost verbatim in a publication with his name as author.

Written on Tennessee assistants to get 8.33 percent bonus for making bowl game :

Win 50% of your games - go to Nashville for a bowl game - collect bonus.

Oh how our expectations have fallen.

Written on Dallas Cowboys haven't hired Derek Dooley yet :

in response to pcorange:

I wish Coach Dooley the best whatever he does next. I don't think he was ready for the big time as a head coach, and he may never be. He did, however, try to build the team in a way that would make the Big Orange Nation proud. It didn't work out, and he was rightfully relieved of his duties. That doesn't make him a terrible person, and I wish our fans would let go of their hatred of him. I have immensely more respect for Derek Dooley than I'll ever have for Lane Kiffin.

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January 29, 2013
9:23 p.m.
GOJO writes:
in response to lemme_axya_this:

My sentiments exactly.

"I have immensely more respect for Derek Dooley than I'll ever have for Lane Kiffin",eh?
That is not saying much.

Written on Record-tying 6 Vols in Sunday night's NFL Pro Bowl:

in response to cdldoc#211897:

Let me guess. These players were all recruited and played for Fulmer. This will not happen again for a long, long time.

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Surely you are wrong when so many on this site testify to his ineptness - - - hall of fame not withstanding.

Written on Fulmer says he'd be 'willing to help' ETSU:

in response to volspaws:

You're not a fan of this guy"? Doubt he's losing any sleep over it...the man won a national championship is in the hall of fame...he led us to a golden era in football..it wasn't "getting lazy" that led to his downfall....it was a weak athletic director and athletics board that listened to too many meatheads like you....go to bed....the breakfast shift at McDonalds starts early tomorrow

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You tell 'em volspaws. Fulmer did NOT leave the cupboard bare; the next two "young energetic" guys emptied it.

Written on UT tells students not to paint Rock to welcome recruits:

in response to GlennFordsFoible:

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Well named.

Foible: a flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior.

Written on Mike Strange: Something is missing ... Vols looking for a closer :

in response to johnlg00:

Some pretty good comments here, considering that we have all seen this movie before. I agree with you that the Vols got beat all too often on the same play. I think I would have told the defender on the screener to step out to at least make Henderson hesitate or change direction. If the main defender is trailing Henderson, which was often the case because of all the off-ball screens he was getting, and the ball screener's defender steps out, you run the risk of the screener rolling toward the basket. However, would you rather have Henderson stepping into another open 3-pointer or a relatively clumsy post player having to catch a tough pass and make an effective move into the lane? It was as likely as any other outcome that the OM post player would fumble the pass, run over a defender, or put up a contested shot. If you fouled him, you would be putting a poor free-throw shooter at the line. I would 100% prefer any of those outcomes, including an uncontested dunk, over giving a hot Henderson even one more open look at a 3-pointer.

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Agree. We looked like we had never seen a screen play before, & had no idea how to stop it.
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Written on Lady Vols not dwelling on past with Vanderbilt :

in response to Theo:

I used to have 4th row season tickets for the Vandy women so I am aware of the weird elevated floor. I primarily bought them so I would have great seats for the Lady Vols games. You can not imagine the darts the Vandy fans threw my way. Very entertaining really. IMHO regardless of the cost it is an unfair advantage. I think the competition committee should look at it.

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Remember the Lady Vols game at Vandy sometime in the 1990's when Vandy oversold the capacity & some of us ticket holders could not get in. I certainly do because I was one of those that was turned away. I hope Vandy has learned to count.

Written on Muschamp suspends Dunker, parts ways with 3 others:

in response to 8inarow:

If he is allowed back, he won't play against the Vols. He wouldn't be needed anyway.

You are not needed on this site either, but you keep stinking it up.

Written on Butch Jones selling UT tradition and new staff to recruits :

in response to oldster:

Doug Atkins was a walk on. More recently, Johnny Football was a three star recruit and Michael Palardy, Bryce Brown, and the Apopka thief were all 4 and 5 stars.

olster: You reached back over half a century to pull up Doug Atkins. I thought I was probably the only one on this site ancient enough to remember Doug.
Technically, you are probably correct that he was a walk on in Football. However, he came to U.T. on a basketball scholarship. The General, noticing his size & agility, just plain stole him from the basketball coach.
I believe he also won the Southeastern Conference high jump title while at UT.

Written on Free throws key, but nothing came easy in Lady Vols' OT win over Florida:

in response to orangecountyvols:

Vols,

Not to be too concerned with the Cattle herder, having just joined Jan 12, which is another red flag troll identification.

Another troll who couldn't measure up to the girls on the playground. So.........those of this sort have to take it out on anyone who is successful.

Aside from this troll..........the girls, having lost the nucleus of last year's team are doing quite well.

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He sounds like all hat & boots & no cattle.

Written on Marsalis Teague added to NFLPA Collegiate Bowl :

Teague was a casualty of being recruited by one coach & misused by two others. He was very athletic, but was used to plug holes that were not his position.
To add to his misery, he played in a defense that required him to try to cover a receiver much too long.

Written on No worry against Missouri for Lady Vols, 84-39 :

in response to RLL59:

First, a win is a win and improves the won-lost percentage. But this game really didn't indicate anything, positive or negative. It was more like a scrimmage. After the game, we had the obligatory, but now annoying, comments from the coaches about the Lady Vols letting up after getting the big lead and how the Lady Vols have to play Missouri again on their home court.

Had the Lady Vols been playing one of the top teams, their constant over guarding would have led to easy baskets; their rebounding stats would be significantly lower; many of their shots under the basket would have been blocked.They didn't let up in the second half; they did what any team does when they are way ahead with no chance of losing; they took ill advised shots and were more careless with the ball. They still played hard, just not smart. But this was Missouri, not Baylor.

The Lady Vols have great young talent and are improving with experience. This year will be a good year; but the next few will be better.

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With your expertise & coaching skills, why don't you & "professional handicapper" team up to produce a world-class team somewhere?

Written on Tyler Bray, Justin Hunter, Cordarrelle Patterson, Darrington Sentimore to NFL draft:

Luck to you Darrington Sentimore. You will need it.

Written on Terry Fair 'nervous, but extremely excited' to join Butch Jones' support staff:

in response to Vol_in_Mich:

Damn if I know. Doesn't look like he has much coaching experence.

This position was created by some Universities a few years back after the NCAA limited the number of fulltime coaches to nine.
With all the demands on the Head Coach in fund raising, recruiting, & such things help was needed - - bingo quality control coach.
Michigan got into trouble with the NCAA by using then directly in coaching and working with players during off-season workouts; watching game and practice film with athletes; assisting with stretching and warm-up exercises during spring and fall practice; and attending meetings reserved for full-time coaches.

Written on Terry Fair 'nervous, but extremely excited' to join Butch Jones' support staff:

in response to amyinsparta:

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Sorry about your family problems Amy. Many times it turns out O.K.

Written on Terry Fair 'nervous, but extremely excited' to join Butch Jones' support staff:

in response to rtrchatt:

Bama does not have a single coach with ties to the program. Has no bearing, you can either coach and develop players or you cannot. Roll Tide

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'Round the bowl, and down the hole.
Rolls the Tide.

What do you think - - happened to the stink?
Tuscaloosa outside.

Written on Switch to zone in second half key for Lady Vols, 73-53 :

in response to Element_Days_Are_Over:

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For the record, what are sheers?
I realize that sheer is to deviate from a course, but what are sheers?
Oh, now I get it. Momma has not taught you to spell shears yet.

Written on USC shows up an hour late for bowl dinner; Trojans player cusses El Paso:

Hour late for dinner & hasn't showed up for the game yet.

Written on USC shows up an hour late for bowl dinner; Trojans player cusses El Paso:

in response to titletownz:

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--- but we can always hope for the end of your pitiful world.

Written on Herman Lathers invited to seniors game:

Thanks for all you did at UT Herman Lathers & congrats.

Written on Derek Dooley finds words for Twitter :

While picking up bones, rejoice at Sun Bowl results:
Ga Tech - - 21
So. Cal - - 7

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

in response to rtrchatt:

Alabama on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week for the 22nd time in their storied history. Close to matching the 23 SEC Titles.

I put the over/under covers for UT at 12. What say you rocky flop faithful, show us your number. As always it is behind the CT. When is the Home for the Holidays Bowl this wkend??????

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At your wife's house while you are gone to the game.

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

I agree with most of your suggestions for "the time is right to make changes."
However I would say the biggest change that
needs ro be made is above the coach's level.

Written on Peyton Manning joins six ex-Vols for Pro Bowl:

in response to FWBVol:

Three of those guys; Mayo, Berry and Foster were all guys and maybe a fourth -- Colquitt were all players that Fulmer recruited in his last five years. At the time Fulmer was fired, UT was set to have a top 10 recruiting class.

I'm not saying it wasn't time for him to go, but I still think giving a guy that won 150 games one more year at his alma mater wouldn't have been too much to ask. There is no way, even if the program had not lived up to the bar Fulmer set earlier, that we would be in as bad of shape as we are now in football.

Amen. A top ten recruiting class waiting in the wings was not bad. We haven't seen it since, & aren't likely to for awhile, Sure we had a down year, but as someone else posted "all programs cycle up and down"
The howling wolves have tried to justify the actions of the incompetent administration ever since.
Welcome to the Big East. Maybe it will work out.

Written on Former Vols defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri hired by Florida State, but will still draw check from UT :

How would you like for Cheek and Hart to be your company's CFO?
Didn't think so.

Written on John Adams: Naughty or nice, you still get a gift:

in response to TheVolMan:

Great article JA. Ignore the low-functioning haters. Obama kicking Romney's butt really rattled their cages. Lol...

Volman, you just have to slip politics into eveerything don't you?
Not to worry, Gop still rules Tennessee.
Hope you get your Nerf ball for Christmas.

Written on Former Vols defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri hired by Florida State, but will still draw check from UT :

in response to rtrchatt:

Good for you Coach Sal. Call it emotional distress for wearing that puke orange one yr.
Bama nation knows you can coach, but u cannot coach slow, slower and slowest. Roll Tide

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'Round the bowl,
Down the hole,
Where the Tide rolls for rest & relaxation?

Written on John Adams: Cordarrelle Patterson will leave highlights, regrets behind :

in response to rtrchatt:

Imagine another blowout next yr in Tuscaloosa and CNS is not going anywhere....regardless of what happens in January the Tide will have a great chance of another championship in 2013.

Got 23 skippy? Hill NO but 13 is a DISTANT second place. Roll Tide

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'Round the bowl,
Down the hole,
ROLLS the tide.

Written on Lady Vols catch another cold at Baylor:

Sometimes they just won't fall. There will be better days.

Written on John Adams: The right quarterback could speed up UT turnaround :

in response to Smokeydog1:

Bo Jackson is the best athlete in the history of the SEC. And no Peyton? WOW!

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There are only two possible reasons for omitting Peyton Manning from the top five.
1) Stupidity or
2) He said, " In more than 50 years of watching SEC football," but didn't say how many more.

Maybe he lost out by not being in John's time period.

Johnny Majors was not only a dual-threat, but also a triple threat. His quick kicks from his tailback position were a thing of beauty to behold.

Written on Tennessee's Stokely Athletics Center closing down :

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Your quote "Use the building site and build the Taj Mahal of dorms that both students and players can live in... " reminds me of the old stadium dorms under the bleacher seats. Although it was not a Taj Mahal when I lived there, both students & players did live there.

Written on UT confirms football staff hirings :

in response to usafvol:

Loyalty has nothing to do with intelligence! How about giving them a chance before you "Gripe"?

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Didn't know that you were so smart you could give, & interpret an I.Q. test by remote control.
U.S. Marine Corp OCS said mine was O.K.
You do get a kick out of insulting folks don't you?
One of your famous tirades describes you pretty well.
"No matter how hard I tried, I could never achieve your stupidity! I think you're a spoiled little momma’s boy who just never grew up. You like to talk down to people but it only shows what a moron you really are. Ever heard the term "educated idiot": that could be you little boy."

Written on UT confirms football staff hirings :

in response to chaos001:

Best staff in the country? Not even close.

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I share your sentiment.

Whoda thunk it? Best staff in the country was in Cincy with a few Auburn castoffs.

(Before you question my loyalty through the years:
(1) I watched the General on the sidelines.
(2) I've had season tickets more than 40 years, & still do.
(3) I deplore the mess the hierarchy has gotten us into.
(4) I’ve earned the right to gripe.)

GBO

Written on Butch Jones promises 'best staff in the country' :

in response to 87and1dad:

Also bring in Trooper Taylor - a known recruiter in the south. Auburn let him go today.

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Can he bring Blue-chip recruit Reuben Foster, the nation's top linebacking prospect who decommited from Auburn today with him?
Of course we might not have the money for both him & Trooper.

Written on Phillip Fulmer had 'the right influences' on way to Hall of Fame :

in response to trace5254:

Fulmer is not deserving of this award - some success as a coach but underhanded and not loyal. Fulmer was lucky to be at UT when Bama and Florida were down and he left program in a shambles which paved the way to the Kiffin era.

As a Bama guy, not sorry that the program is in this sorry state but hate to see someone like this in the HoF.

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You are mad because Alabama got caught cheating & you blamed Fulmer. Crawl back in your commode where the tide usually goes to meditate.

Written on Some UT football season tickets available for $300, no donation:

in response to Hacker38:

So it also was reported Auburn interviewed Kirby Smart, si /If Tennessee takes Smart, We're getting Auburns leftovers....

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http://espn.go.com/college-football/s...

Written on Some UT football season tickets available for $300, no donation:

in response to BigDaddyOrange:

Ok. Finally! I'm not the only one thinking about David Shaw. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/14...

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How did that last left coast hotshot work out?

Written on Is Tennessee's coaching search nearing the finish line, or does Dave Hart still plan more talks? :

in response to lafollette37766:

Gundy would be a good choice but can UT afford him. It will cost UT 3 million to buy out his contract at OSU, on top of the 5 million owed Dooley plus the 4 million that UT could end up paying Dooleys assitants and thats not counting Gundys pay from UT. Do the math. Hiring Gundy could very well cost UT 12 million right off the bat. Kinda expensive.

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But we still have the money for the Brass to hang around a glitzy hotel in Manhattan.

Written on Vanderbilt gives coach James Franklin new contract:

Maybe Vandy IS onto something. They DO NOT have an athletic director to mess up things.

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

in response to ashvol7:

Thanks Fulmer for all of this mess.

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Idiotic. Everyone knows it is Bush's fault, or maybe Reagan.
(Sarcasm, in case you did not notice.)

Written on John Adams: No shame for UT in a big-name rejection :

in response to pomp_and_circumstance:

The search is over! Gene Chizk is meeting with Hart in Chattanooga as I write this.

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I doubt that. Chizh has failed at both player discipline and development after being on top of the world.

Written on At least history is kind to Tennessee offense :

I keep thinking what might have been IF Wilcox had not returned to the left coast & Dooley had stayed out of the way.

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