Comments by GreeneVol

Written on Tennessee, Alabama in good form for rematch:

Nice intensity in the photo of Coach 'Zo. They won't give in without a fight.

Written on Tennessee, Alabama in good form for rematch:

This looks like a great match-up. I think we'll get out of the gates better than Bama due to their longer layoff but their legs should keep them in it. But we didn't have to struggle too hard against MSU...who knows...Go Vols.

Written on First half was enough cushion for Vols against Mississippi State, 69-53:

Good well-rounded effort tonight. Didn't fold from an inspired last gasp from MSU. Ditto on Chievous - guy has a knack for getting to the ball.

Stokes takes his share of punishment but I'm glad he's allowed to dish it out too. It will make him a better player and attract more physical play to the conference - kudos once again for Coach Martin speaking up for him. However, a little mean streak from the big guy now and again would be nice to see...not talking Ezeli or Oriaki punk behavior, just some visible fire. May just not be his nature though, plus I realize he's still finding his game at this next level.

It's great to be a Vol.

Written on Mike Strange: Bubble watch shines spotlight on Vols, SEC tournament:

The conference comparisons can't be anymore than the out of conference match-ups which were a long time ago...I know, it's the only thing they have to go on. SEC must not have faired so well. But these jokers saying Ole Miss, Alabama and Tennessee all three not making the tournament? Leaving just Florida, Missouri and a badly-limping Kentucky in the field of sixty-however many teams? Really?

Surprised to hear Martin say 'the work is done'...I hope that is out of context from the way this article portrays it.

Written on Vols staying fresh in order to avoid saving legs in SEC tournament :

No wonder McRae can't gain any weight!

Was really impressed with Cheivous' play Saturday against his pop's alma mater...hoping Edwards can rise to the occassion.

Written on Butch Jones to be grand marshal of Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway:

It seems Jones' drive and energy are genuinely part of his m.o. and will not have that wear-off effect after a few months or seasons. Just please don't try to sing the Star Spangled Banner like Mitt Romney did - or Rocky Top...Go Vols!

Written on Former Vols post strong results at NFL Combine:

I guess not; confirmed here:

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/pl...

Another article on Tyler:

http://www.nfl.com/combine/story/0ap1...

Best of luck to all the Vols in the draft!

Written on Former Vols post strong results at NFL Combine:

Bray weighs 232 lbs, only 10 less than Rivera? Hard to believe. Sounds like a typo..

Written on Fourth overtime Golden for Vols, 93-85:

Turner is definitely a stud, but.....

Did you see the intensity in Caruso's face? Yeah, he was kinda emotional.

Did you see the intensity in Trae Golden's face? Dude was head-hunting.

Written on Vols were pressing for help, found answers:

Good insight, BFQ. Exciting stuff by the VolBallers; hope to see more of it.

Written on Vols find recipe for victory on the road, 58-46 :

Nice to hear. Didn't get the game on TV here in Greeneville on Comcast Digital Plus.

Interesting to see UT roundball, with the problems it's had this season, is still ranked 8th in the country in attendance (per utsports.com). And it's going to rise!

Go Vols!

Written on Not a very Golden outlook for Vols:

Call those Voodoo guys at S.W.A.T.S.

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

Sounds like the work ethic on the Hill has been off for a while. Maybe Jones & his staff can stay together and diligently work the regional high schools to make the necessary in-roads to get our share of recruits in the next few years. When you've dug yourself into a hole, you simply have to dig your way out of it which is a lot harder. Not expecting any first-class miracles, but long-term, 'the harder you work, the luckier you get'.

Written on Teddy Gaines joins staff at Tusculum:

Go Pioneers!

Written on Notre Dame No. 1? According to a BCS computer, Fighting Irish still better than Alabama:

How embarrassing. Colley Matrix, you can probably say bye-bye to being part of the BCS formula. Oregon ought to look into a lawsuit for their coefficient possibly being distorted by these miscalcs.

Written on Jeronne Maymon decides redshirting better than missing 'too many games' :

Glad he will be working with the team down the stretch this year - that will be great experience for Stokes, Hall, etc. I wonder how this development affects Martin's previous scholarship/recruiting plans...

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

in response to laraccoon:

is it just me or does Strong seem a little unstable from a mental aspect ?

Yeah you'd have to be crazy to consider Tennessee...lol...just joking.

Specifically what are you talking about? The racecard stuff a few years ago? I don't know, he was asked the question by a reporter and gave a first-hand honest answer. He didn't bring it up.

I for one don't know enough about him to speak to his mental toughness. His record seems pretty solid though.

Written on Sporting News: Duke, North Carolina to SEC a real possibility:

Supporting article from Aug 30, 2011 on UK basketball revenue shortfall:

http://businessofcollegesports.com/20...

Written on Sporting News: Duke, North Carolina to SEC a real possibility:

I believe it was Jimmy Dykes or his partner one last night say that the University of Kentucky football team makes the school 2.5 times what the basketball makes. That was shocking to hear. So if that is true, yeah it makes sense that Duke & UNC want a piece of the rich SEC football pie. Are their basketball reputations & conference income potentials really worth it? If football outearns roundball by this much, I seriously doubt that their addition would benefit the other schools in the grand $cheme of things.

Written on Coaching Carousel: After wild day of Jon Gruden rumors, Tennessee's pursuit uncertain :

I wonder which way the coaching search wind will blow tomorrow...

Media Masters, 'cancelled' interviews, smoke-screen statements, denials...nobody really knows anything in this guessing game at this time. Especially the hip hop dude.

Written on Gruden, Haslam, Browns shoot down Memphis report over UT deal:

I would think that race-card playing coaches in the south would tend not to work out well for either party. Good points on Strong's record, HopeisNot.

The Webb School enrollment form made me chuckle - classic rumor fodder...

Written on Stephen Hargis: Jon Gruden's name only one creating unified buzz for UT:

The recruit said our last head coach came across as 'stuck up, like arrogant'...and that Vanderbilt is on list of finalists for some but UT nowhere close on these kids...VERY SOBERING. Somebody please earn us back our Big Orange football pride!

Written on John Adams: Tennessee fans might not mind if juniors leave early :

I guess it's open season on bashing everything about the Vols. Sad that people have to be so negative. Put these guys in a positive environment and watch them thrive. But to offer up a damaging assessment like this for the bottom-feeders to magnify is a very low blow.

Written on Wildcats land nation's top recruiting class again:

Please no Kentucky articles. I thought I would at least see some news about UT prospects in the article; nope. WHO CARES

Written on UT has 'Nothing to report' on coach Derek Dooley's job status :

in response to SandySpringsVol:

Regarding AD Hart, he is under no obligation to reveal anything that he is thinking or doing with respect to the football program except to the administration of the university.

Meanwhile, is it better to publicly fire the coach during the season and then start a public search a la Mike Hamilton, who many on here despise? Or is it better to work behind the scenes to get things set up for a more complete announcement (e.g., "Coach Dooley will not be retained after this season; we are pleased to announce that Jon Gruden will succeed Coach Dooley in 2013")?

Given the negative impact the former would have on recruiting, current players, etc., the latter would appear to make the most sense, although it certainly won't feed the emotionally immature "Fire him now!" outcries that fill this board.

Well put.

Written on Mark Wiedmer: It's time for Hart to talk about plan for UT football:

Cheek heat, yes. Hart not so much; he didn't hire Dooley. We'll see what Mr. Hart can do for us now though.

Written on 5 Things: UT vs. Victory :

Nice overview; will be looking for these keys to 'victory' this season, the real '2nd season' in Volunteer country.

Written on Pre-snap communication issues part of growing pains on defense :

More proving ground in front of this defensive unit. Win out and show progress and you will be able to sign some good talent and come back stronger next year. Still hoping.

Written on UT's Mychal Rivera detoured from Hollywood family path to focus on NFL dreams :

I saw his yards this year at 349 & noticed Whitten's 493 yards in '02...that's very much within reach.

Then I wondered how many receptions he has had and if he would be able to get close...Chris Brown had 41 catches in '07, Mych has 19..eheh...

He averages 18.4 yds/catch - nice work. And way to be a leader - others behind him are better for it.

Written on John Adams: Schedules have taken toll on UT, South Carolina:

Ample proving ground still lies in front of Dooley and his team. Let's hope, Vol fans.

Written on Other side of Cuonzo Martin slowly surfacing :

'The Prowler'...can't wait to see how these guys do this year...

Written on John Palermo wants Daniel McCullers to play fighting mad :

I remember the Vols PR machine publicly challenging Big John Henderson to play with more fire, be more of a vocal leader, etc. back when he was developing & it seemed to work. McCullers is a very promising project.

Written on Tennessee's Jaron Toney expected to push for playing time in secondary :

Sounds like the defense will have to be UP for Troy as well - watch out for that one!

Stooley_Dinks: at this point, we shouldn't care if it is a walk-on RB that they are trying to bring over to the other side of the ball - they are doing anything they can to try to make it work better. No, the overall talent level on this team is obviously not there yet, but Toney's athleticism is evidently worth a shot. Doing nothing would be much worse.

Written on John Adams: Hard to play catch-up against UT's East rivals :

in response to laraccoon:

there is a reason it took Majors as many years as it did to hand Fulmer a program that was already on solid ground . Dooley is 4 games into his 3rd season and all i hear is panic .IMO Dooley is ahead of Majors but i think some of his assistants might be questionable .

The Majors analogy fits well; I agree from a recruiting standpoint. Dooley still needs time.

Re coaching: The defense should begin to gel; it still needs time. We're going to continue to look bad in spots for a while; just might as well get used to it.

On offense, I wonder if staff is reconsidering the hurry-up: we have a lot of unsettled nature on the offensive line, and I think the no-huddle contributes to this. Plus, the defense needs to rest and get sideline-coaching - take your time on offense.

Written on Mike Strange: Johnny Majors is deserving winner in UT do-over :

The article's allusion that Fulmer helped create the rules to block Majors sounds like it could be a bit of a reach, but no doubt there was bad blood.

In the end though, what matters is that it was a good move by the staff to solidify our program's tradition and recognize what should have been UT's first of two Heisman winners.

Written on James Wilhoit, Jayson Swain and Dustin Colquitt reflect on beating Florida in final seconds :

I guess Brodus is the man this year if it comes down to it. Now wouldn't that make a story if he came through in the clutch...

Optimism and excitement in K-Town again...it's a good thing.

Written on Peyton Manning's tips may have helped Chris Leak beat Vols :

That headline is such a crock. Shock value at it's best. You're better than that.

Written on John Adams: For Florida, the stars don't align with results :

in response to Bark_at_the_Moon:

Florida's QB is holding on to the football too long. He's getting sacked a lot. He's not even in Bray's class right now. I'm more worried about the Gator D and the speed in which they play. This ain't NC State (who just barely beat UCON last week by the way).

Good point, Barker. He will be reminded of that all week, and if we get good pressure on him, he might just try to force things a bit which could result in some INT's for the Big Orange. Wishful thinking I know...we'll see!

Written on John Adams: The Streak has been one long chomp :

Monkey is squarely on our backs, Vols. I really think our coaches will have the schemes necessary & the monkey won't go away until the players make the plays. Kicker could be huge Saturday.

I was impressed by Florida's second half adjustments against A&M. But as I'm sure Florida fans will agree, the Aggies don't have the down-field passing game UT does.

When this Gator-monkey is finally off our backs, the relief will be incredible.

Written on David Climer: Tennessee Vols can't afford Tyler Bray's antics:

Maybe any other position I could overlook & say 'no sweat', but when it's your seasoned quarterback doin' the punkin'? Doesn't exactly make me brim with confidence!

I'm all orange, but I know how to be realistic. This level of immaturity simply does not bode well for us 'in my opinion'.

Written on Sal Sunseri on UT defense: They have given me everything they have:

I'm not getting my hopes up for a top 10 defense this fall...that would only be possible after about three years' of top-notch recruiting, development & coaching - the SAME system that is. Just hoping they can keep us in the game and our offense outscore the other team's. Not pessimistic, just trying to be a realist here.

Written on Jeronne Maymon likely to miss spring practices :

How long has Golden been hurt?

Written on Jeronne Maymon has knee surgery:

Thanks for giving your all for Vol Country, Jeronne. And even though we hit a wall Monday night, our team did all it could this year...I'm proud to be a Tennessee Vol!

Written on Vols don't want to be caught in middle by MTSU :

I'm threatened enough by this article to take a harder look at making the trip to Knoxville tonight...Vols going to need a jacked up performance. Sure would be good to have Kenny Hall, but I appreciate Coach's integrity at this point in the season.

Written on UT to play MTSU on Monday at 7 p.m.:

in response to 1vavolfan:

According to ESPNU the game is Monday night at 7:00

Yep. But it's not been updated on the NIT bracket at NCAA.com; maybe they've just not gotten around to it yet. Sunday sure would be better for crowd-sake.

Written on UT to play MTSU on Monday at 7 p.m.:

Just a bit of perspective,the 86 that the Blue Raiders scored is impressive - they shot 52.5% against Marshall which is a very good night. They are averaging 71.9 PPG. Marshall gives up 68.1 PPG.

We gave up 51 pts Tuesday to a team averaging 64. Yeah, there were some lapses, but we held them to 32.8% shooting.

Defense has been our strength, and I think we will be fine. Hopefully Maymon will be able to play...

Written on South Carolina fires men's basketball coach Horn:

Wish I had time to go fishing today, although I am very glad to have a job. Best of luck to Coach Horn.

Written on Vols advance in NIT, 65-51 :

in response to Aussievol:

Who are these morons complaining about fan support. UT again ended up in the top 5 in attendance numbers only behind such schools as Kentucky, Syracuse, Louisville, UNC. Notice something similar about those teams. All in the tournament and 3 are No. 1 seeds. The Vols don't even make the Big Dance, looked gawd-awful for half a season, but the support is still there. Yes I know the numbers are skewed by season ticket holders, but everyone's are. Tonight's support seemed relative to the importance of the game. There is a reason they sell the tickets as general admission for $10.

Agreed. Announcers said it was a rabid, hostile crowd. At one point in the second half after some calls went against us, Bob Valvano came really close to insulting the raucous behavior but somehow bit his tongue and slid his way around that one. I LIKE IT - the way it ought to be. The deeper they go, the more of an advantage it will be. On one hand, I wish all games were festival seating.

But surely our regular-season ticket holder attendance had an affect on our favorable seeding...I must say kudos to the season ticket holders for that.

Coach said it - ugly win & keep playing. What do they address? Hopefully Maymon will heal up - we really missed him, although Makanjuola played admirably - was he 6 of 6 from the stripe?

Is Golden hurt? He sure seemed confused, slowed or hesitant in the second half on both sides of the ball. Maybe I'm expecting too much from him? It looked like he (and much of the team) ate a big pancake breakfast after we got up 24-7 and then the struggle...until McBee bulldozed his way to that redneck East Tennessee jump ball - that was awesome determination. Yeah, Blackman/mon's hands were flailing but couldn't connect in all that hair, but I'll take a no-call (although the announcers reported a double-foul) because in looking back, that game was in effect over after that. And what a camera shot of confirmation in Martin as the team walked back to our bench while the refs conferred....

It is really puzzling how good we looked out of the shoot on offense but then we just went into a shell. At times we can look brilliant with our movement & passing, and then in an instant just go totally flat. I'm by no means an expert, but this is where I think the coaching can and hopefully will improve.

All in all, I'm proud of our Vols and looking forward to more progress. I wonder how we match up against MTSU.

Written on Vols happy to be back home for NIT:

You bet GBO! And no, it doesn't matter what negativity you try to bring on here...

Gotta love this year's opportunity at any type of bonus round after preseason expectations.

Written on Vols to host Savannah State in NIT:

Yeah, the NIT matters for this team. Proud of the orange; no childish troll-drivel can ever deter true fans so I guess feel free to keep wasting your time.

I for one would actually like to see the zone deployed against us in this tournament. Opposing coaches will obviously know that it has an effect on our offense. We need to play against it more now for next year.

And I'm questioning our never playing zone defense based on the situation against Ole Miss where we could not stop their physical drives down the (mainly left side of the) lane. Can't say I don't prefer a nasty man-to-man though...

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