Comments by arkyvol

Written on John Adams: UT baseball takes 'baby step,' still needs leaps of improvement :

would to god that the name of mike hamilton never again be mentioned in connection with tennessee athletics other than to explain the toxic waste site it became during his tenure.

Written on Another 'back breaker' seals fate for Vols, 8-4:

in response to philgreen5#410561:

How long do UT fans have to wait for the Vols to be relevant in football, basketball, or baseball again!

give it time. the worm will definitely turn!

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

mizzou ain't mediocre.

Written on Lady Vols fall to Thomas, Missouri in SEC semifinals, 3-0:

mizzou/lady vols. three out of four, two shutouts.

Written on Open-and-shut-case for Gibson as SEC Player of the Year:

not only a great player, that is one great picture (look at her face).

Written on Open-and-shut-case for Gibson as SEC Player of the Year:

well deserved. her middle name could be 'consistent'.

Written on With SEC regular-season title on the line, Lady Vols run out of time :

in response to CoverOrange:

What maroon booked a 5 pm flight? Send the UT jet next time.

"maroon"? now we've got an aggie doing the travel arrangements?

Written on With SEC regular-season title on the line, Lady Vols run out of time :

in case anybody is counting, the lady vols have dropped three of the last four to so-so teams. i'm hoping its a wake up call and jars them out of any complacency, but it could be an omen.

Written on Lady Vols no-hit before bouncing back in Game 2 of doubleheader:

I've watched the last two games. 14 innings, 2 hits, one run, 2 losses.

Written on Mike Strange: Bray became the NFL draft's real "Mr. Irrelevant":

even with the negatives, I like his chances for a nfl career at qb a lot better than tebow's.

Written on Grilled by Jon Gruden, UT's Tyler Bray says he needs to improve preparation in NFL:

in response to iowavol:

I wonder how Bray has done on the Wonderlic test? I've not heard anything and for some reason I'm thinking he would not do well. He reminds me of Brett Favre but not as much talent. IMO, he never really liked the fact that he was at TN.

I've never heard any regret he expressed for being at U.T. which is pretty amazing considering the sorry excuse of a coaching staff he had to work with.

Written on Houston Fancher leaves Vols, joins Buzz Peterson's staff:

no doubt peterson is a nice guy. whether he is a coach is another question.

Written on John Adams: Mack Brown still has championship aspirations:

in response to Johnny_Aint_No_Del_Shofner:

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why don't you go on shaggybevo.com and try to find somebody who shares your opinion. you may be a while.

Written on John Adams: Mack Brown still has championship aspirations:

coach as "long as he's effective"?

his last three years make fulmer's last three look like saban's last three. he's making antifreeze the most popular drink in texas.

Written on Raven Chavanne, Lauren Gibson team up to lead Lady Vols, 12-3:

in response to SummittsCourt:

Oklahoma or Bama?

Oklahoma.

Written on Raven Chavanne, Lauren Gibson team up to lead Lady Vols, 12-3:

nothing would give me a thrill like the lady vols beating these knuckleheads out here, but they've got the best pitcher i've seen since monica abbott.

Written on Raven Chavanne, Lauren Gibson team up to lead Lady Vols, 12-3:

glad they won, but beating a sub-.500 tenn. tech. team doesn't give me the warm fuzzies like a win over an oklahoma or bama.

Written on Tennessee baseball gets pounded again; Dave Serrano apologizes:

in response to MikeTheManHamiltan:

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I think the real credit goes to dubya.

Written on Vols come back against Gamecocks, but not all the way back:

Serrano is just starting one season removed from the toxic waste site hammy and his hand picked coach left us, and some people are already calling for the hook? Jeez! Reminds me of the comment by Kevin Costner in 'for love of the game'--"I can always tell when I'm in New York" Lighten up, folks.

Written on Mike Strange: Vols' coaches worked their way up:

in response to Henley-Street-Bridge:

yes but by the end of 1962 Bowden Wyatt and staff (mostly) were all let go, and the slide in the VOLS between 1960-63 was the worst in recent memory.
The same coach with the 59 Vols also beat LSU and Billy Cannon the Heisman Trophy Winner all who were #1 coming into the game.. but we lost the last 3 games including Kentucky and the dreaded Vanderbilt.

Just to get the real "memories" updated for TD. I was at everyone of those games.

"...the slide in the VOLS between 1960-63 was the worst in recent memory"

disagree. dooley's back to back to back losing seasons take that cake by a country mile. as for dooley, its somehow appropriate that his last game as vol h.c. was getting his butt handed to him by vandy. those multi-million dollar golden parachutes scored by him and hammy rank right up there with the brinks job.

Written on Louisville stops Lady Vols' run to Final Four, 86-78:

all in all, this team went a lot farther than anyone thought possible. it ain't granddaddy's lady vols. but, they were better than I thought.

p.s.: simmons on the court is like playing with four players when she's off.

Written on Cal rallies past Georgia to reach first Final Four:

i was not all that impressed by either team, but i was irritated by the lack of professionalism by the espn announcers. the lady dogs would have gotten a fairer deal had they let the cal announcers do the game. they were constantly calling for fouls against georgia, and questioning each and every call against cal. having long followed the lady vols, i'm used to it (nobody roots for goliath), but last night was a real example of how all these tournaments are causing espn to scour the bottom of the barrel for announcers.

Written on Lady Vols must deal with 'head of the snake' against Sooners:

going into a tournament game against a serious opponent on their home turf, i don't think i'd be tossing around insulting names like 'snake', but maybe that's just me.

Written on Tom Boerwinkle, the biggest Vol, dies at 67:

the name brings back memories of the sixties. 'bullwinkle' was one of our favorites. r.i.p., bro.

Written on Mack Brown wins Neyland Award; Lee Corso the Lindsey Nelson Broadcasting Award:

if you really want to see how 'beloved' mack is in austin, go to shaggybevo.com. there's a lot of asterisks and ampersands, but i think you'll get the picture. i suppose gene chizik will be next years winner.

Written on Time was needed for Vols to build chemistry without Jeronne Maymon:

straight cop out. like saying the football team would fall apart when peyton graduated. as eastwood was fond of saying in 'heartbreak ridge', when things change, you adapt.

Written on Jordan McRae at a loss for output in final 2 games:

sigh. men's basketball at u.t. is headed back to its historical level of significance--a mediocre team in a mediocre league. i miss bruce.

Written on University of Alabama president to recommend hiring of Bill Battle as new athletics director:

good grief! i was a junior at u.t. when dickey booked for florida (i've never figured out how he ended up as u.t.a.d. after pulling a dooley at gainsville). it seemed that the 'coaching search' took all of fifteen minutes and some kid, repeat kid was the new h.c. now, i read he's 71 years old. as mattie ross observed at the end of 'true grit', "time just gets away from you."

Written on ETSU covets Phillip Fulmer :

if they wiff on phil, i've got a rat-faced former a.d. who's available.

Written on Lady Vols know they need to improve defense heading into NCAA tournament:

i get the sense that the men's and women's programs are headed in opposite directions.

Written on Texas A&M takes one away from Lady Vols in final minute, 66-62:

these ain't our grandaddy's lady vols.

Written on SEC teleconference with Holly Warlick:

if the lady vols play with the same intensity they showed at lexington, i predict quick exits at the conference and ncaa tournaments.

Written on Lady Vols turned over and around by Kentucky's pressure, 78-65:

one team looked like it wanted to play this game; the other one didn't. the officiating didn't help.

Written on Robert Gillespie hired as Tennessee's new running backs coach:

in response to Rich_Is_Re-born:

Good hire. Kid can recruit the state of Florida...like, for real.

he's not from florida. this makes about as much sense as saying tyler bray could recruit the state of tennessee for notre dame.

Written on Derek Dooley and fired assistants will cost UT an estimated $7.5 million:

incompetence is the new brilliance. the same thing has been happening with the big board companies for years, what with golden parachutes and such. once you've established your incompetence beyond any doubt (ala d.d.--as if his history in the bush leagues left any question), you're set for life. the vols are simple ahead of the game in college. funny, i didn't hear about any good coaches knocking down the door to get here. i guess they figured their ability might hold them back. thanks again hammy--wherever you are.

Written on John Adams: Vols should be California dreaming in football:

re: casey clausen. he turned out to be a much better q.b. than his much ballyhooed kid brother, jimmy.

Written on Vols blow out Kentucky, 88-58:

i was at u.t. from 69 to 73. my wife asked when was the last time the vols put a beat down on the cats like this. the only similar scores i could recall were the times the vols were on the short end of the stick.

Written on With Audry Hardy, James Craig and coach Chuck Rohe, the Vols were track forerunners in integration :

i was a student at u.t. during that time, bookended around a tour in the army. lester mcclain was a great ballplayer but as i recall he was primarily recruited to be a roommate to another great, black player (can't recall the name, but seems like he was from alcoa). the other kid couldn't hack the act, so mcclain ended up having the room all to himself. such were the times.

Written on 'Persistence' flips Joshua Dobbs from Arizona State to Tennessee :

in response to VolsUpsetYetAnother:

I see a couple of QB transfers in our near future. Vols recent non mobile QB's equaled SEC championships. Vols last mobile QB equaled a National Championship. Just sayin... Great job by our new staff on pulling in this quality young man and all the others!! GBO!!!

there was a heck of a lot more to that team than the q.b.'s wheels (which i don't remember as being particularly impressive anyway.)

Written on Butch Jones says Vols were 'selective' :

i really didn't expect that much out of this class. by mid-season dooley had proven again he was in way over his head. what recruit wants to sign with a school where the head coach sign says, 'to be announced'. what jones does with what he has and next year's class will be the real clues as to whether the vols are stuck in 'groundhog day'.

Written on 21 new Vols in Tennessee's 2013 signing classs:

it might take decades to recover from the hammy-fulmer-kiffen-dooley fiasco. probably about the same time the payouts run out.

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

in response to easybeinggreen:

I wish Coach Dooley much success in his new position.

Not everyone is cut out to be a head coach. That doesn't mean that they can't succeed in other positions. Give the man a break.

nowhere for him to go but up. the first three back to back losing seasons at u.t. since taft was president surely qualifies as the bottom. "give the man a break"? he's pocketing five million badly needed volunteer dollars--what else does he need from us?

Written on John Adams: It's the SEC vs. everyone else ... and the SEC is winning :

is this supposed to make us feel better, reminding us that instead of competing, the vols are just along for the ride?

Written on Mike Hamilton defends department's debt practices:

i'm not one of those fans who values athletics over academics, but hammy single handedly turned the u.t. athletic dept. into a toxic waste dump. he should always be remembered for hiring a head football coach with zero credentials and when the inevitable happened, that nothing coach walked away with a hammy designed five million dollar golden parachute. btw, he didn't forget himself while he was looting the department. for proving his own incompetence, he walked with a mil and a half.

Written on A road map for getting back: Study shows Vols' fall from glory years:

those are the crummiest graphs i've ever seen.

p.s.: i was an economics major; i've seen my share of graphs.

Written on Arkansas' in-your-face defense too much for Vols, 73-60 :

i could have gone to the game. the hogs are as ordinary as dishwater, so it seemed likely to be a decent game. i glad i didn't waste the money. the vols have got a way to go to reach mediocrity.

Written on John Adams: Don't hang your hat on recruiting decisions, they are tough on fans :

this kid obviously has a touch of narcissistic personality disorder. among these high school hot dogs, its not rare. john gruden would have to be out of his mind to want to deal with that, given the gig he's got.

Written on Mike Strange: Kedren Johnson almost drove Vandy to upset of Vols :

in response to martinvol34:

So here is this kid that's in Vandy for academics and sounds straight out of Alabama, unable to use subject/verb agreement. Interesting how he qualified for such a prestigious school.

are you suggesting that he'd be a more natural fit with the vols? considering the attitude of some of the posters toward academics, i'd have to concede the point. (btw, it should be '...kid who is...")

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