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Posted on December 4 at 10:08 p.m.
He plead guilty and served his community service. The court date was probably merely a formality to confirm his debt was paid and arrange probation, etc... That's why he was suspended for the UAB game. They knew he had already completed his time, he just didn't show back up to get all the paperwork taken care of. The reason they didn't come and get him was because they had no reason to. He wasnt' guilty a felony at that point, he was merely in contempt of court for missing his court date. No big deal. He'll be back next year if he can keep up his grades. Unless.... KIffin decides to make an example of him and boot him off. Go Vols!!!
Posted on December 4 at 5:15 p.m.
Probably only an issue if Lane doesn't make the announcement about his dad. If he tells the recruits that Monte is coming, I don't think it will matter. Plus, Chavis never did much recruiting so we don't lose much there. If Monte is coming, I seriously doubt if many defensive recruits will give up the chance to play for a 26 year NFL legend, do you? Go Vols!!!
Posted on December 4 at 5:07 p.m.
Really? Only one SEC title in 10 years. Fulmer had two SEC titles and one NC in his pocket by then. Tuberville is a good guy and a good coach but saying he could outperform Kiffin has no basis in fact. He couldn't even outperform Fulmer! Short of paying Butch Davis gosh-knows-what, we got the best coach out there for the proud tradition that is UT football. Coaching abilities aside, none of the other available candidates we talked to would have been as good a fit for the program. I'm for Kiffin until PROVEN wrong. Go Vols!!!
Posted on December 4 at 4:56 p.m.
Well, he's a mouthy, obnoxious UT grad who stirs up loads and loads of poo, most of it rumors and inuendo, in order to sell himself and therefore advertising. My guess is that he wasn't given enough red-carpet treatment as a "sports talk journalist" by his alma mater over the past few years and is bitter about it. Plus, talking trash on Tennessee is real popular in his [now] home state of Alabama. Further, all his ridiculous stories about UT have more traction because his "fans" assume he has insider information and so those things must be true. Again, selling himself and more advertising.
Posted on December 4 at 4:51 p.m.
Well, we do have players returning that are a lot more likely to perform well in a pro-set offense than the spread. And unless Monte Kiffin is completely out of his element with a college defense, we should be relatively stable there. All we really need is a high energy recruiter and game coach who can help us with our offense. Kiffin meets/exceeds all those requirements. He will succeed. To what level? Maybe that's where we have reason to be optimistic. Go Vols!!!
Posted on December 4 at 4:02 p.m.
As if he could have said , "there are no starters, except you Eric, you man-beast All-America, now everyone else will have to earn their spots.'' Really now. It seems obvious he's more worried about putting together a good team and less about a collection of talented individuals. It's worked pretty well in 2 short years with Saban and it will work here. Talent is not the main problem, it's the concept of team that has been lost. If he brings that back, we are instantly better, in spite of X's and O's. If the coaching and schemes are also better, look out. Go Vols!!!
Posted on December 3 at 10:53 p.m.
Stokely bought the full marketing rights to Gatorade back in the 70's and I doubt they would be paying royalties to UF on something they own outright. And even if they did, what would UF get, maybe 1/2 of 1%? On gross sales of $100,000,000, that would amount to about $500,000, a drop in the bucket for any upper tier SEC school. Peyton probably makes $2-3 miilion/year just off those ads. Probably donates a goodly portion of that to UT, likely more than UF makes. So, pretty good deal for us, I'd say. Your product putting money in our pockets.
On Manning, Haynesworth take wait-and-see attitude on Kiffin
Posted on December 3 at 10:38 p.m.
Because Saban owned (and would have continued to own) Fulmer and just talked the kids out of the hometown team. Kiffin's only history is USC and the NFL, two places that all HS studs respect. Along with a healthy dose of swagger (inexplicably bemoaned by many on this site, ie., his Florida comments during his PC), he will probably do pretty well closing that open gate out of Tennessee. This kid, along with Brown from Memphis, and a few others should give us some early returns on the recruiting prowess Hamilton is so convinced he possesses. Go VoLS!!!
Posted on December 3 at 10:15 p.m.
It would be crazy to recruit a 4* QB that you know up front will not work in your system. Clawson would have loved him, and probably recruited him. A 6-foot tall QB cannot, will not, work in a pro-style pocket-passing offense. I appreciate Kiffin telling him the truth and letting him decide. Plus, it will be much harder to recruit another QB who might actually fit our system if Boyd were still a commit. And even if we think the QB bank is pretty low right now on the hill, you don't use 2 or 3 of your precious annual scholarship allotment to sign QBs. We need linemen and receivers. If you're only gonna sign one QB, make it one you can use, plain and simple. Someone else said it best. Fulmer recruited and played individuals, Kiffin is trying to recruit and play a team. Go Vols!!!
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Posted on December 4 at 10:16 p.m.
I live in Bama as well and as luck would have it, moved here the same year you did. The folks here LOVE Finebaum and think everything out of his mouth, especially when he is dissing UT, is pure gospel truth. I've gotta believe there was a specific incident but have no idea what it was. He sure hates us though, unless it's just an act to make him more money. Between him and Sexton, we've sent a couple of bad apples out into the world - LOL. Go Vols!!!
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