Comments by rusty_shackleford

Written on Guard Jasmine Phillips not returning to Tennessee Lady Vols:

in response to richvol:

Baylor...what cowards.

"Sounds familiar" said the the UNC fans

Written on Tyler Bray's father says NFL draft was 'brutal':

Watching Bray act like a spoiled brat rather than the leader of an SEC football team was brutal, too. Good luck!

Written on SEC's Mike Slive says new name for football playoff was built on simplicity:

I would have preferred "The SEC Invitational"

Written on Tyler Bray shut out at NFL draft, but Mychal Rivera lands with home-state team:

Million dollar arm with a nickel head

Written on Vanderbilt coach James Franklin says 'people are offended' that he stands up for his school:

A big mouth don't make a big man. So far, Peabody beat a sorry UT and caught a few others napping. But the biggest change in their program has been with his jaws flapping rather than anything between the sidelines. Not impressed. Nothing to see here, move along.

Written on Senior Eric Gordon not currently with Vols; timeline for return uncertain:

in response to Chappy:

New Fox prime time program: "When Ashtma Attacks". What the heck is ashtma? Doesn't anyone use spellcheck anymore?

Maybe ashtma is a rare disease from India that the KNS is researching?

Written on Season ends for Vols in NIT opener, 75-67:

Good grief! At least more people were present to see UT get embarrassed than see UK get embarrassed. Face it, SEC basketball stinks on ice!

Written on Did Tennessee deserve to make the NCAA tournament?:

4-7 on the road. Needed to beat Alabubba in the tourney but didn't. Should have beat UGA at home but didn't.

As sorry as college basketball is this year, any team not in the NCAA only need look in the mirror.

Written on Tennessee left in the hands of the committee, but Cuonzo Martin thinks his team deserves to be in:

Any team not in the tourney has no one to blame but themselves. College basketball stinks!

Written on Former UT strength coach Troy Wills arrested for breaking into arena office:

Dumb da dumb, dumb. Dumb da dumb, dumb az!

Written on Vols have reason to smile, 54-53 over Alabama :

Cuonzo, please recruit a point guard before you too are coaching WRs for the Dallas Cowboys.

Written on All-American Kelsey Robinson among 4 players transferring from Tennessee volleyball program:

People vote with their wallets & their feet.

Written on Mike Strange: Is Notre Dame the cure for SEC Fatigue? :

We've had to put up with the arrogance of ND for a long, long time. Even when they stunk, they were arrogant. Therefore, let the South rise again! RTR! SEC, SEC, SEC!

Written on Will coming playoff finally take down the SEC?:

The cream always rises to the top

Written on Friday's Memphis-Tennessee game could be the last for a long time:

First, who was Dane "Breadshaw"? I remember a Bradshaw kid who was pretty good. Second, now we know how UNC feels when Hammy ducked out of the football contract. Makes Memphis High look small just like it made UT look small in football.

Written on Tennessee WR Justin Hunter bound for NFL draft, while Ja'Wuan James says he'll be back :

Hunter's gonna have to get stronger & tougher. He had to wear 11 cause it was the only double digit number to fit his skinny frame.

Written on John Adams: Reality reigns in UT hire :

After watching the presser, I can confidently say that little John asks the dumbest, most insulting questions in the world. No wonder he has no access within the department. What an embarrassment to the kns. Just another reason that newspapers are losing relevance by the minute.

Written on John Adams: 2012 Notre Dame similar to 1998 Vols' national title team :

in response to rtrchatt:

Bama 23 SEC titles....

UT 13 SEC titles....

Fla 8 SEC titles....

Do the math and fight over second place.... The 2 of you COMBINED are still second best.... FACT ROLL TIDE

Tell us about that Alabubba fan who got two years in prison for tea bagging an LSU fan and posting the video. You stay classy Alabubba!

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

Finally the Grudenites can STHU.

Written on Tough to read Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray when it comes to his NFL plans :

in response to JDX47:

Two words: Ryan Leaf

Exactly what I was thinking

Written on Who should Tennessee go after as its next coach?:

in response to springcreekvol:

Bobby Petrino deserves a second shot. He wins everywhere he goes.

We could probably get him for a tricked out Harley & a box of condoms

Written on Report card :

The DBs are slow and seem to get beat often. The OL is really the strength of the team which allows Bray time to get the ball to our above avg WRs.

I saw Al Wilson before the game and really miss those days when teams feared the "T" on the helmet rather than jeered the pants on the sideline.

Written on John Adams: So which team are you pulling for Saturday? :

in response to tuvol4u:

I wonder if John Adams realizes people have been "pulling" against him to stay with KNS for some time now.

Amen! I've been pulling for this Horse's arse to be gone a long, long time. Stopped buying the paper solely because of him.. He must be a miserable person to wrie such hate-filled tripe.

Written on John Adams: UT to offer cheap tickets, lots of offense :

You must get a bonus for every coach you run down and run off cause that's about all you ever write. You must be miserable to live with!

Written on Vols' slump could put Dooley's future in question:

When the AP starts writing these kind of stories, the end is on this side of the horizon.

Written on Tennessee notebook: Derek Dooley uses crutches to coach from sidelines :

My bad, it was '88 w a loss to Spurrier's Duke team at home & a complete meltdown v. Washington State, also at home.

Written on Tennessee notebook: Derek Dooley uses crutches to coach from sidelines :

in response to nostradamus:

UT football is the lowest I have ever seen in my 40 years of following them. As an alumnus, this is unwatchable even though I suffer through it. Tyler Bray reminds me of "Butthead" from "Beavis and Butthead"). He has a good arm but not the intellect to play quarterback. I like Dooley, but he's not the guy for UT right now. We need a big name that can recruit like Petrino. It's time!

Don't remember that 0-6 start back in early '80s? THAT was the lowest UT football has ever been.

Written on UT coach Derek Dooley undergoes hip surgery, will coach from press box Saturday :

Best wishes for a quick recovery, Coach!

Written on First quarter: Tennessee 10, Akron 10 :

in response to tedstryker1980:

Shula won ten games his third year at BAma. Dooley couldn't carry Mike Shula's jockstrap. Zook was 16-8 (.667) in SEC play... Dooley is 4-13 (.235)...

Shula's record at Alabama had one good season, which still didn't win the SECW that year (3rd). I was wrong. Typically Shula was worth 6 wins. That other guy you mentioned, where is he now? Fla loved him so much he lasted 3 years &Illinois just separated him from the love of their institution.

Written on First quarter: Tennessee 10, Akron 10 :

And I can't find 7 wins on the schedule this year

Written on First quarter: Tennessee 10, Akron 10 :

I hate to say it but Dooley is to UT what Shula was to Alabama. Young, good looking, great pedigree, but not gonna win more than 7 or 8.

Written on Tennessee scrimmage gives backup QB Justin Worley chance to run offense :

Would love to see a leader take the snaps rather than a drunk, throat slashing, beer bottle & golf ball throwing child.

Written on Vanderbilt's James Franklin draws fire after comments on wives:

In the team yearbook, the strength coach has a gut and the guy's son is wearing gamecock gear. Nice!

Written on Ex-UT swim coach John Trembley won't be charged over sexually graphic emails :

"filthy fantasies"? Defined by whom? Come on Matt, be better than that. Your comment of "filthy" is purely conjecture, prejudicial, and judgemental. If you quote someone without giving them credit, that's plagarism. The editor should know better and so should you.

Written on Lady Vols softball gald to be home after going 10-3 on road :

"gald". Do you guys have any pride in your work? If I worked in a dying industry, I probably wouldn't either.

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

in response to PeytonManning:

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USC is gonna be ranked #1 or 2 in the first preseason poll this summer. That doesn't win an NC, but it does mean a lot of writers think they've got a shot.

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

Dude traded way up! Glad he's not having to suffer in Ken-sucky anymore.

Written on 21 for Class of 2012:

in response to orangeman1:

LOL. You said 4rd. Is that before 5st and after 3th.

KMA

Written on 21 for Class of 2012:

in response to brokendownoldvol:

I counted nine SEC teams ahead of TN on Scout and TN ranked 25th overall.

The article used 247sports so thats the one I looked at. It was, by far, the most generous to the Vols. ESPN has UT at 22 last I looked. Either way, our class is In the bottom half of the SEC.

Written on 21 for Class of 2012:

18th class in the nation is great! Too bad it's 7th in the conference and 4rd in the SECE. Time to start coachin' 'em up!

Written on Tennessee confirms hiring of new special teams/tight ends coach Charlie Coiner :

looks like he was out of coaching last year?

Written on John Adams: SEC could be in for upsetting bowl season :

Looking forward to the article by this self absorbed idiot that says, "once again, I was wrong". So far, the goober is o-fer Jan 1, 2012.

Written on John Adams: Vols gain ground with Jay Graham's return :

This shows exactly how much little john knows about football. RBs are made by their offensive lines! Young, inexperienced line? Little running game. Period!

Written on John Adams: Vols have no real reason to buy out N.C. State:

in response to untimed_vols_ghost:

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More like Mike Shula: family pedigree, photogenic profile, 8-4 at best.

Written on Saban: Poll voters should simply pick 2 best teams:

The BCS seems to get the best two teams in the NC every year. The one exception was Auburn's undefeated season but few argued they were one of the top two teams that year, only that they were undefeated. Kinda like Houston this year.

Written on Questions abound as Vols offseason begins:

Since so many people on this site are dreaming, dream big! Dig up Bear, Knute, Landry, and Lombardi, take DNA from their dry bones, mix it up and insert it into Saban. Then buy out his contract from Bama and name the University after him, insuring he would never leave.

That nonsense makes as much sense as some of the other junk I've read.

Written on Meyer returns home to coach Ohio State:

So his kids don't need him around the house anymore? I think his health had more to do with UF's thin roster than anything else.

Written on John Adams: Check out UT's new recruiting video :

I'm sure the singing happens after every win. Especially when it is a come-from-behind victory against a team that is bloated with self importance like vanderbilt.

Written on Franklin: UT's celebration will remain open wound:

I just saw the video. What's to whine about? UT sings after every victory. The same song, just a different state/school. "We don't give a (dang) about XXXXX" Get over yourself, franklin! Stirring the pot 364 days before the next game won't change the fact that YOU ARE STILL vandy!

Written on SEC coordinator of officials: Crew blew call twice in Vols victory:

It's sad that the best football in the country has the worst refs.

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