Comments by tensie2004

Written on John Adams: Hurd's commitment makes Beech a Tennessee team:

in response to BIVOLAR_BEARE:

Might be the biggest commit since Peyton Manning, and certainly one of the state of Tennessee's biggest names in a long while. Stay healthy and bring Beech another state title this year.

I agree and will be pulling for Beech High School this fall.

Written on Former Vol, Knoxville native Michael Cofer fights an incurable disease:

God bless you and your family. I will be praying for you.

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

Feel sorry for Bray. As an old saying goes people have two lives. One that your hopefully learn from and one you live with after that lesson. Sure hope he and others learn.

Written on Jay Graham leaving Vols for Florida State:

So much for the Vol for Life title.

Written on Vols blow out Kentucky, 88-58:

Proud of the Big Orange today! Now lets not have a letdown for the next game. Keep up the great work young men! All of the Big Orange Nation is happy today.

Written on In Butch Jones' 'VOLympics,' UT players will earn, lose points for actions away from field:

It all about leadership and being responsible. I like it a lot. Good job Coach Jones.

Written on Alabama student details alleged beating at hands of football players:

If these Bama football players were or are thugs then why in the world did the admissions office allow them to enter the University of Alabama. Something must be wrong with their admission standards. Can not believe it was their first rodeo for this type of behavior or any type of mis-behavior. Guess as a minor that kind of behavior is sealed by the courts?

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

I don't know what it is but something is not right with the Lady Vols Volleyball team. The two Florida Gators that he spoke about are not transferringn to another school but are foregoing their senior year in order to have their names entered into this years NFL draft. Somethings wrong and I believe we are not being told the whole story.

Written on David Climer: Time to give Derek Dooley some credit:

bullcrap david climer. dooley and hamilton almost totally destroyrd a once proud top 10 program. save your propaganda for john adams.

Written on John Adams: Avoiding Oregon would be worse than losing to it:

My question is who was the genius that scheduled Oregon before the Florida game. That man needs to be fired if he already hasn't.

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

Dropping t.d. passes in the nfl is not a good thing Justin. Good luck with that.

Written on Tennessee's Stokely Athletics Center closing down :

in response to sjagold#565602:

Saw a lot of great Ernie and Bernie games there. Remember when ole Bernie got tagged leaving the building with a tv one night?

I believe it was at the U C and not Stokley where he got the t.v.

Written on Tennessee's Stokely Athletics Center closing down :

I was eleven years old when I saw my first game at Stokley. Every football game that I attended for over four decades, I would always go in Stokley, use the bathroom, and look at the pictures on the walls. One of my first dates with my wife of 39 years was at Stokley. I sure do wish they could have saved this historic building. It holds alot of personal memories for me as well.

Written on Tee Martin to remain USC assistant:

in response to VolzsFan:

forget VFL, what about his illegitimate son here in Knoxville. At least he came and watched him play the other day. I guess coaching that wr at USC is more important than that boy he is leaving behind. Tee showed his true colors as a man. I am done with him.

Didn't know he had a son living in Knoxville. Does he ever spend any time with him or is he an absentee father. This just adds insult to injury. If his statue is still on the campus in Knoxville and street named after him, then both need to be taken down. He is not a Vol For Life!!!

Written on Tee Martin to remain USC assistant:

Tee just threw his Vol For Life rigbt out the door. When times get hard for him at USC I hope we turn our back on him.

Written on Tee Martin turns down Tennessee homecoming, will stay at Southern Cal :

so much for tee martin and his vol for life issue. i believe when kiffen gets fired from usc and martin is shown the door also, i hope we never offer him a coaching position in the future. he is not a traitor but had more loyality to usc than to the vol nation.

Written on Tee Martin mulling over return to UT :

don't beg tee to come, if he turns us down tell him he will never get a second chance. now or never.

Written on John Adams: Charlie Strong's strengths match up with UT's weaknesses :

This BCA just plain doesn't mean anything to me as a football fan and Vol supporter. I don't care what color the man is that we hire as long as he is the best candidate that we can get. People need to get over this black -white thing and move on. The Civil War ended in 1865 and the Civil Rights Acts were passed in 1965. The best candidate should get UT's job regardless of color. Enough said!

Written on Tennessee, Kentucky prepare for kickoff at Neyland Stadium :

I don't know what is going on with some of you and Glennford but y'all need to cut this Vol fan some slack. He is only stating what he heard or believes just like everyone else. I believe there are more people that agree with him than disagree. As far as Dooley goes, I don't feel sorry for a man who will walk away with 5 million from of athletic dept. for NOT DOING HIS JOB. Sorry but that is what I believe about Dooley. If he was a man of HONOR he would not accept the money for NOT DOING HIS JOB but the lawyer in him will not allow that to happen. Maybe, just maybe, he is a better lawyer than an SEC coach. Sure looks that way to me!

Written on Tennessee, Kentucky prepare for kickoff at Neyland Stadium :

in response to GerryOP:

It's a sad day at the end of a long, sad year ... but the idiot naysaying negaVols keep on showing their lack of class. Anything to attract attention to themselves. What a pitiful, miserable bunch of losers these make-belief so-called Vol fans are.

Not to take up for glennford but I think he was just making fun of how our athletic director tried to deflect some of the negative issues about Dooley when he fired him. Those were things that Hart said about Dooley and they were not true, just trying to be civil without telling the truth about how bad our program had fallen.

Written on Tennessee, Kentucky prepare for kickoff at Neyland Stadium :

Has anyone in our secondardy run down any player on another team even when we had the angle on him? the Kentucky back ran right through the middle on us and we had the angle. I can not remember a single one but there must have been a few!

Written on Could you pull for Lane Kiffin?:

Not just no but Hell No!!!!

Written on Vols try avenging streak-snapping loss to Kentucky :

I was in Lesington last year and when we lost the Kentucky fans gave all the Vols fans ever living hell. You would have had to be there to understand how bad it actually was. Hope we beat them as bad as we can.

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

With the Tennessee fan base solidly behind John Gruden, if he is not hired the man who is will catch hell if he is not successful. Gruden is the only hire that can bring our fan base back like it was in the later 60's and 80's & 90's. Go get Chucky!!

Written on UT Athletics halts academic donations; money needed to fund coaching change :

About damn time! When was the last time 100,000 people showed up and paid $50 each to see a math contest. GO BIG ORANGE ATHLETIC!!!!

Written on Cutcliffe says he's staying at Duke in 2013:

The Vols don't want Cutcliff as head coach. Let him stay at Duke which is and will always be a basketball school first.

Written on Tennessee fires Derek Dooley:

Anyone that gets a 5 million dollar buy out for NOT doing the job he was hired to do is not a good man of solid character. He is a slick lawyer that looked out for his own future rather than the well being of Big Orange Country. When Dooley says he will not take the 5 million buy out I will say he is a man of high character but until then he is a snake in the grass that has almost totally ruined our football program while making millions of dollars off of loyal volunteer fans. This is not a man of high character but a lawyer trying to be a college coach.

Written on David Climer: Loss to Vanderbilt will seal Derek Dooley's fate:

former tennessee coach Doug Matthews said on his talk show out of Nashville this morning that at this point it really does not matter who we bring in as our new head coach because Tennessee has bigger problems that just the coaching. He hinted that there were problems much higher up in the athletic department as well as from the administration at the university. Until these problems are brought out IN THE OPEN and solved changing coaches will help but will not solve the overall problems with our football program. Dooleu needs to be fired today, Hart needs a good calling on the carpet from the trustees, and Cheek might need to be replaced. Tennessee football is a BUSINESS and business is not good right now. Get rid of the dead weight from the coaching staff to any and all administrators that are not trying to solve this problem. As I said three weeks ago, for our athletic director not to come out and inform the Vol Nation what is going on is an outright slap in the face of all Vol fans that love the University of Tennessee. One last thing that Doug said was it was the people that are running the university that is killing our football program. Iam very ashamed, embarrassed, and mad as hell at what Cheek and Hart has set back and allowed, yes allowed, to happen to this storied, historic, and proud ole football program. This might not help but if you love Tennessee football CALL your state rep. and senator and tell them of your displeasure at how our university is being run. All they can say is sorry I can not help you but they can.

Written on FINAL: Tennessee loses to Vandy 41-18:

I don't feel sorry for Dooley. He has made millions of dollars running our once proud football team into the ground and making us the laughing stock of the SEC. I will no long be happy with just firing Dooley. Anyone from the Pres. of the school to the athletic director who kept Dooley in place after the Kentucky game last year also needs to be shown the front door. I would not pay Dooley another penny, make he take us to court to get his buy out money. I feel very ashamed of our program right now and if I was a high school senior I would not want to play for the Vols UNLESS they get the TOP coach to come in here and turn this thing around.

Written on Halftime: Vanderbilt 13, Tennessee 10 :

in response to tuscawinah:

OK, lookin' good!!!! Vandy's pretty tough, so there's no shame in being behind 34-10 to the doormat of the SEC. Oh...wait....Vandy ain't the doormat of the SEC anymore......<snark>

We are not to mention being the laughing stock of the SEC.

Written on Halftime: Vanderbilt 13, Tennessee 10 :

in response to shipperman#280095:

If they lose tonight, Hart will announce it by Monday, if not before

Most everyone knew that Dooley had to go after the Kentucky game last year. He totally lost control but some people said let him have one more year. Well, you got that extra year and how do you feel now. We are, no question about it, the laughing stock of the SEC. I want to thank all the trustees and athletic dept. for ruining a once proud football program by its approval of hiring Dooley three years ago and not having the guts to fire him last year. Iam out of here until we have a new head coach and maybe athletic director and why stop there fire Cheek as well. Clean out the whole damn house and govols you can edit my post all you want because Iam tired of you too.

Written on Tennessee, Vanderbilt preparing for kickoff before sellout crowd :

Vol fans do not respond to ANYTHING that the GatorS say on this board. Just ignore them and talk to other vol fans. We are just playing into their hands.

Written on First quarter: Vanderbilt 3, Tennessee 0 :

If Bray had any nuts he would tell Dooley to get !!!!!!!! and catch the first ride he could get back to Knoxville.

Written on Tennessee, Vanderbilt preparing for kickoff before sellout crowd :

in response to ok_with_failure:

Can you please tell us what it's like to be 0-6 in conference play? We don't know the feeling..

You Florida fans just don't get it. Second place is just the first loser.

Written on Tennessee, Vanderbilt preparing for kickoff before sellout crowd :

Every one knows Florida sucks, it started with Teeblow many years ago. Why do you think they played so hard for him.

Written on Tennessee, Vanderbilt preparing for kickoff before sellout crowd :

in response to titletownz:

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What was the famous comment Dale Earnhart used to say, "Second place is just the first LOSER." Your a loser and are just to dumb to know it. Crawl back under the rock where you sister gave birth to you.

Written on Tennessee, Vanderbilt preparing for kickoff before sellout crowd :

titletownz how is that national championship working out for you since that wooping you took by A & M last week. LOL

Written on Bowl trip last major goal left for Vols:

Win or lose against Vandy tonight, will Hart go on an fire Dooley before or after the Kentucky game. It will be interesting!

Written on John Adams: Vols to settle for win, but no stadium takeover at Vanderbilt :

win or lose, will Dooley be fired after the Vandy game tonight?

Written on Sal Sunseri: "Nothing's going to change" :

If "nothings going to change" then we will continue to lose SEC games, be the worst defense in the Sec as well as the NCAA, and you will see no improvement. When is this nightmare going to end!!

Written on Derek Dooley: Dave Hart 'told me he had not made a decision' :

If this is true and Hart has not made a decision to replace Dooley then who ever has authority over Hart should move NOW to replace him at once!!! This is the most stupid thing I have heard in several months maybe since Dooley told the other SEC schools that "they would not have Tennessee to kick around any more."

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

in response to Big_Orange_Aide:

I think it would be in the best interest of the university we love to stick together through this. Dooley is gone; he should be. It is time to hear from Hart. This is your job Hart to let the people who care know what is happening. My guess is they're trying to decide the termination plan.

I agree with you. I for one get no pleasure arguing with what I consider my Vol brothers but in todays tech. age you sometimes don't know who is a friend or an enemy. Yes we need to stick together for what is best for our University and football team. I love them both.

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

in response to mocsandvolsfan:

hmmm another new handle? it's sorta odd that almost any new handle is 99% negative. I'd say 100% but who knows?

I'll give the gossipers their negatives. They're there on defense. We have lost 5 games and will maybe lose 1-2 more. maybe.
These posters have been negative a long time and would be negative if we'd only lost one game this year. Which by the way I can only recall one game that we didn't have a chance to win or extend a lead in to win. This has been a really weird year on defense. We've had some odd misses for TDs as well.

Having a chance to win and winning are two different things. How many SEC games has Dooley won in three years. How many top 25 teams has he beat in three years? You know the answer. 1) four(ole miss.,vandy, and kentucky) outside of ourself the worst teams in the SEC 2)none. Has or program improved in the last three years since Dooley took over. I think not. If you take Hunter, Bray, and Patterson off our team, we would not have won a single game this year. Now how is that for being fair. No Iam not a new handle, just don't post very often but this circus with Dooley has went on for too long. He should have been given his walking papers after the Kentucky game last year regardless of what it cost us. Posters probably like you were saying "lets give Dooley another year to prove himself, two years is not enough." Well, you got your extra year and what are the results. WE ARE THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE SEC. A once proud and ranked football program at the bottom of the SEC. Makes me sick. I have been and still am a loyal Vols fan. Have been following the Vols since the late 50's. Don't have much time left and would like to see us return to our glory days. Just winning a SEC game would help!!! Are we truly any better off today that we were last year after the Kentucky game. Again, I think not but you can debate it with someone else. Maybe Lane Kiffin or Mike Hamilton.

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

Strike the "iron" while it is hot. Quit putting off what everyone knows has to be done. Make the announcement today and can still let Dooley finish out the season. Start looking for a new coach TODAY!! Iam greatly surprised that there are still posters like "remember when" that thinks its ok and will not affect us in a negative way if we wait until the end of the season to get rid of Dooley. Just don't understand it. The Knoxville, Chattanooga, Nashville, and many many smaller newspapers are all calling for Dooley's head today, does Hart and Cheek have their heads up their butts and think this will just go away. Now is the time for action, not tomorrow.

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

in response to RememberWhen:

TN will only "have to pay $4-$5 million" for ONE guy - Gruden...there is NOBODY else on the spectrum that would require that kind of money and there's only about 4 in all of college football getting that much. Second, this situation isn't even close to that when Kiffin left. It's November - not January. New staff will have plenty of time to reconfirm current recruits and even steal some from elsewhere - and that's the ONLY thing that timing actually impacts. So pour some ice down your panties and chill out...Dave Hart doesn't care what you think and won't be asking for your erroneous input.

Dave Hart might not care what I think as an individual but when you only have 40,000 - 50,000 people in the stand for the Kentucky game then there will be a lot of businessmen that will give a damn and local business as well as the football future of the Vols will be hurt if the new hire is put off until Dec. or Jan. We don't need to let this go on for one more day. Make the announcement today and still can take action later. If we wait until December to start looking for a coach we will be behind all the other schools in the SEC. Enough said to you sissy boy or are you are girly boy. Don't make insults unless you want them in return. Also, if you think we are going to get a top level coach for less than 4 million you are wrong. Do you know that Dooley is one if not the lowest paid coach in the SEC. I bet you were a Hamilton fan and was one of the fans that wanted to give Dooley another year after the Kentucky game last year. I guess history did repeat itself, we got the same results this year, nothing has changed.

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

in response to tensie2004:

Three years ago Hamilton hired a coach that had a losing record at a much smaller level school. We were behind the 8 ball on this hire because of the time fame in which we had to look for a new coach because of Kiffin. Also, the fact that we were only going to pay 2 million a year meant that we were only going to get looked at from bottom basement coaches like Dooley. We are on the verge of making that same mistake if the administration does not go on this week and just make the statement that Dooley is finished at Tennessee and details will be coming in the next week.
If we put this off we will be placed behind the 8 ball again with several SEC schools already looking for coaches for next year. We will be left with what the others did not want, just like Dooley. One last thing, the Vols will have to pay 4 or 5 million at the least to get a top quality coach. If we do not do that, things will never change for the Vols. Even though Bama got beat saturday, they will still tell you that you get what you pay for and Sabin was worth it. Mr. Cheek, Mr. Hart, and the trustees CAN NOT put this off!!

One last thing that I left out, history teaches us - "that those that do not learn from history(the way Dooley was hired)are doomed to repeat the same mistakes." For the good of the Volunteer football program lets hope and pray that Cheek, Hart, and the trustees have learned from history!!!!

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

Three years ago Hamilton hired a coach that had a losing record at a much smaller level school. We were behind the 8 ball on this hire because of the time fame in which we had to look for a new coach because of Kiffin. Also, the fact that we were only going to pay 2 million a year meant that we were only going to get looked at from bottom basement coaches like Dooley. We are on the verge of making that same mistake if the administration does not go on this week and just make the statement that Dooley is finished at Tennessee and details will be coming in the next week.
If we put this off we will be placed behind the 8 ball again with several SEC schools already looking for coaches for next year. We will be left with what the others did not want, just like Dooley. One last thing, the Vols will have to pay 4 or 5 million at the least to get a top quality coach. If we do not do that, things will never change for the Vols. Even though Bama got beat saturday, they will still tell you that you get what you pay for and Sabin was worth it. Mr. Cheek, Mr. Hart, and the trustees CAN NOT put this off!!

Written on Tennessee video highlights from the Missouri game:

You either win or you lose. If you win then you have highlights but if you lose nothing else matters and everything is just lowlights.

Written on Missouri beats Vols in 4 overtimes, 51-48:

Who is screening the calls to the Vols call in show. Just heard an idiot say that our boys played hard and he was proud of them, they just didn't get the breaks. Kelsing did everything to kiss this old mans butt. Makes me sick.

Written on Missouri beats Vols in 4 overtimes, 51-48:

in response to pingkr62:

Expect a new attendance record for the Kentucky game. A new low!

If there is more than 25,000 people in the stands for the Kentucky game it will shock me and the rest of the Vol Nation unless dooley is fired today and we have gruden in here by then.

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