Comments by volboy81

Written on New football hires show importance of familiarity, trust:

This site needs a "like" and an "ignore" button like VOL NATION has. Ive ignored several people there and now I never know they exist!

I think some bummers and lizards are getting worried because they know we're on our way back. If they ain't skeered, they need to be.

Written on Mike Strange: With conference expansion should come the expansion of league games :

in response to MikeNPS:

Get serious. The 2012 non-conference schedule included such "elite" non-conference teams as Georgia State, Akron and Troy. The 2011 non-conference schedule included powerhouses Montana, Buffalo and Middle Tennessee State. The 2010 non-conference schedule included elite teams like Tennessee - Martin, UAB and Memphis. Yes, there was a 2012 game against NC State (not a great opponent, but not bad), a 2011 game against Cincinnati (overrated team, but not a total pushover) and a 2010 game against a strong Oregon team, but for the most part, the Vols non-conference schedule is a total embarrassment.

Up until about 2010, UT ALWAYS played the toughest non-conference schedule of any SEC program, including teams like UCLA, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Miami, Fresno St & Marshall (when they were both good) California, Southern Miss & Air Force, among others. We were playing these guys when everyone else scheduled Northwestsoutheast Louisiana, North Texas, Alabama State, The Citadel, South Carolina State & the like. I think one baby school breather a year is enough & if the SEC sticks to 8 games, we should make the other 3 games be against decent teams, not the 1-AA schools.

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

That timing rule has to be the stupidest rule in all of college sports. If everyone and every sport is supposed to be treated "equally" then they should play to the finish. Can you imagine what would happen if they stopped a football game early & declared the team thats ahead at the moment the winner because the visiting team is about to miss their flight?

Written on Tyler Summitt interviews for Chattanooga opening:

in response to VolAlumbutBamaFootballFan:

Lets see, Tyler has no experience? He's what, 22? So for about 20 of those years he was at about every Lady Vols practice. Has access to all of Pats play books, unofficially assisted in coaching and scrimmages with some of the top lady BB players of all time, and has a year of official asst. coach under his belt. UTC should be groveling to land him.
I'm no expert like all the other people commenting on here are but I do read and retain a lot of what I read so I will say I think he's qualified to coach at a UTC level school. Hope to see him on the bench in the fall.
SEMPER FI!

your name is all thats needed to be seen to know youre worthless. Go to the alabubba site in tuscaloser if youre a fan of theirs.

Written on Rainouts leave Vols stuck in 13th place in SEC:

the baseball program has about the same kind of luck as Derek Dooley had as football coach! Hope it turns around soon. I think it will. Serrano is a great coach. He will make them winners.
GO VOLS!!

Written on Holly Warlick, Brian Pensky recommended firing of strength coach Heather Mason:

She gives a half-baked performance in her job, sues her employer who just gave her a $22,000 per year raise & now probably wonders why she is out of a job. Two out of the 3 that sued UT have now been fired. Hopefully Moshak is next.

Written on Texas A&M's stadium to exceed Neyland:

in response to SevenT:

The last time I was in needless stadium was two seasons ago for the Kentucky game. I happened to have some connections so I scored very good seats right in the middle of the Vol people. I of course was wearing Blue. One of the Vol fans kept asking me:

"How did you get these tickets"

"You are not supposed to sit in this section"

"Did you buy them from a scalper"

etc. etc.

I finally got tired of her big nosed questions so I turned to her and her husband and said.

You know if the stupid Vol people were not completely ignorant about football and fired Fulmer this stadium would not be half filled with people in Wildcat Blue and the other 1/3 of the stadium would not be empty.

The moral of the story is of course the Vol fans are completely delusional. They like to think they can be Alabama, LSU or Tx A & M if they build enough seats. Unfortunately they stink so nobody will fork out the Cash to go to the games.

Just Saying

A Kentucky fan claiming that 1/2 of Neyland Stadium was filled with blue...and you call US delusional?? Thats rich! If yall have 2-3,000 people show up when you play in Knoxville, you consider it a success. Wasnt it in Laxative that you had a grand total of 19,000 people at a high school, I mean Wildcat game last season?

Written on With contract to expire, UT working on new deal for Pat Summitt:

in response to powert#205805:

+1

They have a small rabid fan base, but overall very few people care.

your ignorance is rampant! The Lady Vols draw more people to an average game than 75% of the mens teams in D1. Its a good thing the Lady Vols teams have been good in the last 5 years, since most of the men's teams have been awful. The women didnt have Mike Hamilton around to ruin their department.

Written on UT athletic director Hart gets one-year extension, $50K bonus:

Firing Dooley and Mason & hiring Butch are 3 good reasons for a raise! Maybe he'll get another one when he fires Moshak, the 2nd of the ungreatful $#@*&^#!

Written on Heather Mason relieved of duties as UT's associate strength and conditioning coach:

this woman gets paid an unreal salary at a university that was first to view womens sports as a priority and yet she still complains and whines about her pay. Since she has a current lawsuit against UT, Im sure they had a VERY GOOD reason to fire her, just like they did Debby Jennings, who refused to accept the new way of doing things in the UTAD, pouted about it and had a bad attitude. I hope Moshak is next!

Written on How will you take in the Orange and White Game?:

I'M THERE!
GO BIG ORANGE.

Written on Kamiko Williams picked in second round of WNBA draft:

congratulations Kamiko....not sure why Tabor wasnt taken. someone is missing out!!!

Written on David Blackburn sees UT time as asset for UTC athletic director position:

Im not sure why anyone who is a fan of UTC would have any animosity toward UT, unless they have a case of inferior little brother syndrome & I think that is rare there. I grew up in Chattanooga and never knew anyone who was for UTC and against UT...I was always a UT fan, as are most people there. If UTC won, fine, (as long as it wasnt vs UT!) I'm sure most people who root for UTC are also UT fans. I think Blackburn has done a great job in Knoxville & would do a great job in Chattanooga as well.

Written on Mike Strange: How is UT doing on Dave Hart's mission of comprehensive success?:

this competition has always seemed unbalanced and filled with holes. All schools dont play the same number or the same non-revenue sports. How are most SEC schools supposed to complete with schools like Stanford who offer everything from water polo and lacrosse to cricket and tiddly-winks!??!

Written on Lady Vol softball player Melissa Brown 'Miss Reliable' no matter where she plays:

great article on a great player!
BEAT AUBURN!!!!

Written on UT announces details of April 20 Orange & White Game and 'fan appreciation' event:

I'm there! cant wait.
GO BIG ORANGE!

Written on Auriemma ties Summitt with 8th title as UConn crushes Louisville, 93-60:

who says cheaters never win??? Geno has proved that statement to be false...but we all know, you reap what you sow...what goes around, comes around....it all comes out in the wash, etc.
UConn played good to win the title and that homely little girl played good, but Im not sure why she is being crowned the next Holtzclaw, Griner, Taurasi or Parker...she played good in TWO games! I think next year, UConn and UT will be right at the top, and it wouldnt surprise me if they meet in the finals for the title. Nashville wont be big enough to hold all the orange!

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

Hard way to end the season. That first half killed us! Im not sure Ive seen us play worse for 20 minutes, but it was a good comeback. Im glad the Lady Vols didnt give up, but instead fought back. If Spani's 3 goes and we tie it, I think we win, but I guess we'll never know.
This team overachieved and can't wait til next year. Most of the teams better than us this year lose their big star player (s). Losing Spani & Williams will hurt, but we have some great talent on the team and great talent coming in!
2013-14 should put us back at the top!

Written on Lady Vols adjust their NCAA focus to Louisville:

Get out there and bust their tails, ladies. The refs will probably be calling every little ticky-tack foul there is after all the criticism they got after Sunday's game, but play smart and play tough. We are Tennessee. We take a backseat to no one! GO LADY VOLS!!!!

Written on Baylor not the only ones 'stunned' by upset:

in response to beetlebomb7:

You are correct. That woman had a moment where she was actually insane. She had the look on her that would rival one who could commit a murder in that mind set. She showedm her true colors and I wouldn't let my girl play for her. I understand there will be emotion in a contest such as that was but come on, look at her face and reactions. It was scarey . How can she speak of refs when she acts like that. BAYLOR-------- FIRE HER NOW

she ALWAYS looks like that. She is the most demonstrative coach out there by a LONG shot. While I like the emotion and fire, she goes overboard and how! She is whiney and complains about everything. I have watched womens BB since 1978 when I first came to UT and can truthfully say that if something isnt done to improve the officiating, the game will go down hill. Not sure why its so hard to call a good game, but apparently it is!

Written on Baylor not the only ones 'stunned' by upset:

What a game!! I was for Louisville because it meant the Lady Vols wouldnt have to play Baylor, but when Baylor came back and it looked like they were going to win it, I figured that was okay because I'd sure rather Baylor win the NC than UConn. I just hope ND can beat them one more time this year. As for Mulkey, Ive had a like/dont like attitude about her since here LT playing days. HATED her then because she beat UT more than her share of the time when the Lady Techsters were a great program, but have liked her more as a coach the last few years, even if she is a whiner and has numerous hissy fits per game! Even though she complained about the refs (someone needs to!!!) she showed a complete lack of class last night. She deserved a T when she did her striptease act and Im pretty sure she shoved her assistant coach when he tried to calm her down. As for Griner, if I never see her play another game, it will be too soon. Great player, but Ive had about all I can take of her!! Will be glad to get rid of Skylar Diggins too. Go on to the WNBA...please! Congrats to Jeff Walz, a classy guy, but I sure hope he loses his next game!
GO LADY VOLS.........

Written on Lady Vols knock off Creighton, 68-52, to reach Sweet 16:

Congratulations to the Lady Vols for 2 great wins this weekend to get to the Sweet 16. BEAT OU!!...and was this game on TV in Knoxville? It was listed on E2, but when I got home after the game to watch, it was UConn & Vandy for a while, then OK-UCLA. They showed about 5 min. of the UT game, which is only about 10 minutes less than they showed of our game on Sat. vs ORU...ESPN has done a horrible job of showing the womens tourney this year. 4-5 channels and they flit back and forth between games on ONE channel.
PITIFUL!

Written on Creighton taking confidence from Missouri's upset of Lady Vols in February :

I saw Creighton vs Syracuse on Saturday and except for their 3-point shooting, they didnt look like that good of a team. I do think, however, if UT leaves them open to shoot the 3 & if theyre hot, we could get beat. I think UT is too smart to leave them open, so Im going with a Big Orange win. Will be there in orange!!
Also, a HUGE shout out and thank you to the Syracuse cheerleaders. They did a fantastic job of signing the National Anthem on Saturday before their game, while their band played it.

Written on Madison Shipman delivers game-winning single for Lady Vols in softball:

Great wins vs A&M. These gals in orange are a lot of fun to watch. This murderous schedule should more than prepare them for the NCAA Tournament in May!

Written on Mercedes Russell named Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year:

Great honor for Mercedes. Best of luck at UT. These next 4 years should be fun. Back to the Top...just like in football!
I just wish she had of had the pleasure of being presented the trophy by an honorable player...

Written on Alabama plays like No. 1 to avoid softball sweep from Lady Vols:

in response to BIVOLAR_BEARE:

Anytime you can win a series it's great, but to win against the defending NCAA champion (and hated rival) was priceless..Way to go LV's!!

ABSOLUTELY!!! Wish we could have swept, but 2 out of 3 ain't bad! Way to go Lady Vols!! Now SWEEP FLORIDA this weekend!!!

Written on Will the Lady Vols win the SEC women's basketball tournament?:

EVERYTIME I try to vote on one of these polls it tells me Ive already voted! NO I HAVENT! and YES, Tennessee will win the 2013 Womens SEC Tournament!

Written on Pat Summitt greets full house for memoir:

in response to snowpeapod#263184:

My only question is when they make a movie about her, who is worthy enough to play her part?

I never thought about that, but there really should be a movie made about her. All of us Lady Vol fans can be extras! When the women's game first started in the mid 70s, I would scour through the Chattanooga News-Free Press to see if I could find a score. That was WAY before ESPN/cable TV, the internet or any other instant info system that we have now! There might be a 1 or 2 sentence "article" telling the score and a few details. Look how far that sport has come in about 40 years, much of it due to Coach Summitt. It's sad she had to retire before her time, but she will always be a legend. So proud she is a Tennessean!

Written on Previewing the SEC Tournament: It's likely to come down to Tennessee and Kentucky:

in response to Volinflan:

I'm not a betting person but I bet a Hundred dollars it won't come done to Tn vs. Ky - just too many teams waiting for their chance. Of course, counting the home team Georgia. I think Duluth is about 20 miles from Athens. We should hold the tournament in Maryville, another "neutral" site.

I watched the Diane Sawyer show with Robin and Pat. Looking forward to getting the book.

It doesnt matter where they hold the SEC Women's Tournament, the majority of fans will be in orange. Just like KY blue for the mens. UGA should be ashamed for their lack of support for their women's BB team! It could be played in Athens, and we'd still have more fans than them!
I wish theyd move the tourney back to Chattanooga. Great venue, great location!

Written on Previewing the SEC Tournament: It's likely to come down to Tennessee and Kentucky:

in response to emailnodata:

I think this is foolish.

A&M was a HUGE task for the LV's at HOME.

How in the living hell can you overlook them, especially as UT won't have fresh legs??

A&M has the advantage. They rely on power, not speed.

Then, get past A&M, and, gee, here we are again, with a fresh, deep UK team playing a worn-down UT team.

How ya think that will go??

Unfair expectations to expect this team of basically walking wounded to take 3 games in 3 days.

Doesnt sound like you have too much faith in the Lady Vols! I think UT, UK and A&M are the 3 best teams in the SEC this year, with GA and SC close behind. FL and LSU arent bad either. Whoever wins the tourney will have earned it!

Written on Tennessee, Kentucky earn top seeds in SEC bracket:

in response to JimmyJoe:

Is that STUPID group of Refs going to be at the tournament.

I haven't ever seen a group of women's college basketball refs that weren't stupid, so I'm betting they're there!

Written on Georgia had gameplan for limiting Jarnell Stokes :

in response to JimmyJoe:

Golden... Golden is the key. If he plays like he played Saturday it doesn't matter what stokes does.

I agree! If they stop Stokes, but Golden and McBee do their share, we'll still win...Not sure how you go from 27 points vs Fla to 4 vs. Ga.!

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

The turnovers killed us, but fouls would have been called on Ky on most of them, if the refs apparently hadnt of decided sometime last week that they just werent going to call fouls anymore when Tennessee is playing! I am all for letting them play & I hate those picky, ticky-tack fouls, but the A&M and KY games were a plethera of no calls & with A&M's bull and moose combo and Kentucky's aggressiveness, it didnt help us any! Hopefully our ladies will regroup, play up to their potential & win the tourney!

Written on Seniors Taber Spani, Kamiko Williams have formed unlikeliest of friendships:

I will really miss both of these fine young women. Kamiko is crazy-acting and seems like she would be a lot of fun. Taber is beautiful and very athletic. So glad both of them came to UT. Thanks, gals...you will be missed!!

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

in response to volscantball:

Getting ready to watch Florida spank the Vols yet again. Enjoy.

What was that? Come again? I must have misunderstood you...........

Written on Jay Graham leaving Vols for Florida State:

in response to whatmeworry:

According to an online story,Jay left because of restrictions placed on who he could recruit by: Jimmy Cheek! Don't know any details yet but this came from a reliable source who also stated Trooper Taylor was at the top of the list to replace Jay if the NCAA clears him from any wrongdoing while he was at Auburn.

I sure hope that about Cheek isnt true. That man needs to stay as far away from our football program (or any other sports) as possible since its apparent he doesnt know a football from his butt! If hes trying to run the FB program, we DO have problems!

Written on Tennessee outlasts Texas A&M 93-85 in 4 OTs :

in response to jt45:

Florida is a very winnable game the way this bunch never gives up. Salute to McBee for coming up big on offensively and hustling every second he was in the game.
Hollered so much at the TV my pets wont come out of hiding for a week.

I think my cat has learned if she sees orange on the TV, she better hide or go outside, because there's gonna be some serious screamin'!

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

in response to laraccoon:

if youve ever spent any time in Bama its easier to understand . half trash and half inbreds .

So true! There should only be 49 states. That place should be used for dumps and prisons. I bet if they hadnt of just won their 856th (by their count) national title in football, he wouldnt care if they won or lost. There is no excuse for the state of Alabama to exist.

Written on John Adams: Surprise: Lady Vols ahead of last season's pace :

I love this team. They do seem to really play as a team. As for last Sunday vs. Mizzou, that is still beyond explaination to me, especially after Miss. State beat Mo. in Columbia this past Sunday. Bad days happen, though...and I think all of our players had a bad day on the same day!
Maybe we'll get to play them in the SEC Tournament and torch them by 45 again!
GO LADY VOLS!!!
..And yes, Holly should be Coach Of the Year and Graves Freshman of the Year & probably Player of the Year!

Written on Four Alabama football players arrested on robbery charges:

PS-somehow, someway, Turd fans will blame this on Tennessee & Fulmer.

Written on Four Alabama football players arrested on robbery charges:

WHAT!!?!??!?! This just cant be true!! There must be some mistake. Everyone knows that Saban and the precious Crimson Tide are perfect in every way, so this just isnt so! There must be some mistake or misidentification on someone's part. HOW DARE anyone accuse an Alabama football player of doing anything wrong!

Written on First road win of season a giant learning experience for Jarnell Stokes, rest of Vols at South Carolina :

Good win! 4 close games lately & we have won 3 of them! Glad to have Golden back. Dont think we win yesterday without him.
BEAT VANDY!

Written on Bashaara Graves' layup ends frantic final seconds for Lady Vols, 64-62 :

I dont get CSS with DirecTV, so I couldnt watch it...but I listened to Mickey on the radio. I counted 3 flops from LSU that he thought were blatant and fooled the refs (thats not hard to do!) Its no wonder LSWho only had 4 fouls called on them through the first 19:30 of the 2nd half...they kept calling them on UT! I thought we were cooked when it was 62-59. These gals deserve a LOT of credit for hanging in there and snatching victory from the jaws of defeat! Mickey said if we lost, it would be the first time since 1983-84 that we had lost back-to-back games to unranked teams. WOW!! So glad we were able to avoid that little asterick! I like Baashara better and better each game. She is a player who hustles and doesnt give up. Cant wait til next year when Izzy & Russell are in there with her. Talk about unstoppable! Great win girls..see you Sunday vs. Ole Myth!

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

I dont think most of the negavols on here are Vols at all. They are either trolls or pretend to be Vol fans, only when things are going good. No true fan gets on here and spews venom like some of these people have. Go to another schools board that did real good and post there. These 21 guys picked UT as the place they want to play football & Im glad they did. Be thankful for what we got, not what we didnt!

Written on Lady Vols may 'try to go with five or six players' after latest set of injuries :

in response to ps11824:

Splain this, A&M is ranked #1 in SEC after defeating LSU last night although we are tied at 8-1. Why are we not tied for top conference? Doesn't have anything to do with overall, 18-5 them; 17-5 us, does it? I heard the commentator say last night that A&M would be in sole passession of top spot... after defeating the Tigers.

What am I missing here?

They did say that....twice, in fact...but finally, the lady announcer (forget her name) came back and said they got ahead of themselves and that Tennessee & Texas A&M would be tied for the conference lead if A&M beat LSU, which they did. That really hurt to lose to a pathetic Missouri team, but we have to bounce back. We have to take care of business with everyone, especially Kentucky and A&M. Focus girls...you can do it!!

Written on Lady Vols caught in the Eye of the storm against Missouri, 80-63 :

in response to kazoo:

How do you beat a team by 45--holding them to under 40 points--and then turn around and lose to the same team by 17? And they go from scoring 39 points to 80? To say that UT mailed this one in would be an understatement.

I totally agree. When we played Missouri in TBA in Jan., I thought they were one of the worst teams to EVER take the court. Cant believe they not only beat us, but beat us by 17. Hopefully, its a wake-up call to the Lady Vols. If a team as sorry as Missouri can beat you, anyone can!

Written on James Franklin apologizes for calling Saban 'Nicky Satan':

in response to VolMoment:

Franklin is jerk. Goes after Georgia coach at mid field after the game year before last. He has no class like most of the spoiled Vandy students.

Totally agree. The only part of class Franklin, or anyone at Vandy has are the last 3 letters. Far be it for me to take up for Saban, but you would think a HC would know better than to talk smack, especially when youre at VANDERBILT!!!

Written on Isabelle Harrison to undergo knee surgery:

GET WELL SOON, LIZZIE!
I saw Middleton play some last year. The real deal. Glad UT offered. Come on & be a Lady Vol, Alexa!

Written on UT's prayers answered as Vanderbilt misses chances to win at buzzer:

heart-stopping game, but it was fun. Always good to beat Vandy. We lost a 14-point lead and a 10-point lead and managed to win. Didnt see any quit & its about time we caught some breaks!!

Written on Skylar Diggins scores 33 to lead Notre Dame past Lady Vols :

Disappointed in the loss, but when we were 19 down, it could have gotten ugly. A better D on Diggins & we win this game. I dont think the LV are far from being a REALLY good team. I hate to lose Spani & Williams next year, but with our freshmen coming in and the players who do return...watch out!! Baylor & ND better enjoy this year, because they both lose their big gun next year & they will be back where they belong...pretty good, nothing special! Izzy, get well soon!!!!

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