Comments by volcycle

Written on Cuonzo Martin says 'never anything' to leaving for Illinois :

in response to ProfessionalHandicapper:

FYI he finished last in the state of Tennessee..Lost to Memphis twice,Vandy in a blowout, APSU and MTSU. Glad that is all UT expects. Luckily he didnt face Belmont. Both APSU and MTSU were home losses.. The new UT has very low expectations.

Sure there were a few ugly losses this year, but if you can't appreciate what Coach Martin did with so little, you must not be smarter than a 5th grader. I believe continuing on the track they ended on, Tennessee will be a team that other teams really don't want to play.

Why do you think his name surfaced for the Illinois job?

Go Vols!!

Written on Vols happy to be back home for NIT:

Wish I still lived in Knoxville. My 6 year old son and I would love to see this game live tonight.

Written on Jarnell Stokes wins SEC Player of the Week :

in response to bvol1inSC:

Who's had more potential than Stokes in the last 10yrs?

Scotty Hopson, but that's all he was...potential.

Written on Kenny Hall won't play in SEC tournament :

in response to Rich_Is_Re-born:

In NO WAY can Dooley be compared to Cuonzo. Dooley wouldn't have suspended a key player at such a pivotal moment as Zo did. Matter of fact, can't remember when was the last time Dooley suspended any meaningful players for any games. On the other hand, Zo suspended Hall at a VERY KEY moment in the season. A time where we were scratching and clawing to get into the NIT/NCAA tournament. And the funny thing is...This team actually got BETTER when Hall was suspended. Maybe Dooley could learn from this. Make a statement and sit your troublesome players. Don't give them time off in the offseason while everyone else is working their butts off (Janzen, DaRick). Sit their azzes come gametime. Believe it or not, your team morale and results might just improve, even if it's a key player.

Again, didn't really plan on discussing Dooley when I came on here. But This is an area in which Dooley has failed miserably, and IMO has FAR more to do with his results than the youth and talent.

Umm......didn't Dooley kick Janzen Jackson off of the team?

Written on UT 75, Florida 70: Cuonzo Martin told Vols they could win in Gainesville :

in response to VandyisGold:

What incredible defense. Rest of year should be interesting. I think KY beats us at home tonight.

I disagree. Vandy is too smart and experienced to lose to this young Kentucky team. KY usually overwhelms opponents with talent. Vandy will match up well with them, play with experience, and play smart. Kentucky loses...

Written on Vanderbilt's Jeffery Taylor understands 'rivalry' against Tennessee:

I like the heart of this team, most of the time, but that was just embarrassing!

Written on Janzen Jackson, Bryce Brown enter names for NFL draft :

Wow...first glance at that title, I thought it said they are entering their names for the KFL draft. They probably would be successful at that level.

Written on Mississippi State blocks Vols, 62-58 :

Proud of this team. They continue to make progress and tonight they showed heart! This team will continue to improve and will be trouble to several of the big boys come tournament time.

Written on Vols fall at College of Charleston, 71-65 :

Despite the previous post.... this was a good game until the refs took over. That's too big of a disparity in FT to be an honestly officiated game. I realize bad calls happen sometimes, but REAALLY!! That was a joke!

Written on Poll: Do you approve of the job Derek Dooley did this season?:

This is a dumb question...how can any Vol fan approve of this year? I still think the future looks bright, but I can't say I approve of this year....5-7? Remember we're in year one of rebuilding. Last year really was year zero. This year was a fragile year that had some devastating losses in Bray and Hunter. We just had no depth to overcome the loss of those two for the majority of the year.

Written on Coach K 'not fooling around' with Vols :

Vols win a close one 72 - 68, I feel it in my bones....of course my bones might be lying.

Written on Georgia's Grantham calls skirmish 'unfortunate':

It would appear that Mark Richt has lost control of this moron. Time to find a new defensive coordinator. Win some respect back Coach Richt.

Written on George Mooney, who was 'Voice of the Vols' from 1952-67, dies:

Wow! This is before my time, but listening to him on Youtube (look up George Mooney), he takes you there just like John Ward. We've had some great "Voices of the Vols". We didn't skip a beat between George and John.

Praying for his family!

Written on Vince Dooley: Georgia has 'best opportunity' to win SEC East :

UGA may have a lot of talent, can't debate that, but they have the X factor that will cause them to lose....Mark Richt. He's a nice guy, but his teams look a lot like Fulmer's latter teams. When you keep having great recruiting classes, but consistently achieve mediocrity, it's coaching.

UT 35
UGA 14

...or there about.

Written on John Adams: Georgia game is Derek Dooley's biggest yet:

in response to usnavyvolfan_still_getting_paid:

Let's not get carried away. I understand the enthusiasm, and believe me, i'd love nothing more than to take an SEC opponent to the woodshed. But this team still has a lot to prove. The offense is definitely clicking better, but the special teams has issues it needs to work out pronto. And I'm not completely sold on the D (gave up a couple big plays to Buffalo). I'll be happy with a win by any margin.

Wow! Sorry to ruffle feathers! I thought this was a Tennessee website. Some of you take it too personally when someone writes something good about our(?) team.

You know... I was in K-town over the weekend and I now understand where all the pessimism comes from. Talk radio was so over the top with their critiques. Outside of Knoxville and the negative lens of the local media (which I really don't understand), Tennessee doesn't look as bad as you guys believe. We're not back on top by any means yet, but we are a lot further along than talk radio let's on.

I'll be the first to admit if I am wrong. But, right now with what I've seen from UT and GA...barring a collapse, I still think it will be an easy win. I'll admit my confidence isn't totally based on the completeness of UT as a team, as it is based on the incompetence of GA. At best, GA is average.

Written on John Adams: Georgia game is Derek Dooley's biggest yet:

I'm just not concerned about us losing to GA. They haven't shown anything yet this year. They are just not a strong team. UT should win easy...something like 38-10. I fully realize we are young and could fall apart, but it would have to be some major disruption to UT for that to happen. Something akin to losing Hunter and us losing our focus. It could happen, but barring that... I just don't see us losing.

Written on Improved execution credited for success on third down:

in response to seadaddy:

Remember trolls ...38---10
Enough said. :)

Is this the score of the UT - UGA game for this week? I hope so...Vols win!!! I like it.

Written on John Adams: Vols streaking through mediocrity :

in response to MerlOT_GoVols:

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Have you seen Georgia play this year? This is what happens when you have a bye week after a loss. So much doom and gloom. This is still a good football team. We will not lose to GA or SC and I wouldn't be surprised if we don't sneak up on LSU. I know that sounds outrageous, but there is still something special about this team.

Written on Alabama new No. 1 in Scripps Legends Poll :

Sweet, that mean that when we beat them, we'll be knocking off the number one team in the country!! Upset city.......

Written on Cuonzo Martin identifies Vols' top concerns :

It has been YEARS since we've had a true post player. I don't know why our former coaches (Pearl, Peterson, etc) just wouldn't recruit or develop our post players. It has been a source of frustration for me to watch year in and year out...

Written on South Carolina president would like SEC expand to 14 teams:

I'll suggest it again...I believe NC State would be a great 14th school. They have a good football and both men's and women's basketball tradition. They are in the shadow of UNC and Duke. Academically they are very similar to UT and other SEC schools. They really would make a great fit with the SEC. I don't know if they are being considered or if they're even interested but I do believe all parties would benefit from their addition to the SEC.

Written on John Adams: SEC should give West Virginia a shot :

Best choice is NC State! They need the SEC and it will give the SEC a foothold in NC. Right now they are playing third string to NC and Duke. Coming to the SEC gets them out of their shadows and, I think, help them develop into a football powerhouse. If you've ever been on their campus...you would see that they have the feel of an SEC shool. They're just a perfect fit!

Written on Dan Fleser: Former players' bond with Pat Summitt remains :

Someone needs to be fired for that headline!! That's ridiculous! Show a little respect kns. No wonder the hometown folks hate you guys.

Written on Vols get momentum from defense's big stops :

in response to VolzsFan:

Vanderbilt has beaten a better 1AA team and a better Big East team. They are 2-0. They have done more than UT.

HA HA! Really? That's the best you've got?

Written on John Adams: Zach Collaros is double trouble for Vols :

What is a bearcat? It's the girl on Rocky Top. She was wild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop.....Ah....I still dream about that.

OK, now let's send her packing and move on.... Go Vols!

Written on UT out of tolerance for Janzen Jackson:

in response to VolAlum03ISBACK:

Lets just go ahead and get rid of everyone that Kiffin recruited. That guy was an absolute plague on this program. How ironic is it that Daniel Hood now looks like Kiffin's strongest recruit when it comes to character?

Are you sure you want to get rid of Tyler Bray and Jacques Smith?

Written on Leonard Little speaks to 'sluggish' Vols :

in response to bigpapa:

It has everything to do with being a fan for you, you little Candybilt dweeb. You take every opportunity to trash UT on or off the field. You don't care about the family affected by Little's actions anymore than the next 12 year old, but you have no problem jumping on it and using it to bolster you jealous rage against UT.

I have asked you on numerous occasions to respond to Candy's football team running backwards through the T with their elbows up in the air busting instruments and teeth of the members of the Pride. Not once have you responded. No, no one was killed that day, but for someone who likes to point out the faults of UT, you have a big problem looking in the mirror at your beloved nerdville university. Ever since the day I stood in the stands and watched the most classless act in college sports, I have no respect for Candybilt and never will. Your "school" never publically apologized for the actions of it's despicable football players nor paid a dime for dental work for members of the Pride. Because of that one event, I cheer for ANY team playing your Mickey mouse school and don't care in the least what your opinion of UT or anyone associated with is.

Man... I never heard about this! I've been away too long. I wish that had happened when I was in the band. We had some fighters that would have enjoyed kickin' some Vandy booty.

Let's get it on!! The season couldn't start soon enough!!!!

Written on Which team will win the SEC East?:

Tennessee winning the east is not as far fetched as you may think. Who does have the horses to win the East? I think realistically, it is a wide open race. It's not that Tennessee is a beast again. It's simply that the East is down again this year. How else does SC win the East last year...with what, 3 losses? It's not the same East that it was back in the 90's. Hopefully, the East will rise again in time!

The key for Tennessee to have a chance is to stay healthy...

Written on LSU gives material from service to NCAA:

in response to Nafniffikenal:

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You forgot one:

"Eat Crow" - What you will be doing in the coming year(s) as Tennessee rises back to the top of D1 football! Go Vols!!!

Written on Trae Golden, Choice Spine grab the Rocky Top gold:

Did he say "all the guys were willing to play defense"? Looking at the scores...I would use the term defense real loosely! That made me chuckle out loud. I guess I could abbreviate that to COL instead of LOL....aaa, I'm too old for that.

Written on Tobias Harris picked 19th, then traded; Scotty Hopson to become a free agent:

in response to VolNationPride:

All the negativity towards Scotty. Some of you "fans" would be bashing him if he were at UT, so why not be happy that he is trying to make it in the league?

All the "hype" he received coming out of highschool was because some of you "fans" created that hype. I am pretty sure Scotty didn't say he was the second coming of Jordan. I am sure Scotty was confident in his game, most players are. I guess since he didn't average 30ppg and lead us to 4 championships, he was a complete failure.

If I remember correctly, Scotty created his own hype when he said he would be a "one and done" player. When you talk smack that big, you've got to expect it to come back around. I think fans are expressing their own frustrations of what they have watched from him for the past three years. It was quite obvious that he didn't have what it takes.

Written on Running back Corey Grant to transfer from Alabama:

They're just trying to force us all to the 24/7 paid site. If you want only Vols news, pay the price....hmmm! KNS is working off of the Mike Hamilton model of business. I wonder if the local papers of other major schools are a thorn in the flesh to fans?

Written on Steve Spurrier wants to pay players $300 a game:

Hello, people.....!!!!! You've got to look behind this story. This proposal is about recruiting...think about it.

If you're coming out of high school, heavily recruited, where are you going to go? At the school where the coach has signed a paper saying he wants to pay you $300 a week or a school where the coach has not signed anything or worse, is against it.

The NCAA will never approve this. Spurrier is trying to win favor with recruits. The coaches that are smart enough to understand this, signed along with it. Funny thing is, I didn't think Les would be smart enough to figure this one out. Maybe I'm wrong about him....

Written on UT baseball was NCAA target after two violations :

Wow!! So...student managers are coaching the baseball team?

Written on Todd Raleigh: 'We're just in a funk right now', 2-0:

HAHA!!! "We’re just in a funk I’ve never seen before.” What about the previous two years? Short memory....HAHAHA!!!

Written on Matt Milton making ‘tremendous’ progress:

in response to Volborn:

The "Big 3" is okay. Just don't call yourselves "The Future".

That one made me laugh!!

Written on Leadership was Cuonzo Martin's calling :

in response to CantStandSaban:

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CantStandSaban...Are you a racist? Is that why you have so much negative to say about this hire?

Written on Five coaches top UT's list in search to replace Bruce Pearl:

in response to acworthdave:

GET REAL!!! Is Sexton the agent to all of these guys? I wonder. All we need right now is someone who can steer the ship without it sinking for the next few years and then we can get a top-notch coach. You are not going to do that with an up-and-comer young guy. What about Bobby Cremins? He has some years on him but he is a big name coach who can recruit. We could put him back in the spotlight. The media would love the pick..Cremins has always been a media favorite. I also think the fans would rally around him. We arent looking for a long-term solution here. I really can't think of any negatives.

...and he went undefeated in Thompson-Boling this year!

Written on UT says basketball staff commited violation in March; Pearl to get $948,728 in salary, insurance costs :

So how much are we paying ex-Tennessee coaches to not coach at Tennessee?

Written on Tennessee fires coach Bruce Pearl:

From what I understand from other background info, Hamilton went to bat for Pearl repeatedly and got rebuffed by the UT president and chancellor. Don't be so quick to judge Hamilton. I was there with you until about 2 days ago. This was not his decision.

Written on Mike Strange: Pearl still a 'hero' to most UT fans :

Pearl is a good coach. He will land on his feet somewhere and do very well. He will learn from this and move on.... so why not here? Yes, he lied. Yes, he has and will be punished. A second chance is appropriate. The problem seems to be Hamilton. He can raise money, he can find good coaches (verdict is still out on baseball), but he can't manage his coaches, thus the problems we face now. I didn't like the way he fired Buzz or Fulmer and part of me chuckled when Kiff left him high and dry. Kiffin just took advantage of a weak contract that Hamilton had negotiated with him. As much as I hate to admit it, there was nothing underhanded about his departure. Hamilton made it possible for his easy exit. We need someone that understands athletics, understands coaches, and can lead! Hamilton is making a mockery of Tennessee athletics!

Written on Bruce Pearl puts Cam Tatum back in starting lineup:

What's that quote..."It's not personal, it's just business." If he can't produce, sit him on the bench. If potential is your standard, then everyone deserves to play. I think it's a mistake to play a player unless they're playing well in practice and then if they can't do it in the game...they're not ready for prime time.

Written on John Adams: Two strong halves needed from Harris, Hopson :

Pearl is just now recognizing that we don't have a post-up game? Really....? We haven't had a post up game in years. Chism was the closest thing to a post-up game. Pearl doesn't recruit post-up players. This is the one element of our game that has frustrated me for years. The sad thing is, is that Williams has the size to have been a great post-up player, if someone would have coached him.

When does football season start?

Written on Mike Strange: Classic Tennessee ... another white-knuckler :

in response to dead_vol_foul:

Couple things:
-Tobias Harris has GOT to learn that when the legs go, the jumper and the trick moves go, to0. Use that vertical and power.

-Hopson needs the ball more down the stretch. Too much Bone, Pearl, and so forth.

-Bruce: most coaches use a TO after, say, the 16 pt lead falls to 12, and their kids are launching bombs??

-Finally...I don't get why we do not use all our posts at least some in order to keep the fouls count down on our main guys. Maymon is not stud, but he can push and fight for a few minutes.

This is a team that HAS to tough out games.

Forgive me this final one...

Is Cam Tatum having some 'weed' issues?? He is NOTHING like the player he was. I don't ask this question lightly...I've always liked Cam, but he sucks right now, almost never a good decision.

I have to ask the same sort of question about Cam...maybe not that particular question, but something is just not right about him this year. I have to disagree with Hopson having the ball more last night. I couldn't bear to see him dribble off of his foot again. At times he is unstoppable and then....it's like you have to explain, "this is a basketball...."

Written on UT could release Notice of Allegations from NCAA as early as Wednesday :

My opinion...not that it is worth much, keep Pearl with a strike against him. Believe in him, but let him know there won't be a next time. The violation, although I think minor, was intentional and then lying is just unacceptable for a man that is a coach and mentor to young men. That being said, extend grace and restore him. Pearl needs to get back to coaching and developing players like he did his first few years here. He can do it. It just seems he's lost his way over the past couple of years.

Written on UT rallies, upsets No. 18 Vanderbilt 60-51:

Kudos to the team and Coach Pearl. They looked well prepared and hungry. Nice game! Keep it up!

Written on Bruce Pearl still seeking someone to 'step up' :

Umm... Maybe coach someone into being a leader?

Written on Vols' NCAA resume takes a hit, 69-63 :

Chalk this one up to player development or lack there of. You can see it in their fundamentals. Bruce was a good coach for about three years, but ever since then our players are just sloppy and don't improve (Tyler Smith, Chism, Prince, Hopson,...) Most UT players have their best year, their first year and then struggle in mediocrity for the rest of their college career. With that track record, Tobias needs to jump to the NBA if he has a chance this year. I will hate to see that happen.

Written on Tom Mattingly: Some SEC officials ruled games with an iron fist :

Great article! I quite enjoyed the story that included Mears.

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