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This analysis initially struck me as baseless and naive, because courts have permitted state schools like UT to charge lower "in-state" tuition rates for decades. However, there are plausible arguments to the contrary, and if the Supreme Court's recent invalidation of affirmative action is any...

It's weird that nobody in this thread has mentioned Anthony Richardson yet, who Kiper has going 9th overall (as the 4th QB). Sure he's super raw and inexperienced, but he has a skillset similar to guys like Cam Newton, Josh Allen, or Lamar Jackson. If I were an NFL GM, I'd probably pick...

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Notice the family's use of "will" and "can" rather than "would" or "could." A subtle (and perhaps subconscious) hint that playing for Tennessee is a tangible reality for them.

The original poster was saying Berry isn't currently playing at a level commensurate to his pay, which is hard to dispute because there's no other reason why the Chiefs would cut such a beloved team leader. Nobody's arguing that Berry was a bust after college, his earlier NFL success is...

It's very sad to think about, but given what we've learned from autopsies on guys like Aaron Hernandez and Junior Seau, it's essentially guaranteed that some current and former Vols have CTE. Some, like Jamal Lewis, even suspect they have it, and guys like Lewis and Haynesworth didn't know about...

Does anyone know why we played Arkansas in consecutive years (1998 and 1999)? How long have we been rotating against the non-Alabama Western teams?

Agreed. I was skeptical he'd ever play again after reading what happened in January, but I'd love for him to work his way back into significant playing time and consideration for the NFL. He's always had great instincts for the ball, and been productive when healthy.

Wait... why weren't those guys drafted? How does a former # 1 overall recruit who started multiple years for a championship contender not get drafted?

Agreed. Even if he would've been a better offensive lineman, KMac was more valuable to US at defensive line. Our offensive line was fine without KMac, but can you imagine how much worse our terrible run defensive would've been without him? There's a difference between failing to maximize a...

No, this is definitely a troll job by Jones and Saban. The market didn't "dictate" Jones could only make $35k a year; he voluntarily choose to get paid as little as possible while still fulfilling his contractual obligation to UT to mitigate his buyout. If he wanted, Jones could've found a...

Perhaps this is cynical, but I suspect this hire has nothing to do with coaching. I think Saban is trying to find some dirt on Tennessee to exploit on the recruiting trail or with NCAA investigators.

Even IF you're right about Kelly's talent, runningbacks are such a plentiful, injury-prone, and replaceable commodity in the pass-happy NFL that only bellcow freaks of nature like Elliott, Fournette or Barkely are considered in the first round. Scouts knew exactly how good Kareem Hunt and Alvin...

The spread offense wasn't our problem under Butch Jones, it was personnel problems - the immobile starting QB in the first two seasons, running it with a tall downhill back like Hurd from 2014-2016 (instead of either changing the offense to accommodate Hurd's strengths or simply starting Alvin...

Your first sentence is true enough: one blue-chip player isn't going to turn around a team or its culture all by himself. But no, we're not better off without a consensus top-50 caliber prospect, particularly when the alternative is having him join our toughest divisional opponent. That kind...