Recent content by LAVol1

"If a boy doesn't have a father in the home, he'll find one on the streets". -- Denzel Washington And therein lies what I consider the biggest issue in American society of the last 60+ years and politicians won't even mention it, much less address the problem. We are doing something about it...

In one instance, the "vol club" paid a QB $8M for NIL and he didn't fulfill his obligation, failing to show up for multiple public appearances, so he should have to give the money back.

Richt was a terrible game day coach. He got really lucky twice against the Vols after making stupid game decisions. But, he could recruit. UGA tried to spin that the cupboard was bare when Kirby took over, but they had more 4-5* players than any SEC team not named Bama. Kirby just took it to...

IMO, in my 70+ years on this earth, there are only two Vol sports writers that I would rate above all others. Marvin West is the most unique, interesting and entertaining--a real treasure. Wes Rucker is/was the best at reporting, informing and analyzing--a real talent. No writer on 247 is...

As a counter to your argument, we had one of the best D-lines in the country last year. We have two 5* OT on the current roster. We have signed a bevy of highly-rated receivers the last few years. We've had a stable of really good RB's. We've recruited very well at TE. We've gotten some...

Orange Beach is MUCH better.

A lot of parents play a major role in players being malcontents. Too many think their child is better than they really are. My son's college coach set parents straight in his first parent's meeting. He told them "Most every player here was all-state. If you come to me and ask me why your son...

I don't expect our D to be as good as it has been. We lost too many top contributors on the DL and McCoy's injury will probably make our secondary markedly weaker.

Key wording: "TO PLEDGE"

Very likely that the allegations are true. The question is: what should the punishment be? If this a greater transgression than what Bruce Pearl did? Of course it is. So, Beamer should be issued a 3-year show cause penalty at a minimum.

You've got to be kidding. Vitello took a program that was near the bottom of the SEC, won a NC and propelled them to the #1 baseball program in the country in less than 7 seasons. Vitello is probably the greatest coach the Vols have had in any sport since The General.

What we have seen is steady improvement in the D as the O has digressed. With the losses on D, it appears the D will digress somewhat in '25 and the O will probably not improve over '24 unless JA is a huge improvement over he who's name shall not be mentioned.

Is class attendance mandatory? If so, I guess they need to revoke my bachelor's degree because I missed a ton of classes. You will still have universities that will have lower academic standards for athletes, but they will still have standards. No way will the majority of university...

You have to be enrolled in the school to play college sports. There are standards that have to be met to maintain enrollment. Athletes can't force an institution to change their academic standards for their sole benefit. Can't see a reasonable court changing that. Furthermore, the vast...