Chris Low

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Finebaum went to UT and he, to my knowledge, has always kicked around at UT

Location or affiliation doesn't always mean people will like home team
 
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KBVol said:
Ok, about 40 more of these "decent" articles should just about balance all the negative shots he's taken at them whenever I've heard him on the radio since the preseason.
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Thats y i was asking because i might have just been missing him talk or missed articles. i just never hear anything good from him.
 
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Again, someone please post examples of the "shots" he's taken. I've seen a lot of complaining and not a lot of evidence, and merely saying he thinks Vandy may finish above us isn't a "shot".
 
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KBVol said:
Agree completely. Every time he comes on Nashville radio he throws barbs at the Vols while the same time praising Franklin and Vandy. Actually said earlier this year thst UT would finish at ir near the bottom of the East while Vandy has everything going in the right direction and could challenge for the East title. Huh?

He doesn't have to be a homer for UT, just fair. It's been bad enough here for awhile that he could just be down the middle fair and most everything he says would be a little negative and it would be understandable. But he seems to take gratuitous shots, damn near belittling shots at the team. Sick of it and him.
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How exactly is that a shot, other than it made you mad? If he was being objective and actually thought at the time Vandy might finish higher, that's not a shot. And I heard him several times and I never heard him say he thought Vandy would seriously challenge for the East this year, he's said they're getting better and could challenge IF, and stressed a big IF, all the cards fell right for them.
 
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Why should it be an ESPN reporter's job to post "encouraging" stuff about Tennessee, regardless of where he lives?
 
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I feel like most sports writers kinda knew Dooley was in over his head from the beginning, and they also know that CBJ is a legit coach.

There's a reason Kirk Herbstreit keeps tweeting to Vols fans that CBJ is going to bring us back to national prominence.

Unfortunately, that's still a couple seasons away. There's really not a lot of positive things to talk about right now, other than recruiting.
 
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I don't really have anything good to say but I feel I have to post...so...here goes...

ESPN HATES US
 
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volfan5589 said:
For chris low living and knoxville and covering the vols for so many years, it seams like he never has anything encouraging to say about the vols ever. Am I wrong? Am i just missing his good write ups about the vols?
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Really not a lot of good things to say about the Vols in the last few years. Don't blame Chris Lowe for that.:salute:
 
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Tim Bob Cooter said:
ItÂ’s funny that he was thought of well enough by UT that he was made privy to the Chris Lofton cancer story and he held it till the end of the season. If he hated UT he could have made "The Headline" a priority, but he respected Chris LoftonÂ’s wishes.
As for football, I think he knows we are heading in the right direction. :good!:

PS-Living in the SC Upstate, Clemson fans want us to beat USCjr bad. Talk about bad blood!
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The Chris Lofton situation happened what, 4-5 years ago? Not saying Low hasn't historically had a good, respectful, even trusted relationship with UT. Hell, he should on some level, he's an alumnus.

Just saying that his tone around the state of UT has been downright disrespectful. Rather than just say we're down or struggling or have a long way to go, which we all know, he uses hyperbole to criticize UT like he has some sort of animus against the program. I'm personally just sick of him.
 
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I think Chris Low is, generally, very fair. It's not his job to blow smoke up anybody backside. He's supposed to cover the SEC for espn.com.
 
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apkvol said:
I think Chris Low is, generally, very fair. It's not his job to blow smoke up anybody backside. He's supposed to cover the SEC for espn.com.
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He can criticize UT without insulting the program. Next time I hear him talk about UT I'll come back here and post an example. Not expecting him to blow smoke, you're right, it's not his job. Just don't expect him to sound like Chris Fowler when discussing UT football, that's all.
 
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Tennessee and only Tennessee can control it's own destiny when it come to what sports writers say about the Vols.....can't blame reporters for being negative when the Vols are indeed in dire straights.....articles will improve as the play of the Vols improves
 
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What do you want him to say? Things have been awful here last several years and it's not going to change overnight. Now, if UT somehow beats a ranked opponent for once, I'm sure he'll have plenty of "nice" things to say about UT. Until then, it is what it is.
 
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photovol said:
Tennessee and only Tennessee can control it's own destiny when it come to what sports writers say about the Vols.....can't blame reporters for being negative when the Vols are indeed in dire straights.....articles will improve as the play of the Vols improves
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It's not that he's being negative. There's been little to be positive about the last several years. It's how he describes the program... he at times has sounded like a rival fan tweeting about how much UT sucks. He just has taken unnecessary cheap shots at times rather than just professionally describe our struggles. Wish I could recall specific examples to better make my point. I just know that I thought his comments about UT have at times been gratuitous and classless IMHO.
 
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volfan5589 said:
For chris low living and knoxville and covering the vols for so many years, it seams like he never has anything encouraging to say about the vols ever. Am I wrong? Am i just missing his good write ups about the vols?
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what is encouraging about only 2 SEC wins in the last 2 plus seasons?? What is encouraging about a losing record across the last 5 plus seasons??

Would you feel better if he blew smoke up everyone's ass?? :)

Until we start winning it is hard for anyone to be positive or encouraging..
 
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Low is a fatass douche. If it wasn't for Basilio, he'd still be writing crappy columns for the Tennessean.
 
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