Tennessee vs The Maxims vs South Carolina

[SmokinBob]

I always wonder how you'll come up with something that's outstanding once again, you never fail or disappoint my friend!

I seriously wish you would take the time to write something on here every week of the year.

You're badly missed during the offseason.

Great game, great grit, great determination and the mental attitude that we've lacked for too many years to never quit, never give up.

I think our very young footVol players may have learned a most important lesson against the chickens that will serve them well for the rest of their lives.

The future is indeed blindingly bright!


Semper Fidelis!!!


#BrickbyBrick...VFL...GBO!!!

I second that emotion!

 

[StarRaider]

Winnah! Winnah! Chicken Dinnah!

"A Bridge Too Far" came out in 1977 and is, for my money, one of the best WWII movies ever made. It is based on the book of the same title by Cornelius Ryan.

Sean Connery as Gen. Urquhart, Michael Caine as J.O.E. Vandeleur, Gene Hackman as Gen. Sosabowski, Edward Fox as Gen. Brian Horrocks (that briefing scene is true to life) and Tony Hopkins as Col. Johnny Frost - just outstanding.

You win a flight in Air Vol One.

Let me check to make sure my life insurance and last will and testament are up to date before I take you up on the offer. You didn't hire the pilot from Malaysia or KAL did you?

 

[OneManGang]

That's me at the controls.

The Man From M.O.N.K.E.Y.

 

[2EZ]

Amazing work by two greats: Dobbs and OMG!

"WELL DONE," is a understatement.

I think we have much more to look forward too in the future of both.

:thumbsup:

 

[OptimusPrimerib]

Nb4 "Where's Rommel?"

 

[Volosaurus rex]

Actually, Neyland learned them while playing for and coaching with the legendary Earl "Red" Blaik at Army.

Excellent work as always, OneManGang, but I will have to call you on this one. Neyland was born in 1892, whereas Blaik was born in 1897. Neyland attended West Point from 1913-1916 and was an assistant coach there from 1919-1924. Blaik attended Army from 1918-1919, was an assistant coach there from 1927-1933, and finally became head coach at West Point in 1941, where he remained until 1958. See Robert Neyland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and Earl Blaik - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

According to this source (Neyland's 38 Team Maxims - Tennessee), Neyland's 38 original maxims were "Inspired by, and in some cases borrowed from the 1921 book published by his coach at West Point, Charles D. Daly, entitled American Football, How To Play It."

Daly was 31-4-1 during the years that Neyland attended West Point. After service in World War I, Daly returned to West Point, where he resumed coaching duties from 1919-1922. Charles Dudley Daly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

 

[OneManGang]

I stand corrected. I got Blaik and Daly confused.

Teach me to do things from memory. Daly was indeed Neyland's coach at The Point.

What makes this even more embarrassing is that after Tennessee laid a 30-3 egg (and it wasn't that close) against Maryland in the 2002 Peach Bowl, a rather upset MAXOMG had this to say on another board:

Tennessee vs The Maxims vs Maryland (Peach Bowl 2002)

Welcome, mi compadres to the 1970s. The long slide has begun and there’s not a whole heck of lot Coach Fulmer can do to arrest the swan-dive that is UT football.

About halfway through tonight’s Debacle in the Dome your humble scribe had a vision. I was transported to somewhere else and I saw, sitting in his humble abode tonight, Bill Battle: smiling.

Later, another, darker, apparition thence came out of the gloom. He wore an old-fashioned fedora hat, a suit and a long dress coat. He said not a word to me. Another fellow wearing a long-sleeved orange football jersey and a leather helmet brought in a straight-backed chair; set it in front of the television, and left. The man in the coat then sat in the chair and folded his arms, leaning forward from time to time during plays and writing notes on a yellow legal pad.

After a while he began to speak. He spoke not to me but to those images on the tube.
“##$$%@#* it!! What the %##$@@%^&& hell do you think this is!?!? A ##$#%^&&*& sorority dance???? HIT THE SUM*****! If that #$%^&@*& ing panty-waist ever did that kinda crap on my team the sum*****’d run the $%&***##@ steps until I got tired!! %$#@!!%%^& it! Lookit that!! Sum***** just stood there and our damn qb THREW HIM THE DAMN BALL!!! LOOKIT THAT SUM***** RUN!!! @@**%*%*$$”&& it!! CAN ANY OF THESE SUM*****ES MAKE A SIMPLE *^”&&%%% TACKLE???? Great day, somebody HIT NUMBER 42!! My God, 42 has had his arms around our QB so many times I think they’re going to announce their engagement! YOU THERE!! YES, YOU, DUMBJOHN! TAKE THAT ORANGE SHIRT OFF AND GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY WHO AT LEAST ACTS LIKE THEY GIVE A DAMN ABOUT FOOTBALL!!!”

Then he began to mutter to himself.
“Dammit all to Hell! I gave up my regular poker game with Red Blaik, Pot Graves and Charlie Daly to watch this crap!! What in Hell was I thinking?? Those %$##**&& Marylanders screwed up the 1951 season for me and I’ve not forgiven the sum*****es to this day! *%*$^^##@$& it! I’m going back!”

He made a quick motion and the chap in the football togs suddenly reappeared. The old man stood quickly and strode off. The football player watched the screen for a few moments, spat in disgust, picked up the chair and followed.

I thought he pretty well summed it up.

*bangs head* :banghead2:

 

[DD4ME]

I know things are good on the hill when the Patton references are for our team. Woo hoo.

 

[vol_in_ar]

Well Done
OMG...

 

[OneManGang]

Shameless SON Promotion!

My son Jimmy (a senior at the University of Dayton) is making his debut as a play-by-play announcer tonight as the Dayton Lady Flyers tonight (11/7) go against the Eckerd Tritons.

He will also be calling the Flyers football game tomorrow (11/8) vs the Drake Bulldogs at 1pm.

Give him a listen: WUDR - 98.1 FM Dayton, OH - Listen Online

Kesling quivers, Mike Keith dusts off resume.

 

[2EZ]

OMG, your gift of written communication is only exceeded by your extreme "#$@$$%%^&***)(__++|@@!!"

Keep up the good work.