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Derek Dooley named Tennessee Head Coach according to reports
Local sports talk radio in Knoxville, Tennessee is reporting that Derek Dooley has been named Tennessee’s new football coach. Dooley has been the Head Coach at Louisiana Tech for the past three seasons, compiling a 17-20 record, including a 4-8 mark this past season. Some notes/comments from Shawn Fox of ESPN Radio 97.7 out of…
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Tennessee Coaching Search — no breaking news here
As we pass midnight and head into Friday morning, I thought I’d stop wrestling with the VolNation server for a minute and try to sum up where this crazy coaching search stands. And I think it stands just where I’ve thought all along — nobody knows. (Please correct me if anything here is inaccurate or…
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A Fourteen Month Roller Coaster
Today marks a new era in Tennessee football. Fourteen months after the last one started. The ride was bumpy, the climb was steep, and instead of halting slowly back at the station, our roller coaster ended abruptly and flew off the tracks. The anguish and heart ache across our Volunteer Nation runs deep today. Not…
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The Recruiting Fix: Making sense of it all
So this is obviously a very different update than the one I intended to publish up until today, but I felt obligated to say something…anything to help people understand what we are looking at and what the possible outcomes could be. So far we have lost Delvin Jones, Michael Taylor, and Brandon Willis from our…
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Appreciating the Hard Work
On a good day there is exhilaration, liberation, encouragement and just a plain ol’ sense of wow. You know the one I’m talking about. It’s that special blend of ‘v,b’ and ‘its great to be a Tennessee Vol’. On this note, congratulations to Bruce Pearl and the never say never Vols on an impressive win…
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The Recruiting Fix: Crunch Time
Hope all of you loyal readers enjoyed the holidays. Myself and mine certainly did and it was quite a busy one from a personal standpoint so I must apologize for the delay in this installment of the Recruiting Fix. I will have one every week for you from here until NSD though and there will…
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The Recruiting Fix: Fixing a Hole
What a whirlwind the past week has been it seems. Much to do about nothing with all this noise regarding the NCAA. At worst we are looking at a single secondary violation. I mean come on, we know these coaches are smart enough not to organize a hostess trip to a school to support players…
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SEC JEOPARDY: Widespread Panic for 400
On the previous SEC JEOPARDY! Urban Meyer eked out a win against Commissioner Mike Slive and SEC Linesman Wally Hough with a total of one dollar. He’s faces a tougher challenge today with contestants Lane Kiffin and Steve Spurrier. We pick up with Alex introducing the categories to the viewing audience. THIS IS. .…
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The Recruiting Fix: Recruiting Encounters of the Third Kind
We are entering a new phase in the recruiting cycle — the contact period — and there has been no shortage of “contact” between coaches and the recruits that we are pursuing to form the last quarter of our recruiting class, though I would describe our current commit list as “fluid.” As I keep reminding…
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Guitar Shots to the Head: Overreaction Pays the Bills
In today’s landscape of college football, overreaction pays the bills. Just ask anyone with a media connection or a pay site. Losing Eddie Gran and Frank Wilson in two days is tough. Reading the incessant whining about the loss is even tougher. Please stop pulling your hair out and biting your nails. Vol fans should…