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Did everyone get the memo? Tennessee was not about to settle for a ‘moral victory’. In a gutsy, hard fought classic defensive struggle the Vols were right there. You could feel it. The first half; the third quarter which was absolutely dominated by Tennessee. Dare to say most Vol fans said a little prayer before…

The Tennessee Alabama rivalry is alive and well. It’s been built on crazy outcomes, near misses and streaks. Stabler’s toss out of bounds to stop the clock on 4th down on the Tennessee goal line in ‘65. Johnny Jones touchdown run after the timeout in ‘83. Peyton’s bootleg into the end zone in 1995. Five…

Lane Kiffin and the Tennessee coaches are nothing if not tireless workers and have been notorious during their short tenure for squeezing the most out of every spare second of time. Thus the news that they would be hitting the recruiting trail hard during the bye week came to no surprise to anyone who has…

Explaining home field advantage and the points built into it is much harder than you might think. It’s like trying to shed some light on, well. . what light is. Is it a particle, a beam, both? Studies have been done and data has been crunched. Through it all, still no exact answer. Things like…

Well, it’s bye week on Rocky Top. A perfect opportunity to reflect over the last six weeks. Offensively, it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster ride, with inconsistency at some position every week. We’ve seen Crompton play like Peyton some weeks and other weeks we’ve seen him play like, well…Crompton. Receivers have looked sharp and…

  A healthier Tennessee team ventures into Tuscaloosa Saturday for only the ninth time in this storied rivalry. The Vols record there stands at 4-4. Bryant Denny Stadium with its 92,000 + capacity will no doubt be overflowing. Alabama will be facing their toughest defensive opponent to date. If your wondering, Virginia Tech is ranked…

The kicking game has stood the test of time as a critical element in winning at the college football level. Rules have been altered from time to time to adjust for the impact it can have. Over the years some teams have fashioned themselves to be particularly adept at utilizing the special teams of the…

“Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right’. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.”    Lane Kiffin? Well no Lane didn’t write that. Napoleon Hill did and while he was not a football guy,…

1.) A change in offensive scheme for UT; to say that UT’s offense has been sub par this year, could be viewed as putting it nicely. The lack of a passing attack has hurt the Vols tremendously. We have seen defenses stack the box to stunt our run game, and without a consistent passing game,…

We’re approaching the halfway point of one of the most anticipated seasons in recent memory. Unfortunately, the Vols have stumbled, miss-tackled, intercepted, dropped passes, and underperformed their way to an 0-2 SEC record and 2-3 overall. Fans are ready to throw in the towel for the season and message board posters are already beginning to…