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Saturday night after the game, my family and I went to eat. We talked about all the fun parts of the game, how hard we yelled. How the defense just would not give in. That with all the miscues, the Vols still could have won the game. How Jonathan Crompton just does not seem to…

Last season Tennessee’s defense allowed an average of 15 points and 281.5 total yards per game in the first two games. So far, with two games and a 1-1 record, the Vols are allowing 13.0 and 134.5. The Vols will continue to attract better and better talent on this side of the ball. That yardage,…

Nine days ago many Tennessee fans had a plan. It was reasonable, doable, and above all believable. This plan called for a seven, maybe eight win season. While it was not reaching for the stars, it made sense. After all, Nick Saban went 7-6 his first season on the heels of a 6-7 campaign that…

“Press the kicking game. Here is where the breaks are made.” Tennessee football has lived by these words for over seventy years with good reason. As one of the Seven Game Maxims,  General Neyland invoked his Volunteers to embrace it. There have been peaks and valleys in the implementing of it. In the best incarnations,…

(Part 2) What has to Happen? 1). Coaching staff stays intact – This is a no joke staff. Ed Orgeron’s recruiting and tutelage of Miami, USC, and Ole Miss players speaks volumes. Eddie Gran brings serious game to the recruiting table. He knows a thing or two about developing players also. Attempts to lure one…

(Part 1) At first glance you might think the real question should be, when will Tennessee win a SEC Championship? Because in so doing, that accomplishment puts you in a driver’s seat to play for the National Championship. Before that happy day can revisit the Vol faithful however, there are some interlocking pieces that must…

After reading the reaction across the boards regarding the stunning win over WKU I have come to one conclusion. Tennessee fans are truly damaged goods. Maybe people are just too used to turning the X-Box on and running up 63 points on their opponents. What Tennessee did last Saturday is much easier said than done…even…

Some fellow named Einstein once stated “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a persistent one.” In the days leading up to the game, hundreds of Vols fans participated in the Predict the Score of the WKY Game Contest on VolNation. The perception was that Tennessee would win 40-9 and Jonathon Crompton would throw for 202…

Once upon a time, a cricket told a little wooden boy that ‘when you wish upon a star, fate steps in and sees you through and’ . . .here is the best part: ‘your dreams come true.’ There can be little doubt, there are plenty of wishes concerning the season opener in Neyland Stadium Saturday.…

So yeah, we’re all fired up about the season opener. You will be there, I will be there, their going to be there. A new era, some exciting new players, and oh wow, there’s ‘energy’ . . look at you, being all collective and everything! Welcome back to the program man. Now where is my…