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Guitar Shots To The Head: It Feels Like the First Time
People continually ask me how I feel about the UT football season. I’m sure that most of you have had similar experiences. When asked, I simply drop one word: excited. Nobody knows exactly what to expect from this football team this year. For me that is exciting. I know, you usually need a more descriptive…
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It is all in the Numbers
It is all in the Numbers (Who is THAT Freshman?) In the Vegas vernacular, ‘7 come 11’ means your hoping for a winner. For the Orange Swarm faithful it means pulling for another set of winners, Nu‘Keese Richardson (7) and Bryce Brown (11). Two freshmen whose jersey numbers will no doubt become very familiar over…
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Garza pleased with Evans and Anderson
It’s no secret that Tennessee is quite pleased with its talent and depth in the secondary. Coach Willie Mack Garza spoke about a couple of guys that he expects to contribute this season. Art Evans “He’s looking good.” Garza said. “He’s not 100% but he’s looking good. You can tell he is not full speed…
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Guitar Shots to the Head: Lane’s SEC Survival Handbook
There was a lot of chatter this week once Vol Calls hit the airwaves. While I’m quite positive that Lane Kiffin has heard “I’ll hang up and listen” before, I’m not as sure that he has ever dealt with the type of question that often precedes that phrase. “Thank ya for takin’ my call coach…
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Jacques Smith and Ooltewah off to a good start
Chattanooga– Two things were apparent as the final seconds ran off the clock in Friday night’s inter-division game at Tyner High school. One, the Ooltewah Owls were beginning the season in style having secured a 36-0 victory of Tyner. The second, was that Jacques Smith, the defending 5-AAA Mr. Football, was running on fumes. The…
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The quarterback battle nears an end… hopefully
For the second straight year, as momentum builds towards the season opener, the quarterbacks have often topped preseason headlines. But this year, the quarterback battle is much different than it was last fall. In 2008, the job was Jonathan Crompton’s to lose, and lose it he did. The five-star quarterback from North Carolina was expected…
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Guitar Shots to The Head: Not So Bold Predictions
I’ve never been much of a prognosticator, but if I had to guess I would say this Vol team is capable of an 8-4 season. Rather than bore you with a usual wins and lost list, I am going to give you a run down of things Vol fans can expect to see on the…
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Six Tennessee freshman that almost weren't
Not only was Lane Kiffin able to sign top ten recruiting class in 2009, he also announced to the world that all positions (except Eric Berry‘s) would be an open competition. Kiffin said the spring period would be used to evaluate existing players, but during the fall period, the focus would turn to incoming freshman.…
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Keywords for QBs: really and extremely
It’s been a while since adverbs such as ‘really’ and ‘extremely’ where used to describe Tennessee quarterbacks, especailly when used in conjunction with positive ajectives. … They have their ups and downs, but it’s not as many downs as in the spring or in our first five practices (this fall).”
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Wednesday afternoon updates: Kiffin is a bozo
It was first brought to our attention this morning in the VolNation forums, and it’s since been reported by ESPN and other outlets this afternoon. Florida offensive lineman Matt Patchan was asked, “What would you say to Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin if you passed him on the street?” Patchan’s response, “I probably wouldn’t say anything…