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Daniel Helm commits to Tennessee

freak — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:47:28 +0000

Class of 2014 Illinois tight end Daniel Helm verbally committed to Tennessee on Tuesday evening. Helm is listed at 6-foot-5 and weighs 220 pounds according to Rivals.com, who ranks him the 6th-best tight end in the country. Helm caught 44 passes for 810 yards and 17 touchdowns [...] Read the full article...

Inky Johnson’s motivational speech to the Vols

freak — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:30:37 +0000

“When you say Vol for Life, it takes on a whole different meaning with me.” — Inky Johson I’ve had the pleasure of listening to Inky Johnson speak in person. It was during an event for women’s ministries which I was invited to attend by a member [...] Read the full article...

Ethan Wolf: Vol Commit #8

freak — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:20:50 +0000

after a long hard recruiting process..i decided to become a Tennessee Volunteer!! #VFL#BrickBy Brick #volnation twitter.com/Bcountry18/sta… — Ethan Wolf (@Bcountry18) April 10, 2013 As you may have noticed, I haven’t done a good job keeping the blog updated with fresh information. Luckily for the Vols, however, Butch [...] Read the full article...

The No-Huddle and Bill Walsh

bam15 — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:32:38 +0000

The year is 1967. Two coaching giants are in a chess match. On one side, Tom Landry, the hero of many Dallas Cowboys fans and the face of an organization. He is running one of the most complex offenses of his generation. The great innovator has keys [...] Read the full article...

Thoughts on Coach Jones and His Offense

bam15 — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:29:47 +0000

Part One: First some thoughts on our new hire: Butch Jones is simply a good hire. His product speaks for itself. A 50-27 record is all that some would need to know. What I look for in a college coach consists of a few things: Number one, [...] Read the full article...

Derek Dooley fired. Press conference at 2 p.m. (official release)

freak — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:35:48 +0000

DEREK DOOLEY WILL NOT RETURN AS VOLS’ HEAD COACH The University of Tennessee announced today that Derek Dooley will not return as the head football coach of the Vols. The announcement was made by Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart, who will immediately begin a [...] Read the full article...

Sources say Dooley out, announcement pending

freak — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:01:20 +0000

As expected, the Derek Dooley era at Tennessee is over. After last night’s dramatic 51-48 four-overtime home loss to Missouri, multiple sources are reporting that the decision to fire Derek Dooley has been made. The only remaining question at this point is the timing of the official announcement. Per Chis Low [...] Read the full article...

Latest commit: Georgia defensive lineman Joe Sanders

freak — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:30:44 +0000

Tennessee picked up its 19th commitment for the class of 2013 on Wednesday when Georgia defensive lineman Joe Sanders committed to Coach Derek Dooley. “I committed tonight because I had it made up in my mind that I wanted to go to Tennessee,” Sanders told the [...] Read the full article...

Cuonzo Martin and Holly Warlick from SEC Media Days (video)

freak — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:48:46 +0000

Tennessee men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin and women’s basketball coach Holly Warlick were in Hoover, Alabama on Thursday to discuss their respective programs with the media during SEC Media Days. Cuonzo Martin: Holly Warlick: Read the full article...

South Carolina. SEC Media Days. Jon Gruden

freak — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:46:47 +0000

Is there any other topic of conversation right now among Vol fans besides Jon Gruden? Do the Vols still have a game on Saturday against the villain Steve “you can’t spell Citrus without U-T” Spurrier and his South Carolina Gamecocks? Is today really SEC Basketball Media Days in [...] Read the full article...