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Tennessee 31 Vanderbilt 16 - Survive and Advance

On senior day, two guys who've been here since 2005 and seen all the ups and downs helped the Vols get bowl eligible.  Hats off to Crompton and Hardesty.

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On senior day, two guys who've been here since 2005 and seen all the ups and downs helped the Vols get bowl eligible. Hats off to Crompton and Hardesty.

The best and worst of Tennessee's 2009 season were on display at different points tonight, but in the end the Vols did just enough good to keep Vanderbilt at bay, and Wes Brown put the nail in the Commodores' coffin.

Tennessee's 31-16 win over their in-state rivals makes the Vols bowl eligible, a guaranteed improvement over last year and a nice start for Lane Kiffin.  It will get even nicer if the Vols can win at Kentucky next week, with the SEC's bowl outlook cloudy but still leaving plenty of solid options for a 7-5 Tennessee team.

On senior day, Tennessee's seniors carried the load on both sides of the ball.  The Vol defense also featured plenty of brand new faces, as a unit decimated by injuries at linebacker and still struggling to find itself without Janzen Jackson struggled at times.  But Monte Kiffin's bend-but-don't-break style continued to pay off, as the Vols kept Vandy out of the end zone at every crucial juncture in the second half.

We'll take any win we can get this season, even when we don't play quite as well as we'd like against Vandy.  The ups and downs of tonight's game:

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Tennessee Volunteers vs. Vanderbilt Commodores: 2nd half game thread

Vanderbilt logo   Tennessee logo
10
Points
24
155
Net Yards
288
75
Rush Yards
113
80
Pass Yards
175
11
1st Downs
16
14:00
TOP
16:00
0
INT thrown
0
Hardesty yards
87

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Tennessee Volunteers vs. Vanderbilt Commodores: open game thread

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NR (BlogPoll)

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Tennessee logo
NR (BlogPoll)

Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. EST
Television: ESPNU
Eric Collins, Brock Huard
Vol Network Radio: Free Audio | Station List
Bob Kesling, Tim Priest and Mike Stowell
Live Video Streaming: ESPN360.com
Satellite Radio: XM Radio: 199 | Sirius Radio: 212
Live Stats: Gametracker
Game Day Information
Game Day Activities/Timing Schedule

Jackson the Mule says . . .
Jackson the Mule
. . .
Gimme a minute. I'm working up a rear for Jonathan Crompton.

 

birdjam makes it two in a row this week with this Vandy-themed Hail Mary Haiku:

Let’s win out and go
Music City Bowling in
House that Vanderbilt

Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game comments below.

Go Vols!

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ESPN GameDay and early games open thread

It's another night game for the Vols, and there's a full day of football before things get serious against MemphisVanderbilt. The day kicks off with ESPN College Gameday at Tucson for the Oregon-Arizona game. Here again are the recommended games to catch if you're a Vol fan:

Watch these live

Saturday, 11/21/09
Mississippi State
@
Arkansas 12:21 p.m. SECN
LSU
@
Mississippi 3:30 p.m. CBS
Vanderbilt
@
Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ESPNU

Flip between/DVR these

Saturday, 11/21/09
Ohio State
@
Michigan 12:00 p.m. ABC
Kentucky
@
Georgia 7:45 p.m. ESPN2
Oregon
@
Arizona 8:00 p.m. ABC

All times EST

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Tennessee-Vandy guessing game

Here are the questions for the Vanderbilt edition of the RTT Guessing Game:

  1. How many net rushing yards does Montario Hardesty finish with (within ten)?
  2. How many points does Vanderbilt score (within one)?
  3. Is this the game that Eric Berry gets the record?

As always, put your answers in THE SUBJECT LINE of your response to this thread. For example, my guesses:

155, 8, yes (please!!!)

Correct answers get you points in the GGuessing Game season standings. Have fun, and Go Vols!



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Paradise Jam: Vols beat ECU 105-66


Based on what we could gather from the audio only - because none of us wanted to pay eight dollars for the opening round of the Paradise Jam Tournament, Fox Broadband - the Vols kept right on rolling in their third game of the season, beating Conference USA's East Carolina 105-66.

The Vols were sloppy in the first eight minutes, watching ECU jump out to a 19-13 lead.  But from there, the Vols went on a 22-3 run and never looked back.  It was a big day for Tennessee's guards:  Cameron Tatum stayed hot from beyond the arc and finished with 17 points, Bobby Maze had a big day and got 15.  And the news continues to be great about Scotty Hopson's maturation process, which looks more and more like the real deal every game:  Hopson puts in 25 points before coming out with eight minutes left in the game, shooting 10-of-15 and 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.  Hopson has been the best player on the floor in all three games thus far.

When you combine the great offensive guard play with a swarming defense that forced 35 turnovers and a balanced attack that got 48 points in the paint and 48 points off turnovers, it's all good news for the Vols.  Tyler Smith is still around with 13 points, and the Vols utilized an 11 man rotation, including Renaldo Woolridge who had 8 points, to wear ECU out.  The Vols shot 13-of-26 from three as a team, and even better, 12-of-14 at the free throw line.  All good.

The Vols will now face DePaul in the tournament semifinals Sunday night at 6:00 PM EST (a game we believe will be seen on Fox Sports South or SportSouth).  The Blue Demons upset defending Missouri Valley tournament champions Northern Iowa 60-52, a big win for a team that went 0-18 in the Big East last year.  The Vols will play Monday evening at some point, depending on the outcome of Sunday's game, with #7 Purdue as well as Boston College, St. Joseph's and South Dakota State lurking in the other half of the bracket.

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Tennessee Volunteers vs. East Carolina Pirates: open game thread

No pretties this afternoon. Just what I'm hoping are helpful links. If you're able, first count yourself lucky and then leave your comments below.

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RTT on Sports Animal 99 today at 1:45

Don't forget to listen to WNML at about 1:45 today (and every Friday) to hear Will's weekly appearance on Sports 180 with Josh Ward and Will West. Listen live here.

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