WVLT reports Brandon Warren suspended for the season
by Will Shelton on Oct 5, 2009 4:18 PM EDT
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PrintUPDATE 6:03 PM - KNS citing Lane Kiffin, says Warren has been dismissed from the program.
No official confirmation and lots of additional rumors at this point, but Knoxville CBS affiliate WVLT is reporting that Vols WR Brandon Warren has been suspended for the remainder of the 2009 season, citing one of Warren's family members. Warren is a local product of Alcoa High School.
Erin Andrews reported that Warren was involved in a sideline altercation with receivers coach Frank Wilson last night, but nothing more has been said at this point. Updates on this story as we get them...
(h/t to BeantownVol for for FanPosting this)
UPDATE 4:59 PM - Brent Hubbs and VolQuest.com are now confirming the story, with some additional information. For now, this is a free link to their info.
UPDATE 6:59 PM - Once more from VolQuest, though this is a pay link. In short, Warren apparently threw his helmet on the sideline during the exchange with Frank Wilson, but Kiffin said Warren's dismissal was not based on that one incident, but the famous "conduct detrimental to the team" that probably encompasses all of the reasons he was in Kiffin's doghouse to begin with. Kiffin also made a point to separate Warren's incident from Gerald Jones' outburst against Ohio.
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sigh
dumbass
"Florida didnt win their first SEC title until 1991 and now they think they invented football."
-Ron Zook
So Kiffin and Al Davis differ on something else: whether it is OK to punch a coach?
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
did he actually punch wilson?
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Everything is speculation right now
I’m not even sure if the altercation that was reported was verbal or physical. But there are rumors out there right now suggesting that.
He had..
to be restrained by Vlad to Impaler. No pics or story to confirm yet.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
~Earl Wilson
Wait so did this happen at the game
or last night as per the above post? I heard something happened at the game but I was there in person and thus didn’t hear or see anything. Anyone who watched the game on TV care to shed any info on what happened?
Neyland Stadium-It goes to eleven.
They didn't really show anything...
… but Erin Andrews reported there was some sort of “altercation” and Warren had to be “restrained,” or something like that.
Lou Brock loves Lamp.
Here $$$$
http://tennessee.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=997829
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
~Earl Wilson
I'm actually glad
From what I’ve gathered, he has always had a chip on his shoulder and never seemed to buy into either systems or put up the effort to improve. So, good riddance to a locker room cancer I guess
Neyland Stadium: Home of the biggest bust in quarterbacking history.
I got bored and made a blog!!SCS
Contrast - Reviez vs. Warren
We love Reviez and we are disgusted with Warren. Throw out the trash and put someone who really wants it in his place. He’s taking game snaps and practice reps from some WR’s who might actually have a desire to improve.
I hate attitude problems. As someone who had a lot of desire but not much talent myself, it killed me when a supremely gifted athlete wasted his talents by not working hard or having an incredibly poor attitude. If we have to open it up to walk-ons who would win a 110% award, and then maybe we find another Reviez.
/crossed-fingers, hopeful voice.
by memphispete on Oct 5, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not. Surprising.
The guy obviously had a boatload of talent, but I have heard from an inside source that the kid was trouble in high school (a l’il bit thuggish, in stupid places he shouldn’t be,and not at all bright), heard that he was trouble at FSU. And Kiffin has commented that he never showed the effort necessary to improve and make himself an integral part of the offense.
It’s obvious that CLK wanted him to be the prototypical big WR on which the USC/Pro-style offense is predicated. It’s also obvious that he almost never ran the route he was supposed to, unless they told him “run into the corner of the endzone and wait for the ball.” He would have ben a useful tool in that mode, but not if he’s going to be a constant discipline problem.
And definitely if he’s going to keep a scholarship away from people Reveiz or the Sullins boys who just want to be the best player they can be and help the team.
make that:
And definitely not if he’s going to keep a scholarship away from people like Reveiz or the Sullins boys who just want to be the best player they can be and help the team.
If you ain't
Going to give your all to Tennessee, then there will be someone else who will.
I got punk'd by UT's Athletic Department.
by bobo_the_vol on Oct 5, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I covered Brandon for the first three years of his high school career
doing play by play for Alcoa…I’m probably incapable of being unbiased towards him, and there’s some truth to what you’re saying, but he wasn’t (and I hope isn’t) as much of a thug as people are making him out to be.
This is no excuse for anything, but Brandon was the most competitive guy on that Alcoa team. But it had its limits then too – he got in a physical altercation in the season opener his senior year, and was suspended for the Alcoa/Maryville game the following week, which AHS lost without him.
The kid was a freshman All-American and has talent. This is unfortunate and whatever factors play into it, ultimately his behavior is his own responsibility.
It's a real tightrope:
being a guy who’s competitive enough to give absolutely everything you have on the field, every snap, yet being controlled enough to stop when the whistle blows. Perhaps he’s just a little too competitive.
Either way, Kiffin can’t allow him to become a problem in the team. This really stinks, but I can’t see a way around it.
Good riddance
We’ve all had high hopes and have been pulling hard for his success for two years. We defended him based on his ability even when Fulmer failed to get involved him involved in the offense. We’ve heard nothing but trouble from him this year; he seems to be one of the few guys who didn’t buy in to Kiffin’s system. If that’s the way it was going to be, sad to say, but we’re better off without him.
by Incipient_Senescence on Oct 5, 2009 7:30 PM EDT reply actions
bright side
It’s always a shame when someone like Warren doesn’t work out, but hey look at the bright side, it opens up another scholly for the recruiting chimera to upgrade the his position.
Yeah.
I hate thinking of it in those terms, but it does help for sure. I like the wide receiver depth next year, and another slot could seriously be used for o-line or linebackers, or maybe a second qb if one decides to join up.
by David Hooper on Oct 5, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
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