Talking points: Jake Heaps to BYU

by Joel on Jun 4, 2009 7:45 AM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points Comment 9 comments

Tennessee football

Jake Heaps is reportedly going to BYU.
Feature post on Jesse Scroggins coming up at 8:00.
Clay Travis suggests that fans don't really care whether their teams' players get arrested and notes that it's a really good thing for the Gators that Tim Tebow plays for Florida. Clay also just turned 30, and getting a lawnmower for his birthday has given him some bizarre ideas.
There's apparently a decent chance that we could see orange and crimson jerseys on the field at once this Third Saturday in October.
QB prospect Chase Rettig has ties to former UT QB Casey Clausen.
Al Wilson is hosting a football camp -- Camp Explosion -- and the article about the thing includes the following fantastic quotes:
Former UT tight end Neil Johnson once said of Wilson: "Al Wilson was so tough, if he slapped your mother, you'd ask your mother what she did to deserve it.''

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"Dang it Al, this is a non-contact drill! How many times do I have to tell you that!'' former UT defensive coordinator John Chavis yelled more than once during the 1998 practices.

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The SEC has two really good QBs and a bunch of unknowns for 2009.

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I have been hoping to see home-n-home jerseys in that game for a while.

That whole white jersey thing is so badly outdated by modern television color rendering that it’s completely pointless.

by Hooper on Jun 4, 2009 8:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Rule 1-4-3-a:

ARTICLE 3. a. Players of opposing teams shall wear jerseys of contrasting
colors. Players on the same team shall wear jerseys of the same color and
design.
             1. The visiting team shall wear white jerseys; however, the home team
may wear white jerseys if the teams have agreed in writing before the
season.
              2. If the home team wears colored jerseys, the visiting team may also
wear colored jerseys, if and only if the following conditions have
been satisfied:
                           (a) The home team has agreed in writing prior to the game; and
                           (b) The conference of the home team certifies that the jersey of the
                                            visiting team is of a contrasting color.
                3. If on the kickoff at the start of each half the visiting team wears a
colored jersey in violation of the conditions specified in Rule 1-4-3-
a-2 (above), it is a foul for unsportsmanlike conduct.
               PENALTY—Administer as a dead-ball foul. 15 yards at the succeeding
spot after the kickoff. If the kickoff is returned for a
touchdown, the penalty is assessed either on the try or
on the succeeding kickoff, at the option of the home team

Link to 2009 Rule Book: http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/2009-10%20Football%20Rules79108877-95b2-4f63-965a-4c9c6fa95abf.pdf

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by gramsey712 on Jun 4, 2009 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I’d actually like to see this start against UCLA, if Kiffin is for it – there’s an obvious contrast between the orange and the powder blue. I still like the white jerseys and wouldn’t want to see this for every game, but an exception or two every year would be nice.

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by Will on Jun 4, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs