Bryce Brown Drama Continues; Coach Orgeron Hospitalized

by Chien Rouge on Oct 8, 2010 7:36 AM EDT

Quick round-up of your Friday morning news and links:

In the most tedious story of all time, everyone's favorite former Vol Bryce Brown has, in a sworn affidavit, cited the following reasons for requesting a release:
- Feeling "too far away from home."
- Realizing that he "did not fit in with the other players in the football program."
- His teammates being "involved in a range of activities that [he] was not comfortable being around." (According to a separate affidavit signed by his father, this included Janzen Jackson, Nu'Keese Richardson, and Mike Edwards telling him they were "on their way to rob a convenience store.")
- His father being "under a doctor's care for stress, insomnia, anxiety, anorexia, and marital discord."
- His grandfather being treated for prostate cancer.
Wes Rucker looks at how the Vols will try to slow down A.J. Green. Secondary coach Terry Joseph gets in this gem: "Obviously, genetics has a lot to do with a guy that big."
Rucker also covers Chris Walker's multiple knee surgeries, Dooley putting Nick Reveiz on the "really small list of things I don't worry about," and Dallas Thomas and Daniel Lincoln each missing another day of practice as they hope to be ready for Saturday (Thomas faces a pregame test, Lincoln looks to be out). If Thomas can't go, we're looking at an OL with three true freshman and a sophomore going up against a Georgia DL that has had problems of its own.
John Adams takes a look at the five Georgia recruits Dooley has signed, including CB Justin Coleman, whose high school coach recently played him for 146 snaps in one game in a rather transparent attempt to kill him rather than allow him to become a Vol
Our old pal Coach O is back in the hospital because his broken foot got infected. We actually joked about hoping for this a few weeks back, and just to be clear that we are not using our power for evil, we do not actually hope Coach O dies of an infected foot. We ask that he go out like Herod the Great, who, according to trusty Wikipedia, was put down by a combination of "foot drop" and "a putrefaction of his genitals that produced worms, convulsions, and difficulty breathing before he finally expired."

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One of the truly great sections of all-time. Is there a Hall of Fame?

Our old pal Coach O is back in the hospital because his broken foot got infected. We actually joked about hoping for this a few weeks back, and just to be clear that we are not using our power for evil, we do not actually hope Coach O dies of an infected foot. We ask that he go out like Herod the Great, who, according to trusty Wikipedia, was put down by a combination of “foot drop” and “a putrefaction of his genitals that produced worms, convulsions, and difficulty breathing before he finally expired.”

The COEXIST bumper sticker is ridiculous. How are people supposed to get along when one side is flying planes into tall buildings or wearing sweater vests full of C4 and nails? The faiths are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.

by memphispete on Oct 8, 2010 7:59 AM EDT reply actions

The tired Bryce Brown refrain

yet another lawyer, attmepting to manipulate the system to get what his client wants.

Bryce’s father seems to have very real mental issues. The interview he gave to the Knoxville radio station was just weird. If he was so concerned about his son’s life, why would he allow a shady character to “manage” his recruiting process? I think everything in Bryce’s life had come so easily to him that when he wasn’t given the starting RB spot on a silver platter, he and his family couldn’t believe it.

Sense of entitlement does not seem like a quality that sits well with Derek Dooley and The Process. I feel bad for Bryce- he has most likely been manipulated since the age of 12 and has never been allowed to face adversity and overcome it on his own. His father is teaching him that when you aren’t given everything you want in life, pout about it and lawyer up. I hope, for Bryce’s sake, he can break free of the unhealthy influence his family has over him. This could be one of the most important proverbial “learning experiences” in his young life.

I hope he gets his mind right and succeeds in football, school, and life. Not neccessarily in that order.

Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit

by pound the rock on Oct 8, 2010 10:55 AM EDT reply actions

Also tired of this

I also call to question a lot of whats in that complaint. If Bryce was depressed to the point where he had no choice but to leave Tennessee like his father said, then why was it reported that his father was lobbying for Bryce’s brother to be admitted to Tennessee to join Bryce?

I would also like to hear what the current players think about Bryce’s claims that he didn’t fit in(Though I’m sure they’re under strict instructions not to comment). From everything I hear this is a very tight welcoming group players because of all they’ve been through together. It was my understanding that Bryce and many of the players was/still are involved in FCA on campus. So the idea that he never fit in from the moment he stepped on campus is something I don’t necessarily buy at face value.

Part of me wishes he would just get his release so we could all move on. Part of me sees value in Dooley demonstrating that a Tennessee Scholarship is something to be taken seriously and not something to just sign on a trial basis. All of me wishes this topic would just go away.

Bring it across, shape it down

by Getoffmyvols on Oct 8, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

The more I think about it

I really like the idea of not giving kids penalty-free releases unless they earn it, as Dooley said. It’s not a good lesson to teach kids to quit something they’ve committed to before they’ve really put everything into trying to make it work. Easy divorces are problematic in our society, and I feel like these kinds of trials are preparation for those kinds of trials.

And anyways, the coach has to pay a million or so to get out of his contract. Why shouldn’t a scholarship athlete have to wait a year (or pay one year’s tuition) to go to another school?

by Incipient_Senescence on Oct 8, 2010 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

I posted it in the Bryce Brown fanshot a couple of weeks ago...

… but the KNS story saying that the Browns had decided not to sue shouldn’t be taken at face value the way everyone seemed to take it at the time. UT’s decision not to grant him a release was an administrative decision. Isaacs knows that he can’t sue until administrative remedies are exhausted. So they are appealing the decision with the school. Once they have exhausted all administrative avenues, I bet they will probably sue.

Lou Brock loves Lamp.

by birdjam on Oct 8, 2010 11:18 AM EDT reply actions

Calling BS on Bryce Brown having heard anything at all to do with the Robbery.

He’s just trying to stir up a pot and poke at a sensitive area. What else are we going to hear? “I couldn’t stick around and tell Dooley I wanted a release straight to him because a couple of the players texted me ’LOL u want2haz BarFight?” and I just felt so deeply troubled by all of that that I had to run like a scolded dog. Please.

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