Talking Points, Brought To You By Tom, Dick, And Harry

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jul 16, 2010 8:33 AM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points

Doug Dickey explains to Mike Griffith part of the reason for athletic departments closing off access to practice:
"So now you have people putting all kinds of stories on the Internet; how many times did they run the reverse, how many passes are they throwing, what's the special shift,'' Dickey said. "You don't need Tom, Dick and Harry trying to describe everything."
I am half tempted to change my, Will's, and Hooper's screen names to "Tom," "Dick,", and "Harry." Who's got dibs on "Tom" and "Harry?"

Dickey's got a point, to be honest, as several years ago a top secret formation was leaked on radio by a fan who had apparently seen it at practice, and, even worse, Clemson once taped Tennessee's open Peach Bowl practices. You can't blame a coach for not wanting that.
Did you know that Lane Kiffin tried to recruit a player kicked off UCLA's team for an arrest? Yes, in the midst of a public relations nightmare. According to Sporting News Radio, Kiffin wanted Joshua Shirley, the guy who the Bruins recently released from his letter of intent for stealing a purse or something. The school said no. Not good for PR, they said. The only thing that would have been worse is if Tennessee right now recruited somebody who Georgia kicked off the team for fighting or if Georgia right now recruited somebody Tennessee just kicked off the team for DUIRP (driving under the influence with red panties).

Another fact that might answer another question. Remember the note about the guy calling in to the radio station saying he was the owner of Bar Knoxville and saying "No. 97 did it"? Odd, we thought, that he'd ID a guy by number. Well, rumor has it that the VIP list requires a sign in and that some of the players sign in with both their name and jersey number. So I guess it wouldn't be too weird for the owner to think of these guys in terms of their numbers. Clarity point in favor of Bar Knoxville.

July, the month we all just wish didn't exist, is causing Sports Information Departments everywhere extreme consternation. Vanderbilt's re-printing 3,600 media guides following the retirement of Bobby Johnson, Georgia is re-printing about 10,000 of theirs following the departure of Athletic Director Damon Evans. Tennessee's not going to re-print any of theirs, despite Darren Myles being kicked off the team. They didn't say it, but I'd bet that they're worried it would just be wrong again next week. Things are up in the air, they are.

Georgia's foregoing two-a-days this year. You can teach them better, says offensive coordinator Mike Bobo, but "you might not get them as tough as you would like them," which would be just fine with us, thank you.

Another one from the ESPYs, just for kicks:

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That video is hilarious

by golfballs03 on Jul 16, 2010 8:57 AM EDT reply actions

“It’s a high-profile business, with too many people trying to comment that aren’t the high quality ~~professional~~ writers needed to be accurate,‘’ Dickey said. "It seems everyone has something to say about it at any given moment every day, and there’s a greater variety or people. Nothing is under the rug – everything is out there.’’

(fyp)

In all seriousness, the point is quite valid and I fully agree with it. The big point of clarification I’d like to make is that the writing quality is no different between the venues. The Internet has writers who are every bit as crappy as some writers at print sources.

But to be perfectly honest, I never understood why coaches ever allowed attendance at practices in the first place. I can see attendance at workouts for the sake of publicity, but not at practices.

by David Hooper on Jul 16, 2010 9:17 AM EDT reply actions

"Eli this is serious...stop laughing"

Gotta love Peyton Manning and his sense of humor. Also, check out Will Ferrell from the ESPYs protraying Jeff Vuvuzela (the inventor of the Vuvuzela).

DUIRP..haha..love the acronym!

by Solid Orange on Jul 16, 2010 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Derek Dooley, Doug Dickey...

any chance you guys have a Dennis Dudley hanging around?

What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.

-Hank Hill

by Zoltar on Jul 16, 2010 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I hope our next coach

is Danny DeVito.

by danmarcel on Jul 16, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

It's a money-saving exercise

It allows us to buy monogramed towels in bulk.

by danmarcel on Jul 16, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

nice!

What you're seeing is team spirit. It's like the Holy Spirit, but more powerful.

-Hank Hill

by Zoltar on Jul 16, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Great spoof but they missed an opportunity

The Blind Side Mama was a huge Ole Miss fan. Shouldn’t she have called Peyton a “traitor for leaving the state of Mississippi”? Or, freaked out every time she saw Peyton wear orange?

COEXISTence is difficult when core beliefs are mutually exclusive and those on the other side keep blowing up buildings, people, etc.

Muhammed sez: "Don't Lase Me Bro!"

by memphispete on Jul 16, 2010 11:12 AM EDT reply actions

One of my favorite parts of that movie

is when they altered the score of the 2003 Peach Bowl to show that we were killing Clemson. If they did something like that to Tennessee in a game we won, I’d be pissed. You can make the argument that Tennessee is the central villain of the film.

Rocky Top Talk

by Will Shelton on Jul 16, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

"I condone fun things" ~~ Cortland Finnegan

Hello ladies. Look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't me.

by VolBrian on Jul 16, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

There's a joke to be made here

for Hollywood making Tennessee a villain, but I can’t put the pieces together.

Simulated Gameday Experience - just like the real thing, only we have smoke machines.

by Chris Pendley on Jul 16, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Joel

I am not trying to start anything on your blog; I have enjoyed my visits and have tried to keep respectful . I know your community has “issues” with Kiffin, and I understand that. But the Josh Shirley story with all due respect is crap. While I wouldn’t have any problem if he did take Josh, (somebody will), I don’t accept the authors comment in the story as truth.

by WE ARE SC on Jul 17, 2010 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

Actually

We don’t really have issues with Kiffin. The recent spike in discussion about him is merely a result of the false and inflammatory posts over at Conquest ChronicLOLs, downright crude comments by the members, and the limp-wristed mod tactics by Paragon SC.

I didn’t actually read the link you’re commenting about here though. I wouldn’t put it past Kiffin though based off of how he recruited while he was here at Tennessee. We defended him while he was here and I expect you to do the same while he’s your coach. Your objection to the article is noted.

"I condone fun things" ~~ Cortland Finnegan

Hello ladies. Look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't me.

by VolBrian on Jul 17, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I hope

we can agree to disagree. I actually like Paragon; I feel he is one one the more even handed mods. I would add, your group here a also very good.

by WE ARE SC on Jul 17, 2010 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions

We can

I don’t mean to sound like an ass because your point is valid. I disagree about dude, but that’s irrevelant to this discussion.

"I condone fun things" ~~ Cortland Finnegan

Hello ladies. Look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't me.

by VolBrian on Jul 17, 2010 11:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Hey

Thanks for the comment. I hadn’t seen that anywhere else, either. Hopefully, the “According to Sporting News Radio” duly noted that it was one source.

Regardless, it’s not a big deal. The lead story was about access to practice, and we closed with a movie spoof from the ESPY’s. Slow news day.

Rocky Top Talk

by Joel Hollingsworth on Jul 17, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions