RTT del.icio.us week in review

by Joel Hollingsworth on Aug 4, 2007 7:55 AM EDT in Rocky Top Talking Points

Big Shoes to Fill: Another excellent piece from Fanhouse and RTT blogger Corn from a Jar, this one reminding us what the SEC will be missing this season.
2006 SEC Recap: The FanHouse's Ryan Ferguson recaps the 2006 SEC season.
Hoop Vols to be different
Tennessee defense preview: Loser with Socks' preview of Tennessee's defense and special teams.
Breaking down the preseason top 25: Nothing insightful re: Tennessee, but synopses of other teams may prove informative.
Preseason poll hits, misses: Hmm. "Consider this: The last five preseason No. 1 teams have reached the Bowl Championship Series title game. The flip side: Their combined record is 1-4, with Southern California getting the win at the end of the 2004 season."
Rating the SEC's best wide receivers: The AJC's Tony Barnhart identifies the SEC's five best receivers. Tennessee will see at least four of them.
Review: The Marshall Story - college football's greatest comeback.: Corn Nation reviews the book upon which the movie We Are Marshall is based.
Every Day Should Be Saturday's passed the 5M mark: Congrats to Orson, who passed 5,000,000 visitors this past week. RTT is hot on his heels - at our current rate, we'll hit 5M sometime during the 2018 season.
Complete 2007 NCAAF Schedule: The full NCAA helmet football schedule has returned, courtesy of Bevo Sports. This was an indispensable tool for me last year.
Same old Vandy? Johnson doesn’t think so: Optimism abounds at Vanderbilt, too. Again, will it matter?
Cats are confident: Optimism abounds at Kentucky this year. Will it matter?
Mayo spreads influence throughout Vols roster: Mayo is emerging as the leader on defense for Vols this year
Vols basketball assistants each get raises: Tony Jones is still the highest-paid men's assistant coach. Need to keep this guy around as long possible.
Welcome to the Vollies, the preseason edition: VolQuest's Chris Low takes a stab at most valuable, improved, and host of others.
Just like fans, Ainge anxious to see how incoming players mesh: Wondering what the chemistry of the team will be this year? So is Ainge in Orange.