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In search of the foulest cheese: go, find, link . . . and calendar the thing
There's something about Lane Kiffin that makes otherwise sensible people do some really strange things. Generally, sports bets take on the following formula: I'll do X if Y, if you'll do Z if not Y. But Kiffin's got folks actually gifting promises, which we will gladly accept: Putting our cheese...
Tennessee strength and conditioning coach on his way out?
There's a bit of controversy -- hey, it's all the rage! -- about the status of Tennessee strength and conditioning coach Mark Smith, with ESPN citing sources that he and Lane Kiffin have "agreed to part ways" and GVX saying only that Smith is "under strict review" by Kiffin. Whatever the case,...
Talking points: fake names and blurred lines in media
Quickly this morning . . . There appears to be no new news on the Brent Vinson/Ramar Smith couplet of police investigations except that Wes Rucker at the Chattanooga Times Free Press cites "several close to the program" as being concerned that the two incidents are connected. I don't like the...
Talking points: who wants Robert Marve?
Tennessee football Okay, so former Miami QB Robert Marve is yet to decide between Purdue and Tennessee, but he'll apparently announce his decision Friday, a statement that assumes he'll make a decision by Friday. Or maybe it will be like picking a hat out of . . . a hat . . . and surprise! It's...
Talking points: Big Orange Big Boy Touchdowns
Going in reverse order today, because . . . NCAA football . . . the link of the week for me (yes, I know it's only Tuesday, but . . . you know) is Holly's Fat Guy Touchdowns. She's right, you know: Fat Guy Touchdowns are "one of the purer joys in college football." But Holly, how can you...
Talking points: you go fight some mo!
Tennessee football The Number of the Day is 11. Somebody must have sent out a memo or something because every major online news outlet has a story on the fact that 11 players have left the program since Lane Kiffin took over. The last four out were Tyler Maples, Ahmad Paige, B.J. Coleman, and...
Talking points: yellus disapprovus edition
Tennessee football Did you know that Jacques McClendon is graduating? He'll have received his degree in finance in three years. Good for him. The other guys graduating can be found at that same link. Yes, Skylar McBee is walking on, but there's a chance he's just putting a down payment on a...
Talking points: Lane Kiffin and Urban Meyer separated at SEC Media Days
Tennessee football B.J. Coleman will in fact play for UT-Chattanooga next season. Best of luck to Coleman. The schedule for SEC Media Days in late July starts slow on Wednesday with Bobby Petrino, Bobby Johnson, Dan Mullen, and Rich Brooks, and then kicks into high gear Thursday with Nick...
Talking points: the Daniel Hood matter
Tennessee football Knoxville Catholic High School's Daniel Hood joins the Vols' Class of 2009. Like a lot of us, this guy's got some baggage. Unlike most of us, Hood's baggage includes court dates and criminal proceedings and some very serious sins that have been made -- unfortunately (or...
Talking points: did Urban Meyer learn the spread from silly Jim Chaney?
Tennessee football GVX's Drew Edwards has an excellent in-depth article on new offensive coordinator Jim Chaney. A particularly interesting bit is that while at Purdue, he served as the Boilermakers "levity coach," meaning he was responsible for making sure the guys didn't get too wound up and...
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