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Rocky Top Talk welcomes Will from Southeastern Sports Blog
I am really excited to announce today that Will from SouthEastern Sports Blog has decided to join the team here at Rocky Top Talk. I only had to make the following promises: Tennessee will sing Rocky Top in the Swamp all night long after we beat the Gators next year; The basketball Vols...
There were bodies everywhere! Lo, the carnage!
Bruce Pearl almost killed his players yesterday: This was the hardest practice of the year. Practice is over, and I count one, two, three, four, five, six, seven bodies on the floor. I’d say that was a successful practice. Other than that, though, it's still pretty quiet. Eric Berry and...
Talking points: Steve Sarkisian and the coaches shell game edition
Keep your eye on the coaches shell game. First, Pete Carroll underling Lane Kiffin takes the Tennessee job, and now it appears that Pete Carroll underling Steve Sarkisian is poised to take the Washington job. Meanwhile, Charlie Weis is in contention for the Notre Dame job -- wait, he already has...
Roundup of the Tennessee blogosphere's reactions to Phillip Fulmer's departure
Reactions to Fulmer's departure from around the Tennessee blogosphere: The absolute must-read of the day comes from Will at SouthEastern Sports Blog, who looks at the Four Horsemen of Forced Resignation and concludes: Fulmer is leaving for a program's decline and a refusal to settle for...
Talking points: Saturday was a swift kick in the secrets edition
A quick roundup of what the Volunteer blogosphere is saying about the latest chapter in our season-long nightmare. Fulmer's Belly calls the Tennessee-Alabama game a swift kick in the secrets, and suggests that Eric Berry just go ahead and play both ways "because he still is a kid and excitable...
Talking points:
The always insightful and articulate Will of Southeastern Sports Blog implores you to come to the Alabama game: Because if you don't...they will. That giant swath of empty seats in the Neyland Stadium upper deck last week? It's solid red next week if you don't come. Mississippi State...
Talking points: consternation on the web
Look! It's the return of Talking Points! Beating a MAC school by four points? Downright embarrassing, says Volball. Coming to the "self-realization that we have to play well to beat MAC teams now," says Clay Travis. Right on. Meanwhile, Fulmer's Belly is doing the really smart thing and...
Talking points: Eric Berry adds lean muscle mass, ability to run through brick walls without breaking stride
"Post-Eric Berry Wall"Photo by: Dano Eric Berry has added "probably 15 pounds of lean muscle mass" in the off season. If he would have had that last year, Tyler Donovan's head would have come clean off in the end zone of the Outback Bowl. And by the way, the phrase "lean muscle mass" is my...
Talking Points: the orange 'sphere edition
Just a few quick links this morning: Gate 21 is infiltrating the enemy. He's been captured, but, surprisingly, he's being treated very well. The BruceBall Blog found treasure in his attic while moving. Nothing in my attic but empty boxes. What's in yours? 3rd Saturday in Blogtober takes a...
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