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Talking points: it's all about the energy edition
Tennessee Tennessee hasn't signed a quarterback in two years. The plan is to position the team to go out and get the best QB in the nation this year. Hey, it could happen. Orgeron was the guy responsible for signing Matt Leinart and Carson Palmer, both Heisman winners at Southern Cal. Still, a...
From the RTT Archives: February 8
2008: Everyone was analyzing the recent recruiting class, Hooper was out-geeking everyone with charts and stuff, and I was theorizing that rbk from The BruceBall Blog was actually our very own gramsey712. 2007: We were marveling at another Top 5 Recruiting Class for Phillip Fulmer. 2006: The...
A Plea to the Wailers and Teeth-Gnashers
Enthusiastic chest bump to guest-poster rbk from the always-excellent BruceBall Blog for the following post. Look for more from rbk here at RTT for a few weeks as I think he has several other guest posts planned. Also, be sure to check out his blog for his game previews, game recaps, and other...
Talking points: he will, he won't, he's here, he's there edition
The basketball Vols get back into the swing of things tonight against Louisiana-Lafayette. J.P. Prince, who might not have played, will play, and Travis Bureau, who might have played, won't. The BruceBall Blog has the game preview. Enjoy the ease-in, guys, because we've got Kansas and Gonzaga...
Talking points: Tennessee's search for a new head coach
Fulmer's Belly's actual nightmare. Butch Davis, running the Clawfense in a bathroom with a basketball goal. Here you go, guys. Hey, have heard we're looking for a head football coach? It could be Mike Leach if Tennessee's history of replacing coaches with their polar opposites holds. Hey, folks...
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: "thud" is a funny word edition
"Thud" Practices are all the rage! For some! Tennessee's new "thud" practices (make your own joke here!) are getting a lot of play from Knoxville media. Demonte Bolden decleated Nick Stephens yesterday, but Nick just thought it was funny. Robert Ayers said something really interesting about...
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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