Quality interweb mischief from Jared Bridges
Vols 38, Commodores 33 Just when you thought the Vols couldn’t get any uglier, they nearly botched their 22nd consecutive win over the intramural-based Vanderbilt squad. The defense that held Notre Dame to 10 last week was on vacation today. If the Vol defense plays against Auburn the way they did today, we’ll lose worse … Read more
Can’t you just see the sunshine? It looks like Steve Spurrier, the “evil genius” of college football will be going to South Carolina on his next stop. Will USC become Tennessee’s next heated rivalry? Will Spurrier resurrect Steve Tanneyhill, mullet and all, to head the Gamecocks offense? Ahh…the SEC!
Vols 13, Irish 17 This one was a heartbreaker if there ever were one. Two weeks. Two quarterbacks. Two injuries. A tough Notre Dame defense made it impossible for the Vols to hold on to a first-half lead, despite a valiant (though inexperienced) effort by third-string Rick Clausen. Clausen did the best he could, and … Read more
Vols 43, Gamecocks 29 A rocky start that seems to be becoming a Tennessee tradition set the stage for a second-half Volunteer victory. While all the stats may show Erik Ainge as the hero, it was in fact the now-second string quarterback Brent Schaeffer, along with heroics by Cedric Houston that ignited the Tennessee offense … Read more
Vols 17, Crimson Tide 13 Rivalries die hard in the South, and if in recent years the Tennessee–Alabama rivalry has dwindled, the past two years (and the ensuing controversies) have ratcheted it up to a new level. The third (or occasionaly fourth) Saturday in October is a time to throw season stats and win-loss records … Read more
Vols 21, Rebels 17 There are many W’s floating around this time of year, but Tennessee found the right one at Oxford tonight. I didn’t get to see the game tonight (these are the times I rethink my decision not to pay for cable), but I was able to pickup a Nashville AM radio sation … Read more
Vols 19, Bulldogs 14 Tennessee has broken the recent “Georgia curse” with a stunning win in Athens, shunning the oddsmakers who predicted a 12.5 point Bulldog victory. In a very sloppy game where penalty-wrought Georgia went back and forth with a Tennessee team who missed three field goals, the Vol defense picked themselves up from … Read more
Vols 10, Tigers 34 I don’t really have much to say except that I will now crawl into a hole and hide for a while. Defensive problems, offensive problems—you name it. The Vols were not ready for Auburn’s offensive line to pummel them like little girls. Next week it’s Georgia. Logic says that Dogs are … Read more
The Vols host the Auburn Tigers tonight on the river in Knoxville. Roy Horn played with a tiger earlier this year and got his head nearly bitten off. He later claimed that the tiger was only trying to protect him—but what can you expect from guy who got his head bitten off? Tennessee will be … Read more
Vols 42, Bulldogs 17 The above photo is Erik Ainge’s third quarter pass to Bret Smith for a Tennessee touchdown. As you can see, this shot streched the limits of the 3x optical zoom on my camera (that’s the ball about 2m above Smith in the end zone). My brother, a man who knows how … Read more