Hurricane Blackout

Vols 10, Hurricanes 6 There must have been a hurricane to cause the blackout that the Louisville ABC affiliate imposed upon the Tennessee-Miami game Saturday. I was primed to watch the game at noon yesterday when I turned on the television to see Ohio State taking the field against Michigan State. Yes, this is the … Read more

Winning Ugly

Vols 23, Blue Devils 6 It’s called “winning ugly,” and it is otherwise known as “Alabama football,” after Alabama’s tradition of winning games but not looking good while they’re doing it. The Tennessee Vols are definitely playing Alabama football, as they didn’t wake up until the late second half of the game today. At halftime … Read more

The Third Saturday in October

Vols 51, Crimson Tide 43 After 5 gut-wrenching overtimes, Tennessee defeated Alabama tonight to take the traditional third Saturday in October meeting. Neither team played especially well, but most importantly Tennessee played slightly better than Alabama. It always feels good to beat Alabama, and I feel that the old rivalry that has waned in the … Read more

Calling for His Head

I suppose in reference to my plea to fire Vols offensive line coach Randy Sanders, I received the following email: Subject: Fire Randy Sanders!!! I noticed you were a VOLS fan and thought you might like to join the discussions on our website. www.firerandysanders.com Sincerely, Bryan A pretty fun site, though by no means as … Read more

Debacle

Vols 14, Bulldogs 41 Last week we got beat. Tonight, we tried to go for the palindrome score of the week. I think tonight’s loss was even worse than last year’s loss to that unmentionable team from Gainesville. Stupid mistakes on routine plays made the difference. Which all seems to lead back to…dare I say … Read more

War Beagled

Vols 21, Tigers 28 The Vols were manhandled by Auburn yesterday, despite a heartbreaking comeback late in the game. Auburn is playing as well as anybody right now, and I expect we might see them again in the SEC championship game–pending we beat Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt.

War Beagle

The Vols (4-0) play Auburn (2-2) tomorrow at Auburn, where the War Beagle lives. My father, a crimson-dyed-in-the-wool Alabama fan, says that when the toilet flushes, it goes all the way to Auburn. I hope the Tigers have used up their 2000 Flushes, because the Vols are ready to play.

Cry Me A River

It seems Lou Holtz is upset that the Gamecocks lost to the Vols Saturday night. So upset, in fact, that he thinks that the Vols must have cheated. Holtz has petitioned the SEC claiming that the Vols were illegally causing South Carolina’s offensive linemen to move. Gary Lundy of the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports: “The command … Read more