Archive for the ‘UT’ Category
Watch Out For Counterfeit Alabama-Tennessee Tickets
If you are headed to the Alabama-Tennessee game on Saturday, be on the lookout for fake tickets. Alabama’s athletics department’s media relations office sent out a notice warning fans about counterfeit tickets. StubHub has some tickets for the game at $400 apiece. This rivalry has been one-sided since Nick Saban has been coach at Alabama, [...]
What Should Tennessee Expect From Alabama’s Defense?
Tennessee’s game against Alabama on Saturday will be the second time this season that the Vols will play the top-ranked team in the country. The Vols had a moral victory (loss) against the Florida Gators on Sept. 19 and now face the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide. What led the Gators and Crimson Tide to [...]
Clemens, Manning at Texas-Oklahoma Game
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach just tweeted that Peyton Manning and Roger Clemens are in Dallas for the Texas-Oklahoma game. With the Indianapolis Colts having a bye week, this is a perfect opportunity for Manning to catch one of the best games of the seasons. Something tells me that Clemens and Manning don’t really go bar-hopping together [...]
Kiffin, Orgeron Ride Chopper to Impress Recruits
Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin is all about getting Tennessee’s name out there to impress recruits and Kiffin and Ed Orgeron might have pulled off their most impressive recruiting pitch Friday night. Kiffin and Orgeron flew in a red helicopter to the nationally-televised M.L. King-Stephenson game. They landed at a soccer field near the football stadium [...]
Britton Colquitt Works Out With Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins worked out three punters on Tuesday, including former Tennessee punter Britton Colquitt. The former Vol punter was cut earlier this season by the Denver Broncos. Colquitt has the leg to last in the NFL, but some teams might be concerned with his numerous run-ins with the law. Britton’s brother played well in Miami as [...]
Cutcliffe Ranks Lewis Over Manning
Duke picked up a rare road win with a 49-28 win over N.C. State and quarterback Thaddeus Lewis led the way with 459 yards and six total touchdowns. Duke coach David Cutcliffe was so impressed with his performance that he said, “I believe that is the finest game that I have had a quarterback have [...]
Marlon Brown Talks Tennessee
Tennessee coaches were very disappointed when highly-touted freshman receiver Marlon Brown chose Georgia over Tennessee and Saturday is Brown’s first game in Knoxville. Brown has struggled in his first season with the Bulldogs, but Brown could see some snaps against the Vols if the game gets ugly. The AJC’s Ken Sugiura interviewed Brown and the [...]
Is Tennessee the New Michigan?
We can’t help but compare this year’s Tennessee team to last year’s Michigan squad. Both historically proud programs were decimated by lackadaisical practice attitudes, a fall off in recruiting, departures, injuries, and a clear lack of play makers.Â
Hopefully Tennessee fans won’t jump ship on this staff as quickly as that fickle bunch in Ann Arbor [...]
Georgia’s Five Best Wins over Tennessee
Tennessee is in desperation mode as the Georgia Bulldogs come to Knoxville on Saturday. The Vols can’t afford to drop to 0-3 in the SEC and the Vols need this win to stay relevant in the SEC East. Georgia has a history of ruining Tennessee’s season and The AJC has a great rundown of the [...]
Bradley Expects UT to Challenge UGA Long Term
If Tennessee loses to Georgia on Saturday, there will be many Tennessee fans that will be ready to jump off the Gay Street bridge. The AJC’s Mark Bradley has good news for depressed UT fans as he thinks that the Vols are the best candidate to challenge the Bulldogs for second place in the SEC [...]