Pigged Out

Vols 14, Razorbacks 31 Were I to graph the Volunteers 2006 season, the hills and valleys in the graph would warrant a 4-wheel drive to navigate. From looking like a well-oiled machine against Georgia, to being rendered completely ineffective by Arkansas tonight. Granted, Arkansas is hot right now, but it didn’t even appear that the … Read more

Cooked Cajun Style

Vols 24, Tigers 28 Tough game against a gritty LSU team. The Vols lost this one the old fashioned way: they were outplayed. Do I think a healthy Erik Ainge would have made a difference? Yes. Do I think a healthy Ainge would have won the game? I doubt it. To add insult to injury, … Read more

Smoggy Smoke on Rocky Top

Vols 16, Crimson Tide 13 Years before tradition was trumped by the timidity of political correctness, it was custom for the winning team of the Tennessee-Alabama football game to smoke cigars together in victory. A few years ago, the institutional powers-that-be decided that universities that send out their students to bludgeon themselves in a football … Read more

Alabama Fans

I love Alabama fans. I have to. After all, an entire branch of my family tree comes from the Southern state that stars fell upon. Growing up as a Tennessee fan with an Alabama-alumnus father made for an interesting time come football season. I and my brothers were forced to wear crimson clothing as young … Read more

Party Between the Hedges

Vols 51, Bulldogs 33 Tennessee hasn’t looked better this century. In fact they haven’t looked better this millennium. With the exception of our familiar not-so-special teams, the Vols looked eerily flawless against Georgia tonight. Erik Ainge was spot-on perfect with 267 passing yards against one of the most touted defenses in the country. Bret Smith … Read more

Graceful in Graceland

Vols 41, Tigers 7 Well, the saying goes that a “W” is a “W,” any way you can take it. With this game it seemed like a “W” was a “Z.” As in sleep. As in “Zzzzz Zzzzz Zzzzz.” In case you’re confused by all those end-of-the-alphabet letters, this was one of the most boring … Read more

Un-Herd of Football

Vols 33, Thundering Herd 7 I didn’t get to listen to the game last Saturday, but from all reports, the Thundering Herd of Marshall was only partly-cloudy. Did any of you Vol-faithful get to see or hear the game? Any new insights? Was this game as “good for us” as the loss to Florida was … Read more

Scare Force

Vols 31, Falcons 30 The Wild Blue Yonder was like a blitzkrieg for the Vols this evening. From what it sounded like (I listened to the radio broadcast), the Air Force ran a mighty efficient squadron. Erik Ainge had a good night, true to form, he still wasn’t perfect. Ainge has yet to have a … Read more