It's been a couple of months since the Tennessee Volunteers lost their first game to the Kentucky Wildcats in football since 1984. How has Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley dealt with the loss? Not very well, apparently.
"That game will bother me for the rest of my life," Dooley said
Thursday during an end of the season meeting with the News Sentinel. "It
eats me alive. I didn't sleep for a week after that game.
"I'm not sure how long I will go in time without thinking about that game at some point in the day."
Of course, he is trying to spin the loss into a positive direction.
"I believe this in my heart — going through that will make us better
for next year," Dooley said. "I do, I believe that in my heart. Did it
hurt us in December? Of course it did. Did it hurt us to the point where
we can't overcome? Absolutely not. I think it's going to make us
better.
"I watch those ...
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