PLAYERS:
Derek Dooley,
Dan Mullen,
Jon Gruden,
Nick Saban,
Tyler Bray,
Joe Namath
TEAMS: Tennessee Volunteers, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide
TEAMS: Tennessee Volunteers, Kansas State Wildcats, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide
Covering Dixie Like Mildew
I've seen the future, and it will be.
Team Speed Kills latest BCS predictions see Alabama facing Kansas State in the BCS title game, and Florida vs. Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl.
Use Your Delusion?
Mark Wiedmer questions whether the Tennessee fanbase is realistic in calling for Vols head football coach Derek Dooley's firing when their losses come from "teams which have lost ONE … GAME … TOTAL?" (Those teams being Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, And Alabama). He also says the Vol Nation may a little in denial about the team not quite being as an "elite" program as it thinks it does. (The Chattanooga Times Free Press)
From the "putting the cart before the horse" dept.
Clay Travis wonders if Jon Gruden could be the Nick Saban of the Tennessee program if hired to replace Derek Dooley. This isn't just a case of counting the chickens before they hatch, it's counting the chickens before the eggs ...
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resisting arrest in a fight that left an off-duty police officer unconscious.
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I have to praise you like I should.
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Vols Fans to Embrace Lovable Losers?!?
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