Mouse Manure - Dooley Presser

wesrucker247 Dooley said "mouse manure" when talking Vols running game. "It's not a communication issue. It's a 'knock-somebody's-you-know what' issue."Mon, Oct 10 12:34:07 from TweetDeck

wesrucker247 Dooley: "It's Tennessee. I don't care how many guys we lose. We're still Tennessee."Mon, Oct 10 12:29:18 from TweetDeck

wesrucker247 Dooley: If I'd known in January I wouldn't have Lathers, Janzen, Hunter, Bray, "I'd roll up my sleeves and go to work. That's what you do."Mon, Oct 10 12:15:54 from TweetDeck

Black Offices

wesrucker247 Derek Dooley and Dwight K. Schrute both have black offices, because black offices are intimidating.Wed, Sep 28 19:14:02 from TweetDeck

Worser and Worser

wesrucker247 From the "things that only happen at Tennessee" department: Smokey the dog tears ACL. No, really: http://t.co/iD5NFMukTue, Sep 27 10:02:45 from TweetDeck

Seriously. When will UT start to catch some breaks?

The Pants

The Pants didn't pull out the victory in Florida, but they are still cool.

Fear the Pants

Via No Silence Here

Ready for some Good News

Bruce is gone. Kiffin ran off. NCAA investigations. Pat is sick. The Vols were dropped from the ESPN Gameday intro. Peyton's neck is broken. And now, Eric Berry is out with a torn ACL.

We are due for some good news.

General Neyland

I'm a little too young to have seen him coach, but I wish I had. Story here.

The Fulmer Curse?

Clay lays it all out... from David Cutcliffe leaving for Duke to Pat Summitt's dementia.

Wear Orange on Friday

I will wear Orange on Friday. You should, too.

"Hey Pat head Summitt, Lady Vol and Volunteer fans lets show our support for Pat Summitt by wearing orange on Friday 8/26 all day long. Lets not only tell her we got her back . Lets Show her. Join us as we make a tribute to one one of the biggest classiest icons in college female basketball history. Lets show her we are honored to to be a Lady Vol and Pat Head Summit fan. Please pass this along to everyone you know. Lets turn this town orange friday !!!!"

So you are telling me there's a chance!?!?

Odds for Tennessee to win the SEC at 18 to 1.

UT Student Housing at Gettysvue

UT will use Bruce Pearl's house as student housing. They should have given it that status before the whole recruiting violation/lying to the NCAA thing. Heck, Little Pearl probably already spent a lot of time there.

Via No Silence

Quote of the Day

Bruce Pearl is selling his house. His quote is priceless.

Pearl said Monday that the property was "clearly my dream home", but that he needs to downsize. "Now that I'm not the basketball coach and may not be doing quite as much entertaining, it's bigger than what we need," he said.

Emphasis is mine.

Via Josh Ward

Rules for Recruiting

As more information comes out about UT's NCAA woes (here, here, here), I have come up with the universal rules for recruiting.

1. Don't cheat.
2. If you cheat, don't get caught.
3. If you get caught, don't lie.

Vol Football Players Attacked by Police Dogs

Dooley continues to promote culture change by getting his players together with the police for a KPD training day. You can read the full story here.

We're # 13! We're #13!

The results are in - for sales of collegiate merchandise.

1. The University of Texas at Austin
2. The University of Alabama
3. University of Florida
4. The University of Michigan
5. University of Georgia
6. Louisiana State University
7. University of North Carolina
8. The Pennsylvania State University
9. University of Kentucky
10. University of Notre Dame
11. University of Nebraska
12. The University of Oklahoma
13. University of Tennessee
14. Auburn University

This is why I love sports

Wes Rucker has done the analysis and the Vols can finish anywhere from 2nd to 5th in the East depending on the outcome of three games this week-end.

Here is the best scenario:

"Alabama beats Georgia, Florida beats Vanderbilt, Tennessee beats Kentucky
1. Florida 13-3
2. Tennessee 9-7
3. Kentucky 9-7
4. Vanderbilt 9-7
5. Georgia 9-7"

Posterized

I was at this game when Scotty went off. He showed us what we thought he would do every game. I think he had three crazy dunks that game and this one was just my second favorite. The best one was when he went slashing across the lane and just left everyone flat footed. He saved them for the second half so he could jam in front of the students and the bench.

Condredge Holloway Story

I watched the Condredge Holloway Story last night.

I'm not sure this is the same highlight, but they showed one video where he was touched by all eleven players on the opposing team and still could not be stopped. Ridiculous.



Holloway gives Bear Bryant a lot of credit for being honest about the fact that Alabama was not ready for a black quarterback. The editing almost sound like being up front about that fact was a bigger deal than having a university that could accept him as the leader of their team.

Definitely worth the hour I spent to watch. Check your local listings for future showings.

The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story Trailer

EPSN is airing "The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story" on Sunday, February 20th at 8PM Eastern. Holloway was the first black quarterback in the SEC.

Dinner with Derek Dooley

I had dinner with Derek Dooley last night - with about a thousand of my closest friends - to celebrate the successful recruitment of the next freshman class for UT Football. He kept emphasizing the good character of these young men. Dooley seems to be a real class act himself. I hope he can win some games and stick around for a long time.