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Best Plays of 2008: the final seven

Vote for the Tennessee Volunteer football play you think should be the ninth of 15 to be cut in Rocky Top Talk's Best Plays of 2008.

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Best Plays of 2008: the seventh cut

Vote for the Tennessee Volunteer football play you think should be the seventh of 15 to be cut in Rocky Top Talk's Best Plays of 2008.

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Theorems and Stratagems of the Game, Week 6: Tony a Tiger? Maybe not for long

For those of you unfamiliar with Theorems and Stratagems of the Game, which debuted over at Garnet and Black Attack, it's a weekly look at some of the not-so-great coaching moves from around the...

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Around the SEC, Week 6, Part 1

Who could hate this? Despite the lack of LSU playing, the week turned out to be pretty fun, thanks to a plucky little team of nerds from Nashville.  Other than that, it wasn't really all that...

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Tomorrow may be too late: Tennessee Volunteers 13, Northern Illinois Huskies 9

  I think we're gonna need a bigger scapegoat. All the folks on Rocky Top were blaming quarterback Jonathan Crompton for the Vols' miserable 1-3 start to the season. And why not? The guy was 64...

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WIN!!!! w00t!!!!! TENNESSEE BEATS NORTHERN ILLINOIS!

Um.... take 'em where you can get 'em? Negatives are easy to focus on, so let me offer this one positive: Nick Stephens appeared to be comfortable running the offense tonight, completing over 50%...

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RTT Guessing Game: Tennessee-Northern Illinois edition

Here are today's questions for the RTT Guessing Game: How many completions for Nick Stephens today (within five)? How many receptions for Brandon Warren (within one)? How many sacks for the...

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Tennessee Volunteers vs. Northern Illinois Huskies: game preview

Nick Stephens will start in place of Jonathan Crompton tomorrow night as the Tennessee Volunteers host Northern Illinois. Stats and stuff after the jump, but first the keys to the game: For...

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Stephens the 'Skin-Slinging Starter Saturday

Nick Stephens will be the starter for the UT-Northern Illinois football game on Saturday, as confirmed by GVX.  This confirms the report from the Tony Basilio show that we brought to you earlier...

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Vote for the winner of the Northern Illinois Hail Mary Haiku

Sixty thousand “strong,” in Neyland this Saturday, because of “gas costs” by rustytanton Losing record on Rocky Top? Still better than cheering for Bama! by hooper Husky vs. Coon...

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Getting to Know Tennessee Quarterback Nick Stephens

Little has to be said of the season to understand why Nick Stephens is being given a shot as QB this Saturday against Northern Illinois.  We all hoped - make that assumed - that Crompton would...

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Hail Mary Haiku: Northern Illinois edition

Time for the Northern Illinois Hail Mary Haiku. Here's the concept for those new to the game: You're behind by four at midfield. Only one second remains on the clock, and you have to heave...

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Boxscore

FINAL1234Total
Northern Illinois30609
Tennessee0310013
Scoring Drives
Quarter 1
2:53 left: Northern Ill Field Goal - 25-yarder by Mike Salerno.
Quarter 2
6:50 left: Tennessee Field Goal - 36-yarder by Daniel Lincoln.
Quarter 3
12:37 left: Tennessee Field Goal - 34-yarder by Daniel Lincoln.
9:49 left: Tennessee Touchdown - 52-yard pass from Nick Stephens to Denarius Moore. (Daniel Lincoln kick).
4:45 left: Northern Ill Field Goal - 24-yarder by Mike Salerno.
1:31 left: Northern Ill Field Goal - 25-yarder by Mike Salerno.
Quarter 4
No Scoring.
Team statisticsNorthern IllinoisTennessee
Time of Possession33:1126:49
First Downs
12
9
Passing Yards
  Completions-Attempts
  Interceptions
118
15-27
1
156
10-18
0
Rushing Yards
  Attempts
76
34
69
32
Punt Return Yards
11
70
Turnovers
  Fumbles-Lost
  Interceptions
1
1-0
1
2
2-2
0
Penalties-Yards7-906-45
Punts-Average5-39.64-36.5
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