take with a grain of salt

Luke Winn at SI - whose opinion I respect - has us just outside the Top 25 next year. I know Katz has us in his - he's made his love of Coach Martin known - but a 2nd poll confirms those expectations. I hope this team can deliver!

24. Tennessee

Cuonzo Martin had the Volunteers on the cusp an NCAA tournament berth in the final two weeks of the regular season. Now, Martin gets Jarnell Stokes for a full season, along with the bulk of his teammates. The Vols will continue to play as hard as any team in the country, as Martin has established an identity of defense and toughness that will serve Tennessee well in the SEC.

Tenuta on his family: "I may have made a decision without fully thinking through the situation with them."

heh

via EDSBS

per Gary Parrish's source

(Update from Will - it's official, and not only will the Vols get Duke in the first round, but they're guaranteed to get an emotionally-charged second round game with either Memphis or Michigan. Hooray?)

I can't find any Rivals or Scout page for this kid. I googled him and it looks like he's camped at OSU.

Good lord. He would make an awesome fullback. Check out his video. LOL

I didn't see any of the games, but if anyone has, correct me if I've misconstrued anything.
-These stats don't include assist numbers, but from what I've heard Golden is looking like a true PG. I'm hoping he will be the best we've had since CJ Watson.
-Skylar McBee's 3-point shooting. If he keeps that up, he will be hard to keep off the court. We've lacked a legit 3-point threat for a while, even though a few players were close last year.
-Of the newcomers, Cheivous looks to be the most ready to see the court. He's a SG, didn't shoot the 3 particularly well, but was good inside the arc. I suspect more of a wing.
-Tatum was probably the most dissappointing of the bunch. Part of that was because he was on a terrible team, but he will be a senior and has the most experience coming back. I hope he fits well into Martin's system.

I would be surprised if this happened. He obviously has no experience in this capacity, and I'm not sure how his backgournd lends itself to the AD position.

Not that it really matters.

No way Smokey should lose to UGA. How unique is a Bulldog as a mascot??

OK, so who is the big name???

Would have been an excellent title game this past year.

Disappointing. I think it's a mistake, and I would be surprised if he makes a team next year. But I wish him luck!

This was expected based on the scuttlebutt coming out of the NBA workouts. A huge blow for Tennessee. But I wish him the best luck! Now hopefully Scotty Hopson does the smart thing....

Great

LOL (Do not take this seriously - it's merely the result of drummed up speculation having no basis in fact.)

The NCAA released attendence data from the past year. Tennessee comes in 5th behind Kentucky, Syracuse, Louisville, and North Carolina.

As for the conferences... the Big 10 remains in 1st, the Big East overtakes the SEC for 2nd, and the SEC then comes in 3rd.

This is hilarious. They are suggesting that because Wilson didn't deny a question about him transferring to another school to play one more year of football, that he might actually do it.

I assume that's the same as "unethical conduct" which is what Pearl was cited for. It will be interesting to see how the two are punished by the NCAA.

Some lofty expectations.........

Dooley has mentioned a lot of this. It has a good track record of success. Unfortunately, we have to recruit against Saban and most of his disciples.

So if he continues to stink, he's not going to come back because he needs to see more pitches? Is that what she's trying to say?

Would be a huge plus for a new QB to work behind

The headline is about offering the top prospect of 2013. But to me, the real news is that Tennessee is no longer an option for 6-9 forward Lekan Akayi. We are badly in need of a post player for next year, and he seemed the most likely.

Now, the long shot might be Joseph Uchebo . He's a 4-star center from Raleigh and was just released from his letter of intent to NC State after Sidney Lowe was fired. The only reason I speculate that Tennessee has a shot with him is because his high school teammate Bishop Daniels is getting a release from Miami after their coaching change and will be considering Tennessee and Rutgers. Could they both decide to play at Tennessee?