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BJ Coleman Doing OK with the Mocs
With Crompton having a great day against UGA, I idly wondered how the QB-Who-THrew-A-Tantrum-And-Abandoned-UT is doing.
Turns out D2 is the perfect place for him. 9 TD's and 1 INT on a team that is 4-1.
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My preseason idiot picks aren't so stupid after Georgia
by memphispete on Oct 11, 2009 5:52 PM EDT
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As we approach our open date before the dread Tide roll in, now is a good time to reflect on our preseason prognostications to see how we are doing.
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4. You gotta give Lane Kiffin some credit: Tennessee went into The Swamp and had a great game plan. They stuck with running the ball in order to shorten the game and limit Florida’s possessions. Defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin used formations that literally forced quarterback Tebow to run. So Tebow ran the ball 24 times. Tennessee played hard and physical and never backed down from the No. 1 team in the nation. If I’m a Tennessee fan I’m optimistic about what this team will do in the long term. But I am also pessimistic in the short term because Jonathan Crompton is simply not the answer at quarterback, especially in big games. The senior had a couple of really bad throws that turned into interceptions at crunch time. If Crompton just makes a play or two, the Gators might have been sweating at the end.
http://blogs.ajc.com/barnhart-college-football/2009/09/21/whos-no-1-i-have-no-idea/
Tony Barnhart is another guy who was not a big fan of Lane Kiffin or the Vols. (For the doubters, go back through his blog. Yikes!)
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Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin: We rarely give out helmet stickers to somebody on the losing end. But Kiffin had his Vols ready to play in some of the toughest circumstances imaginable at the Swamp, and they outplayed Florida for much of the game. If the Vols play with that kind of pride and that kind of toughness the rest of the way, they will win a lot of games this season.
SEC HELMET STICKERS Week 3 By Chris Low
This from the same guy who could not have had a lower opinion of Tennessee coming into the season....
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Kiffin Runs His Mouth - Simplified for National Media
by memphispete on Sep 17, 2009 10:47 AM EDT
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KIFFIN STORY SIX MONTHS AGO: Fresh, hot from the oven. Tasty (to some) when it was actually happening.
"Surrounded by the intoxicating aroma of baked bread and mountains of hot fresh bagels"
TODAY: As you pull the same story off LexisNexis to fill space for your Tennessee-Florida column
A Big old stack of moldy bagels. You can eat it if you want to but, um, we're full.
(photo via www.istockphoto.com)
Message from Tennessee fans to the National Media.
Give it a rest, willya! It's old news....
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Holly's Gonna Hate This: Negative Football IQ Girls Review UT
Clay Nation gives me another reason to be grateful that I married the daughter of a great football coach. Thanks again, sir, for teaching her what "an all-out blitz" is...
(It's perfectly clean folks.)
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Vol Fan Makes Good
by memphispete on Sep 12, 2009 8:00 PM EDT
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Congratulations. It was a bloody, hard fought & ugly game but you pulled it out.
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Lane Kiffin and Tennessee had a remarkable first class in what is normally a transition year. The Vols lose 3-Star wide receiver James Green, but managed to bring in the No. 1 running back in the nation, Brown, and tied USC with 13 five star and four star players.
Vols #7 in the nation - 2009 Recruiting Class - per Scout at this link http://tennessee.scout.com/a.z?s=7&p=2&c=894160
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ESPN's Chris LOW-down on the Vols
by memphispete on Aug 25, 2009 6:34 PM EDT
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Bumped from the FanPosts . . . an excellent synthesis of what ESPN blogger Chris Low has said about the Vols this summer from memphispete.
-- Joel
Reading back through the Chris Low's last bazillion blog entries for his thoughts on the Vols I put together a little Low-down summary on the Vols from ESPN's perspective.
Overall Power Ranking #9 - Just behind Vandy (yes, that Vandy), South Carolina and Arkansas. The only schools we were ahead of? Auburn, Mississippi State and Kentucky. Ouch! In fairness, he did say that we "probably deserve to be higher" based on our new talent, but lack of depth at DT, concerns about pass protection and our QB performance offset the gains from the new energy, new system and new coaches. He's right about one thing: we "deserve to be higher".
Bowl Selection - Liberty Bowl - At least, I won't have to drive more than 10 minutes and tickets won't be a problem. But it implies a 6-6 season. It can't be any better than that if we have a #9 Power Ranking. Chris hasn't had the courage to give us a win-loss projection, unless I missed it. I'd say at least 8-4 & a better bowl (without any more key injuries).
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Monte Punks Everybody
These guys are having a blast. Training camp is hard work - but the lead up to Bowling Night was way more interesting than I have seen reported anywhere else.
Apparently the shirt ripping and other craziness doesn't stop after you get on campus
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