UT-Memphis game breaks ESPN ratings record
Wow.
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What does the Vandy loss mean for UT?
Big Orange Michael says he’s still on a high from the Memphis game:
As for me, I’m going to enjoy being listed as the number one team in the country for another few days. I’m going to revel in it. I’m going to hope the Vols learned that you’ve got to make free-throws in critical places [...]
Read More..>>A blogger’s paean to Bruce Pearl
This guy looooooves Bruce Pearl:
The fundamental thing I love about Bruce Pearl, however, is the way he coaches his teams. He is as active on the sidelines as anyone I’ve ever seen. He coaches for the entire game — sometimes dragging his team, kicking and screaming, toward a victory. It is also obvious that his [...]
Read More..>>If Bruce Pearl were a cult leader…
Left of Dial would be drinking the Kool-Aid.
Heh.
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A non-sports-fan-UT-grad explains to you why Bruce Pearl rocks
I grew up in Tennessee.
I am a UT alumna.
I have lived in Knoxville as an adult ever since graduating from UT in 1991.
I know very little about sports.
I have only been to ONE (yes, that reads one, numero uno) UT football game in my life — and that was plenty for [...]
Bring your best trashtalk
The Memphis Commercial Appeal is inviting readers to post their best UT-Memphis trashtalk:
How do you make a Memphis State fan sad? Ask them the all-time record between the two schools in basketball. Or, ask them if their all-time favorite football memory is the ONE TIME MSU beat UT.
Why do Tennessee fans wear orange?
They watch football [...]
“Bruce Pearl for President”
“Bruce Pearl for President” is one of the imaginary UT-Memphis gameday signs being bandied about at VolNation today.
There are some fairly obnoxious ones suggested, but some fun ones, too, such as:
“I bought the $10,000 ticket”
“There’s a new King in town” (with Bruce Pearl depicted in Elvis jumpsuit)
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$10,000 to see the big UT-Memphis match-up
Wow. Some seats for the big game are going for ten grand.
That’s almost as much as Cynthia Finch’s final Knox County paycheck.
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A heartbreaking loss of staggering proportions
Tennessee lost to Kentucky, dang it.
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