Gatorade Aside, Vegas Is Drinking Florida’s Kool-Aid, Not Tennessee’s
Published on: 9th August, 2009
According to Phil Steele of Steele’s College Football Magazine, Las Vegas has the Florida Gators as a 26 point favorite over the Tennessee Volunteers for their Sept 19 matchup in Gainesville. As much as I have tried I just can’t create a scenario where Tennessee pulls the upset. To say Florida is ...Tennessee Football’s Psychological Warfare: The Aura of “Rocky Top”
Published on: 5th August, 2009
If you are a fan of a visiting team to Neyland Stadium, beware. Sensory overload is a common concern for those who are not accustomed to the intense passion that surrounds the mountains of East Tennessee like a low lying cloud. The smell of hickory smoked baby back ribs basting on ...The Calm Before the Orange
Published on: 30th July, 2009
A country music group named Blackhawk had a hit in 1994 entitled “I Sure Can Smell the Rain” in which the lead singer eerily foresees his girlfriend ending their relationship, even though she shows no signs of doing so. In it’s chorus “I can’t see a single storm cloud in the ...Lane Kiffin’s Name Prompts Reporters To Jump Gun
Published on: 1st July, 2009
Lane Kiffin must drive a station wagon bigger than the one my mom had back in the '80s. And that one was pretty big. There is no other way he has the room for everyone to hop on his media bandwagon the way reporters have in the past several months. Case in ...Tennessee Volunteers’ Lane Kiffin:A Glimpse at The Future
Published on: 25th June, 2009
University of Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t pull any punches. He also doesn’t connect on a lot of them either. But to listen to his philosophy behind being successful, you realize that he really may not need to. In his first several months on the job Kiffin has made ...The Biggest NFL Rivalry You Aren’t Keeping Up With: Patriots-Dolphins
Published on: 24th June, 2009
More often than not, for a rivalry to capture the hearts and interests of those who don’t “have a dog in the hunt”, there should be a contrast in styles between the opposing teams. This isn’t to say that a rivalry has to fit this template; it just means that it ...25th Anniversary of 1984: The Greatest Year In U.S. Sports History
Published on: 21st June, 2009
In 1984 when I was 13-years old, my shoe size finally caught up with my age. To say I was clumsy was an understatement. I could barely drive to the basket for a layup without tripping over my own feet. Even walking on the sidewalk was a challenge as I ...Featured Sponsors
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