Aesius
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And it was great. Should be up in podcast form later, but here are a few cliff notes (I missed the beginning where he talks about high school and getting recruited by Fulmer):
-The entire team loved Kiffin (no surprise there).
-Before the Bama game in 2009, Kiffin told them that after they won the game, they weren't going to get on the bus and go home. Instead, they were going to stay in Tuscaloosa for the weekend and steal all of the girls in the local bars. Walls basically insinuated that that statement is what had the team so fired up and is the reason why they kept it so close.
-None of the players believed that Lincoln was going to make that kick even if Cody hadn't blocked it because he had been kicking into the back of the OL's heads all year long.
-When Kiffin had a team meeting to tell the team he was going to USC, a handful of upper classmen called him out to his face in the meeting room and basically told him to GTFO.
-The entire team was skeptical of Dooley when he was hired because no one had any idea who he was and his awful record at La Tech.
-The first thing Dooley told Marlon was that he hates Memphis kids and doesn't recruit the area, but that he would play him anyway because there was no depth at his position.
-Walls talked to UF and Bama players after the games and asked them about their coaches. They all said they loved their coaches and would run through a wall for them.
-The team was relieved after the Vandy loss in 2012 because they knew Dooley was fired.
-When they met with Hart and Dooley after he was canned, Dooley was crying and asked the players if they had anything to say to him before he left. No one said a word.
-He loves Butch Jones and said that Butch doesn't care who a player is. He doesn't play favorites and will get in anyone's face if they aren't hustling. Also appreciated that Butch was upfront with him about his NFL chances prior to the Kentucky game in 2013 and told him it might be the last time he ever suits up to play, but that Butch and the university would do everything to support a player like him who had gone through so much for Tennessee.
-The entire team loved Kiffin (no surprise there).
-Before the Bama game in 2009, Kiffin told them that after they won the game, they weren't going to get on the bus and go home. Instead, they were going to stay in Tuscaloosa for the weekend and steal all of the girls in the local bars. Walls basically insinuated that that statement is what had the team so fired up and is the reason why they kept it so close.
-None of the players believed that Lincoln was going to make that kick even if Cody hadn't blocked it because he had been kicking into the back of the OL's heads all year long.
-When Kiffin had a team meeting to tell the team he was going to USC, a handful of upper classmen called him out to his face in the meeting room and basically told him to GTFO.
-The entire team was skeptical of Dooley when he was hired because no one had any idea who he was and his awful record at La Tech.
-The first thing Dooley told Marlon was that he hates Memphis kids and doesn't recruit the area, but that he would play him anyway because there was no depth at his position.
-Walls talked to UF and Bama players after the games and asked them about their coaches. They all said they loved their coaches and would run through a wall for them.
-The team was relieved after the Vandy loss in 2012 because they knew Dooley was fired.
-When they met with Hart and Dooley after he was canned, Dooley was crying and asked the players if they had anything to say to him before he left. No one said a word.
-He loves Butch Jones and said that Butch doesn't care who a player is. He doesn't play favorites and will get in anyone's face if they aren't hustling. Also appreciated that Butch was upfront with him about his NFL chances prior to the Kentucky game in 2013 and told him it might be the last time he ever suits up to play, but that Butch and the university would do everything to support a player like him who had gone through so much for Tennessee.
