John Adams: Excuses

[EverythingOrange]

College football coaches need to get their excuses ready — just in case | Adams

John Adams is the worst EXCUSE for a sports journalist that I have ever experienced! The man has been deeply criticizing Tennessee sports programs; coaches; fan support (the Schiano incident); and administration -- FOREVER!!! How he remains a "home-town" reporter with the Knoxville News Sentinel is beyond me...... Maybe he should get a job with ESPN (another Tennessee "lover"); or go someplace where they hate Tennessee, anyway - like Florida or Alabama. But, ever since I was a student from 1997 until NOW I don't think that I can ever remember him saying anything positive about the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE! Respect is a mutual thing. -- And since he continues to trash my school, I will continue to trash HIM! --- He is a CLASSIC UNWANTED JERK!!!!!!!

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

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John Adams is the worst EXCUSE for a sports journalist that I have ever experienced! The man has been deeply criticizing Tennessee sports programs; coaches; fan support (the Schiano incident); and administration -- FOREVER!!! How he remains a "home-town" reporter with the Knoxville News Sentinel is beyond me...... Maybe he should get a job with ESPN (another Tennessee "lover"); or go someplace where they hate Tennessee, anyway - like Florida or Alabama. But, ever since I was a student from 1997 until NOW I don't think that I can ever remember him saying anything positive about the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE! Respect is a mutual thing. -- And since he continues to trash my school, I will continue to trash HIM! CLASSIC UNWANTED JERK!!!!!!!

You obviously don't listen to him on Basilio. He's very positive and a great guest.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

https://news.yahoo.com/college-football-coaches-excuses-ready-090254145.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall

John Adams is the worst EXCUSE for a sports journalist that I have ever experienced! The man has been deeply criticizing Tennessee sports programs; coaches; fan support (the Schiano incident); and administration -- FOREVER!!! How he remains a "home-town" reporter with the Knoxville News Sentinel is beyond me...... Maybe he should get a job with ESPN (another Tennessee "lover"); or go someplace where they hate Tennessee, anyway - like Florida or Alabama. But, ever since I was a student from 1997 until NOW I don't think that I can ever remember him saying anything positive about the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE! Respect is a mutual thing. -- And since he continues to trash my school, I will continue to trash HIM! --- He is a CLASSIC UNWANTED JERK!!!!!!!

Terrible take. John Adams is great.

 

[Alto1]

Not gonna click link, but I will definitely take your word for it.
John ADAMS = JERK!!!

 

[utvolpj]

Terrible take. John Adams is great.

Not really. Adams has always been pretty worthless. Knoxville market deserves better

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

I’ve never had an axe to grind with Adams, but that piece makes him seem like a lazy hack. Good grief. Report on or analyze SOMETHING. Attempt to express a unique or relevant idea, just one. What a waste of ink (or pixels) that was.

 

[OrangeTsar]

He made a decent second President though if you ask me. Loved the mini series

 

[J C Higgins]

College football coaches need to get their excuses ready — just in case | Adams

John Adams is the worst EXCUSE for a sports journalist that I have ever experienced! The man has been deeply criticizing Tennessee sports programs; coaches; fan support (the Schiano incident); and administration -- FOREVER!!! How he remains a "home-town" reporter with the Knoxville News Sentinel is beyond me...... Maybe he should get a job with ESPN (another Tennessee "lover"); or go someplace where they hate Tennessee, anyway - like Florida or Alabama. But, ever since I was a student from 1997 until NOW I don't think that I can ever remember him saying anything positive about the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE! Respect is a mutual thing. -- And since he continues to trash my school, I will continue to trash HIM! --- He is a CLASSIC UNWANTED JERK!!!!!!!

I must be more willing to listen to others' positions and statements. Doesn't cross my threshold.

 

[utvolpj]

I’ve never had an axe to grind with Adams, but that piece makes him seem like a lazy hack. Good grief. Report on or analyze SOMETHING. Attempt to express a unique or relevant idea, just one. What a waste of ink (or pixels) that was.

He recently analyzed a Basillio show in an article. Ground breaking

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

I must be willing to listen to others' positions and statements. Doesn't cross my threshold.

Were there “positions” or “statements” in that article? No wonder people don’t read the paper anymore. Maybe the KNS should give a young journalism grad a shot if Adams is going to phone it in like that.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

He made a decent second President though if you ask me. Loved the mini series

Especially when he went to France.

 

[EverythingOrange]

Don't get me wrong -- I can take an honest, forthright assessment. But, ALL of his articles are full of negativity and dissent! He's about as welcome to me as a turd in a punch-bowl!!!!!

 

[Vol524]

Someone should explain our coach is nothing like Pruitt. Maybe he should just go back to sleep.

 

[OffTackleVol]

College football coaches need to get their excuses ready — just in case | Adams

John Adams is the worst EXCUSE for a sports journalist that I have ever experienced! The man has been deeply criticizing Tennessee sports programs; coaches; fan support (the Schiano incident); and administration -- FOREVER!!! How he remains a "home-town" reporter with the Knoxville News Sentinel is beyond me...... Maybe he should get a job with ESPN (another Tennessee "lover"); or go someplace where they hate Tennessee, anyway - like Florida or Alabama. But, ever since I was a student from 1997 until NOW I don't think that I can ever remember him saying anything positive about the UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE! Respect is a mutual thing. -- And since he continues to trash my school, I will continue to trash HIM! --- He is a CLASSIC UNWANTED JERK!!!!!!!

Adams = POS

 

[goldvol]

He made a decent second President though if you ask me. Loved the mini series

and to think, following Washington! that's a tough task, like whoever follows Saban at Bama

 

[whobethis16]

So many people really need to learn the difference between a reporter and a columnist. They also need to learn how articles and such are deemed successful in the digital age. If you really, truly don't like it, sharing it, commenting on it, etc does absolutely nothing but give the hits. It's really not the difficult of a concept.

 

[Tman44]

I used to read his articles quite often. Now I won't read him because I don't want to be seen supporting his work. As y'all have pointed out, he never passes up a chance to throw shade at anything related to UT. I may be wrong, but I would imagine that his bosses only care about readership. "Journalists" that play the heel can get a lot more pub than cheerleaders. If you don't like him, don't click. Eventually, the message will get across.

 

[Tman44]

He made a decent second President though if you ask me. Loved the mini series

Paul Giamatti was excellent in that series. He won an emmy, golden globe, SAG and three others for that role.

 

[05_never_again]

Of all the Adams articles you have have picked to complain about, this one is interesting. 95% of it isn't even about Tennessee specifically.

Also, for all the hate he gets, he only really jumps on Tennessee coaches well after they've proven themselves to be horrible coaches. When it is the easy column to write. I've only heard him say positive or neutral things about Heupel and his staff, and really compliments the culture change he thinks has happened in the program.

 

[Ashevillevol]

Especially when he went to France.

Franklin was the one going rogue in Paris. Partying like it was 1999.

 

[PEPPERJAX]

If Simpsons Characters were real life people.....

 

[number1volfanfrom76]

We read Marvin West columns here every few wks or so. He had John Adams job before leaving or retiring. You can see the difference from someone who loves his job and one who wants to sell newspapers!

 

[VolBricks]

JA knows the fastest way to get "clicks" is to make VolTwitter/Volfans angry. He has been using you guys forever for clicks, he gets paid for clicks. You want JA gone QUIT reading his stuff. I have not read a JA "article" in years.

 

[sjt18]

Don't like Adams and never have. His "reporting" around the time of Fulmer's end was gratuitous... shameful.

He seems positive about Heupel for now but will shoot him in the back at some point.

 

[ACvol3]

Terrible take. John Adams is great.

….. said no UT fan ever