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Vol423 said:
There has been no actual mention of clots. Also, there are many medical conditions that could lead to clots. What i have heard mentioned is a bad sinus infection, which obviously is dangerously close to the brain.
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No clue. Just offering personal experience of seemingly healthy people dying from mostly benign conditions. Those of us that live near the mountains in East Tennessee are used to having a near perpetual cough or drainage or whatever due to the molds and allergens we love to hate. None of us expect to be dead from it.
 
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There is plenty of hype surrounding the work of the football team this offseason. But the hype turns into reality and work next week as this team begins preparing for the fall.

There is some hype around the tight end position. Everyone knows about Ethan Davis, provided he stays healthy. Desaahn Brame has had a good spring as he continue to grow from a physical standpoint.

But Tennessee needs more than two tight ends this fall so the question is who will be the third tight end.

Both Luca Wolf and Trent Thomas had solid spring practice performances. They are in a battle to see who is going to be the No. 3 tight end. The Vols feel pretty good about that position heading into the summer months because of what both Wolf and Thomas did back in March in April. Carson Gentle can be a situational tight end as well.

Wolf is the biggest surprise at the position. His knowledge of the game and physical play has been really good for a guy out of the NFL program in England.

Thomas is the tight end that Tennessee coveted coming out of the portal. As we mentioned in 10 things I think I think earlier this week, the feeling is that there doesn’t seem to be much of a drop off, if any, at that position from a year ago, if the group stays healthy.

Defensive lineman Tyree Weathersby continues to draw plenty of praise. We told you a few months ago that he was bigger than he’s ever been and yet running faster than he’s ever ran and that has caused an even greater buy-in for him. Weathersby’s maturity has to continue in all his work this summer. Tennessee needs to him to be a real factor this fall.

We know the talk about quarterback has been a hot topic of late. It’s frankly still too early to think someone has a stronghold on the position. Faizon Brandon obviously had a strong spring. George MacIntyre has put on adequate weight of late and left campus around 203 pounds. What will he weigh when he gets back? Those in the weight room will be anxiously awaiting to see what kind of work he has put in to maintain or put on weight over the last few weeks.

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel, athletic director Danny White and Chancellor Donde Plowman will spend time next week in Destin at the SEC Spring Meetings. It again will be about the College Football Playoff. Commissioner Greg Sankey is against expansion to a 24-team playoff. His coaches and athletic directors are not. The Big 10 has said to either move to 24 or stay where it’s at, with 12 teams. ESPN is fine at 12 and isn’t interested in 24. So what comes of this week in the SEC? History says not much, but we will see.

It won’t be a surprise to anyone if you hear Danny White advocating for collective bargaining. A year ago on the Big Orange Caravan, White cast plenty of doubt on his believe that the House Settlement would create any guardrails. And he was right it hasn’t.

“I don’t want to speak out of turn. The settlement could work and I hope it does,” White said. “There’s been a lot of speculation around collective bargaining. Every sports organization in our country has collective bargaining for a reason. It’s very complicated. These are students. We don’t have just one sport. We have twenty and only two of which are profitable.

“There’s a lot to transpire to see how that plays out. But as you and I have discussed, I think collective bargaining is maybe where we land down the road.”

White will continue to advocate for down the road to be now.

As the SEC will wrap up the talking season for leagues next week, what we have learned is that conferences are as divided as ever one the issues that continue to change the course of college sport. And there doesn’t seem to be many, if any, that are interested in making compromises.

Back on campus, around June 11 is the next big moment for Tennessee’s entertainment district. An approval of the project on that date means things will move forward, with demolition of part the G-10 garage.

Speaking of demolition, the Hearing and Speech Center at the corner of Phillip Fulmer Way and Peyton Manning Pass will begin around June 20-25. The corner, which will be turned into a green space, should be landscaped and done by the end of July. The thought is that the creation of the green space will aid in the congestion at the corner that causes problems getting in and out of Neyland Stadium on game days.
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HOOPS​

Tennessee basketball’s new-look roster is set to begin arriving on campus this weekend and early next week to begin the summer portion of the offseason.

Transfer guard Terrence Hill Jr. appears to be getting an early start after he posted a picture on social media Thursday night from inside Pratt Pavilion.

The Vols had a presence in Chicago and Memphis last week as summer recruiting got underway for the 2027 class. There aren’t a ton of names out there right now for Tennessee, but an early one certainly appears to be four-star small forward Malachi Jordan.

The 6-foot-6, 205-pound prospect is a Nashville native who attends Dream City Christian in Arizona. He’s the No. 11 overall player in the Rivals ratings, is the No. 2 small forward in the class and the No. 3 overall player in the state of Arizona.

On3’s Joe Tipton reported earlier this week that Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri and Vanderbilt appear to be the early schools to know for Jordan.

Tipton noted that Jordan has already been to Tennessee for an unofficial visit and the Tennessee staff is making “a strong push” early on, noting the Vols have made “a really good impression on him so far.”

“It’s Rocky Top, man,” Jordan recently told Rivals recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw. “That orange, you know, I mean, it runs through Nashville, where I’m from. It’s only a three-hour drive to Knoxville, I mean, it’s all you see, so I’ve grown up around it, and it’s home. The family aspect of Tennessee is big.

“I mean, they bring their players in, and it’s like a big family over there. The coaches treat all the players like their own sons. I mean, everyone is really close over there.”

Some more schedule news dropped Thursday with the Players Era Festival releasing its eight-team and 16-team brackets for the 24-team event in Las Vegas in November.

Tennessee will play Maryland (and former guard Bishop Boswell) on Tuesday, November 24, at Michelob Ultra Arena and will then play either Iowa State or San Diego State on Thursday, November 26, with the winners and losers matching up in bracket play after an off day in between the first two games.

Also on Tennessee’s side of the 16-team bracket is St. John’s vs. Oregon and Louisville vs. Texas Tech. The other half of the bracket is Gonzaga vs. Kansas State, Baylor vs. Alabama, Michigan vs. Creighton and Miami vs. TCU.

The semifinals are set for Friday, November 27 and the championship game will be played on Saturday, November 28.

Maryland makes three Big 10 opponents on next season’s schedule. Tennessee will also play at Purdue and host Michigan State in the start of two home-and-home deals over the next two seasons.

The Vols will also go back to Bridgestone Arena for a neutral-site game against North Carolina State and first-year Wolfpack head coach Justin Gainey. Tennessee should also get a home game in the ACC/SEC Challenge after playing at Syracuse last season.
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Congrats Morans, we made it ! 🥳
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I do tire of all these lists that someone makes up online. Most Tortured Fanbase. Most Obnoxious Fans. Best Burger Joints in each State...and on and on. But I'll bite on this list. Do Oregan State and Okie State really belong? I don't see them as comparable to the other big programs (or perhaps NC State).
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Moorings?
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Yup. Parents own a boat through the five-year ownership program. Titled it in the name of a new business they created for the 100% bonus depreciation. Wrote off the full purchase amount at the highest MF J tax bracket in year one. At the end of five years, they can sell the boat or re-up in the program, though I think it’s at little to no cost since they already own the boat. Can take any similar model and size at any of their global locations at no cost. Occasionally, they pay the “difference in cost of rental“ to upgrade to a larger boat or catamaran.
 
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SSVol said:
No clue. Just offering personal experience of seemingly healthy people dying from mostly benign conditions. Those of us that live near the mountains in East Tennessee are used to having a near perpetual cough or drainage or whatever due to the molds and allergens we love to hate. None of us expect to be dead from it.
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So now I'm seeing a story on ESPN about the 911 call. They say he had shortness of breath, was struggling to breath, and was coughing up some blood. Sounds like possible pulmonary emboli (blood clots in the lungs) to me, and I have personal experience with those. Those can easily throw blood clots to the brain.
 
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