Recent content by Benchwarmer

I seldom post on VolNation, but I read the forum every day, usually twice a day or more. Our losses grieve me more than anger me. And I'm not optimistic that we will go undefeated the rest of the season. Probably more grief ahead. No one who knows me would call me a sunshine pumper, but I...

ESPN had the following teams ranked ahead of us in Week One of college football, and behind us in Week Thirteen. Oklahoma Oklahoma State Pittsburgh Wake Forest Michigan State Notre Dame Texas A&M Utah Baylor Miami Arkansas Kentucky Cincinnati Ole Miss Houston BYU

To me, pulling a gun in the middle of a fight when anger is likely to be high is less evil than premeditatively carrying a gun to school with the intention of killing. Both situations are wrong, however.

I am a 67-year-old white man whose soul is troubled by the attitudes of many on here. My heart grieves for George Floyd and others. I want to speak to white people here because I believe we need to do some serious soul-searching. I'm not saying that other groups don't need to, also, but I...

I don't get the impression that Bill and Jimmy are that much alike, either.

What you did there. I seen it.

This is a good way to win the hearts of Vol fans, for us to begin liking him and pulling for him before he even gets here. Well...it warmed my heart anyway. Thanks, J.T. Appreciate your taking time to tell us how you feel. :good!:

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/pro-football-focus-releases-week-3-sec-players-week/ Congratulations, John Kelly! That was an amazing performance against Florida, and through three games. Keep doing what you do.

I did not see the toughness and dominance by our lines that I expected to see against our first two opponents. It is that lack that gives me a bad feeling about this game. Perhaps that is what the oddsmakers see, too. At any rate, I'm not going to pick Florida to win.

Congrats, Trevor. Keep doing what you do. May it result in a big award at the end of the season. http://www.utsports.com/news/2017/9/5/football-daniel-named-ray-guy-punter-of-the-week.aspx

The best thing that can happen for the Vols in the Fla-Mich game is for it to be close and for Michigan to win. We see a Florida team that is sub par at QB, is missing a number of players that will presumably be available for Tenn, including the starting RB, and the game is at Michigan. I...

SIAP, but another of our VFL's made a great play last night. 65-yd touchdown! You can catch the video below. So proud of LaTroy. https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tennessee-football/watch-former-tennessee-dl-latroy-lewis-takes-fumble-65-yards-touchdown/

sjt18, I gave you a like for taking the time to respond to my original post. I do think you are right on a good bit of what you say. I hope you are right about some of the rest.

Congrats on the post count! And yes, the fun is about to start.

Many of us are pretty optimistic about the upcoming season. Many on here have us beating Florida and Georgia. And I also think that is quite possible, but definitely not a given. I would like to explore the reasons for the optimism. What is it about team 121 that makes you confident? Is it...