Recent content by Bumpndnite

I'm a Bama fan, but am hoping that Pruitt does well in Knoxville. I've known him since he was an assistant coach at our local high school. I know UT fans are impatient, and rightly so. It's been a long time since there was reason to be optimistic about the program. I understand the...

Another great post. I've made the "Maxims" a must read every week. I've stated before in replying to these posts that my grandfather was a medic caught up in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. In his letters home, he mentioned the level of casualties that were being inflicted on US forces. They...

As a Bama fan, I have no dog in this fight. However it seems to me that the problem is a bit more straight forward than winning 2-3 from KY, MO, and Vandy. I can't imagine this Vol team losing to Vandy, and they most certainly should beat Charlotte. That leaves them with needing one more win...

As an outside observer, it appeared to me that the Vols' DL was gassed by late in the third quarter. However there is only so much a S&C coach can do. Saban addressed this early and often in his first few seasons. His solution was to recruit depth on the DL. Bama has had that depth in spades...

I watched the game on Saturday, and re-watched it last night. I saw several UT players playing hard for 4 quarters; that didn't help. The obvious disparity between the Tide, and the Vols is on the line-of-scrimmage. Alabama owned both lines for virtually the entire game. All of the...

Great post. Thanks for sharing that article. I've been reading a lot about WWI in the recent months. It is a confusing conflict that has never received the coverage it deserves in US history books. It is a bit personal to me. My grandfather was one of those boys (and they were mostly just...

Since I follow Bama closer than any other team, I have to disagree with some of your points: (a) Bama has not been playing defensive backups in the 2nd half. The first team defense has played well into the 4th qtr; they've had to do that because of the inexperience/injuries in the secondary...

I live in Hoover AL, and have followed Jeremy Pruitt since he was an assistant at Hoover High School. I also had a chance to talk with him during the SEC Media week in 2017. I've been impressed with the guy for some time now. This is an interesting game coming up. There is no coach outside...

Good synopsis. As an Alabama fan, I can relate; we endured a decade of blundering coaches,and administrators. At least UT didn't hire a coach that had to be fired after his first spring (didn't even coach a real game) for using a university credit card to fill his hotel room with...

I think what you saw on Saturday was a good coaching staff. UT knew that they had a size advantage at WR, over the smaller AU DBs. Several key plays in that game involved a jump ball, and the UT WRs won almost all of them. Anyway.....congrats on a big win.

I think the South Carolina game is the key. If the Vols can win that one on the road, then a Charlotte win would get them within one. After that, they would need just one more from either Kentucky, Mizzou, or Vandy. It is very doable, and I wouldn't have said that two weeks ago.

Tell your Caddy Master that some families are more complex than others. I'm also a Bama grad, and bleed Crimson, but both sons are AU grads (my youngest played for AU)....it can be a burden.

I'm a Bama fan, but pull for the Vols, and Auburn when they're not playing the Tide......so was torn yesterday. That being said, I thought the UT receivers played lights-out. There were several plays when the AU DB had good coverage, and a UT receiver just went up, and pulled down the...

Good post. A lot of people are comparing Pruitt's results to date, with Dan Mullen at Florida. They may not realize that Mullen went 5-7 in his first season at MSU. That was Mullen's first year as a HC. He was learning on the job then, as is Pruitt now. The win-loss record this season, is...