Recent content by Neyland'76

I met her when she was a new coach at UT. I was playing a pickup game in old Alumni Gym and, as I was getting ready to leave, she walked up and introduced herself (Pat Head at the time). Then she asked if I would be willing to practice with her team for a few minutes. She said they were...

I was at the game - and was in the same class as Ernie Grunfeld and Mike Jackson (played against him in high school), and Stanley Morgan, Mickey Marvin et al.. King was awesome from day one. But so was Ernie. I think Grunfeld had been injured in a preseason game - someone undercut him and he...

He was Larry Robinson. I think he was Captain in "73 or "74, and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. Played kick returner. About 6'5, 225 pounds, which at the time was a heck of an athlete. I played a pickup game one day with him and Mike Jackson and Lenny Kosmalski . Blocked one of his...

Friend, a real VOL wouldn't even consider p*^@ing on someone who would flame such a great post unless the fire they were causing was endangering their house, a child, a church or a Peyton Manning picture! GO VOLS!!!

Another was Larry Seivers in the Battle era who was an All American (when Bob Hope announced an all American Team on his prime time show). Part of the legend started in the mid to late 1970's when UT had a recruiting poster that showed the NCAA Champion 440 Relay Team in their football...

What a great game! The coaches and players were as dedicated as I have ever seen. Sure, you would like to dominate a game and win by 30, but sometimes you just have to fight through a tough night, There were so many times they could have given up - but didn't. I won't say this is the best...

I guess you are too young to remember the team that had Allan Houston and his Dad and finished 5-22. That team stunk. This one is just struggling.

Never heard of him? I guess that's not a surprise. The avatar may be appropriate - the Professor could make all those neat things out of coconuts, but couldn't even figure out how to repair a boat. This is a quality coach and person, and unlike some "fans", those of us who have been...

Hey guys In the "for what it is worth" category.... My son is an attorney in Birmingham. He told me a little while ago the "rumors" in the Birmingham social circles (based on conversations among wives & friends of candidates) are Kirby Smart to UT and Petrino to Auburn. (sounded like...

Now THIS is a fun thread.... First game for me was September 1973 vs. Auburn. Doug Barfield was the Auburn coach, Bill Battle for UT. There were thunderstorms in the area, and one rolled into Neyland Stadium. In this era, you could have umbrellas in the stands, so I remember sitting in...

Give it a rest. It's hard to fathom being so critical of Bray when he is leading an offense that is averaging about 40 points a game and has about the 4th best statistical season for yards and TDs ever at UT - with 2 games remaining. The fact that the defense doesn't seem to be able to stop...

I was attending UT during that season. Maybe what is more insane than just what Ernie & Bernard did was the fact that Mike Jackson averaged about 13 points per game, and Rodney Woods almost 9 to go along with his assists.....with no shot clock (which often resulted in teams trying to hold the...

UT VOLS#1, UT Ghost Hunter Thank you! I thought this would be "big" news. My daughter is a senior at another SEC university (Thank God, not Alabama!) and started classes Friday, so I thought our kids would do the same. Thanks again!

Greetings Vol Fans I have followed this site for many years. (Neyland Scholar and UT Grad in '76 - long before most of you were born, I suspect.) As a "prisoner" in Alabama for 35 years this site is truly a breath of fresh air for me. I have not posted often and therfore cannot start a...

Ohio State (Meyer) vs. USC (Kiffin) as a "play in" and the Plus 1 Game Being Vanderbilt. That is worse than the Borg taking over Earth! GBO!