Recent content by That's Jake Vol for Life

(I posted this on substack and was advised that it ought to go here, too. So for those who didn't see it already, here it is.) Just wanted to point out that I am not generally a “we got robbed” kind of fan who blames the refs for EVERYTHING. In this case, considering that we didn’t lose the...

First off, I am plumb tickled to figure out how to originate a thread. Prior to this, I was only able to respond to people who were responding to people. I was turned on to this site by a friend who pointed out that a newspaper column I wrote in 1996 was still getting some traction. That...

My attention was just called to this reprint and it made my day -- week -- month. I am the Jake Vest who wrote that piece about "why I am a Vol." I don't think there is anything much more rewarding than to see something you have written still being read. Heck, it is pretty nice to think it was...