Linebacker University

[VolsDoc81TX]

Hope you're not serious. That moniker goes back to the early 80s I know, probably earlier. Richmond Flowers, Lester McClain, Stanley Morgan, Anthony Hancock, Larry Seivers, Willie Gault, Tim McGee, Thomas Woods all pre-dated the 90s.

Was a freshman in Fall of '81, Tennessee was already called wide receiver U at that time...

 

[TNnative]

Was a freshman in Fall of '81, Tennessee was already called wide receiver U at that time...

That is true, but at that point, Tennessee was only called Wide Receiver U by folks from Tennessee. When Jimmy Johnson said it before that Sugar Bowl game, the rest of the country became aware of it. To his dismay, he learned Tennessee could play defense too. Definitely the high point of the Majors era.

 

[Cartervol]

That is true, but at that point, Tennessee was only called Wide Receiver U by folks from Tennessee. When Jimmy Johnson said it before that Sugar Bowl game, the rest of the country became aware of it. To his dismay, he learned Tennessee could play defense too. Definitely the high point of the Majors era.

Yes he did.. Put a whooping on ole Jimmy and his Canes that day... Tony Robinson went down early in that year. Jeff Francis stepped up and the rest was history..

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

That is true, but at that point, Tennessee was only called Wide Receiver U by folks from Tennessee. When Jimmy Johnson said it before that Sugar Bowl game, the rest of the country became aware of it. To his dismay, he learned Tennessee could play defense too. Definitely the high point of the Majors era.

Did people outside Tennessee really matter to me as a freshman? Nope, not one bit...I had found the promised land and pitied anyone who went elsewhere

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Yes he did.. Put a whooping on ole Jimmy and his Canes that day... Tony Robinson went down early in that year. Jeff Francis stepped up and the rest was history..

Except it was not Jeff Francis, it was Darryl Dickey that was phenomenal by the Sugar Bowl

 

[OldVol49vfl]

Dale jones.... What a badass that man was. I never got to see kiner but when you talk to the old timers they mention him with a gleam in their eye that tells you he could really play some football and turn a game

I got to see Jones and Kiner, both were tough and hardnosed. Two other LB's that I felt were well above average were Frank Emanuel and Tom Fisher, I was lucky enough to see both of them play. Seems like Kiner and Emanuel both made the College Hall of Fame.

 

[StoVol]

I got to see Jones and Kiner, both were tough and hardnosed. Two other LB's that I felt were well above average were Frank Emanuel and Tom Fisher, I was lucky enough to see both of them play. Seems like Kiner and Emanuel both made the College Hall of Fame.

Wurd, Keith Delong is another one of my favorites.

 

[Roustabout]

Was about to say how do you leave Delong off. Injuries gave him no shot at professional fame, but healthy, he was one of the best. And a legacy.

 

[ajvol01]

Except it was not Jeff Francis, it was Darryl Dickey that was phenomenal by the Sugar Bowl

Hilarious. Francis stepped up big in the Peach Bowl a couple years later vs Indiana.

Makes me wonder if Hoosiers have been bowling since.

 

[TNHopeful505]

Steve Kiner
Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
Jamie Rotella
Ron McCartney
Tommy West
Craig Puki
Danny Spradlin
Alvin Toles
Carl Zander
Reggie McKenzie
Dale Jones
Al Wilson
Eric Westmoreland
Eddie Moore
Kevin Burnett
Omar Gaither

All drafted; most in early rounds.

Rico McCoy is another. Having a good career in the league