Wes Rucker Chats UT

[orange+white=heaven]

The TFP's Wes Rucker did a Q&A chat on the tfp website today....

LINK

... I found it to be a good read on both football and basketball at Tennessee.

 

[Panthro]

I was a little upset that he never answered my question...

"Wes, do you and Darius talk sports at family reunions? Also, does he get mad when you call him Hootie?"

 

[BuckheadVol1]

I was a little upset that he never answered my question...

"Wes, do you and Darius talk sports at family reunions? Also, does he get mad when you call him Hootie?"

I wonder why? :lolabove:

 

[utfan089]

Thanks for posting. :good!:
Great read!

 

[True_Fan]

Good stuff...thnx

 

[volfootball11]

why does anyone read or listen to Wes Rucker? I have nothing at all agaisnt the guy, but I have notice his information that he puts out there isn't right most of the time..

 

[OrangeWilly]

why does anyone read or listen to Wes Rucker? I have nothing at all agaisnt the guy, but I have notice his information that he puts out there isn't right most of the time..

I would disagree. During the coaching search he was one of the few guys that didnt try to "be first" to break a story. He was patient and broke it when he had a solid source other than "someone on the inside".

 

[Skjellyfetti]

I would disagree. During the coaching search he was one of the few guys that didnt try to "be first" to break a story. He was patient and broke it when he had a solid source other than "someone on the inside".

+1

 

[Panthro]

I also just saw that he twote (past tense of tweet) that Tennessee is prepared to offer seven figures for the right DC.

 

[Owl-flavored]

I would disagree. During the coaching search he was one of the few guys that didnt try to "be first" to break a story. He was patient and broke it when he had a solid source other than "someone on the inside".

WFW!

He also seems to be the only UT beat writer who remotely understands social media.

 

[CagleMtnVol]

Actually I think he is the best writer currently covering Tennessee.

 

[jarvol]

Actually I think he is the best writer currently covering Tennessee.

I agree. He seems pretty good and when compared to the competition he looks like a freaking genius.

 

[iuvol2012]

Actually I think he is the best writer currently covering Tennessee.

This.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Actually I think he is the best writer currently covering Tennessee.

Without question. All reporters say they'd rather be right than first, but Rucker actually seems to mean it.

 

[swiperboyfan]

wes rucker is great imo.

 

[SGMVols]

Actually I think he is the best writer currently covering Tennessee.

Beats the Hell out of Hyams and Basilio, that's for sure.

 

[dickens821]

Rucker is one of the best covering the Vols, easily. Strange is also pretty good.

 

[rico43]

+1

+2 The Times Free Press showed very professional restraint compared to the reactionary junk the KNS kept posting during the search. I was pleasantly surprised.

 

[PennVol]

If you don't like Wes, then who in the world could you possibly trust or like?? KNS is garbage, Sportsanimal is worse, Chris Low is the worst.

Wes is the ONLY one who didn't put any false reports out there during the coaching search.
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[smokeytime]

Wes does a good job. I agree, he doesn't just jump at the opportunity to be first. He seems to be clear about "what level of source" he has.

He also uses twitter well.

And he doesn't seem to have the ego of most covering the Vols right now. He doesn't seem to think he is "bigger" than the fans or the Vols.