Author: Freak

-While some in the VolNation basketball forum might disagree, John Adams believes this might be Bruce Pearl’s best coaching job ever – not necessarily because of the wins and losses — but because of his leadership and the way he managed the program. But the best part of Adams article, recaps an incident when Pearl…

On Thursday, Tobias Harris was named to the 2010 McDonald’s All-American team. Mike Griffith and Mike Strange caught up with Tobias on the Sports Animal and here are a few loosely quoted comments from that conversation. On Tennessee losing… I get a little upset when they lose but they just have to get better each…

You could say it wasn’t pretty. Or you could say Tennessee let one slip away. You might even say that Tennessee didn’t bring their A-game. But none of those would accurately describe the disaster Tennessee fans witnessed on Tuesday night. Heading into one of its toughest weeks of the season, the Vols would need a…

In case you missed it, this video of 2010 Tennessee signees from Thursday’s recruiting breakfast is a must see.

Jonathan Crompton turned a few heads in the week leading up to the Texas vs. The Nation all-star game and he continued to do so during the contest on Saturday. Crompton, named the starter for The Nation, finished 9-20 for 102 yards with one touchdown pass in a 36-17 loss to Texas. What they are…

Wayne Chism scored a career-high 30 points and led Tennessee (18-4, 6-2 SEC) to a 79-53 dismantling of South Carolina (13-9, 4-4 SEC) on Saturday night in front of a packed house at Thompson-Boling Arena. The Vols, fresh off of a tough road win at LSU on Thursday night, didn’t arrive back in Knoxville until…

St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo will have at least one new assistant coach on his 2010 staff. That’s because wide receivers coach Charlie Baggett has left the Rams. He’s heading to the University of Tennessee where he will be an assistant head coach. “It’s a good situation for him,” Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said…

A recent article on GVX [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][Vols need to release mid-term enrollees] speaks of morals, integrity, and class — all of which have become buzzwords around Knoxville this week. I like to think…

Derek Dooley has begun assembling his coaching staff at Tennessee, making his first two hires on Sunday. Terry Joseph from Louisiana Tech and Eric Russell from Texas Tech will join Dooley’s staff in Knoxville. Here is a brief bio on each of them.

Derek Dooley is now entering his second full day at Tennessee. Friday night was obviously a whirlwind and I’m certain Saturday was more of the same. We now know that three more coaches are gone from the previous staff (Kippy Brown, James Cregg, and David Reaves). As I type this, it’s likely that phone calls…