Great news!  Good to hear.

So, we hired a 62-yr. old to take the reins at UT, eh?    Makes me feel ... young.   I'm sure he'll be here until he reaches, say, 66, and retires on his full-time social security.  I look for great things in the next 4 yr.

Hope the dude does well, he may surpass everyone's expectations.  I sure hope so!  ??!!??!!?   

Doug Dickey was AD until age 70, FWIW.   It could also be that right now we need more of a transition guy.  I don't care if he leaves after 5 years, provided he rights the ship first.

4.1 per carry agaist that team is not encouraging in the least.

Right.  But it's a lot better than 2.8.   

For no 2, I believe Tim Priest said during the broadcast that it was to ensure the replay crew had time to function.  The thought was that the Montana hurry-up put time pressure on the review crew and Dooley wanted to ensure they had time to review.  Not claiming I understand it, just repeating what I heard.

Well I partially take back what I said.  I thought I heard we ran for 158 but it was actually 128.  That's average to below average vs an fcs team.   One thing that helps is that our per carry average was dinged by sacks. Poole averaged 4.1 per carry and 3.5 is considered average.  I don't take a huge amount of comfort that our starting g RB was slightly above avg vs an fcs team but 4.1 is much better than 2.8

I didn't see the game and maybe that's why I am less negative than many seem to be on the run game.  We did have a decent rush total.  Is it that we should look better vs Montana?   Was it the avg per carry? Or did they just LOOK like shizzle?  I listened on the radio

It seems to me that Dooley teams tend to relax prematurely.   For instance, there seems to be a letup near halftime or the end of the game, or when sitting on a big lead.   I hope it's not a general trend.

who is Darr?

http://volstothewall.com/board/index.php?topic=20910.0

According to this site:

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=346&f=3067&t=6387858

You can use "hotspotshield" to block your IP address from ESPN3.   It might be worth a look.  Although, it may be implied that your cable carrier has to have access to ESPN3 and it sounds like you don't, so maybe it does not matter.

I don't know how it works now, but the first year ESPN3 was out I could not get it because my cable carrier (IP provider) did not support it.  I started getting it last year, finally.  I don't know if that's still the case or not. 

Anyway, if you normally can get ESPN3, this might be worth a shot.

I don't know about sighs of relief.  I do give him kudos for "doing the right thing", but to me it's a formerly single idiot who is now a married idiot.  That is, he's still an idiot.   

You didn't read the fine print.

All SEC games will be televised (except the school gets to keep the rights to one game a year for PPV where they keep all the money).

So she shouldn't miss any other games.  PPV is overpriced anyway, IMO.

One million billion to nothing.  Vols (fizzleing spell checker!) of course.

Seems like a big step down. Maybe its the relative proximity to Columbus and the short time.  Or maybe he just suxes (fizzleing spell checker).  

lol.  I think its funny.  We should drill Montana.  I am more worried about Cincy, but I am pretty sure we roll into Gainesville 2-0.

Owwwwwwwwww!

Prayers sent.

Rumors already started that he is to coach the team again in 2014 - 2015 season.


Well, really I just made that up.  Bet I won't be the first though.

No, he's taking over from Pat for the LADY Vols.   Get it right.

You may scoff, but their recruiting has really taken off.  I see no reason they can't repeat as East champs, with the division down the way it is.  It may still be a reach to suppose they could beat bammer  or LSU (the two West faves), but losing Jefferson is going to hurt LSU IMO and I am still not sold on bammer.  They have a great D, but I will believe they have an offense of any sort when I see it.

It's a reach, but not so far as you might suppose.  It could happen IMO.

Well now that he's charged with a felony they have to suspend him, right? If they don't, I lose any respect I had for Miles. And when I say that, in spite of his eccentricities, he has won consistently and has not struck me as an "outlaw" like Jimmy Johnson or Barry Switzer, who pretty much knowingly got away with whatever they could IMO.

I would say that I will lose respect for LSU also, but I pretty much already assume everything down there is crooked and corrupt, so....

I got it.  Pat wants to stick around 3 years, so Pearl can come back and replace her.  Was the show cause just for men's bball, or also wimmen's    But in three years it won't matter.  Maybe this is why Pat wants to stick around three years. 

PS I am joking, but seriously...!   

I would like to see VPI, but someone earlier suggested they are fat, dumb and happy in the SEC and may not wish to leave.  They have recently had almost a bye into the championship game and they get plenty of bball revenue as well.I am not sure they want to come into the SEC and get beat up, but I would welcome them if they do.

Personally, I hope Jefferson is back in the lineup by the time they play us.  That guy sucks.

He actually played really well the second half of the season.  I am glad he's gone.  His replacement is also worse than him IMO.

They actually didn't notify them that they are leaving for sure, just that they are "exploring options".  It's definitely not official yet. 

Pearl hammered and Kiffin skates.

This makes me sad.

Yes for sure it's unjust.  The only comment I could make is that Kiffin really was only found guilty of secondary violations, which we should be grateful for, since unfortunately they occurred at our school.

So as big as a scumbag as he is, I can see why he did not get in worse trouble.

That in no way justifies what the NCAA did to Pearl, at least, not on the surface of it.

Clay Travis has said all the negative news lately is "the Fulmer curse" but I say it is the Hamilton curse it seems everything Hamilton touched turned to shizzle.

Negative news?  WTF is he talking about?  The news from the NCAA is POSITIVE!  I was scared to death we were going to get the absolute shizzle hammered out of us.  I almost think OSU and Miami did us a favor. 

We are out from under the NCAA cloud, recruiting is going great, and prospects of improving over last season look pretty good also.  Football-wise, I don't know what else we could ask for.

I am not phased by Janzen Jackson.  I thought he should have been gone long ago and didn't necessarily expect him to make it through the season.  We have a talented secondary even without him IMO.

As for Pat, I don't count that as "bad news" in a SPORTS sense.  That's bad news in her personal health, which is far more important than anything that could happen to our sports program.  I feel for her and her family, but I don't take it as bad news for the University or athletic department.  IMO the impact on her and her family is far more of import than anything that happens to the program that might affect me as a fan.  And I am definitely not implying that you or anyone else views that differently, just saying I don't lump that in with things like Janzen getting kicked off the team or wins and losses, etc.

Anyway, getting back to my original point...I don't really see a whole lot of bad news, here, today on August 25.  Over the last 2-3 years, yes, tons of bad stuff, but it started when Fulmer was still here.  But Clay is out of his mind if he thinks anything this summer compares to fall of 2008, Jan 2010 or April of this year.