Adrift in The Season of Constant Sorrow: the 2008 Tennessee Volunteers
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Profiles in Disillusion: Phil Fulmer is a man of constant sorrow
Dr. Saturday —
A weekly look at conquered favorites and other notables picking up the pieces of shattered ambition.
Phil's time growing short in the land where he was born and raised. When it came, it was always going to be from Rocky Top Talk, and finally, off another rout at the hands of Alabama to fall to 1-4 in the SEC, Vol diehard Joel has captured the zeitgeist for Tennessee's 2008 season in three visceral minutes:
Even the most patient Volunteers are apologizing to the physical genius of Eric Berry and making plans for a new coach in 2009, and the not so patient don't want to wait that ...
Tennessee on the 'Tubes
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New YouTubes tagged "Tennessee Volunteers."
Stupid vols fan loses bet
Tennessee Vols College Basketball 2007-08
Tennessee hits, highlights, and BS calls against Alabama
Star Spangled Banner
2008-09 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
The Sports Source 10/26/08 pt. 5
The Sports Source 10/26/08 pt. 1
2008 Alabama vs. Tennessee: "Rocky Flop"
Tennessee Alabama 2008 MMA
Tennessee fans exit early against Alabama
Rammer Jammer Alabama Tennessee 2008
The Volunteers' Season of ...
Tennessee, too, seeks atonement through simplification
Dr. Saturday —
(If you're wondering, yes: Slowest. Day. Ever.)
Say you're coming off a disappointing year -- maybe, for example, you dropped from a slightly above average offense to one of the bottom five offenses in the country in just one season, as Tennessee did last year. Where does the rehab begin?
Faced with a similar question, LSU had the answer last week for its proud but wounded defense: The Tigers are going to simplify to give their talent some breathing room. And the Vols, as they opened up their first spring practice under a new offense on Tuesday? If you hadn't guessed, they're going to simplify ...
Tennessee Vols Football 2008 Season Lowlights, Video
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Tennessee Vols Football 2008 Season Lowlights, Video. And just because I like The Soggy Bottom Boys, this clip gives a pithy chronicling of the disaster of 2008 by showing lowlight after lowlight, all to the soundtrack of Man of Constant Sorrow. If you’re going to subject yourself to watching the wreckage, you can at least enjoy a good tune, right?
Bottom line, Tennessee’s program is at a crossroads this year and one of the most fascinating stories of the season will be how the team will perform under Lane Kiffin in the face of intense public scrutiny. The Fulmer era spanned the spectrum of perception and ...
The Re-Animation of David Clawson - How 'Bout Them Cold-Weather Springs?
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In which we look at the Clawfense from the third person perspective. Quite possibly the cheapest brain massage you'll ever receive.
Perusing through the archives of Rocky Top Talk, I had a little fun looking at the posts from about a year ago. There was some good news, like the commitment of Josh Nunes (boy, wouldn't it be nice to have him aboard right about now?), a certain Fulmer Cup news item from a certain university to the hotward side of Tennessee, some reasons to be excited about having a brand-new starter at the quarterback position, and the requisite ...
Vol fans brace for The Cromptoning, Part Two: Resurrection
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This comes as no surprise, but it is official -- as of this afternoon, the man who last fall completed 11 of 27 passes in a loss to Wyoming, largely inspired the best tortured fan video of 2008 and served as the hallucinatory subject of an imaginary conversation with a weary author suffering from something like post-traumatic stress disorder is back on top, baby:
Quarterback Jonathan Crompton has been named starter, Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin said after Monday's practice.
The real significance of this confirmation, on the heels of Auburn's decision to start Chris ...
The Record of Wrongs: Alabama Crimson Tide
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Hear ye, hear ye. It's Time. Time for Tennessee Volunteer fans to gather for the ceremonial reading of the Record of Wrongs, a litany of the offenses committed by the Alabama Crimson Tide.
October 25, 2008: Alabama 29, Tennessee 9. The Tide subjected us to yet another humbling defeat in a season filled with them, all while the JumboTron constantly reminded us just how far we'd fallen. Nick Stephens had the longest rush of the day. All in all, it was a swift kick in the secrets and prompted this:
October 20, ...
