Conference realignment has been a hot topic for several years, and now it’s bubbling up again. There is talk that a Power 5 conference itself could dissolve: the Big 12. Recently, as Fox Sports Knoxville’s own Nick Davis points out, Oklahoma has been rumored to be looking for a way out of the Big 12…
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it finally happened. The most unfortunate Photoshop project of recent memory hit the Twittersphere on Wednesday on the coattails of the ever-popular “RompHims.” Dropping tomorrow! Vols edition RompHim 🚨🚨🚨Exclusively at the VolShop (limited stock) pic.twitter.com/jxdM9PmmMF — The Black Sheep UTK (@BlackSheep_UTK) May 17, 2017 First off, no — this isn’t real. I…
Usually when a notable Twitter account tweets out something controversial that seems unforeseen from them, the cliche, go-to excuse is to say “i wuz hacked.” We, people of the internet, have seen this used as a defense countless times, whether or not it be legit. A recent example are the supposed Twitter fingers of the New…
Football season is almost upon us, hopefully this will give you some satisfaction until the Vols take the field. So to help VOL Nation, I created a list of tips to use to pick up chicks during football season when roaming around Heaven’s Gates aka Neyland Stadium. Since I am constantly told I always…
Peyton Manning will host the 2017 ESPY awards on July 12, 2017. “The ESPYS have been a part of my life during my entire career—I can still remember attending my very first show back in 1998 before my rookie season in the NFL,” Manning said in the official release from ESPN. Peyton will be a…
Every spring, major television networks gather in New York City to roll out their Fall Collection, providing advertisers an upfront preview of their lineups. At the network’s upfront yesterday, FOX announced that Ohio State at Michigan (November 25) will be broadcast on its network this season. And not just this season. FOX owns Big Ten…
The 2007-2008 Tennessee basketball team was one of the greatest teams in Vol history. Chris Lofton, Wayne Chism, Tyler Smith, J.P. Prince and Brian Williams all shared playing time on a Tennessee team that went 28-3 in the regular season. The team also made its mark as one of the best under former coach Bruce…
The college football world has always been spinning and changing, but it seems that recently, it’s been doing it much quicker. Conference realignments and expansions have taken off in recent years, especially when the SEC added Missouri and Texas A&M from the Big 12 in 2012. Well, there have been more talks recently with one…
Where would you rank Butch Jones versus his peers? CBS sports ranked Butch Jones as the 52nd best coach in college football. Fair? Too harsh? Too high? Members of Tennessee’s fan base made the case for all three. My initial reaction to the ranking was none of the above. The biggest takeaway from the rankings…
It’s time we address a problem that is currently plaguing Vol Nation. Hosting a daily radio show in Knoxville, I’ve noticed it emerging slowly over the course of the last several months. I call it Butch Jones Derangement Syndrome. You likely know a sufferer. Perhaps you yourself are afflicted. Symptoms of Butch Jones Derangement Syndrome…