Underdog stories are generally supposed to be fun, cute things. Some people find themselves annoyed by these stories very quickly; myself, I enjoy just about anything that upsets the apple cart in college athletics. Butler’s dual championship runs? Loved ’em! Boise State’s Statue of Liberty play? Cheered it on in real time. UConn winning the…
Some fun tidbits: This is the first time Tennessee has played Louisiana-Lafayette since December 29, 2008. Louisiana-Lafayette’s mascot is still the Ragin’ Cajuns. THE RAGIN’ CAJUNS If you think Tennessee’s 2017-18 was a thrill ride with a crushing disappointment at year’s end, talk to Louisiana-Lafayette. They were an absurdly fun story for the entirety of…
The Vols are looking to become bowl eligible as they head into the last quarter of the season. They may only need one win to do so with APR eligibility, but that won’t stop them from pursuing a guaranteed bid by reaching six wins. Finishing the year with a .500 record would be quite a…
The Vols opened the 2018-2019 regular season with a convincing 86-41 win over Rick Barnes alma mater Lenoir-Rhyne Tuesday night. Missing Lamonte Turner, who Barnes said will return on Friday, the guard play was part of the show in the blowout win, in which Yves Pons took flight numerous times to the cheers of TBA. …
The 2018-19 basketball season will officially begin for the Vols as they open the season on Tuesday night against Rick Barnes’ alma mater, Lenoir-Rhyne. The Bears will travel from Hickory, N.C. to square of with the reigning co-SEC regular season champions. The Division II school shouldn’t provide much of a threat to Tennessee. The Vols…
Ever since Tennessee became a Basketball School™, it seems like it takes longer and longer for basketball season to come around. But, it all starts tonight. With the hype train going full speed into this season, Tennessee basketball has a lot of expectations to meet. Whether they will meet them or not, we will have…
The Vols took down C-USA opponent Charlotte yesterday to improve to 4-5 overall. The win wasn’t pretty, but as head coach Jeremy Pruitt would remind you, a win’s a win. Here are three things we learned: 1. The injuries to Trey Smith and Brandon Kennedy proved fatal for the offense Life without Trey Smith and…
Tennessee will play the mighty 49ers of Charlotte this weekend for its Homecoming game. Ideally, this will be the most boring, safe game of the season for Tennessee. But when is anything boring or safe with this team? There is drama in what seems like every game in every sport at Tennessee. Charlotte is a…
In the wake of a heartbreaking loss that preceded Halloween, the Vols will be looking to exorcise some demons before heading into the last quarter of the season. It is crucial that Jeremy Pruitt has his guys focused and ready going forward if Tennessee is going to get a bowl bid. Saturday’s game versus UNC-Charlotte…
Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt Tennessee headed into its game on Saturday with the optimism that it could pull off another upset. Looking back on the game, the Vols should’ve been celebrating a victory. But, as we’ve seen with many games over the past few years, they let this one slip away. Tennessee came out…