It’s been a back-and-forth summer for Rick Barnes and Tennessee basketball, but the Vols received some good news on Tuesday night when in-state guard Keon Johnson pledged his commitment. https://twitter.com/iamkeonjohnson/status/1158879178617495552 Johnson is a 6-5, 180-pound shooting guard from Bell Buckle, Tenn. He’s rated as a consensus four-star. On 247Sports, he is ranked as the No.…
On Tuesday, CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein tweeted out the lineup for the 2019-20 edition of the annual Big 12/SEC Challenge, according to his sources. Sources: Matchups for next season's SEC/Big 12 Challenge are set. Kentucky at Texas Tech Tennessee at KansasBaylor at FloridaMississippi St at OklahomaMissouri at West Virginia Oklahoma St at…
We finally made it. Through the good and the bad, this is the last stop on our trip down memory lane, and I hope you’ve enjoyed reliving it all as much as I have. Through the crippling, relentless sadness of the 2015 football season, to the two weeks in the 2016 season we were on…
This might be my favorite stop so far on our trip down memory lane. Three of the four games in this segment all came during the 2016 football season. Sure, that season ended with a couple of letdowns…but man, for a month, we were kings. In case you missed them, you can find parts one…
Shortly after the heartbreaking basketball loss to Purdue in the Sweet Sixteen just over a month ago, we decided that it would be a constructive exercise to go back and relive some of the most heartbreaking losses of the past 10 years. The reviews were mixed, to say the least. Some people couldn’t handle it.…
This is it. This is the last stop on our trip down memory lane. Again, I sincerely hope that you haven’t faltered under the weight of reliving this suffering, but rather grown and become stronger as a Tennessee fan. You’ve read the first three parts of this series and you’re still here, which is a…
https://twitter.com/Vol_Hoops/status/1115454841013374976 Tennessee fans were thrown for a loop late Sunday night as word started to trickle out that UCLA had already started working on making Vols head coach Rick Barnes the new coach of the Bruins. As the rain came down early Monday, signs were pointing to Barnes accepting the position and leaving the Vols…
It was quite a year for Tennessee guard Jordan Bone. Those who didn’t pay close attention may not realize what Bone meant to the Vols. What would normally be perceived as a tremendous junior campaign for any other upperclassmen in the SEC, is being covered up by the accolades and recognition from Bone’s running mates…
We’re almost there, friends. Our trip down memory lane, reliving all the heartbreak of our recent past, is gradually coming to a close. For some, reliving these struggles has been a bonding experience. Getting closer to fellow fans that have experienced the same distress, forging bonds that can never be tested. For others, like myself,…
As Tennessee fans, it isn’t new to have our team rip our hearts out of our collective chests with a heartbreaking loss. Whether it is a comeback coming up short, blowing a late lead, losing to an inferior team, or not getting the benefit of the whistle, it sometimes seems like Tennessee just finds a…