Time to negotiate
As a five-touchdown underdog, Butch’s best option is to negotiate. Nick Saban’s football persona...
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Author: Marvin West
Vol football: Reflections and outlook
Forty-two percent of the Tennessee football season is gone. One hundred percent of optimistic expectations have vanished. Saturday at 4 p.m. will be the midpoint. Self-respect is the big remaining prize. The UT team has...
Read MoreQuiet, please
“If you can’t say something good, keep quiet” was an early coaching point from my first teacher, my dear grandmother. I searched and searched for something good to say about the Georgia game from the Tennessee perspective. I...
Read MoreWillie Thomas dies
One of Tennessee’s all-time brightest track stars has died of cancer. The life of half-miler Willie Thomas, 67, will be celebrated Friday in Chicago. He was a two-time NCAA champion for the Volunteers, 1972 and 1974. Thomas was...
Read MoreThe end is near
The sign said “The end is near.” The bearded man was carrying it along the sidewalk. I assumed he was a religious zealot, warning us of things to come. My second thought was he might be a Tennessee football fan. Based on that...
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