(These westwords were written long ago, September 15, 1978, to be precise. Every year since, this column has been read aloud by Jim Martin and his Volunteer friends in a …
Which Vol freshmen will play?
Disclaimer: This is not an endorsement or an advertisement for gambling, no way, no sir, but you might find it interesting to try to pick which Tennessee football freshmen will …
Big Blue goes Code Red
We have waived boundary restrictions for KnoxTNToday. You are about to be blessed with a small serving of a Kentucky in-house hissing contest.
John Calipari, close friend of Rick Barnes, is …
We’ll see if Willie Martinez is a magician
Don’t worry, be happy, Tennessee will have two cornerbacks by the time the football season starts. It might have three.
We don’t know their names or where they are this very …
What a difference a year makes
Background: Dinah Washington won a 1959 Grammy for her rendition of “What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours …”
Multiply a Dinah day by 365 and think what a …
Football outlook: Optimism, maybe fireworks
Indeed, time flies. The season has changed right before our eyes. Football players are returning to work. Thousands of fans have switched from picnics and good, old summertime to information …
NCAA has spoken: Now what?
Doug Jones, retired mentor of big investors and dependable reader of westwords, congratulated Phillip Fulmer for hiring the only Alabama guy who isn’t smart enough to get away with cheating.
Vince Vawter, famous …
Ben Joyce: Vol flamethrower remains a mystery
In baseball lingo, Tennessee flamethrower Ben Joyce “brings it.”
The homegrown right-hander (Farragut High Admirals, Walters State Senators and the Volunteers) delivered the fastest pitch of the college season, 105.5 miles …