These sure are exciting times at Tennessee

Marvin Westwestwords

As old Vol Arian Foster once said, in plain, conversational Pterodactyl, “Veeeeek! Veeeeek! Veeeeek!”
Translation: These sure are exciting times.
Tennessee basketball is spending a king’s riches for consistent inconsistency, sometimes yes, …

Football truths straight from The General

Marvin Westwestwords

If Josh had asked, I could have provided sound advice regarding defensive coordinators.
The new coach didn’t ask for this, either, but I am offering football truths straight from The General. …

Bobby Morel, tough middle guard, has died

Marvin Westwestwords

As the late, great Haywood Harris once said, fathers do not spend backyard play time teaching sons to become middle guards.
Middle guard is not one of the glamorous positions in …

The end – with more conclusions to come

Marvin Westwestwords

Column revised to reflect change in bowl game status.
The end is near. The season is mercifully over but there will be other conclusions.
For example, Tennessee was in and out of …

Well, it was about time

Marvin Westwestwords

You could say “It was about time.”
Or, you could say “Tennessee hasn’t lost a game in several days.”
Or, you could say “Those young quarterbacks are the beginning of better times.”
Just …