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Vols and Lady Vols. Just a fan, not a reporter. Cubs, Celtics, Preds, and Liverpool FC. Ethical hater. Known to be petty.

Joined April 2012
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3 years
This halftime show was made for all us Millennials/Gen X folks with sore knees, bad backs, and memories of CDs and cassettes
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5 years
I think God put the Tennessee game into a weather delay just so Vol fans could watch Alabama lose
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2 months
Time to update this! Zander Sechrist. Clutch. His final 6 starts as a Vol: 🍊 Clinched SEC regular season title 🍊 Sent Vols to SECT Final 🍊 Won Regional title 🍊 Won Super Regional title 🍊 Sent Vols to MCWS Final 🍊 Won the MCWS Title Allowed just 5 runs in 34.2 innings
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2 years
Wow. According to a University of Tennessee release, Tennessee is now only the 2nd Division 1 program EVER to reach No. 1 in football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball. The only other D1 program to do so is the other UT, the Texas Longhorns.
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2 months
Christian Moore got snubbed for every major individual award this season, so he said "Fine, I'll just go win the most important piece of hardware with my whole team." Ends a historic season with a historic national title.
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2 years
THE. COACH.
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5 years
Admiral cried. His mom cried. Grant Williams cried. Rob Lanier cried. You cried, everyone cried.
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5 years
Tennessee is the only school in the SEC to have their football team, men's basketball team, and women's basketball team earn the No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll at some point in program history.
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2 months
Y'all thought the University of Tennessee was going to lose on Pat Summitt's birthday? Not a chance.
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
To recap the last 17 months: - Fired Butch Jones - Fired John Currie - Hired Phillip Fulmer - Hired Jeremy Pruitt - Tyson Helton leaves - Hired Jim Chaney - Hired Tee Martin - Hired Derrick Ansley - Fired Holly Warlick - Hired Kellie Harper - Fought off UCLA to keep Rick Barnes
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2 months
Me all night after Tennessee baseball won the national championship
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2 years
Spot the 1st round talent
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
To recap the last 2 weeks... - Vols beat IU in Gator Bowl, finish 8-5 - Santiago Vescovi wows in UT debut - Cade Mays transfers to UT - Trey Smith comes back - Vols add grad transfer WR Velus Jones Jr. - Uros Plavsic gets cleared to play
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5 years
Tennessee held the SEC's leading rusher, Kylin Hill, to 13 yards on 11 carries. That's incredible.
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5 years
What a fan base, man
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2 years
Both College GameDay and SEC Nation are gonna be in Knoxville next weekend This place is gonna explode
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2 years
Wanna know how crazy efficient Hendon Hooker has been at Tennessee? Only 4 QBs have had more passing TDs in their UT career than Hooker (Peyton, Clausen, Ainge, Bray). All 4 of them threw AT LEAST 28 INTs in their career. Hendon has thrown 5.
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2 months
I *think* he went around this time guys
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2 months
In case you're having trouble keeping up, Vols have added: P Tanner Franklin, Kennesaw St. INF Gavin Kilen, Louisville 1B/OF Eric Rataczak, Niagara 3B/DH Andrew Fischer, Ole Miss P Liam Doyle, Ole Miss AND CF Hunter Ensley is returning. AND they're not done. In summary:
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2 years
The records of Tennessee's previous 7 head coaches through their 1st 20 games at UT: Heupel: 14-6 Pruitt: 8-12 Butch: 8-12 Dooley: 9-11 Kiffin: lol Fulmer: 14-6 Majors: 7-12-1
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2 years
Imagine choosing Stetson Bennett as a Heisman finalist over Hendon Hooker. They absolutely lost their minds. Bennett: 3425 yards, 20 TDs, 6 INT, 8.6 YA, 184 rush yards, 7 TDs Hooker: 3135 yards, 27 TDs, 2 INT, 10.9 YA, 430 rush yards, 5 TDs IN TWO LESS GAMES
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6 months
Rick Barnes' 100th SEC win results in Tennessee's 1st outright SEC regular season title in over 15 years. What a special 100th victory.
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2 months
A very "Tennessee" photo
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2 years
Haven't forgotten Shane Beamer taking a jab at UT after SC beat Georgia State. Haven't forgotten what Darius Rucker said at an SC event about Tennessee. I hope the Vols blow Hootie & The Cock Commanders out of the water on Saturday night.
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2 years
Oh, by the way, that win over Arkansas is Rick Barnes' 146th victory at Tennessee. Which pushes him past Bruce Pearl for the 4th-most wins in school history.
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1 year
Don't TALK TO ME unless your school went to the College World Series in both softball AND baseball
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Nathanael Rutherford
9 months
Former Vol OC Alex Golesh took a program that went 1-11 last season and was just 8-37 the last 4 seasons and helped make them into a bowl eligible team in his 1st season as head coach That's an incredible turnaround
@USFFootball
USF Football
9 months
LET'S GO BOWLING!!! 🎳 #ComeToTheBay | #StayInTheBay
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
Funny thing is, Tennessee's offense actually wasn't clicking tonight like they normally do And they still scored 44 points and had over 400 yards of offense
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Nathanael Rutherford
6 years
Tennessee as a program had never won 18-straight games before this season. Rick Barnes as a head coach had never won 18-straight games before this season. Enjoy this ride, Vol fans.
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
Have yourself a game, Admiral Schofield. The Wizards' rookie totaled a career-high 15 points in 15 minutes, going 5-of-5 from the floor, including 3-of-3 from three and 2-of-2 from the FT line just a day after being called up from the G League. Admiral literally couldn't miss.
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
Congrats on being the 69th best team in Division I basketball
@TexasLonghorns
Texas Longhorns
5 years
Celebrate! #HookEm 🤘
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
Tennessee has to have a strong case for both the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week in the SEC, right? Jauan Jennings and Daniel Bituli were men possessed tonight.
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Nathanael Rutherford
3 years
Here's a list of all the QBs in school history who have thrown for 2,500+ yards and run for 500+ yards in a single season for the Vols: Josh Dobbs Hendon Hooker That's all.
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Nathanael Rutherford
3 years
Pro tip for enjoying life: Stop dedicating your Saturdays to Tennessee athletics. I promise you'll feel better.
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2 years
HOW DO Y'ALL FEEL ABOUT THE WHOLE STATE OF ALABAMA
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2 years
Wanna know why Vol fans are so in love with this team and what this coaching staff has done? From 2008-2020, UT scored 34+ points just 50 times in 160 games. Under Josh Heupel, the Vols have scored 34+ points in 14 of 18 games. We've been STARVING for a powerful offense
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5 years
Tennessee goes 5-for-5 on their targets in the early signing period. On National Signing Day, the Vols go 2-for-2 on their targets. Remember when folks said Pruitt was "struggling" and he and his staff "couldn't close?"
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
THE GOAL POST IS ON THE STRIP
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3 years
I desperately need Hendon Hooker to return next season to Tennessee
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Nathanael Rutherford
6 years
- No. 1 team in college hoops - Hiring Jim Chaney and Tee Martin - Landing a No. 12 recruiting class coming off back-to-back losing seasons It's been a pretty great last two months for Vol fans.
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
ESPN trying to show a split screen of Guarantano and Shrout/Pruitt, and they end up showing Alontae Taylor
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6 months
On a TENNESSEE Saturday night
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2 years
Lol you can't make this up. Hendon Hooker is currently tied with Jarrett Guarantano for the 6th-most passing TDs in a Tennessee career (38). Hooker has totaled that many passing TDs in 393 fewer pass attempts than JG
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1 year
Now I'm just imagining Joe Milton yeeting Grogu 90 yards and I can't stop laughing
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Tennessee Football
1 year
this is the way... #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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4 years
You know it's a CBS game when the 1st quarter isn't over and you're already tired of hearing Gary Danielson
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 months
RAISE THAT TROPHY TONY
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Nathanael Rutherford
3 years
I never want to see Tennessee in the Music City Bowl ever again
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
I don't know that the last 3+ days could've gone any better for Vols fans. - Football gets an impressive win over Kentucky on the road. - Men's basketball gets another win. - Lady Vols stun No. 15 Notre Dame. - Both Kentucky and Memphis lose in men's hoops on the same night.
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Rocky Top Insider
5 years
When the Vols win and both Kentucky and Memphis lose in men's basketball all in the same night
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Tennessee finished the season allowing just 4 punt return yards in 13 games. That's the 5th-lowest total in college football this season. Under Mike Ekeler, Tennessee has allowed just 47 punt return yards on 19 returns (2.47 average) in 3 seasons
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Nathanael Rutherford
3 years
NEW: The CDC recommends the University of Tennessee do whatever they can to make sure Tony Vitello never leaves
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4 months
Tennessee is currently No. 1 in baseball and No. 2 in softball. ⚾️🥎 Those two programs are absolute monsters right now. Let's see if one or both can end the season with a national title. Please.
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
Rick Barnes is never going to have to pay for a meal in Knoxville ever again at this rate. There's been 3 separate restaurants offer him free food for life if he stays in Tennessee.
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 months
I can't believe this stat. Tennessee's 58 wins are 14 more than last year, which is the largest win improvement from one season to the next in PROGRAM HISTORY. That 2023 team made it to Omaha and had 44 wins. They were GOOD. This 2024 squad has just been historically good.
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Nathanael Rutherford
3 years
Here's a new gif, Vol fans
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halloween megañ
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
What a gritty, emotional win for this team. Kentucky punched them in the mouth and led 13-0. Tennessee responded by never giving up a single point after the 1st quarter and won 17-13. Guarantano, Callaway, Bituli, and Warrior were the MVPs.
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Nathanael Rutherford
1 year
Uros being Uros is great, but seeing them carry Zakai's jersey 🥺
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Zack Rickens
1 year
THE BOYS ARE HYPE
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2 months
So glad the Vols won that game for many, many reasons, but chief among them is that Drew Beam and Aaron Combs deserved nothing less than a victory for their incredible efforts on the mound today
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2 years
Zakai Zeigler soaking up all the love from fans
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7 years
Vol Facebook has created the worst thing my two eyes have ever seen:
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Nathanael Rutherford
10 months
Josh Dobbs beating teams in Georgia in the final seconds A classic
@Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
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WHAT A MOMENT 📺: @NFLonFOX
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2 years
This is all Ainge's fault
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2 years
The Vols only need 38 points to break the school record for most points scored in a season (511). That record was set last year in Josh Heupel's 1st season lol
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3 years
The Vols walk-off grand slam, from my perspective. I wasn't kidding about my voice being gone after this
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3 years
A look at the offenses UGA's No. 1 defense in the country has faced in terms of scoring: Clemson: 109th UAB: t-59th SC: t-102nd Vandy: 128th Arkansas: 36th Auburn: t-47th UK: t-62nd Florida: t-56th Mizzou: 44th Vols' scoring offense ranks 15th in CFB
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5 years
On this exact date 5 years ago, Jarnell Stokes was called for a "charge" in the final seconds vs. Michigan in the Sweet 16. This year, it was a highly questionable foul called on Lamonte Turner. 5 years to the exact day. You can't make this up.
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7 months
Pretty stellar 24 hours for Tennessee football 🍊 5-star LSU OT transfer Lance Heard commits 🍊 Stanford DT transfer Jaxson Moi commits 🍊 5-star 2025 QB George MacIntyre commits
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5 years
Tennessee's men's and women's teams are both ranked in the AP Poll this week. - Men's team at No. 20 - Lady Vols at No. 23 Pretty good start to basketball season in Knoxville.
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2 years
Schiano losing 37-0 on the 5th anniversary of Schiano Sunday just feels right
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2 months
Well, if you're looking for some good news/hope: 7 of the last 9 MCWS Championship Series have gone all 3 games. 5 of those 7 saw the national champion lose Game 1 then come back to win Games 2 and 3.
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5 years
Vol QB commit Harrison Bailey finished the regular season finale for Marietta with more TDs (4) than incompletions (3). He's also 1 of only 5 Georgia high school players to throw for 10,000 career yards. The other 4? Trevor Lawrence, Deshaun Watson, Jake Fromm, & K'Hari Lane
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Mark Woolard
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MARIETTA taking care of business. Half 35-0. HARRISON BAILEY 12-15/199 yds/4 TDs. KIMANI VIDAL 7 carries/56 yds/1 TD. Defense held KM 65 total yds, zero pts. Good job gentlemen. Time for the 2s, 3s, 4s. #mariettabluedevils #Vols
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Nathanael Rutherford
6 years
The ESPN commentators for the Duke-Louisville game just said Tennessee is "the best basketball team in the country."
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Nathanael Rutherford
4 years
Ah, a football coaching search for the Tennessee Volunteers. Things really are returning to normal in 2021.
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2 months
Y'all thought Tennessee baseball would lose on Father's Day? When THEY are daddy? Not a chance.
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Nathanael Rutherford
7 months
Jauan Jennings is the 1st Vol to throw a TD pass in the Super Bowl since Peyton Manning Like we all predicted
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
To add some more context to Tennessee's improbable turnaround this season: The Vols were 1️⃣ of 7️⃣ Power 5 teams to start the season 1-4 or worse. The Vols are the only one of those teams to earn bowl eligibility.
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8 months
Vols basketball has now been ranked in the AP Poll for 45 consecutive weeks, which extends their school record. There was a point from late Dec 2011 through late Nov 2017 that the Vols were never ranked in the top 25. Consistency is hard to build. But Barnes has done it.
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
After Admiral didn't miss a single shot and scored 15 points, he gets sent back down to the G League. Washington sucks.
@WashWizards
Washington Wizards
5 years
OFFICIAL: We’ve assigned F Admiral Schofield and G Justin Robinson to the @CapitalCityGoGo .
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
It's the most Vol thing ever to lose back-to-back games on buzzer beaters against inferior opponents and then beat the No. 1 team in the country while missing 2 starters This university is gonna be the death of me
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3 years
The 2022 Heisman campaign for Hendon Hooker needs to start asap
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2 years
Tennessee is gonna finish the regular season with the same record as Alabama and Clemson. Did NOT think I'd be tweeting that at the beginning of this season
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
So is Vandy gonna ask the umps to check and see if there's a sticker on Tennessee's brooms too?
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
Guess this is the photo for the Vols' 2019 season
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5 months
With his 3 steals last night, Santiago Vescovi officially passed Vincent Yarbrough for the most steals in a Tennessee career with 212. Vescovi is your new record holder
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Nathanael Rutherford
9 months
Go get revenge for Grant, Admiral, Bone, Lamonte, and the boys pls
@Vol_Hoops
Tennessee Basketball
9 months
second-ranked Boilermakers on deck
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Tennessee's 232 rushing yards vs. Iowa pushed them well over 2,500 rushing yards as a team this season, which marks the 3rd-straight season the Vols have had 2,500+ rushing yards This is the 1st time in school history Tennessee has run for 2,500+ yards in 3 consecutive seasons
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Don't let FAU's 9-seed fool you, Vol fans. FAU is a top-25 team on KenPom and were 13th in the NET. They've won 33 games. They have 5 wins against top-50 KenPom teams and are 1-1 against the SEC this season. They're very good.
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4 years
That's the 1st time EVER the Vols have won in Rupp Arena in back-to-back seasons. First. Time. Ever.
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
Josh Heupel, Hendon Hooker, and Jalin Hyatt after Alabama's scoop and score to put the Tide up 49-42 in the 4th
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Nathanael Rutherford
4 years
I have an announcement. Thank you, everyone. I appreciate all of you very, very much.
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
Gotta say, it IS pretty funny that Jordan Rodgers is being forced to sit there and watch Tennessee blast Vandy in Nashville
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Nathanael Rutherford
4 years
Meanwhile, in Tennessee basketball news...lol The Vols are now up to No. 6 in this week's AP Poll!
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Nathanael Rutherford
6 years
Guys I think 2019 is the year Tennessee finally hires an offensive coordinator. Maybe.
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Nathanael Rutherford
5 years
After their loss to Georgia to fall to 1-4, Tennessee was given about a 5% chance to make a bowl game this season by every major projection algorithm I could find. Now, the Vols are 6-5 and going bowling for the 1st time since 2016.
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Nathanael Rutherford
8 months
Dalton Knecht joins Bernard King, Ernie Grundeld, Allan Houston, Tony White, Dale Ellis, Dyron Nix, Reggie Johnson, and Grant Williams as the only Vols to have multiple career games of 36+ points And Knecht has only played 16 games as a Vol
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Nathanael Rutherford
7 months
Dalton Knecht has 445 points through 22 games this season. That's more points than any Vol had the ENTIRE season last season.
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Nathanael Rutherford
3 years
I 100% guarantee you that if UT had an open practice in Vandy's stadium they would draw more fans than Vandy averages per game in a season
@AdamSparks
Adam Sparks
3 years
This feels weird.
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
If anyone tries to say that the Vols' offense is an air raid or is a gimmick, show them this: Tennessee totaled 39 rushing TDs in the regular season. That's the 2nd-most in school history, and UT only needs 2 more to break the school record set all the way back in 1951.
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
You lose to No. 1 Texas 7-2 then score a combined 18 runs in 2 wins against Baylor and Oklahoma, shutting out the Sooners in the process. All in all, that was a solid weekend for the baseball Vols. This is a good team.
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Nathanael Rutherford
2 years
The Vols just broke the school record for most offensive yards in a game with 728 yards Previous record was 718 yards against Troy in 2012
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Nathanael Rutherford
7 years
If Tennessee somehow ends up with Mike Leach after all this, that would be the most perfect and incredible ending to the most bizarre search in college football history
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