Posts Tagged ‘Lane Kiffin’
Give Kiffin Time
Before Tenenssee fans start criticizing Lane Kiffin, fans need to realize that he needs time before you start giving up on him. The UCLA loss was embarrasing, but the weekend wasn’t completely a failure for Tenneseee. The Vols picked up three big commitments over the weekend as receiver DeMarco Cobbs and defensive ends Corey Miller [...]
Tennessee/UCLA Preview
Revenge, Revenge, Revenge. That is what Tennessee players and fans are thinking in this game. Almost every Tennessee player that was interviewed this week brought up the fact that this team is motivated because of the embarrassing loss to a poor UCLA team. Many Tennessee fans think that if Tennessee would have beat UCLA, Phillip [...]
Bosworth Calls Tennessee Fans Rednecks
Tennessee fans have a new enemy on UCLA’s team. UCLA defensive end Korey Bosworth said, “There will be 100,000 rednecks against us down there, and those are my people.” Bosworth made sure to include himself as part of the rednecks, but you know that Tennessee fans will not enjoy this quote. Will Bryce Brown run [...]
Kiffin #8 On Coaches Hot Seat?
We mentioned in earlier posts that we think Al Groh, Dan Hawkins, Steve Kragthorpe and Ralph Friedgen will all get fired once the season ends. It is one thing to back up these statements with facts, but it is another thing to make the same statement about a coach that is in his first season. You could [...]
What Tennessee’s Win Really Means
This game actually meant more than you’d think. WKU is the worst team in FBS football, but they’re no less talented than any number of FCS teams that played BCS conference opponents this weekend. Lane’s inaugural performance as UT’s HBC was a smashing debut. It’s not time to buy the tickets to Atlanta just yet, [...]
College Football: Weekend Overreactions
Georgia’s got friggin’ problems. Yes, Joe Cox had the flu. Sure, it doesn’t help that Caleb King was out with the hamstring issue. Of little importance. Gerogia’s vaunted OL couldn’t create a hole all day. This is an OK State defense that Oklahoma dropped 60 on last year. UGA had 6 linemen with a year of [...]
Perfect Win For Kiffin
Tennessee’s coach Lane Kiffin picked up his first career win as the coach of Tennessee as the Vols beat Western Kentucky 63-7. Quarterback Jonathan Crompton completed 21 of 28 passes for 233 yards while throwing five touchdowns and two interceptions. Running back Montario Hardesty had 160 rushing yards on 18 carries and freshmen running backs [...]
What Tennessee’s Depth Chart Really Means
Lane Kiffin’s first depth chart at Tennessee is littered with freshmen. Here’s what to take away from that:
Brandon Warren had better turn it around: NuKeese Richardson is a 5’8” 160 lb freshman. There’s no reason he should not be ahead of Warren on the depth chart. Warren should take that as an indictment. When Denarius [...]
Tennessee Might Start Five Freshmen
Tennessee might starts five freshmen against Western Kentucky in the season opener. Lane Kiffin’s depth chart was released on Friday and Nu’Keese Richardson, Montori Hughes, Mike Edwards. Bryce Brown and Janzen Jackson are listed as freshmen that may start. Hughes and Edwards are the surprises on the list, but Kiffin has said all along that [...]
Depth Issues Threaten to Bury Vols
First the news comes that Josh McNeil could be finished for his career. Then Lane Kiffin drops a bombshell at the Knoxville Quarterback Club that Bryce Brown could be out up to 4 games. Brown was cleared to play by the NCAA on Thursday. That hasn’t strengthened our confidence. We’ve yet to speak to anyone [...]