Les Miles is Likable Due to the Art of the Scribe
One of the tests of a good writer is to compel you to sympathize with an unlikable character.
Game of the Century? Some Historical Perspective
Every now and then, two behemoths get together on the gridiron and focus the attention of the college football world. That’s what will happen this Saturday night in Tuscaloosa as No. 1 LSU visits No. 2 Alabama.
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The hype-fueled world of today creates a lot of things out of nothing. Seemingly more often than not, the hyped matchups fall flat to our expectations. Anytime Number One faces Number Two, the moniker “Game of the Century” (GOTC) gets dragged out of the closet, dusted off and shined up.
The BCS has made a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup a yearly event. But before the 1998 season, such matchups were pretty rare occurrences, especially before the bowl season.
LSU Overwhelms Tennessee
Stymied by two big LSU Tiger plays in the first half, the Vols were then pummeled into submission in the second half. It was perhaps the most physical beat-down the Vols have ever suffered in the long history of Neyland Stadium.
For the Record: Week 6
For the record…
The Vols face a formidable opponent in LSU on Saturday. After a very disappointing loss against Georgia during which Tennessee lost their composure and confidence, and their quarterback, in the second half, the Vols must conquer their minds if they are to be competitive against the number one ranked Tigers. Thus, the theme of this week’s For the Record is Fear.
George Mooney’s Spirit Will Fill Neyland Stadium This Saturday
The original ‘Voice of the Vols’ died Thursday night.
Hello, Is There Any Hope In There?
The Vols host LSU Saturday afternoon at the General’s house. Unfortunately, we’re unable to do what my momma always told me to do: put your best foot forward. Our best QB is injured and out. Our best RB is injured and out. Our best WR is injured and out. Our best DL is injured and out. And, our best CB/S was dismissed from the team.
That’s no way to treat the number one ranked team in the land when they pay you a visit.
That pitiful circumstance notwithstanding, it is still irresistible to revisit last year’s game in Baton Rouge in order to find some solace and hope for Saturday.
A Frightening Look at LSU Last Week
With one eye forward to Neyland Stadium on Saturday, peaking through palms of hands, here is one eye backward at what LSU did at Tiger Stadium last Saturday.
Another Reason to Hate CBS Sports and ESPN
Nothing is sacred anymore.
What Happened, Not Why
I’m not a masochist. I don’t like to relive miserable events. But, I wanted to post the recent YouTube link to the last 1:27 of game-clock minutes, and the several minutes that lingered thereafter, of the LSU-Tennessee game on Saturday.
Anything but This
LSU 16 Tennessee 14
2 Oct 2010 | Tiger Stadium | 92,932
Recap | Boxscore | Play-by-play | Drive ChartLSU scored on the very first play from scrimmage and on the very last play from scrimmage. In between, Tennessee fought their hearts out and left everything they had out on the playing surface of Tiger Stadium. Except for a bizarre event on the final timed play of the game, it was enough to win.
Waiting for the End of the World
LSU on Saturday, in Red Stick. Georgia between the benson-and-hedges next week. Then, a breather (no game) before ‘Bama on SWF and the much-improved Gamecocks in the Palmetto State.
We’re two-and-two. You’d think we were “OK” going into this stretch. You’d think I was even looking forward to the center cut of the season.
Ruminations on the Bayou Bengals
Hello, friends! I am helping out norcalvol while he is away in Iceland, and throwing my 2 cents in about our Vols — specifically, to share some of my thoughts about Tennessee’s opponent this upcoming weekend, the LSU Tigers, and some recent history of the series between the two teams, from my own personal observations.
I want to give this caveat, however — I am not quite as technologically savvy as some of you, and am still learning about this whole blogging thing. So bear with me, and with that in mind, away we go!
