by Mark Nagi | Dec 27, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The East Tennessee Mt. Rushmore of Coaches (if there was such a thing) would find room for George Quarles. For 18 seasons, he was the biggest reason why the football program at Maryville High School turned into the most respected in the state,...
by Mark Nagi | Dec 19, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Lane Kiffin has been the head coach of an NFL team (Oakland). Lane Kiffin has been the head coach of two of the all-time top 15 college programs (Tennessee, Southern California). Lane Kiffin has been the offensive coordinator for an Alabama team that...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 28, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It says something that the biggest game of the Butch Jones era at Tennessee was taking place 650 miles away between two teams that didn’t have “Vols” in their nicknames. When Florida held on to beat LSU, Tennessee’s chances of winning the SEC...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 21, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman I saw something on Twitter the other day that made me laugh out loud. To summarize, the tweeter said that Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs will not be remembered fondly by Vols fans because he never beat Alabama. Let that hot take sink in for a...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 14, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman A Cleveland franchise won a major sports championship. The Chicago Cubs won the World Series. A reality TV star will be our next President. If 2016 has proven anything to us, it is that anything is possible. So it got me thinking about things related to...
by Mark Nagi | Nov 7, 2016 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman A month ago all was well in the world of Tennessee football. An 11 game losing streak to the Florida Gators was snapped with a dominant second half performance at Neyland Stadium. The Vols then beat Georgia on an improbable “Hail Mary” pass from Joshua...
