by design | Nov 21, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
What generation? By Tom Mattingly In this business, people are always asking intriguing questions, whether it’s on the street, in restaurants, via E-mail, or on the telephone. It’s the stuff of which memories are made. A whole host of memories revolves around Sunday...
by design | Nov 14, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
Where’s Georgia Tech? By Tom Mattingly Looking at Tennessee’s November football schedule begs an important question or two for us old folks. Where the heck is the “Rambling Wreck,” AKA Georgia Tech? (The other question for the fans base is why the Vols are playing...
by design | Nov 7, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘It ain’t over yet’ By Tom Mattingly There’s been quite a transformation in the Neyland Stadium crowd that has been obvious to any Vol fan who has walked through the gates of this storied arena since the opening game of the 2021 season. The Vol fan base, historically...
by design | Oct 31, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
“Dang!” By Tom Mattingly Despite the best of preparation and intentions, there are days and nights in various football stadia across the country that seem longer than most, when everything that can go wrong actually does. The 1986 Auburn game, played Sept....
by design | Oct 24, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
Tennessee Football is Back By Mark Nagi Back on October 15, one of the best regular season college football games of all time was played at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee beat Alabama in a 52-49 thriller. The win ended a 15 game losing streak to the Crimson Tide, and...
by design | Oct 24, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
Turning down a bowl bid, even before it arrived By Tom Mattingly From 1958 through 1964, there were no bowl games for the Tennessee Volunteers. Not a single one. That’s what comes after records of 4-6, 5-4-1, 6-2-2, 6-4, 4-6, 5-5, and 4-5-1. That’s why the 1965 team...
