by design | May 2, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly Sometimes, the best coaching search is no search. Here are three prominent examples. Consider Dec. 3, 1976, a day Big Orange Country had breathlessly awaited. A Tennessee legend was coming home, 20 years after he had played his last game in an orange...
by design | Apr 25, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly QUESTION: What does Neyland Stadium have in common with Wrigley Field? ANSWER: It took an eternity for lights to come to both venues. That raises another pertinent question. How did we ever get along without lights illuminating the playing field,...
by design | Apr 18, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly At its annual Awards Banquet, held April 8 in Knoxville, the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame honored long-time Knoxville journalist Marvin West with its “Lifetime Achievement Award” honoring his legendary professional career. He wouldn’t...
by design | Apr 11, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly A few years ago, I received an e-mail from Chris Burrows, who identified himself as the Baptist Student Union Director at Itawamba Community College in Mississippi. It was one of a number of missives I receive on a daily basis. He had spent more than...
by design | Apr 4, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly When family and friends assembled to honor Ken Donahue’s life, there were tears of joy and remembrance, as everyone present thought about a man who touched everybody he knew in a positive way. Donahue, a native of Corryton, died March 21, 2001, after...
by design | Mar 28, 2022 | Columnist, Mattingly
By Tom Mattingly There was a time in college basketball even the biggest games weren’t on television. That stands in stark contrast to today, when nearly every game is on somebody’s network, oftentimes at all hours of the day or night. That was not the case,...
