by Mark Nagi | Feb 20, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Dear Chancellor, Good day to you and yours. Hopefully the move to Knoxville has been a pleasant one, and the keys to your new office are working properly. Now that you are on the job I have three suggestions that will make your tenure as the...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 13, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman “Welcome to Atlanta where the players play… And we ride on dem thangs like every day… Big beats, hit streets, see gangsters roamin… And parties dont stop ‘til eight in the mo’nin” The modern day poet Jermaine Dupri wrote that verse in his 2002 hit...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 6, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program, and Tennessee is hoping that the Class of 2017 will help them get to the next level in the Southeastern Conference. The Vols certainly have their work cut out for them going into next season. ...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 30, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It’s hard to believe, but there was a time in the world of American sports when the Super Bowl not only failed to be at the top in terms of interest from the public, but it didn’t even exist. This marks the 51st year that the Super Bowl has been a...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 23, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Vols fans frustration at the current state of its athletic program reached such a high point last week that incredibly, the University of Tennessee actually said something publicly about the search for a new Athletics Director. This is incredible...
by Mark Nagi | Jan 16, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Schadenfreude: Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. There was a lot of schadenfreude taking place last week in Knoxville and… well, just about everywhere in the world of college football. When Alabama fell to Clemson 35-31 in...