by Mark Nagi | Mar 30, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Recently the only constant in coaching a revenue sport at the University of Tennessee, has been change. Since 2008 Phillip Fulmer, Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, and Butch Jones have been the football coaches. Bruce Pearl, Cuonzo Martin and Donnie Tyndall...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 23, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman At the present time, Tennessee Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Dave Hart is one of the most unpopular people in town. Sure, his hiring of Butch Jones is starting to pay off, and when football “drives the engine,” that’s good for the bottom...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 16, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The commonly held view was that Tennessee, losers of 8 of their previous 10 games, would be a quick out at the SEC Tournament. But if we learned anything about this Vols basketball team, it is to expect that they won’t go quietly. In Tennessee’s first...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 9, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman For only the third time in program history, the Bearden Lady Bulldogs were playing in the state tournament. And they were doing all they could to make the most of the opportunity. Bearden played in the first game of the entire tournament in Murfreesboro...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 2, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman During the Derek Dooley era, the Tennessee football program suffered through one self-inflicted public relations mistake after another. From Dooley’s lack of public discipline with regards to quarterback Tyler Bray, to his goofy press conferences, to...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 9, 2015 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It might seem presumptuous, considering that most of these kids have never played a down of college football at any level. But the potential that Tennessee’s recruiting class, a consensus top 5 group nationally, brings to Knoxville is off the charts....
