by Mark Nagi | Mar 24, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Bruce Pearl loves Knoxville so much he chose to stay here, despite his firing in March 2011. Knoxville loves Bruce Pearl so much tens of thousands of Tennessee fans signed a petition demanding his return as Vols basketball coach. Today Pearl has a new...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 17, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It wasn’t a thing of beauty by any means, but it was a win… and in the SEC tournament, wins are not always easy to come by for the Tennessee Volunteers. The Vols knocked off South Carolina 59-44 in the SEC quarterfinals in Atlanta on Friday, March...
by Mark Nagi | Mar 3, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman The Southeastern Conference might be the gold standard in football, but in men’s basketball it is lower than bronze. With the exception of Florida, do you feel confident in any of these teams come NCAA tournament time? The Gators will be a number one...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 24, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman This was supposed to be the season that the Tennessee Volunteers returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011. There wasn’t going to be any “bubble” talk this time around. The Vols returned one of the SEC’s top scorers in senior guard...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 17, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Consistent readers of this column have noticed how much joy I get from local sports talk radio shows. I don’t have official confirmation, but at last count I believe that there are approximately 493 local sports talk radio shows that folks can listen...
by Mark Nagi | Feb 10, 2014 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It used to be a day of surprises… but more and more, National Signing Day… the day high school football players sign their Letters of Intent to play at the college level, is a coronation and not an announcement. Most players make up their mind weeks or...
