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One Question Mailbag - The Portal And NIL
I started to respond to a question on Slack and what I was writing started to wander into "this should be a full article" territory so... I'm making it a full article. We call those situations a "One Question Mailbag" around here. First the
The Grind
Let me start by telling you what I WANTED the headline to be for this post-game article. I desperately wanted Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivisic to combine for 25 points/20 rebounds/5 blocks so that this article from the famed Palestra in Philadelphia would be titled “Brotherly Love”. Big Z
Postscript, Tennessee
I try to hit a thousand words with these Postscripts.
It’s not a hard and fast rule. Sometimes there’s just not a thousand words’ worth of things to say about a game; other times, I breeze past that mark because I’ve got so much to discuss. Generally,
Back & Forth - 12-1 Illini Women's Basketball
These things usually have a "what if I just turned this into an article on the site?" start. That's what happened with Craig Has The Scout. Craig was already writing a scout of our opponents and emailing it to friends - why not just publish it
Never Thought I'd See The Day
The blue helmets and how they reflected the light. The Tennessee fans taunting Illini fans for 59 minutes and then going dead quiet. The second consecutive bowl win over an SEC team where we calmly controlled the ball at the end so that no time would be left for our
From The Stands - Music City Bowl
A From The Stands that is From The Field. I went over and stood right next to the "ill" in the Nashville logo because it just felt right. A win over South Carolina in the Citrus Bowl and then a win over Tennessee in the Music City Bowl.
Those Were The Days - Music City Bowl
I forgot Those Were The Days AGAIN. So here I am, 2.5 hours before the game, posting TWTD. Here’s Detlef:
SOC - Music City Bowl
Let me set the scene for you here. Robert, set the scene.
I'm in my Airbnb. The children are nestled all snug in their beds but Ma is not in her kerchief because my wife is sick and couldn't make the trip. So there's
High Five: Mid-Season
Craig Has The Scout - Tennessee 2025
Coming Up
Who: Tennessee Volunteers
When: 4:30 pm – December 30th, 2025
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
How: ESPN
Opponent Primer:
Head Coach: Josh Heupel
Josh Heupel, the live action version of a grown-up Bobby Hill, and living proof of how the early Air Raid made legends out of mediocrity.
Ready for the New Year
Contrary to popular belief, the Twelve Days of Christmas BEGIN rather than end on Christmas Day. And what did the women's basketball team give us on this fourth day of Christmas?
Four in double figures,
Three-pointers falling,
Two and Oh in conference,
...And a win o'er
High Five (+1): Bragging Rights
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL…
Comfort And Joy
I can't think of a time in the last 17 years when I've had less to write about. I mean, there's always something to write about, and if I did a mailbag request right now you'd have dozens of questions, but in