End of an era
Overheard at Neyland Stadium: “This is so sad. No bowl. Our streak has been broken.” Bowl-ony! We now know Tennessee 2017 never was a bowl team. Not even close. The offensive line was a tragedy. Injuries were a factor....
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Guru of grass is gone
Posted by Marvin West | Nov 20, 2017 | westwords | 0
Bobby Campbell, Tennessee’s guru of grass, has died. The legendary groundskeeper of Shields-Watkins Field and other turf playing surfaces at the University of Tennessee finally lost a fierce fight with a long illness. He was 72....
Read MoreThe search is on
Posted by Marvin West | Nov 12, 2017 | westwords | 0
Our current crisis isn’t really about dearly departed Butch Jones. It is about Tennessee football, rich in tradition, elite for decades at a time, back in the ditch, maybe the worst team in the Southeastern Conference. Our...
Read MoreTwo different worlds
Posted by Marvin West | Nov 6, 2017 | westwords | 0
If you listen closely, you might still hear Hank Williams strumming his guitar and pouring out his heart and soul … “We live in two different worlds, dear; That’s why we’re so far apart.” So it is for Tennessee football. We...
Read MoreFootball relief for $7
Posted by Marvin West | Oct 30, 2017 | westwords | 0
Good news: Tennessee basketball is waiting in the wings, ready to storm onto the stage and claim the spotlight. Bad news: Distinguished scribes, broadcasters and bloggers who think they know about such things predict the...
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