Indiana Whop is hot

Marvin Westwestwords

Whop has already won.
By proclamation, Indiana’s Whop Philyor, No. 1 receiver who’ll wear No. 1 in the Gator Bowl, has the No. 1 nickname.
His mama doesn’t like the last part.
“That …

Story of the year: Trey Smith

Marvin Westwestwords

Trey Smith is a good book waiting to be written, an inspirational movie to be made.
The beginning is a few days away. We’ll wait for Trey to choose between entering …

Good news: Football is back

Marvin Westwestwords

Considering how bad were the basketball Vols against Memphis, we are indeed fortunate to have Tennessee football back in business.
Jeremy Pruitt and his helpers have been running full speed, here …

Memphis: Superiority complex

Marvin Westwestwords

I do believe Memphis in general and the Tigers in particular have a superiority complex. You’ll see it Saturday at Thompson-Boling. They’ve been conditioned to believe their coach is better …

A bowling we will go

Marvin Westwestwords

Hi, ho, the merry-o, a bowling we will go – to sunny Florida, well, the northeastern edge.
Southeastern Conference godfathers, in cooperation with Phillip Fulmer and Jeremy Pruitt and ESPN and …

What a game, what a season!

Marvin Westwestwords

Great game by the freshman running back on Senior Day. Speed kills. Blockers help.
Defensive Volunteers fought fiercely and had minimum breakdowns.
Order has been restored in the Tennessee-Vanderbilt relationship, a fitting …

Rocky Goode was a pioneer

Marvin WestWest Knoxville, westwords

Thanks for the memories.
Old Vol footballer Bert Ackermann, in a very personal approach to Thanksgiving, was recalling good times with his Southeastern Conference officiating buddy, the late Rocky Goode.
“He was …

Pruitt is no dummy

Marvin Westwestwords

A quotable philosopher, perhaps Socrates or maybe Casey Stengel, provided our talking point for today: “A wise man changeth his mind once in a while; a fool never.”
On the third …