Posted by RichRollin on July 9, 2008 at 7:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Go get'em Crompton.

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 9, 2008 at 7:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Crompton: Do it like a Southern Boy Dog!

Posted by tngeoff on July 9, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Great news Jonathan! Be a WINNER at everything!!

Posted by tjmshm on July 9, 2008 at 8:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Columnize??? Don't find that one in my dictionary. Another artificial word like prioritize.

Posted by Smallmike4pres on July 9, 2008 at 9:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Whatever you do, hang out with Josh Menage' Mcneil and post all the details!

Posted by rusty_shackleford on July 9, 2008 at 9:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"Columnize"...is that the same as "write"?

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 9, 2008 at 9:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Make your Daddy proud!

Posted by tngeoff on July 9, 2008 at 9:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I thought "columnize" was related to tank warfare...who knew?

Posted by alfrizzle097 on July 9, 2008 at 9:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This could be a pr disaster. Then again... it could work out for the best.

Posted by bobbarbilly on July 9, 2008 at 9:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

According to Lester's Dictionary, 'columnize' is an elitist military command meaning " ya'll boys line up now. Ya hear?".

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 9, 2008 at 9:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Crompton: You can do it!

Posted by KingsportVol on July 9, 2008 at 10:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Crompton is the real deal!

Posted by GreerVol22 on July 9, 2008 at 10:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

don't forget how to spell UT.

Posted by TurboFan on July 9, 2008 at 11:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I thought it meant he was going to put stuff on an Excel spreadsheet.

Could he get class credit for writing that?

Jon, read Dane Bradshaw's book before you start, it'll help you decide what is and is not good writing.

Posted by mparker on July 9, 2008 at 11:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

wonder if he'll have a ghost-writer?? who is good around here at making sh#t up...oh wait, that's me!
gotta go.

Posted by TurboFan on July 10, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I find it funny that a KNS columnist is taking pot shots at a KNS journalist.

Posted by newtonrail on July 10, 2008 at 12:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Holston boys know how to spell. Just don't let me catch Hooker doing again like all the national sports media with the non word " untracked". Used by these great wordsmiths to mean getting back on the right track, when in reality it means the opposite. Thankfully the word still won't pass my spell check.

Posted by cwisenhower on July 10, 2008 at 1:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Just as long as he doesn't come out like Adams we'll all be saved.

Hopefully, it'll read something like this...

"After owning Florida Saturday night, McNeil and I went to the strip. We met 6 ladies on the strip near the Krystals. We bought them some cheese Krystals and invited the ladies back to Josh's pad. I cannot write what happened next, but let's just say that I showed them my big orange. Go Vols."

Posted by gnm53108 on July 10, 2008 at 3:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

cwisenhower..lol

Posted by pdhuff on July 10, 2008 at 8:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Durpree is mulling a column on "Choosing between an apple fritter and Eula Mae, stock lady at Halls Crossroads K-Mart".

K-Mart- furnisher of the NC Trophy we are on our way to hoisting...

Posted by TurboFan on July 10, 2008 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Newton, my favorite sportswriter/caster pet-peeve is the gross misuse of the word "for" as in "the quarterback went 10-for-15 in passes".

Posted by VolFanInAtl on July 10, 2008 at 9:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

cwisenhower: :-)

Posted by MikeTheVol on July 10, 2008 at 10:05 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I sincerely hope that this duty doesn't deter Mr. Crompton from his first and foremost responsibility. And that, of course, is whooping the h-e-double hockey sticks out of the likes of UF, UGA, and the War Eagles. It is my position that he should focus on the latter.

Posted by NJVol on July 10, 2008 at 10:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This is a good read. I didn't read Parts 2 and 3 yet, however:
http://cfn.scout.com/2/765777.html
I like #s 45 and 37!

Posted by marc_ash on July 10, 2008 at 10:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow. Maybe...just maybe, Crompton can take Adam's column.

Might be tough competition however....KSN reports this guy is in line to replace Adam's later this week.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=S6lQ0pmeTrE

Posted by General_Watermelon on July 10, 2008 at 1:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

NJVol - great site. Thanks.

Posted by WVVOLFAN on July 10, 2008 at 1:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

cwisenhower, lol. =)

Posted by invisiblekid on July 10, 2008 at 2:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Whatever Crompton writes, he needs to cite his sources. Fulmer doesn't like it when you don't cite your sources.

Posted by tjmshm on July 10, 2008 at 2:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This "Holston boy" knows for sure the word "columnize" doesn't exist. If I am the KNS columnist referenced earlier, I don't consider it a "pot shot." More like a gentle prodding to observe the rules of the King's English.

Posted by Volfan1 on July 10, 2008 at 2:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Crompton, just don't take any advice from Tuscaloosa John and you'll do fine.

Posted by TurboFan on July 10, 2008 at 3:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Mr. Mattingly, you were. I exaggerated to make light of the situation. No offense.

Just read the three CFN parts provided by NJVol. Good stuff. It occurs to me that the UT/UF game/rivalry needs a name. Egg bowl, Iron bowl, Third Saturday in October, Cocktail Party are taken. What else?

Posted by b_neas on July 10, 2008 at 3:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hopefully most of his columns will be talking about how this QB'ing in the SEC is easier than he thought and how he wonders how Ainge made it look so hard. Not to mention how his O-coor is a genius for making him look good on the field. Remember this is what i hope.

Posted by pdhuff on July 10, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Turbofan, 3:02 - how about "Azz Kicking Bowl"?

Posted by tjmshm on July 10, 2008 at 9:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TurboFan: None taken.

Posted by givim6 on July 11, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I lived in Denver while Big Al was with the Broncos. He had a weekly column in the Denver Post. The way it was written was like an english professor had penned it on Big Al's behalf.

It just didn't have Big Als flavor, if you know what I mean.

I think Crompton will write his own.

Posted by bigfan502 on July 11, 2008 at 11:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ithink it is just right to put the 98 title crown on a lot of luck...there is an old saying that to win a championship...you have to be good and lucky...The first game of the 98 season at Suracuse..the vols were trailing with three minutes to go when the Vols in their last desparate drive received a gift from a referee of a 15 yard penalty...it was first down...the next play, Tee Matin Vol QB saw a big hole in Suracuse coverage...and rambled and scrambled some 50 yards to the opponents 20 yard line...Vol kicker kicked the ball through the uprights for three points...Vols won by one point...for example if the penalty had not occured...Vols could not have won...take the Arkansas game...Vols were trailing late in game, the razorbacks only had to run the clock out..the Hog QB fumbled a simple snap..Vols recovered drove for a touchdown seconds before end of game. Which proves that you have to be good and lucky.

Posted by bigfan502 on July 12, 2008 at 11:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think Crompton will be smart enough to not allow UCLA to pull the ole "ROPE-A-DOPE" trick on the vols in the furnace-like heat of the Rose bowl on Labor day... " ROPE _A- DOPE IS LIKE BOXER ALI WHO allowed an opponent to punch himself out in the first few rounds while faking/acting as he laid against the ropes rolling with the flurry of punches until his opponent was exhausted, then Ali finished off his opponent with ease....Is this theory far out? The Bruins did it the last time when the Vols played the bruins in the rose bowl. Peyton Manning and his Vols went into the locker room at halftime leading 24-3, only to have the bruins roar back in the second and tie the score 24-all. The Vols tired badly in the second half and bruins mainly kept Manning sitting on the bench as they ran and passed at will over weary Vols.

Posted by longtimefan on July 14, 2008 at 12:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

about time jon gets his shot! seems like he's been waiting 10 yrs now. i know i have! i think he will do great! good luck jon! we're pullin for you!