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Bartholomew ready to make a name for himself

By Josh Ward (Contact)
Originally published 12:15 a.m., June 13, 2008
Updated 11:13 a.m., June 16, 2008

Ben Bartholomew shouldn’t be scared when he steps on a college football field for the first time.

The 6-foot-3, 235-pound fullback/linebacker from Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville signed a national letter of intent to play football at Tennessee in February.

Bartholomew, brother of former UT fullback Will Bartholomew, has spent the last few months training at his brother’s workout facility, D1 Sports Training in Nashville.

Ben Bartholomew said his training experience has helped prepare him for when he enrolls in UT’s second session of summer school on July 7.

Bartholomew talks about his goals at UT and trying to step out of Will’s shadow in this Q&A.

Q: What was your most memorable moment from your official visit to UT?

A: My official visit was a little different than most people. On the way to Knoxville I had some bad Wendy’s and got food poisoning. The food was great but I was just kind of sick so I didn’t go out. I enjoyed seeing the facilities I hadn’t seen before. The most memorable thing was the Thornton Center, seeing how well they treat the athletes academically, making sure they’re doing the right thing in the classroom and making the grades they need to.

Q: You ended the recruiting process early. How did that help you?

A: It helped a lot on the field. I got to relax a lot more. I was not worried about making big plays every play and I focused on just doing my job. I was a lot looser. It was a great comfort to have. For any high school student, your college choice is hard. It’s great to know where you’re going and to get the college process out of the way.

Q: Who has made the most significant influence on your football career?

A: I’d say my brother, Will. I started working out with him at D1 in the seventh grade. I think with my game the most powerful impact has got to be him. He and D1 are really responsible for all the gains I’ve had physically as well as on the field. Not to put down my coaches. I’ve had great coaches who’ve helped a lot. I’d say my brother was the most influential.

Q: How has he helped you with the transition from high school to college?

A: He put together a group of guys at D1 playing at the next level in my class. I’ve been working out at D1 all spring and this summer to get ready. He was bringing in college guys who’ve been there and done that. They were kind of coming and talking to me as well as him telling me what to expect and where I need to be physically.

Q: When you think back to Will’s career, what do you remember?

A: I remember the national championship game, him going in and getting his helmet knocked off by some linebacker. It was kind of a wakeup call. My best memory when he was at UT was when they won by two points at Florida (34-32 in 2001). He got up on a stand and led the band singing “Rocky Top” after the game. It was great.

Q: When did you know you would have a future in football?

A: I think it’s always been my dream to play at Tennessee ever since Will did. Ever since I was like 6 years old. After my sophomore year, that football season I knew it’d be a big thing. Coming out starting as a sophomore at linebacker was a pretty big deal. That kind of made colleges start to look my way.

Q: What is your favorite part about playing football?

A: The contact, definitely. Either hitting someone on their back on a block or tackling them and knocking them on their back carrying the football. I love contact. I don’t like sports without it. I don’t know. It’s just what I’m all about. It will help me going in (to college). I feel like people go in kind of scared because they’re not used to the size and speed. I feel like I won’t be scared. Because of D1, I have good size on me.

Q: What will it mean to you to represent your home state?

A: It’s awesome. I’m really excited. There’s no other place I want to be. It would not feel like home anywhere else. I’ve grown up on Neyland Stadium. That’s all I know. It’s an honor to represent my home state.

Q: What are your goals at UT?

A: Make my own name for myself and not be known as Will’s brother. That’d be a big goal. Just be a standout player. It’s hard to say I want to come in and start my freshman year because you don’t know what the situation will be like. A goal is definitely to start and move on to have a future in the NFL but definitely be an impact player.

Q: What will you have to do to not just be known as “Will’s brother”?

A: I think being a standout player if I play fullback and not just be a blocking fullback -- maybe a route-running fullback or a fullback who could carry the ball more than he did. Being that kind of player definitely would make a new name for myself.

Q: Your teammate at MBA, UT signee Preston Bailey, said the Vols are overdue for a national championship. What do you think?

A: That is 100 percent my goal as well. We talk about it. My grandfather was at UT when they won the national championship. My brother was at Tennessee when they won it. I want to help bring another one. We’ve talked about it all our high school career. We went undefeated and won (the state championship) last year. We want to take that energy and bring it to UT.

© 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.

       86 Comments

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on June 13, 2008 at 8:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey Ben! I would say "welcome to the Big Orange family", but as far as I'm concerned you've always been a Vol! Looking forward to seeing what ya got!

Posted by ThurmondEppy on June 13, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Way to go Ben! Can't wait to see you on the field. Now go out and help us recruit some more great players!

Posted by ThaiVolFan on June 13, 2008 at 9:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

great read. I really like the feeling of his grandfather playing for a championship, his brother Will, and now he's on the team.. Like the pattern here.... bring on a couple of Championships!
Go Vols!

Posted by bluetickhound on June 14, 2008 at 12:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Got a little insider's scoop on this kid. Sounds like he's not as mentally savvy as Will, but he's meaner and physically he's actually ahead of him. Me thinks he will get in there and rough up some linebackers as a lead blocker. Tauren Poole for 6, anybody??

Posted by Lofton4Three on June 16, 2008 at 12:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

nafslov-

You are a waste of oxygen for the rest of the human race. Idiot

Posted by jimr07 on June 16, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Lofton4Three--amen. I cannot believe someone would come on here and be that nasty about a young man who gave it his all.

Posted by TommyJack on June 16, 2008 at 12:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You know, there are lots of posters here. Take me..many hate, many don't care, a few like. Makes no difference to me. But has there ever been a more CONSISTANTLY MORONIC poster than NAFSLOV? Can I get an amen?

Posted by volboy81 on June 16, 2008 at 12:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

NAFSLOV IS OPPOSITE OF VOLSFAN, JUST LIKE THIS JOKER IS!

Posted by volfan_brian on June 16, 2008 at 1:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Not been posting long...but that statement is a pretty dumb one.

AMEN!

Posted by BADGES0413 on June 16, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Same one as Condredge Hollaway--none.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 16, 2008 at 1:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I would just like everybody to know that I am taking a leave of absence from this board effective at 2:00 p.m. central today until June 23rd at 8:00 p.m. Consider it an early Christmas present.

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 1:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

BADGES0413, That was a mushroom cloud!

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WorkinLikeHeck ,Vacation?Have fun.By the way we don't all hate you, although I don't think you would mind if we did.lol

Plus ,if there was an award for most hated poster, you just lost to nafslov.Be safe.

Posted by BADGES0413 on June 16, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I posted it because I knew Nafslov is in love with Condredge. Just goes to show how idiotic my statement and 90% of Nafslov statements can be. Larry Seivers is the best WR in UT history. What do you think Nafslov?

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 1:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

BADGES0413 , Have you noticed that every player nafslov dogs is white?

Posted by IdahoVol on June 16, 2008 at 1:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Can't wait to see Ben in the Orange!

Workin - nobody cares what your schedule is. Did you really think you needed to let us know when you will be gone? If you don't come back, that will be OK.

Posted by BADGES0413 on June 16, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He also dogs Ray Mears for losing a really close game to National Champion Runner Up Dayton back in 1967. Doesn't mention that Dayton has a first team All American and beat also beat North Carolina in that tourney. Gave UCLA and Alcindor a good game in the finals.

Anyway, I am glad we are going back to a fullback offense and hope Ben can block as well as his brother. Some of our best teams in the 90's had good fullbacks (Mose Phillips, Phillip Crosby, Shawn Bryson) that could block, catch and run.

Posted by foreverorange on June 16, 2008 at 1:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Will was a hell of a blocker, and had good hands catching out passes in the flat. Why he didn't play in the pro's I don't know. I wish we had more like him these days. Good luck Ben. Go Vols

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 2:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"What NFL team did he play for ?"

Denver Broncos. He was drafted and signed but an injury cut his career short.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on June 16, 2008 at 2:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Double Amen!

Sam, who passed in '99, was on the '38 team as a Blocking Back. Ben forgot to mention that both Sam and Will were team Captains too and were drafted by and played in the NFL. I hope that we get another slobber-knocker #45 FB, team Captain and National Champion. Wouldn't that be an incredible family legacy?

I'm pretty sure that you can't graduate from MBA and be a moron so I'm not too concerned about his intelligence. He was rated anywhere from the #4-8 Fullback in the nation and he's put on 15 pounds of muscle since then.

Posted by KingsportVol on June 16, 2008 at 2:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Peace Workin.Hope all is well.The following posters are planning the worlds largest kegger in honor of Workins leave of absence
sjt,Ashley,mjohnson,vols85,volfan5521,
badges,colliervol,BigOrangeJeff,iawavol.Sorry to all of Workins fan club that I forgot to mention.

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 2:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sjt18 ,You gonna miss Workin?Just kidding.

Sorry about Harris.Atleast it wasn't Bama.

Posted by utchris2003 on June 16, 2008 at 2:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sjt18 is right.

He suffered a career threatening knee injury in training camp his rookie year and the Broncos paid him a nice buyout injury settlement. All he did from there is use that money to team up with some guy named Manning and open D1 Sports. They now have something in the neighborhood of 5 or 6 locations and have partners ranging from Manning to Shane Battier to Phillip Rivers. I think the kid did ok moving along from football. Did I mention that he is married to a former Miss Tennessee?

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 16, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

add bigbluemoronvol, boasoldier, and auttat to the list.

Posted by BigOrangeVol on June 16, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Greg Amsler, Roland Poles, William Howard (with the airplane thing in the endzone).....

Posted by BADGES0413 on June 16, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It's almost like we all remember where we were when we heard Menudo broke up. I will remember where I was when Workin quite posting for six hours, I was watching Rocco Three Putt again.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 16, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

SmallOrange and Smaller_Al and steveIrunamarathonbeforean1130JPOgameandstandupandyellfrommemphis

Posted by bkgunter on June 16, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You're right on, TJ.
nafslov is on the short list.
He's so bad that I assumed a while back that he might be a faker---just a partisan neighbor looking to waterboard the rest of us in his bile.

Posted by BADGES0413 on June 16, 2008 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

22 Minutes Until Workin Free Zone.
Rocco just 2 putted and I just heard Menudo is back together.

Go Ben, hope you start by your sophmore year.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

savage, I seldom (but do sometimes) read his posts any more. Responding to him gives him that ego rush he's looking for... so I seldom do that any more also.

Saw the Harris commit. Disappointing... Bama or UF would have been the worst. Hard to hate Auburn when they beat the arrogant crews from UF and Bama so regularly... often with a bunch of 2/3* players they've found and developed.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 16, 2008 at 2:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sjt's motto: 3rd shift is the best shift!!!!!

sjt, you know you read my posts. Quit lying to yourself.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 2:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Only occasionally workin... you've become pretty boring. You need a new act.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 16, 2008 at 2:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Is this a "seldom" post that you are responding to? LOL!!!!! Looks like you'll get the last word in as I will keep to my self imposed leave of absence in about 7 minutes.

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 2:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sjt18 ,I think the staff is doing a good job following the AU Tommy Tub formula so far.Example, Will Jackson is rated higher than Revis,Phillips,and Schofield yet UT didn't offer even though I think Phillips and Schofield will get their first shot at DT.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 2:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Is that what they're doing?

Risky venture.

The only common factors I saw in reading the stuff on the commits was that all three were hard workers, had good feet, and 2 of the 3 were very smart.

Posted by KingsportVol on June 16, 2008 at 2:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

adding:vols72,cjraney,mikes70gtp,chrone,JohnAdamsIsTrash,55Vol to list.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 2:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes it is workin... and only because in a few minutes I'll get the last post and you'll have a week to stew about it. Oh yeah, don't let your mom forget your pull ups.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 16, 2008 at 3 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This staff following a formula instead of creating their own? Hmmm....let's be reactive rather then pro-active as usual. Stay the course. I'm out.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 3:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin... Did it hurt to think up such an original complaint?

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 3:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He lied... he just wants attention.

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 3:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sjt18 ,Point being, they think those 3 are better than Jackson despite the rankings.

Posted by marc_ash on June 16, 2008 at 3:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin,

Maybe you will be released early for good behavior and all will be graced with your presence again before June 23rd.

One can only hope right?

Posted by threehundredbowler on June 16, 2008 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

working,I hope the door hit you in the butt as you left.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 4:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I think I got your point savage... and think that it is very interesting. Sometimes providence does drop blessings right in your lap. That could easily be the case with all three of these guys. From what I've read, UT definitely caught Revis on the way up. Someone said that Schofield had just made and distributed his highlight film. Phillips looks like a kid that has just now landed in a HS program that can help him develop.

If they grab him, Smithson could be a similar type player. Rivals doesn't even have him listed but ESPN has him rated at 75... same neighborhood as Revis and Bullard. He seems to be a possible rising star as well.

There's nothing wrong and everything right with finding great players that haven't gotten the attention/promotion that some of the others have... but you can't afford to miss the reason that others haven't been impressed.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

BTW, ESPN really likes Jackson as well. They have him in the 150 watch list.

Any word on why UT wasn't impressed?

I would think he was a good candidate to convert to DT. He's got good size and supposedly runs very well.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Let's face it... when everyone else pretty much agrees that a guy was a quality player and you are the only one calling him a wasted jersey... You are 99.9999999% likely to be the one who is DEAD WRONG.

BTW, if he was a wasted jersey, why would an NFL team draft him? Over 15K guys will play D1 football in any given year. Around 200 will be drafted... in his year, W Bartholomew was considered one of the 200.

I guess the Broncos were wrong though since you say he was a wasted jersey... rofl@u.

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sjt18 ,Not sure why the staff isn't that impressed.I would imagine that Adkins/CPF have asked him to improve in certain areas ,and he just didn't.

Posted by cjraney on June 16, 2008 at 5:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Kingsport-
If you have a comment for me or want to have a conversation, then address me. Otherwise keep my name out of your mouth.

Posted by KingsportVol on June 16, 2008 at 5:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

cjraney just stating that you are one of the guy's that like to argue with Workin.That's all.

Posted by tigervol9802 on June 16, 2008 at 5:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Really nafs?

Remind me......who was the fullback for Stephens in his single season rushing record?

By the way - how many fullbacks are currently on NFL rosters?

Plus, his wife is a former Miss Teen USA who was still a babe last time I saw her.

I'd say the guy did all right.

Posted by TommyJack on June 16, 2008 at 6:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Kingsport: I think Ol' CJ is ok...hell, everyone argues with Workin...Workin wouldn't like it if anyone agreed with him. Ol' CJ may even disagree with me from time to time...tho I don't know why. :)

Posted by thesavageorange on June 16, 2008 at 6:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Dane Bradshaw, Tim Priest, and Erik Ainge=All white
Who would have thought that coming from nafslov?

Posted by KingsportVol on June 16, 2008 at 7:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ yeah you probably right.

Posted by bloodrunsorange on June 16, 2008 at 7:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

nasflov, you need to find some glasses with orange lenses. The ones you are wearing show black and white only. Bad mistake! Race doesn’t count when you put teams together. You probably were a Woodson fan instead of Manning fan. SAD! Couch Fulmer would put 11 girls out there to play if he thought UT had a better chance to win with them. I suggest you reevaluate your thoughts.

Posted by Bigger_Al on June 16, 2008 at 8:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ben - Best of luck this year and beyond! I always liked watching Will play, running into LB's and DT's full speed. I know you are going to make your own name, but I like the bloodlines!

Posted by KingsportVol on June 16, 2008 at 8:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TDTN:I think ole cj thought I was attacking him.Evidently he didn't read my earlier post.TD you forgot to mention SC,Vandy & Kentucky games.

Posted by marc_ash on June 16, 2008 at 8:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sjt,

I understand you point, but arguing whether or not someone is a "wasted jersey" based on his college career is IMO a waste of time. If we are talking about how good a player was in college, talking about their careers in the pro's is a moot point.

Ryan Leaf had a pretty good college career. Maurice Clarett won a NC. Ken Dorsey was a stud in college just to name a few. Maybe these players were good based on their supporting case, but nonetheless they were winners and pretty good.
I think naslov using the pro's to argue Barth. was a wasted jersey shows how uninformed he is in identifying talent at the college level.

Posted by murrayvol on June 16, 2008 at 8:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Amen! Better late than later or latest.

Word on the street has Workin checking into Mayo Clinic for an attitude transplant. This board will never be the same.

Posted by Colliervol on June 16, 2008 at 9 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You guys need to ignore nafslov. With his penchant for racist tripe, it's pretty clear where he's been coming from for a long time now. (The Al Sharpton School.) Nafslov, most of us have forgotten more about football than you've shown that you know. Time for you to hit the sidelines. Nobody is interested in your opinion because it is clearly biased.

Workin', would that be sabbatical be until June 23rd of 2008 or 2019? For all that you contribute to the intelligent repartee (and I use that term very loosely) on this site, one can only hope it's the latter.

Posted by marc_ash on June 16, 2008 at 9:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TDTN,

Hahahaha. The hilljack card...funny.

Posted by KingsportVol on June 16, 2008 at 9:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TDTN for President!!!

Posted by Colliervol on June 16, 2008 at 10:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Where do we get that??? Oh my goodness nafslov. Maybe it's because this is the first time you've ever inferred that a white player at UT was a decent performer. But that's just an educated guess. And you only did it because you were pushed into a corner. Did you mention ANY of those players in your first list? I know. You just subconsciously left them off. Right?

No kegger for me Kingsport. But there might be a few more threads that are worth reading for a week or two. Maybe some that don't go to crap in the first 10 posts.

Posted by RichRollin on June 16, 2008 at 10:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Bigorangevol@2:12, dang you took the words right out of my mouth. Grandad and big bro both put in work for vols, and we all know that the little brother usually ends up tougher and sometimes better!! To hell with the race thing. I personally think that X.Mitchell, A.Reynolds, and David Holbert were all slackers and all black. I enjoy speaking my little peace on here but I do it for fun. No need for people to take it to another level regaurdless who is wrong or right!!!! Besides, I thought we were all orange so what's the difference?

Posted by pdhuff on June 17, 2008 at 7:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)

TT- koolade is generally the dividing line. A few have the sweaters.

Posted by orangebloodgmc on June 17, 2008 at 8:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ben, we look forward to seeing you on the field.

Posted by TommyJack on June 17, 2008 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Re Nafslov: I rest my case, brothers.

Posted by richvol on June 17, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Dane Bradshaw, Tim Priest and Will Bartholomew were all great team players on teams that won championships at UT. Their many contributions to UT's success is well documented on TV and in articles over the years and the thousands of fans that watched them.

utchris2003,in one of the early posts,related how Bartholomew had gone on to even more success after his football career.

nafslov...before you start tearing down others and their accomplishments, I would be very interested to see a list of just what you have contributed... to anything. Please take a moment to enlighten us. We anxiously await your reply.

Posted by GeneralNeyland96 on June 17, 2008 at 10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ben,

All foolishness aside...we need you to abuse the opposing teams' linebackers so badly that they want no part of you in the 3rd and 4th quarters of games.

We've had bodies capable in the past, but have failed to capitalize. You have 4 years, and we have an unlimited supply of replacement helmets and facemasks!

Go get 'em!!

Posted by mjohnsonvols on June 17, 2008 at 10:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)

hey nasfvol
Dale Carter drug punk
Travis Henry pot head

Posted by pdhuff on June 17, 2008 at 10:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

By his photo, I'd say Bartholomew is a gamer. He's got that daddy billy-goat stare when he sees someone bent over.

Posted by gnm53108 on June 17, 2008 at 11:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

pd:How scared does that make Dupree?

Posted by auttat on June 17, 2008 at 12:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

HAHA! Wow, those Dupree jokes just never get old...

Posted by tigervol9802 on June 17, 2008 at 1:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley's kids having fun. I hear Ashley took the pic.

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/...

Posted by pdhuff on June 17, 2008 at 2 p.m. (Suggest removal)

KingsportV - Destinlog - "Bowlegs arrest tells the Tale" is a nice one, too. Saw the headlines, thought it was my ol' fishing gal acting up again.

Posted by KingsportVol on June 17, 2008 at 2:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

pd sounds like one of my parties.Ashley lol 2:34 post.

Posted by maturner on June 17, 2008 at 2:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

nafslov, while you tell of wasted jerseys why don't you tell us where you played college football and the pro ball you wouldn't make a pimple on any of these players rearends.

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on June 17, 2008 at 4:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

nafslov.

When I first started posting on this message board I kinda liked how you challenged the Fulmer haters and called them out on their BS. However, I can't understand how ANYONE could continually ridicule former players as you do. Will Bartholomew was an excellent blocker out of the backfield and a big reason for Tee's scrambling abilities and the two Travis's rushing stats. Bottom line, football is a team sport, a choreograpy of action that all players are involved in. Did you appreciate that NC in 98? Well, no matter how small, Will B. played a part in bringing it to K-town and he will always be a Vol in my book.

Really man, I can't quite get the need to ridicule.

Posted by TommyJack on June 17, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

vol_in_lsu: At least he doesn't get on here and whine about his momma.

Posted by TommyJack on June 17, 2008 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

naf: You and me tight, bro.

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on June 17, 2008 at 5:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks TJ, bro! I appreciate that. Keep the faith bro! Dang!

Lightning out!

Posted by MillisaAnn on June 17, 2008 at 9:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Great Article!!! Welcome Ben!!! :) :) :)

Posted by Orangebleeder47 on June 25, 2008 at 11:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think that Ben will seriously benefit what should already be a pretty potent offense. I say "pretty" potent because I've yet to see Clawson compete in a SEC game...

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