Posted by Vols1998 on May 20, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Any time UT beats Florida is a good thing.

Go Vols

Posted by LadyVolsEighTimes on May 20, 2008 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Cool!

Lady Vols #4, Wow, softball and Volleyball need to pick it up.

Posted by DaddyVol on May 20, 2008 at 2:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Can't wait to hear the Florida chumps respond to this one. We finished ahead of them in B-ball, and we finished ahead of them in football. I know they beat us in football but who finished ahead of who by the end of the year? Just like when Bruce Pearl pearl spanks Billy D., they always respond with "who won the title crap". 2 can play at that. They will try to brag on their women's teams now, but Pat Head dominates the most important one!! CONGRATS!!

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Not much of a surprise here. Men's basketball carrying the torch with 2 SEC titles this decade compared to 0 for the football team.

Posted by TommyJack on May 20, 2008 at 2:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

well done.

Posted by CubanBornVol on May 20, 2008 at 2:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin' Thanks for the insight here you are such a pleassure to have around.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 2:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No problemo, CubanBornVol. Thanks for addressing me in 5 out of your last 10 posts. Great insight you provide as well.

Posted by bigbluevol on May 20, 2008 at 3:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congratulations to the men's athletic department. Great accomplishment.

Posted by byobbio on May 20, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Let's party!

Posted by tennvol on May 20, 2008 at 3:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WorkinLikeHeck, men's basketball only has one title this decade. For the record, football has finished first in the East 4 times this decade compared to 2 times for basketball.

Posted by robvols on May 20, 2008 at 3:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Being a UT alum, I am happy to see this accomplishment. But, at what cost, as UT also failed to make the grade in the classroom in numerous areas (at least according to recent reports). While the sports limelight often lasts only a short time (and I love UT sports as much as the next person), these kids need to realize they are getting a chance at a college education and need to take more advantage of that.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 3:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

wrong tennvol. Men's basketball has 2 titles this decade, compared to none for the football team. You may want to alert the UTAD of your claim:

http://www.utsports.com/basketball/pa...

Don't even try to give me it was the 1999-00 season. The Lady Vols are the 2008 national champs in basketball even though the season spanned 07-08. Same with the basketball team who is recognized as the 2008 SEC men's basketball champions and the 2000 SEC men's basketball champions. The season ended in 2000 (hence this decade) therefore we've won 2 SEC titles this decade in basketball and none in football. The banners hanging from the rafters also agree with me.

I'll take 2 SEC titles over finishing first in the East 4 times with no titles. Also, for the record, the basketball team turned this trick 3 times, not 2.

Posted by KingsportVol on May 20, 2008 at 3:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Does this mean we are no longer #35 in F-Ball recruiting?Good work Vols.

Posted by GerryOP on May 20, 2008 at 3:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Excellent point robvols. #1 in the SEC All-sports, tied for last on the academic field -- in the nation. Sad...

Posted by spam247buster on May 20, 2008 at 3:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

GerryOP-- where do you get that about being "tied for last on the academic field"?
While UT is no Ivy League school, its football team scored over 925 in the APR ratings, good enough to avoid losing scholarships. Many other schools didn't fare so well.
I realize that the basketball team did poorly in the APR ratings, and the baseball team as well (but EVERYBODY'S baseball team seems to do poorly there), but I haven't heard about an all-sports APR ranking of any sort. Got a link?

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 4 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What! Tim Teabag didn't win this award?

Everyone please excuse workin, he has a man crush on Bruce Pearl.

Posted by volntx on May 20, 2008 at 4:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well if we were #1 in academics and last in sports how many coaches would be fired? All of them! How many fans would be outraged by being last? All of them! Just Win Baby!

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 20, 2008 at 4:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Man, with such a positive story like this I really wish I could find something to b!tch about. It would be cool if I could just read this story and be happy for our success, but that is completely out of the realm of possibility because I'm a huge d0uche b@g. Wait, I know! I'll just change the subject and make this about Fulmer. It doesn't realy matter that it is irrelevant because it still allows me to whine like a little b!tch girl.

On another note, it is hard to see how the girls came in 4th in the SEC when they won the NC in basketball and came in 2nd in the softball CWS. They must be really bad a track or something. Anyways, congrats to the guys.

Posted by mcbrim1998 on May 20, 2008 at 4:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by DaddyVol on May 20, 2008 at 2:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Can't wait to hear the Florida chumps respond to this one.

http://www.theledger.com/article/2008...

Kindest Regards

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 20, 2008 at 4:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Jerry Green has a more recent SEC title than FOOLMORE!

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 4:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

And so does Mike Dubose! LOL!!!!!!!

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 4:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Foolmore would like to remind us all that SEC parity is here to stay. I am glad that Bama has been down the last decade or so yet they have a more recent SEC title than we do. Hey Foolmore!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by spam247buster on May 20, 2008 at 4:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Jerry Green was a pretty good coach-- he transformed perennial losers into 20+ win teams that went to the NCAA tourney every year he was here.
He really didn't like a large number of the UT fans, though. I have no idea why that might be.

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 20, 2008 at 4:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

spam247buster

losing 8 out of 9 games to finish the season effected momentum a little

Losing to Illinois St. and SWMO st. by 30 in the first round wasn't the most exciting way to finish seasons.

He also had more talent than any Tennessee basketball team in history (Yarbro - All-American, Haislip - Lottery Pick, Tony Harris, Isiah Victor -4 or 5 star, ect...)

Posted by CubanBornVol on May 20, 2008 at 4:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Work, you are correct. I went back and looked at my posts. I appreciate a poster that takes the time to research the person they respond to. In many circles it is better to be known by who your enemies are rather than who are your friends. Just trying to establish my side of the fence with your posts. And to end I would never try to give real insight as I will leave that up to one such as yourself, TDTN, & Silent_Fulmer as it seems you folks are the only true fans and really seem to know it all. I look forward to your wonderful, skillful and respectful praise of all things Orange. I know that Fidel & Raul would love to have you on their team. Looking forward to your posts in the future and hopefully I can comment on them in a wonderful way like you do on those that disagree with your other world insight.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 4:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"Work, you are correct."

This is common thing around here. I've never believed in the "true fan" argument though.

So now you are going to compare me to Fidel and Raul? I guess Batista should have kept Castro closer as to keep an eye on him. I am all for Cuba Libre though.

Posted by spam247buster on May 20, 2008 at 4:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

SilentFulmer-- Green still turned losers into winners, and those players that you rave about were his recruits (except Tony Harris-- worst leftover from the O'Neal years-- Green should have given that thug princess the boot, IMO).
Losing to Illinois State and SWMO St in the NCAA tournament was better than anything UT accomplished during the years of Green's predecessor or his successor.
Granted, I'm MUCH happier with Bruce Pearl than I ever was with Green, but Green deserves some credit-- he DID win an SEC title (though not outright) he DID win 20+ games every season, it was HIS record for most games won/season that just fell this season, and he DID take the Vols to the NCAA tournament every year he was here (while his predecessor and successor NEVER took the Vols to the Big Dance).

Posted by ncvol on May 20, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We beat those Gators !!!Yeah !!!

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 20, 2008 at 4:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Cuban-

That's more like it. Things will go a lot smoother if you blindly agree with everything these guys are saying. Can't you see that these guys have an agenda? Workin is workin to get Fulmer canned and he might have pulled it off already if he wasn't such a big sissy. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the nerve to break into one of his daily internet rants when he's actually in the presence of the members of the UT Athletic Department or we might be breaking in a new coach this off-season.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yeah, I am glad that I have been given the power to get a coach canned. Who's ranting? Just providing some facts about our beloved Coach Foolmore's recent record.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yeah, I am glad that I have been given the power to get a coach canned. Who's ranting? Just providing some facts about our beloved Coach Foolmore's recent record.

Posted by mcbrim1998 on May 20, 2008 at 4:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by ncvol on May 20, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We beat those Gators !!!Yeah !!!
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http://www.theledger.com/article/2008...

Kindest Regards

Posted by mcbrim1998 on May 20, 2008 at 4:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by ncvol on May 20, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We beat those Gators !!!Yeah !!!-------

Um...not quite

http://www.theledger.com/article/2008...

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 20, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Come on Workin you had your chance to state the facts and you froze up. You told us all about it remember?

Workin = Coward

Posted by IPOrange on May 20, 2008 at 5 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What? A strong showing in football? But this can't be... the nattering nabobs of negativity say we're doomed.

Posted by CubanBornVol on May 20, 2008 at 5 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Work, I would never try to compare you with F & R just that you would be good on their team. They would still be the masters. But you could spout the line.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

So because I don't agree with all things orange all the time and voice my opposition and conflciting points of view, I would work well with Fidel and Raul? Nopee. I guess when people don't believe the same views as I have I would just lock them up as orange koolaid prisoners? Most of the time people can't really argue with me all that much on my facts and usually resort to tactics such as namecalling.

If the orange koolaid people had it their way they would try to silence me because they don't agree with me. Comparing the Orange Koolaid drinkers that can't handle reality with Fidel and Raul would have been a much better comparison.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I see that IBleedOrange is in the "don't get it" category.

Coward? Really? Is that all you could come up with? Is this where I insert my own lame namecalling or do I return the favor and call you a coward for calling me a name with the overused "from behind your keyboard in your parent's basement"?

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 20, 2008 at 5:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin-

As long as you turn every thread into a Fulmer bashing rant I'll be here to call you names. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but let's try to keep the opinions tied to the f#cking subject. We all get it. You don't like Fulmer. It's old. You are accomplishing nothing. You know the history behind why I called you a coward. It is nowhere near all I could come up with, but it is true.

Posted by 99gator on May 20, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

back in 1998, did you guys enjoy the national title or were you fighting then too?

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 20, 2008 at 5:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow, Cubanbornvol has fallen head over heals for Workin, LMAO!!!

You might need to take a # though Cubansandwich, he is quite popular around here.

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 5:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I see that IBleedOrange is in the "don't get it" category.

Coward? Really? Is that all you could come up with? Is this where I insert my own lame namecalling or do I return the favor and call you a coward for calling me a name with the overused "from behind your keyboard in your parent's basement"?
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Workin, how is you being called a lame name like coward any different than your childish name that you have given CPF. Coward, makes sense. FOOLMORE, makes no sense. Can you explain the meaning behind your made-up jumble of letters?

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I see I am dicating IBleed's behavior as well. He gets on here reads the article, reads my comments, and then responds to my comments by calling me a name. LOL!!!!!!!

Maybe I am as powerful as people claim I am or that others such as IBleed are just weak little fools. Also, cussing really adds nothing to the argument and just shows that you are getting agitated.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley needs something to explained to her. Why am I not surprised? LOL!!!!!

Posted by TommyJack on May 20, 2008 at 5:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Cooban: Did you bring cigars?

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 5:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It was a simple question Silent_Fulmer. I'm sure you can muster up a simple answer.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ashley needs an answer to a simple question. Imagine that!!!! LOL!!!!!

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I see I am "dicating" IBleed's behavior as well."

You nasty little boy. Do you and Silent_Fulmer dicate each other nightly?

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 20, 2008 at 5:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Unlike you though Workin, I post on the topic of the article as well.

Posted by thesavageorange on May 20, 2008 at 5:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by 99gator on May 20, 2008 at 5:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

back in 1998, did you guys enjoy the national title or were you fighting then too

Believe it or not ....Yes!Alot of folks said the players saved CPF's bacon, and that we got lucky despite CPF's ignorence.Same stuff you see today.
Wasn't as bad though, and yes most of us enjoyed it.

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 5:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

CPF dictates workin and silents behavior everyday. workin and silent join forces, read the article and proceed to calling CPF foolmore. LOL!!!!!!

Maybe CPF is as powerful as people claim he is or that others such as workin and silent are just weak little fools.

Posted by Col26Ca on May 20, 2008 at 5:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I love a family fight. Now I just have to decide which side to be on. I'll let you know shortly.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I hope that helps you sleep at night IBleed. I merely pointed out that the men's basketball team had 2 SEC titles this decade and the football team had none. Tenndave decided to try and call me out on that fact and I summarily flushed him down the toilet.

Then IBleed who admitted he's going to call me names after I post about Foolmore's less than stellar recent record decided to get in on the action (since I clearly dictate his behavior) only for him to be called a weak fool who is agitated and cusses and name calls and then cries about posts being on topic.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I hope that helps you sleep at night IBleed. I merely pointed out that the men's basketball team had 2 SEC titles this decade and the football team had none. Tenndave decided to try and call me out on that fact and I summarily flushed him down the toilet.

Then IBleed who admitted he's going to call me names after I post about Foolmore's less than stellar recent record decided to get in on the action (since I clearly dictate his behavior) only for him to be called a weak fool who is agitated and cusses and name calls and then cries about posts being on topic.

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 20, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99gator-

I wasn't on this site back then and I'm not even sure it existed, but I'm sure the same "dickaters" were complaining then that are complaining now.

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

****2ND REQUEST****

FOOLMORE makes no sense. Can you explain the meaning behind your made-up jumble of letters, workin?

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 5:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin aka. toilet bowl lover

Posted by IBleedOrange444 on May 20, 2008 at 6:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes workin, you sometimes use facts to justify your hatred of Fulmer, point taken. You've stated the same facts over and over and over and over again every day on every article, so why don't you STFU until you've got some new material. It is time to give it a rest. It is getting you and Tennessee football nowhere. Like I said before, if you feel that strongly about it then why don't you write Mike Hamilton a letter? Lay out all of your "facts" and make your case. Start a f#cking petition. Do something that may actually make a difference instead of coming on this site and pissing in everyone's cornflakes.

Posted by jasvol on May 20, 2008 at 6:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Beating Florida and being #1...Excellent. A sure sign of things to come: SEC Football Title and if I'm drinking TommyJack's cool aid - National Title.

Posted by jasvol on May 20, 2008 at 6:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ibleed, Ashley & Workin: Watch out the "magic, liberal, commie eraser" might come and get you for your comments. What's that, who's there, OH NO, they're here for me....

Posted by murrayvol on May 20, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99gator 5:24: Yes, we enjoyed it and we're still enjoying it though the memory is fading a bit for some of us. We're Volunteers. We live to fight or at least disagree with extreme prejudice.

Would like to celebrate at least one more NC before shedding this mortal coil. Who wouldn't?

Posted by ncvol on May 20, 2008 at 6:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mcbrim1998
I should revise my statement to read the men at UT beat those Gators!!! The Ladies did well, also.

The Gator men finished second in the standings with 63.50 points, one point behind first-place Tennessee.

Posted by budd on May 20, 2008 at 7:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It's talk radio on the computer!. Well just like talk radio at least it keeps you people off the streets

Posted by GerryOP on May 20, 2008 at 8:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

spam248buster @ 3:48:

Checkout this GVX piece:

http://govolsxtra.com/news/2008/may/0...

This from the ESPN news release.

"Tennessee and West Virginia, which each had three teams on the list, were the only BCS schools with more than one team penalized. Each school had three teams make it - West Virginia in men's soccer, wrestling and women's rowing and Tennessee in men's basketball, men's swimming and baseball."

I repeat, tied for dead last on the academic field -- nationwide.

Posted by mcbrim1998 on May 20, 2008 at 8:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ncvol, yes, Tenn men won, yet Florida took the trophy.

Kindest Regard

Posted by Bigger_Al on May 20, 2008 at 8:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99Gator - I think some of "us" ("us" defined as those posting on this site who are assumed to be Vol fans, as opposed "us" as those who truly love the Vols AND THEREFORE would never be personally invested in any Vol defeat) were a bit sheepish at our '98 title. Kinda like anyone who uses dead soldiers as reason to say "I told you so" tragically and ironically cringes when America does well in Iraq.

Posted by andy112382 on May 20, 2008 at 8:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

WorkinLikeHeck - I don't have any issues with you sounding your thoughts about the football team or any other sport, the only things that really gets me is the fact you will bash the football team at any given chance, plus make time to bash them when it isn't even an article talking about them!

On top of that, you JUST bash them, maybe I have missed the rare posts, but I have never seen you say 'wow, Tennessee won the east, one of the hardest divisions of all of college football, good job guys!' or anything remotely close to that, I have a very strong feeling that you would find a way to attempt bashing the football team even if we won our second national title in 10 years. Just exactly what would it take for you to actually pull for the football team? And please don't say 'fire fulmer' or 'foolmore' or whatever variation of that, it is getting so old hearing people say that no matter how many games we win or if we win our division, etc.....

Posted by dvols on May 20, 2008 at 9:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

this site is like the movie groundhog day

Posted by volwalk on May 20, 2008 at 9:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I second that andy!
I believe we all would like to win more SEC Championships but when you have a nice positve article---it would be nice to hold back the criticisms and negativity.

Way to go VOLS you are the Number 1 team in the SEC for the 07-08 season. That is something to be proud of Vol fans.

Posted by Ashley on May 20, 2008 at 9:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

MCBRIMM, in the history books it will clearly state that the womens athletic dept at Florida brought this trophy home.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 9:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

IBleed, masking cuss words only makes you like like an even bigger idiot than you already are. Also, if getting on here isn't making one bit of difference (according to you) than why do you care so much? I know, I know, the truth can hurt sometimes.

andy, cry me a river.

Posted by GuckingFatorHaternFLA on May 20, 2008 at 10:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Mcbrim:
Lets compare the sports that count (in order of highest revenue)

Football: UT-East Champs....uf-3rd in East

Men's BBall: UT-SEC regular season champs....uf-NIT berth

Women's BBall: UT- 8 time national champs, including back to back (if they count for men, they count for women, right :)....uf-doesnt matter.

Once again you, mcbrim, like your school, is OWNED by the VOLUNTEERS!!!! That "trophy" you speak of has as much value as the one busted all over your gym floor by that recruit

SPIN THOSE STATS BUDDY

kindest regards

Posted by T0MMYJACK on May 20, 2008 at 10:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

JerkinLikeHeck & mcrimjob staying the course and frittering away our time.

dvols is correct ... their stuff never changes.

Both the basketball coach and football coach did good jobs this past year. But let's face it ... the roundballers played the first half of the season like Tarzan and finished like Jane. Pitino proved that UT skated through a season that was loaded with wins from an SEC schedule that included ... well, not much. This UT team would have been an afterthought in any of the past couple of SEC seasons. Seems Pearl's teams are ALWAYS an afterthought in the SEC tournament, always losing to lower seeds.

Yeah, Pearl whipped the second best basketball team in the land. But not nearly as badly as Fulmer whipped the second best football team in the nation. At least the football coach kept his players up enough to finish the season on a good note.

Keep it in perspective, losers. And have another fritter.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 10:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm glad that this was an enjoyable for all the "true" fans. Keep in mind, Foolmore swore that they were ready for the onsides kick:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhRHxI...

Posted by mcbrim1998 on May 20, 2008 at 10:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Gucking,

Published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008

college athletics
UF Repeats as SEC All-Sports Champion

Florida's women once again rule the Southeastern Conference. As a result, so does the Gators' entire athletic department.

Backed by a first-place finish from the Florida women's athletic teams, the Gators have won the 2007-08 SEC All-Sports Trophy with 159.50 points. It is the second straight year and 16th time in 17 years the Gators have captured the trophy, which is presented by the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group.
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Now, the Gators have won the SEC Title 16 of 17 years, and you OWN WHAT? Did you hear DIDDLYSQUAT?

Kindest Regards

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 20, 2008 at 10:36 p.m.

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Posted by Colliervol on May 20, 2008 at 10:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well, add that one to the list of reasons why it's pretty much a waste of time to read the posts anymore. Of course, considering the level of discourse that this site has sunk to, I suppose we shouldn't expect much else. Pitiful.

Posted by KingsportVol on May 20, 2008 at 11:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Touchdown you are in rare form tonight.My stomache is killing me.Even Workin got in on the action.Dupree is a true freakin pimp.

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on May 20, 2008 at 11:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

OK, I have never been a big BasketVols follower, but something is amiss here.

That link showing the 99-00 team says "SEC Eastern Division and overall champs" The overall record is 26-7 and the SEC record is 12-4. Now, if I am correct, there are two titles that you can win in the SEC....Regular season championship and tourney championship. The regular season championship is just like football, correct? And it is based on the SEC wins. Looks like the 99-00 team only got the SEC East "title" for the regular season with 12-4. No mention is made of a tourney championship, though the years that such championship was won by the Vols it is listed (78-79 for exmple)...So what is this "overall champs" tag? Is this one of those mythical championships for which there is no trophey? Are we claiming a championship based on having the best overall record? If that's the case, Fulmer has been robbed of several SEC "overall champs" titles through the years and needs to claim his just desserts!

In fact, I just Googled Jerry Green to find his coaching record:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Gr...(basketball)

Nowhere on that Wiki is an SEC title listed, regular season or tourney. Sounds like this "overall champion" moniker is just a UT AD tag to make the team "sound" like champions...not to take anything away from them.

And it also seems, by my estimation, that WORKIN is a FOOL who doesn't even understand what an SEC title is, and can't cast his dispersions evenly.

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on May 20, 2008 at 11:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSU_Tige...

Ah, a little research pays off.

LSU was the Regular season SEC champs for the 99-00 season...and my further reasearch shows that Arkansas won the tourney.

Tennessee doesn't have a trophy nor a banner for that season. Sorry Workin, your "facts" just got flushed.

Posted by NYVol on May 21, 2008 at 12:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Mr. or Ms. Workin':
As soon as you have stuck the fire cracker up the right orifice, I have a match ready and waiting. Blow off, fool, and get a life. Your "insight" has become boring and insignificant.

Posted by DekanGator on May 21, 2008 at 1:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This is how we see it in GATORVILLE
UF takes All-Sports Trophy again

Backed by a first-place finish from Florida's women's athletic teams, the Gators have won the 2007-08 SEC All-Sports Trophy with 159.50 points. It is the second straight year and 16th time in 17 years the Gators captured the trophy, which is presented by the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group.
Georgia, which broke Florida's streak of 14-straight SEC All-Sports titles in 2005-06, finished second overall with 140 points while Tennessee was third at 128.50. LSU (136.50) and Auburn (106.50) rounded out the top five.
The Gator men didn't fair too poorly themselves. Florida finished second in the men's standings with 63.50 points, one point behind first-place Tennessee.
"Give Tennessee credit," Foley said. "But our men had a great year too, finishing second."

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 7:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

103 days till Football Time In Tennessee!!!!!

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 8:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

volfaninlsuland, you are truly dumber than I thought. The SEC overall champion is the regular season champion. The tournament champion in basketball is merely the tournament champion. When referring to the SEC champion in basketball, you refer to the regular season champion. Also in 1999-2000 (the 2000 basketball season), there was a 4 way tie for first and all 4 teams are recognized as SEC champions. Call the SEC office and ask them or perhaps the UTAD and get the banner removed from TBA and trophy removed from the trophy case. Men's basketball 2 SEC titles and football has 0 SEC titles. You sir are truly a moron.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 8:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

volfaninlsumoron<

Here is a picture of the 2000 SEC basketball championship tropy per the UT basketball media guide:

http://www.utsports.com/uploadedFiles...

I'll be waitiing on your response dunce face.

Posted by pdhuff on May 21, 2008 at 9:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Well, I,m proud we're slogging thru the doldrums. All the faithful are happy.

Ashley's on his countdown, GerryOp's pointing out our prowess in the classroom, Workin is dispensing his insight, sjt18 is working at nite, VolinDawgland is happy if sjt18 is happy, mcbrim is, well, mcbrim and I see a 5000 gallon tanker of koolade ready to go! Just waiting on TDTN to show up to deliver with Dupree reading the map. TJ has a new shirt. Tngeoff is getting the world in shape.

Is this a great happy country or what?

Shame that Bashful' Bro Oswald isn't around to witness this.

Go Vols and congrats, Mikey.

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on May 21, 2008 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey dunceface...

What does that trophy say on it?

"SEC...now read carefully...2000 EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPS"

Hmmm...that doesn't sound like a conference championship, and Fulmer has several of those.

NEXT?

Posted by auttat on May 21, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

I can't stop laughing. There IS a trophy for winning your division in bball.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

Workin, do you have a response?

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on May 21, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I have a link for you too there Workin'...may be a little more official because it came from the SEC website.

http://secsports.com/doc_lib/bkc_thro...

Now, look carefully. The SEC had a 4-way tie with 4 teams going 12-4.

This included a 3-way tie in the East. Now, I can imagine that the SEC took the lazy way out and awarded a 4-way split for the championship. However, Tennessee didn't win an "outright" title no matter how you slice it, at best its a 4-way split. Furthermore, Tennessee's overall win percentage is the lowest of the 4 at .700. LSU's .824 leads the pack. I do not know how this all broke down with head-to-head matchups, but I'd be willing to wager that Tennessee didn't come out on top.

Now you get on this website daily and blast Phil Fulmer for no SEC titles since 98. The difference between hoops and football is that we have a championship game in FB that decides it on the field. The days of co-championships died in 1992. If the conference still played like the Big-10, Tennessee might have 4 or 5 SEC co-championships in the Fulmer era.

The facts speak for themselves. LSU was the lone champion of the West in 00 and had the highest overall winning percentage. Tennessee had the lowest of the four. If you want to claim that as a championship, you go right ahead.

Posted by mjohnsonvols on May 21, 2008 at 9:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Just remeber guys Paul Johnson he can take us to the promise land. That is the guy workin wants to take Fulmer's job.

Good job TN. Congrats on the trophy. Just wish everybody could be happy with the trophy instead of bashing one sport.

99 gator I was very happy when we won the national title.

Posted by givehim6 on May 21, 2008 at 10:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree with Vols1998 anytime the Vols beat uf its a good thing. GO VOLS!

Posted by pdhuff on May 21, 2008 at 10:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The Bruin awaits on the other side of the doldrums. Have a nice summer.

Posted by hoskinsfive on May 21, 2008 at 10:32 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Just got back from the SEC championship game. Ive been sitting in my seat in the east end zone of the Georgia dome (in the fetal position) since January. Is fulmer still the coach?

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 10:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin reminds me of this dog I had to spray one day with the hose to get him unhitched from the neighbors dog.

Posted by auttat on May 21, 2008 at 10:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Some originals from Workin:

"auttat "logic" = trying to compare an actual SEC title (i realize you may have forgotten what those were since it's been awhile) to winning the SEC East and not winning the SEC title."

"When you win it, it counts. See the bling, bling. You get zilch for winning a division title from the SEC office. You do get a trophy when you win finish first. Enjoy your Outhouse Bowl t-shirt."

"Funny how win you actually win championships and not Eastern Division titles that other coached don't particularly like you as much."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

hoskins: You waiting on the Peach Bowl?

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 10:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

volfanmoron,

Look at the 2nd trophy from the left you complete and utter idiot. It says 2000 SEC basketball championship. The eastern division title is the first one on the left. All 4 teams are recognized as SEC champions like I said and per SEC rules. Sorry dunce face.

Men's basketball....2 SEC titles in basketball this decade, none in football. Hey Foolmore!!!!

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 10:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

"Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 20, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
(since I clearly dictate his behavior) only for him to be called a weak fool who is agitated and cusses and --->name calls<--- and then cries about posts being on topic."
***********************************************
volfaninlsumoron<
I'll be waitiing on your response dunce face.
volfaninlsuland, you are truly dumber than I thought.

VolnLSU, you are clearly dictating workins "behaviour". Keep the heat on him and lets see how many more names he can call you.

Posted by rockyknox on May 21, 2008 at 10:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Things aren't as bad in Vol land as Mr. Adams would have everyone think.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 10:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

volfanmoron, your SEC link further validates my point. It has 8 SEC titles listed under Tennessee's SEC championships. Count them up loser. You will count 8, including the afformentioned 2000 SEC title which you are trying to claim that we did not win in basketball. The trophy and banner says we did, as does the media guide and SEC office. This is just a hing, but Jerry Green's wikipedia page might not be the best place to reference if he won an SEC championship. As far as dictating bahevior, volfanmoron is the one googling wikipedia pages and secsports.com trying unsuccessfully like a moron to prove me wrong. So did we or did we not win that 2000 SEC basketball championship? LOL!!!!

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 10:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

HELL NO THEY'RE NOT, ROCKYKNOX! There are just a couple of flaring hemorrhoids on here that want everyone to think otherwise.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 11:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I love how volfanmoron decided to use wikipedia as a reference and then basically contradicted himself with the SEC link. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since he conveniently failed to notice the the largest trophy in the picture (you know the one that says 2000 basketball champion). What's even more ironic is that the moron told me to "Now, look carefully." LOL!!!!

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 21, 2008 at 11:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Looks like LSUvolmoron will be getting a new screen name after this toilet flush! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by THE_VOL on May 21, 2008 at 11:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)

With the recruits already coming in and Pearl/Forbes now hot on the trail of former AZ signee Emmanuel Negedu, the hoopsters will continue to lead the way in Big Orange Country. Getting Negedu would make the Vols class the best in the country!

Posted by Col26Ca on May 21, 2008 at 11:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

New to the site, It seems like this Workinlikeheck, is having a running battle with the world. Does this go on all the time? If so this is going to be fun to read. I thought UT was suppose to have a great sports program but it looks like after reading these posts their are really problems. And I was looking forward to some good games after relocating to the area.

Posted by bigbluevol on May 21, 2008 at 11:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Welcome to Tennessee, Col. There will be some good games to see. There will also be a level of diatribe and conversation about those games that will be pretty heated. As this story says, the men's athletic program finsihed first in the overall conference standings. The same conversations that are going on about football will begin to happen in basketball in the near future should Pearl not advance the team to the Final Four or win a national championship. Already people are complaining because he's only gotten us to the Sweet Sixteen, as if we were regulars there before. Anyway, as I said earlier, there will be some great games involving the Vols in all sports. Go ahead and learn Rocky Top because you'll hear it a lot.

Posted by tennvol on May 21, 2008 at 11:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

WorkinLikeHeck,

I don't dispute that the UT men shared the regular season title in 2000, but that was not this decade. This decade started in 2001, not 2000. Read up on it here: http://hypercreations.com/david/2001....

So, your statement is incorrect and mine is correct. The football team finished first in the East 4 times (2001, 2003, 2004, 2007) and the basketball team twice (2006, 2008).

Posted by vol_in_lsu_land on May 21, 2008 at 11:58 a.m.

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Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 11:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Col.: I wouldn't hinge my relo plans on this site! lol

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 12:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

vol_in_lsu: Your language is appalling.

Posted by invisiblekid on May 21, 2008 at 12:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99Gator, response to the 5:24 post. Truthfully, Fulmer has been a polarizing figure since he ascended to the job of head coach after Majors. Conspiracy theories are plenty regarding that subject but you don't want to go down the road, especially on here.

Personally, I didn't sleep at all the night after the national championship game in '98 and spent about 3 years basking in an Orange haze. The 2001 SECG letdown against LSU was a big turning point in my thinking as for the fortunes of the program though. Things just haven't been the same for a number of reasons since then. 2005 was the low point and I believe Fulmer used up much of his "equity"(his term) with many of the fans that year.

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 12:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Kid: A very rational post IMO.

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 21, 2008 at 12:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

LMAO at lsuvol!!!!!!!

If it aint the ole' screen name switcharoo rebut, LOL!!!!!!!

I seriously think the only people that suggest this are ones that actually are doing it themselves, LMAO!!!!!!!!!! LOSER!!!!

Posted by murrayvol on May 21, 2008 at 12:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Col26Ca: Welcome to the jungle. Would that be Kentucky Colonel or military issue?

Visit here often and you may find this site similar to your cablevision experience---300 channels and nothing (at least not much) to watch.

We do have a great sports program. And very few problems that Prozac or Metamucil can't handle.

Permission to carry on granted.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 12:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

volfanmoron,

"If we're going to claim championships in basketball that aren't really there,"

***Again check the banners and trophy case and official SEC and UT record books. I guess those are imaginary.

LOL!!!!!!!!

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 12:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Funny how even utsports.com lists the years by website:

http://www.utsports.com/football/page...

Also, the Decade of Dominance video spans the the 1990s and for some reason doesn't have any year 2000 footage or reference.

I am glad that you were able to find some website run by a geek that refutes the start date of what pretty much every other person believes is the start of the new millenium. Congrats, it only took you a day to find it.

Posted by murrayvol on May 21, 2008 at 12:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

invisible: Well put. Haven't seen much rationality around here lately.

Posted by mjohnsonvols on May 21, 2008 at 12:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey workin combine all of your basketball coaches and tell me how many of them have made the elite 8 and then look at Fulmer and tell me how many national titles he has.

Posted by KingsportVol on May 21, 2008 at 12:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Col26Ca welcome aboard.Take Workin how ever you want.It depends on what side of the fence you are on.If you like getting beat by 50 by our biggest rivals you probably won't care for him.CA I am assuming that is Cali?If so the only time we get naked and hang out in tree's in East Tenn is when we are drunk deer hunting.Have fun and welcome once again.

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 1:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Kingsport: ..and we don't get naked if Teebow is in the area.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 1:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mjohnsonvols, tell me which program is closer to winning an SEC title right now? The football program whose coach is 12-23 against the relevant coaches/teams in the conference or the the basketball team which just won an SEC title last year and has a coach that has a .500 or better record against every single team in the conference? Funny how we are going to replace Lofton, Jujuan Smith, Jordan Howell, Ramar Smith, and Duke Crews yet we'll be compete for and have a great chance at winning another SEC title in basketball. Foolmore has those types of personnel losses and we get the whole wet behind ears speech and a ready made 8-4 season.

Posted by KingsportVol on May 21, 2008 at 1:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ LOL

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 1:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

THE "LAUGH OUT LOUD" GANG
KingsportVol
WorkinLikeHeck
Silent_Fulmer
TommyJack

Posted by pdhuff on May 21, 2008 at 1:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ, how's the koolade holding out and don't forget to get the car flags dry-cleaned.

Do you need a sway-back Belgian? LOL

Posted by hoskinsfive on May 21, 2008 at 1:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Tommyjack that was a classic (peachbowl)

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 1:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'll have more on this the close the we get to the season as far as details go, but I am going to invite the board to my Florida game tailgate this September. Yes, even the morons will be welcome.

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 21, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey - I wonder what Fulmer is up to today other than being silent, i mean workin like heck.

Posted by Col26Ca on May 21, 2008 at 2:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks to all who welcomed me on board. To those guessing what my name stands for you may or may not have some of it right. We'll see in the future. I'm just going to watch for a while. I don't want to get shot before I learn the way home or to the nearest ER. Being a political science undergrad many years ago my 1st love is politics. This site reminds me a lot of watching the Democrats go at each other this year. I'll bet a NC in Football would bring a lot of the antagonists togeather, just the convention will bring the Democrats togeather even disliking the candidate. For those that seem to get a little uptight when someone disagrees with your positions my wife can write prescriptions that can make you feel all better. I'm looking forward to the fall already. To end with 2 things. I will be in attendance at the UCLA / UT game in Ca and I will be wearing Orange not that weird blue of UCLA. And to Kingsport on the deer hunting and naked in trees. I do deer hunt but don't do the naked in trees thing. It sounds like you must have been hunting with some of the guy's I grew up with or served with. It can be fun but prefer to do it with the clothes on.

Posted by gator4life on May 21, 2008 at 2:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congrats to the UT mens program for winning the mens SEC sports title this year. As you can see from the article that Mcbrimm posted earlier, UF won the overall SEC sports championship AGAIN. Wow, 16 out of the last 17 years UF has been THE leader of the SEC. Not bad for a school with "no history".

Posted by invisiblekid on May 21, 2008 at 2:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TommyJack and Murray, thanks. I had to turn the irrational filter to ultra-high to make it through these posts. All parties involved with the great "is it or is it not a championship" debate deserves credit for their dogged determination in defending their positions however. Doesn't quite compare with sitting on the back porch and watching two of my boxers fighting over the same bone but it's close.

Posted by invisiblekid on May 21, 2008 at 3 p.m. (Suggest removal)

BTW Murray, this is classic:

"We do have a great sports program. And very few problems that Prozac or Metamucil can't handle."

Well-played sir.

One last note, congratulations to all the athletes who represented the Volunteer program and helped bring this trophy home.

Posted by gator4life on May 21, 2008 at 3:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by GuckingFatorHaternFLA on May 20, 2008 at 10:13 p.m.

Mcbrim:
Lets compare the sports that count (in order of highest revenue)

Football

Men's BBall

Women's BBall:

Just a thought on the order of importance.

1.Its FOOTBALL first and foremost if you live in the south.

2.Mens Basketball when you have a team of relevance.

3. All other sports are only rated high if your team is any good. Yea UT's Ladies BB team is rated high for you guys, but most of the schools only lose money on ALL lady sports.

Posted by mjohnsonvols on May 21, 2008 at 3:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ok workin since you will not answer my question I will try to answer yours although it will not be good enough. I beleive the football team was in the final 2 and I beleive the basketball failed to make the tournament finals in the SEC and did not even get out the secound round and got beat by Butler. I think it is a wash.
Now answer my question how many elite 8 have the mens basketball program been to and how many national titles does Fulmer have?

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 3:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin, will you have temporary name badges for us at your tailgate or should I bring some?

Posted by auttat on May 21, 2008 at 3:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mjohnsonvols, UT bball did not get beat by Butler and they made it past the 2nd round in both the SEC and NCAA tourney. They had an incredible season and won, OUTRIGHT, their first SEC Title in over 40 years. Bruce Pearl is doing amazing things. The future looks very bright for the bball program. Not getting past the Sweet 16 is most likely viewed as a failure to most on the team, but the fact that it is viewed that way is a good thing. That has not always been the case.

The fact that UT fball lost the SEC Champ game is viewed as a failure because, well, it always has been viewed that way. Fulmer is just in a long line of successful coaches who created the expectation that UT should always be in the equation to win fball championships. Since they played for it, I would have to assume they were in the equation to win it.

Posted by Silent_Fulmer on May 21, 2008 at 3:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If two ton Annie intends on showing up you can count me in

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 3:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mjohnson, I particularly love your lack of a fair analysis. It's hard to compare the 2 sports. I prefer to go by how the SEC office recognizes champions instead of making up my own comparisons as you attemtped to do. SEC recognizes the regular season champion in basketball as THE champion. In football, the winner if the SEC title game is THE champion.

Got beat by Butler? When did that happen? Being a Final 16 team out of 341 NCAA teams, finishing 9th overall, and actually winning a conference title, being ranked #1 at some point is better than finishing 12th out of 121 teams. That's hardly a wash.

Ashley, I appreciate your kind gesture, however, I will bring the nametags as I don't want anybody else to have to make any sort of effort for this shindig.

Posted by mjohnsonvols on May 21, 2008 at 3:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

My fault about got beat by Butler. did get beat by Lousiville who did not win the big east. Since you will not answer I will they have never been in the elite 8. The football was among the top 16.
You are right it is hard to compare the 2 sports but I beleive that is what you are trying to do with Fulmer and Pearl.
By the way good luck to the great Paul Johnson. I hope he can win a week ACC since he is so good.
Hey man chill out a little I know you are getting called names but it is all part of the game. I would love to come by to the tailgate at the Florida game. I'm just shocked that you will be there since you hate Fulmer so bad.

Posted by BPongVol on May 21, 2008 at 3:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mjohnsonvols, not sure what you are saying. I think you are making up things to prove your point. You should probably watch the bball team before commenting on them because you were nowhere close.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 3:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

It's really this simple...football team finished 12th out 121 teams, was never in top 10, didn't win a conference title.

Basketball team finsihed 9th out of 341 teams, was ranked #1, won a conference title and was top 10 pretty much all year.

Also, who said I was going to the game? Tailgating is far more fun than the actual games nowadays.

I never said Paul Johnson was a savior. Just one of several coaches out there could replicate what Foolmore has done the last 10 years.

Posted by mjohnsonvols on May 21, 2008 at 3:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Nobody remebers who wins a regular season basketball conference champioship. I'm not saying they had a bad year. I'm just stating some facts that they have never made it past the sweet 16. That is a fact. I was wrong about the Butler game that was a typo and I will admit that. Listen to what you said they one there first basketball title in 40 years. We blast Fulmer for not winning one since 1998. That is my point the basketball team is not doing much better than the football team in winning championships and that is all that matters to some on here. Me on the other hand I'm happy to be a TN fan. I think we are doing great things in athletics and I think the year to come could be very special in every sport.

Posted by invisiblekid on May 21, 2008 at 4:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Some of you guys may want to be careful if you let Workin' provide the nametags at his shindig, most of them will include some variation of the word moron in them and it might get confusing.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 4:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

that's a great idea ikid.

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 4:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin

what do you serve at a tailgate party before the florida game?

does it get you happy and hopeful or bitter and ticked off?

is there a big sign at your tailgate that reads either.....

"honk, if you think we'll lose"

or

"honk, if you are tired of foolmore"

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 4:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I use the summer to plan the tailgate menu. For Florida I expect a little blackened gator will be available for consumption. My mood, happy or sad depends upon how my betting has gone throughout the day. Actually, that doesn't even matter as I am in the presence of friends, family, and am consuming mass amounts of alcohol so I am usually in a good mood when tailgating.

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 4:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm in agreement with you mjvol. I would much rather go to the Outback Bowl every year than the Sweet 16.

Workin, the 220 extra teams that are playing bball suck and are not good enough to field a descent football team. Workin, the next time you run across a player from last years bball team, ask them if they would prefer to have the SECCG game trophy or the SEC regular season trophy.

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 4:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin

just figured (based on your posts) that you would be in a foul mood on a florida gameday because you would be certain of defeat.

i picture you drunk off your rear, yelling from your seat at other vol fans around you (if tenn is losing) "see, i told you so. you all want foolmore. now, look"

then, leaving midway through the third quarter to get reaquainted with your buddy, jack daniels.

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"and am consuming mass amounts of alcohol"

Just like old Johnny.

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 4:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

by the way, i am not going back to read how all this started.....

i would rather be the regular season basketball champion, than the SEC tournament champion.

the regular season championship (especially if it is not shared) is a real accomplishment. Some teams do not even give their best effort in the conference tournament.

Posted by auttat on May 21, 2008 at 4:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99gator, surely the guy you speak of is not smart enough to get on the internet, let alone, post on this site.

Of course, there is always an Internet for Dummies book, right workin?

Posted by auttat on May 21, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99gator, agreed on the desire of winning a regular season over the tourney. Just amazed that they actually hand out a trophy to the Eastern and Western division champs. You have been on this site enough to appreciate the irony in that, right?

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 4:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin

just giving you a little grief.

you are the dennis rodman of this website. agitate, agitate, agitate.

you get people on here more riled up than steve spurrier saying "you can't spell citrus without UT"

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. (Suggest removal)

auttat

as long as tenn doesn't fly a flag at neyland stadium that reads "division champs" or prints T-shirts and other memorabilia that say "division champs".......you're ok.

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 5:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99: You can't spell flatulence without an FLA :)

Posted by GerryOP on May 21, 2008 at 5:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Interesting. An article about our abysmal academic performance generates 65 comments. An article about how we whipped UFla by one freakin' point for the men's All-SEC Trophy generates over 165 comments. Kind of leads you to believe that Fowler was right.

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 5:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

tommyjack

you'll never guess what i just did.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 5:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Didn't Spurrier at one point say that one of the most overated stats is Phil Foolmore's winning percentage?

Also, I am in a good mood on gamedays. I really enjoy our band and pregame show.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 5:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Didn't Spurrier at one point say that one of the most overated stats is Phil Foolmore's winning percentage?

Also, I am in a good mood on gamedays. I really enjoy our band and pregame show.

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 5:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You cut the gator??

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 5:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

well, to add more fuel to this fire....

i have heard that athlon sports has florida #1 in its preseason poll.

(yes, i know this means squat)

i don't think i have seen multiple teams from the same conference picked as a preseason #1 from the various publications that come out in june (athlon, lindy's, sporting news, etc)

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 5:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin: Count me in...would be worth the price of a ducat just to see you in a good mood. lol

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 5:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

actually in 1996, were tenn and florida ranked #1 by some of those publications.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 5:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Also thanks to Foolmore's lack of success going on a decade nowadays and getting blown out at home by Florida (30-13 in 2001), Alabama (34-14 in 2001), Auburn (34-10 in 2004), UGA (41-14 in 2004 and 27-14 in 2006) while also losing at home to South Carolina (in 2005) and Vandy (in 2005) who doesn't even have an athletic departnment, not to mention the hobnail boot to UGA and the Gaffney catch most games I sit there cheer the team on that's it. The real drama of the game is whether or not I am going to run out of whiskey or if I do a stumble and fumble of the whiskey bottle. If I run out, I usually can find reinforcements from somebody though.

Posted by 99gator on May 21, 2008 at 5:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

workin

you must have been a boy scout.

isn't there motto "be prepared"

can't run out of the liquid refreshments on a gameday.

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 5:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"getting blown out at home by Florida (30-13 in 2001)"

I suggest you shoot the messenger that gave you the info above.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

2002 for Florida and Alabama game home blowouts. Thanks Ashley, you are good for something.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 5:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Also, UGA was 41-14 in 03 and then 27-14 in 05. Off a year.

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 5:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

20oz water bottles filled about 2/3 then squeeze the air out and you have one hell of a dispoable flask.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on May 21, 2008 at 5:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I prefer the old arm in a sling/broken arm trick. You can fit a whole 5th in there and not even get a look from the coppers.

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 5:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Can you name one other team in the nation that has not had their misfortunes, workin? What about the decade of dominance over Alamullet and Georgia. Workin, I hate it like "heck" when we lose but for me to turn on the coach that over the past 16 seasons has consistently beat both Alamullet and Georgia is nuts. The tables were bound to turn with Alamullet and Georgia after 10 years of dominance and what better year for Vandy to finally beat us than 05. Your issue with CPF runs deeper than W's & L's. If it was about that you would have jumped ship back when Johnny lost more than he won during his first 5 years.

Posted by Ashley on May 21, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hummmmmmmmmmmmm......arm in a sling. My wife might not like the idea but I just might have to try it. You know us rednecks over at RTM will try just about anythinig once or 3 or 4 times.

Posted by invisiblekid on May 21, 2008 at 6:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Workin', 4:34, I thought you'd get a kick out of that idea.

Here are some additional suggestions(in no particular order):
InvisibleMoron
99Moron
TommyMoron
PDMoron
GerryMoron
MurrayMoron
CollierMoron
AuttatMoron
SilentMoron
TouchdownMoronTN
GeneralMoron
BigMoronVol
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Posted by pdhuff on May 21, 2008 at 6:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ikid, Old man Moron has been busy to have that big a family. You left out the youngest, Dupree
Moron.

Posted by invisiblekid on May 21, 2008 at 6:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)

PD, in the end, we're all one big moronic Orange family.

Posted by TommyJack on May 21, 2008 at 6:45 p.m. (