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SEC Bowl Projections as Blurry Now as Before Season

It was not exactly what you would call expected, but it was possible. With Auburn's loss to Alabama on Friday, the Tigers were 7-5, but were still looking at a pretty good bowl game because at ...

Written by Chris Yow about about 1 hour ago 192 reads 0 comments
Real Jonathan Crompton Shows Up In Second Half of Vols-Gamecocks

He's been lost since the last drive of the first half against Auburn. But during the intermission of the Vols' Halloween contest against South Carolina, Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton finally showed up and played the second half...

Written by Chris Yow about 28 days ago 1,148 reads 11 comments
SEC Awards My Way: Alabama Takes The Cake

When I thought about a mid-season awards article, I thought that maybe it would be a bit premature, or that other people would beat me to the punch...

Written by Chris Yow about about 1 month ago 263 reads 6 comments
Top 10 Signs You Are An Arena Football Fan

Here are the top 10 signs that you are way too deep in the fandom of the Arena Football 1 league! The fans of the AF1 are all true fans...

Written by Chris Yow about about 1 month ago 143 reads 0 comments
arenafootball1 Answers Some Questions, Others Arise

It was almost unbearable to listen to arenafootball1's press conference via conference call, but it was completely worth the static and noise to hear the answers to several of the questions surrounding the league...

Written by Chris Yow about 2 months ago 375 reads 0 comments
arenafootball1 Set to Resurrect Arena Football

On Monday, Sept. 29, the Arena Football League will still be dead. However, Arena Football will not be. A press conference is scheduled in Tulsa, Ok...

Written by Chris Yow about 2 months ago 153 reads 0 comments
Chris Yow's SEC Report: Week Three

As if you need to be reminded, this week is Tennessee-Florida week. That used to mean something. In the last four years, it's meant the Gators were getting a win, and normally it was easy...

Written by Chris Yow about 2 months ago 356 reads 2 comments
Doubled Over With Heartbreak

I've told the story before of how I became a Tennessee fan, that storied third week of October in 1995. I have lived the true glory years of Tennessee football as a fan. I have now lived the gory years of Tennessee football as a fan—kind of...

Written by Chris Yow about 2 months ago 303 reads 2 comments
Lee Corso Travel: Where Planning a College Football Road Trip Is Easy, My Friend

Every week, there is at least one college football game that strikes national interest. If you had unlimited funds and resources to travel around the nation watching at least one college football ...

Written by Chris Yow about 3 months ago 388 reads 16 comments
UFL Announces Team Names and Uniforms

The United Football League now has the teams and uniforms presented to the public. The league's "Premier Season" is set to kick off on October 8th in Las Vegas, NV. With a television deal and a lot of buzz around the league, it is sure to make headlines.

Written by Chris Yow about 3 months ago 486 reads 6 comments
Chizik, Malzahn More Indecisive than a Woman in a Shoe Store

There's a dinner party at a friend's house on Sept. 1—it is a celebration of sorts. My wife and I entered a shoe store because she had just purchased the dress she was going to wear—of ...

Written by Chris Yow about 3 months ago 449 reads 20 comments
Lane Kiffin, Vols Have This Fan Squirming

Wyoming essentially kept the Tennessee Volunteers out of the PapaJohns.com Bowl last year and that was probably the final straw in the hat of former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer. Replacing Fulmer after his resignation was young gun Lane Kiffin

Written by Chris Yow about 3 months ago 829 reads 19 comments
Division Title Bittersweet for Tennessee Valley Vipers

Tennessee Valley claimed their first division championship on Saturday night. However, they did it in losing fashion. Due to af2 tie-breaking procedures, the Vipers clinched the division by losing by less than 22 points...

Written by Chris Yow about 4 months ago 10 reads 2 comments
Division Title on the Line Saturday Night

It has been five years since the Tennessee Valley Vipers have claimed a division championship. It was Kevin Guy's last season as the head coach and the Vipers only division title not in the Southern Division...

Written by Chris Yow about 4 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
Vipers Closing in on Division Title

Saturday night could mean much more than being just the Tennessee Valley Vipers' 11th win. With a win and a South Georgia loss the Vipers would clinch their first division championship since a Mid-South division title in 2004...

Written by Chris Yow about 4 months ago 16 reads 0 comments
af2: Tennessee Valley Vipers Eye 100th Win

Tennessee Valley has the opportunity to become the third team in af2 history to record 100 franchise wins on Saturday.The Vipers are third on the all-time wins list with a franchise record of 99-53...

Written by Chris Yow about 5 months ago 13 reads 0 comments
Tennessee Valley Vipers Take on Heavy "Load"

Tennessee Valley has its work cut out Saturday night.The Vipers had their five-game winning streak snapped by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton last week in their 48-34 road loss...

Written by Chris Yow about 5 months ago 48 reads 0 comments
Another Tough Test Awaits Vipers

Tennessee Valley has the seventh toughest schedule in the af2 this season. The road to their 6-2 record has not been easy, but the Vipers have endured the tests and weathered the storms...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
College Football's Bottom Ten: Helmets

They make you known. They are unmistakable. They are the helmets. Helmets are one of only two things that are uniform on all but one team in the country (Thanks, Bama). The pants are the other uniform part of the get up...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 835 reads 15 comments
College Football's Bottom Ten: Mascots

Maybe I am pessimistic, maybe I am just plain mean. Whatever the case may be, I find it much more interesting to list the worst, rather than the best...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 1,188 reads 19 comments
College Football 2009 Preseason "Top" 10 Rankings

College football has a million preseason rankings. While they should not exist, they do. So, I will present to you the "top" 10 college football teams this season...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 5,277 reads 11 comments
Jacksonville State, North Dakota State Shock College Softball

North Dakota State University is just five years removed from the NCAA Division II softball championship tournament. Now the Lady Bison are headed for the NCAA Division I super regionals...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 319 reads 0 comments
Tennessee Valley Vipers Use The 'Force' vs. Oklahoma City

Tennessee Valley was dominant in all parts of Saturday night's battle with Oklahoma City.The Vipers improved to 6-2 on the year and have now won five straight and six in a row at home dating back to last season...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 32 reads 0 comments
The 10 Worst Sports Uniforms of All Time

Baseball has seen its bad uniforms. Basketball has seen some bad, but not awful. Every soccer uniform is horrendous. Hockey had its share of terrible. Football has not see a whole lot, but number one is from the pigskin...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 5,580 reads 21 comments
Yard Dawgz Provide Offensive Threat to Vipers

Last week Tennessee Valley struggled to find a way to put some distance between them and the Corpus Christi Sharks. The Sharks held tough throughout the game, but the Vipers defense stepped up in the 44-36 win...

Written by Chris Yow about 6 months ago 17 reads 0 comments

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Chris Yow Article Archive

SEC Bowl Projections as Blurry Now as Before Season

Real Jonathan Crompton Shows Up In Second Half of Vols-Gamecocks

SEC Awards My Way: Alabama Takes The Cake

Top 10 Signs You Are An Arena Football Fan

arenafootball1 Answers Some Questions, Others Arise

arenafootball1 Set to Resurrect Arena Football

Chris Yow's SEC Report: Week Three

Doubled Over With Heartbreak

Lee Corso Travel: Where Planning a College Football Road Trip Is Easy, My Friend

UFL Announces Team Names and Uniforms

Chizik, Malzahn More Indecisive than a Woman in a Shoe Store

Lane Kiffin, Vols Have This Fan Squirming

Division Title Bittersweet for Tennessee Valley Vipers

Division Title on the Line Saturday Night

Vipers Closing in on Division Title

af2: Tennessee Valley Vipers Eye 100th Win

Tennessee Valley Vipers Take on Heavy "Load"

Another Tough Test Awaits Vipers

College Football's Bottom Ten: Helmets

College Football's Bottom Ten: Mascots

College Football 2009 Preseason "Top" 10 Rankings

Jacksonville State, North Dakota State Shock College Softball

Tennessee Valley Vipers Use The 'Force' vs. Oklahoma City

The 10 Worst Sports Uniforms of All Time

Yard Dawgz Provide Offensive Threat to Vipers

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