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Picking the 2008 College Football Award Winners

On Thursday night at 7:30, ESPN will once again televise the College Football Awards Show, which will see a dozen awards presented plus name the Walter Camp All-American team...

Written by Will Shelton about 11 months ago 1,104 reads 16 comments
Still a Vol: Phil Fulmer Accepts Administrative Position at Tennessee

The University of Tennessee has announced today that ex-coach Phillip Fulmer will remain at Tennessee as a special assistant to the university president, John Petersen. Check out the full story from WBIR in Knoxville...

Written by Will Shelton about 11 months ago 278 reads 1 comments
Lane Kiffin and Tennessee Move Forward Together

One of the most true things I know in life is that people will see what they want to see.If you want to be negative today, you can use numbers like 33 or 5-15...

Written by Will Shelton about 12 months ago 1,062 reads 5 comments
Lane Kiffin Offered the Tennessee Job, Multiple Sources Report

MrSEC.com, reported by John Pennington, is saying this afternoon that ex-Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin has been offered the head coaching job at Tennessee...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 1,352 reads 6 comments
Old Spice Classic Preview: Tennessee Among Four Ranked Teams Vying for Title

On Thursday, Friday, and Sunday from Orlando, eight teams will compete in one of the better early season tournaments college basketball has to offer this year, including four ranked teams and plenty of big name talent...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 548 reads 1 comments
Brian Kelly Now Top Choice to Replace Phil Fulmer, Says Knoxville News-Sentinel

Mike Griffith, sportswriter for The Knoxville News-Sentinel, named Cincinnati's Brian Kelly as the leading candidate to replace Phil Fulmer at Tennessee today in his Ask Griff feature at govols...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 3,784 reads 15 comments
Will Muschamp Named Successor to Mack Brown, Will Stay at Texas

It seems we'll never know now about what would've been the biggest risk/reward candidate in the Vols' coaching search...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 544 reads 2 comments
The Idiot's Guide to a College Football Playoff

(Updated from a November 2006 piece at SouthEastern Sports Blog) Lots of times in life, you sit down and look at situations and you can clearly see and say, "this is the right thing to do, this is the best thing to do for all involved...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 306 reads 9 comments
ESPN.com Says Butch Davis Has "Absolutely No Interest" in Tennessee

The same way Chris Low continually updates his SEC blog at the worldwide leader, Heather Dinich covers the ACC. She reports that Butch Davis, during the weekly ACC teleconference today, said ...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 907 reads 10 comments
Knoxville News-Sentinel: Butch Davis Is Vols' First Choice to Replace Fulmer

Check out the story from Dave Hooker here.Davis certainly has the best collegiate pedigree out of all the choices and names we've heard in the last week, and I'd be for it...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 970 reads 6 comments
The Four Horsemen of Forced Resignation

As we wander into uncharted territory at Tennessee, history as always provides lessons and examples on how to replace a legendary head coach who's been at the same traditional football school for more than a decade with great success in the past...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 682 reads 13 comments
Is Phil Fulmer's Job at Tennessee Beyond Saving?

The enemy of any football season is apathy, and the danger with the Tennessee program is that one season's misfortune (or several seasons', to hear some of the Fulmer haters tell it) could bleed into the entire program...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 1,455 reads 28 comments
The Five Most Cruel Events in Sports

In honor of the Chicago Cubs... 5. March Madness College basketball runs for four months before the real show begins in March...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 327 reads 1 comments
Dave Clawson, Tony Franklin at Crossroads In Tennessee-Auburn Matchup

As Tennessee and Auburn prepare to meet on Saturday, each team's offensive coordinator is on the hot seat. Will Shelton delivers the skinny.

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 872 reads 13 comments
Tennessee-Florida: Five Keys to a Vol Victory

It's only lunchtime Tuesday, but I'm heading to the Outer Banks for a wedding tomorrow morning and then heading into Knoxville from there on Friday. Since we're uncertain of Internet availability and certain of 18 hours in the car, here's what I've got...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 1,076 reads 16 comments
Why Expectations are Worthless in the SEC

In eight days of college football, here's what we've learned at the expense of everything we thought we knew: Alabama was a young underdog at a neutral site against a potential National Championship contender with the best backfield in America in Clemson

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 341 reads 2 comments
College Football Week 2: If I Had a Vote in the AP Top 25...

There's lots of room for movement after the first week, where we try and find the balance between preseason assumptions and what we can tell about a team after one week...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 100 reads 0 comments
What's Next for Tennessee After Losing to UCLA?

When I was a student at the University of Tennessee, I took a class on US Cold War Foreign Policy. During our investigation of the Vietnam War, it seemed to me that when you examined each individual ...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 402 reads 10 comments
UCLA-Tennessee: Vols Should Temper Expectations Despite Being Favored

It seems every day that passes brings more good news for the Vols—and more bad news for the Bruins. As more crutches show up in Westwood and more players are declared eligible in Knoxville, ...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 1,125 reads 10 comments
Vanderbilt's Baby Steps Continue After Season Opening Win

It used to be that you could count on death, taxes, and Vanderbilt losing. And granted, the 'Dores haven't played in a bowl game since the Reagan Administration, have never threatened in the SEC East and probably won't again this year...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 376 reads 5 comments
College Football: Who Should Be the 10 BCS Bowl Participants?

Next week is game week, so we'll finish up the preseason stuff here before turning our attention to kickoff and who's not on UCLA's injury report. The most prestigious of the preseason picks is to "guess" the National Champion...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 640 reads 18 comments
USA Basketball is Fun Again

As USA Basketball ran their record to 3-0 by beating Greece this morning, Will Shelton discovered that this team is actually fun to watch.

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 115 reads 3 comments
Tennessee Football's 10 Most Exciting Games, 1989-2007

And now for something much more exciting. As I've discovered CBS College Sports Network over the last month and their nonstop run of classic SEC Football in August, my TiVo continues to seek ...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 1,344 reads 20 comments
Tennessee Football's 10 Most Heartbreaking Losses, 1989-2007

Part one of a two-day piece, where tomorrow we'll look at something more uplifting...but as the 2008 season closes in, here's one more look at the past...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 2,495 reads 25 comments
College Football Top 25: If I Had a Vote in the AP Poll...

As we await the release of the preseason AP and Coaches polls in the early parts of August, here’s an attempt to cast a pseudo-vote with minimal bias and some logic that I’m sure will be questioned...

Written by Will Shelton about about 1 year ago 4,936 reads 105 comments

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Will Shelton Article Archive

Picking the 2008 College Football Award Winners

Still a Vol: Phil Fulmer Accepts Administrative Position at Tennessee

Lane Kiffin and Tennessee Move Forward Together

Lane Kiffin Offered the Tennessee Job, Multiple Sources Report

Old Spice Classic Preview: Tennessee Among Four Ranked Teams Vying for Title

Brian Kelly Now Top Choice to Replace Phil Fulmer, Says Knoxville News-Sentinel

Will Muschamp Named Successor to Mack Brown, Will Stay at Texas

The Idiot's Guide to a College Football Playoff

ESPN.com Says Butch Davis Has "Absolutely No Interest" in Tennessee

Knoxville News-Sentinel: Butch Davis Is Vols' First Choice to Replace Fulmer

The Four Horsemen of Forced Resignation

Is Phil Fulmer's Job at Tennessee Beyond Saving?

The Five Most Cruel Events in Sports

Dave Clawson, Tony Franklin at Crossroads In Tennessee-Auburn Matchup

Tennessee-Florida: Five Keys to a Vol Victory

Why Expectations are Worthless in the SEC

College Football Week 2: If I Had a Vote in the AP Top 25...

What's Next for Tennessee After Losing to UCLA?

UCLA-Tennessee: Vols Should Temper Expectations Despite Being Favored

Vanderbilt's Baby Steps Continue After Season Opening Win

College Football: Who Should Be the 10 BCS Bowl Participants?

USA Basketball is Fun Again

Tennessee Football's 10 Most Exciting Games, 1989-2007

Tennessee Football's 10 Most Heartbreaking Losses, 1989-2007

College Football Top 25: If I Had a Vote in the AP Poll...

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