About

I'm a Tennessee alum, Vanderbilt MBA, and most importantly, a VFL since birth.

You know that feeling you get watching sports when something happens and you just have to talk to someone about it? That's why I write. I have those feelings all the time and need somewhere to talk about them.

I'm passionate about sports, particularly the Tennessee Volunteers, and like to come together with opinionated fans to debate our viewpoints, agree and disagree. I'm a fan with a pen. It's a pen that I take very seriously, indeed, but I'm a fan first, always.

Fierce loyalty to my team, its players, its coaches, its city, and above all its fans is what I'm all about. Nothing grinds my gears like a bandwagon fan, so if that's your style, you've been warned.

Go Vols, Titans, Grizzlies, Braves, and Predators.

Be loyal to your team, and defend it against all enemies.

Follow me on Twitter @daniel3417

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Paul George, David Price, Justin Upton

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Tennessee Volunteers, Memphis Grizzlies, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Braves, Nashville Predators, Indiana Hoosiers

  • Favorite Coaches

    Butch Jones, Tom Crean

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Arkansas QB Clint Stoerner's fumble that re-opened the door for Tennessee's perfect 1998 season

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    1998, Tennessee 41 at Vanderbilt 0 - 90% orange at Vanderbilt Stadium

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    7 consecutive NCAA Championships for UCLA Men's Basketball

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    I have absolutely no idea.

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    SEC

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  • Charles Summers posted 117 days ago

    Charles Summers

    Hello. Can you write something about Hatcher de-committing from from USC. I also read something about recruits leaving because they are going to 3-4 and the fact that Monte is not there anymore.

  • Shane Levan posted 129 days ago

    Shane Levan

    You're such a bad writer. I guess that's why you write for Bleacher Report.

  • Ben Huffstetler posted 144 days ago

    Ben Huffstetler

    Hey Daniel, would you mind writing about the Vols 2013 offensive depth chart. Thanks.

  • Josh Matt posted 183 days ago

    Josh Matt

    care for a fan add?

  • Vann Shortt posted 253 days ago

    Vann Shortt

    Here is your weekly update Daniel on you pre-season predictions from Vann...

    v. Georgia St
    DH - 41-17
    Actual - 51-13

    Overall assessment of prediction, again good pre-season guess. I thought you probably under estimated thinking UT would call a very conservative game and play a lot of people.
    UT played 7 new players and had 3rd and 4th team members in for a lot of the 4th quarter.
    UT played more wide open than I think you pre-dicted. Good thing is UT did not deviate their game plan to a lesser opponent to get them even stronger at what they are good at executing.
    UT gained valuable reps and gave the coaches many things to work on before UF.
    UF displayed a lot of emotion to come from behind to beat TAMU, sometimes that is hard to keep that going. I give the overall edge to UT based on emotion, since they did not waste any during their game...

  • Vann Shortt posted 256 days ago

    Vann Shortt

    Hey Daniel,
    New friend here, hope you are doing well in you MBA endeavors.
    Also, for fun I am tracking your pre-season predictions.
    I am a numbers guy and you gave me numbers, it is what I do...
    So far here is what I have:

    v. NC State
    DH - 27-20
    Actual- 35-21

    Overall assessment of prediction, pretty darn good considering no one had played a down yet. Very impressive young man. Let's see how the other 11 go.

    vann....

  • Joseph Kelley posted 351 days ago

    Joseph Kelley

    You should take a look at Reese Phillips, senior QB at Signal Mountain High School in Chattanooga. He just received an offer from Randy Sanders at Kentucky if that says anything. He is one in-state prospect that Tennessee shouldn't let get away. IMO

  • E G posted 489 days ago

    E G

    Hey could you do an updated ranking of NBA starting 5's?

  • John Andyson posted 491 days ago

    John Andyson

    I would just like to point out that you are a featured columnist and you currently have 16 fans.

  • DT Tiberius posted 492 days ago

    DT Tiberius

    Thanks for writing the ridiculous and misleading article regarding Franklin. Feels good to know you're worried about Vandy. Wouldn't of seen obvious bash-pieces like this four years ago. Also, this 6-7 Liberty Bowl season was two years removed from the '08 Liberty Bowl, not one. How did your bowl go this year?

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