Getting popped by Appy St. LOL. Someone get this buffoon out of here.

GO HIRE CHRIS BURKE NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shout out to my boy Prentiss Waggner for making the Lott Trophy (best overall defensive player) watch list. Here is the crazy thing............Prentiss might not and probably will not even start this year. That's pretty cool. I do like to see PreWag on the field though, the guy has a knack for making plays. Kind of like my all time boy Dennis Rogan.

I was really thinking about the football team last night while I dined at a national treasure, Sweet P's barbeque, and this is how I break the team down coming out of spring as it compares to last year.


QB: HUGE Upgrade. Bray, Simms, and Nance are all improved. Bray has the highest ceiling of any QB in league and possibly the country. It will be all about can he run the offense the way it is supposed to be run and not just sling it around.

WR: Push Much more raw talent, concerned about depth and lack of experience. I expect our wide outs to be better than last years by mid-season but not early on.

OL: HUGE Upgrade Biggest improvement on the team. I think the Tennessee OL will be in the top half of the SEC, possibly top 1/3 depending on their development.

TE: Downgrade. I know Dooley likes to use the two TE set but I think you will see a lot more FB sets with Channing Fugate. Wild card is Cameron Clear when he gets to campus. I think Brendan Downs will be a good player in time.

RB: Slight upgrade. Poole rushed for a G last year but was very inconsistent. You'd assume he would improve even if it is just slightly and conventional wisdom says an improved Neal or one of the freshman will be a better number 2 guy than what was used last year. They brought Marlin Lane in as a boom or bust type player, when healthy some scouts had him as the #1 back in the south.

DT: Upgrade with huge question marks. Will the juco guy, Couch be as good as advertised? Will Montori Hughes finally put it together? Malik Jackson is a star and returning all conference player. The vols have a lot more pieces but a lot of unknowns as well.

DE: Push with possible slight downgrade or upgrade depending on development. Similar to WR. You lost Chris Walker and Gerald Williams, two solid SEC players but you have some young talent. Jacquez Smith is the most talented speed rush guy in years and stop me if you've heard this before, Willie Bohannon has looked great this spring.

LB: Slight upgrade. You lost a lot of leadership and football IQ with Thompson and Reveiz. However, the best LB from last year, Herman Lathers, returns. He is a guy who I think will be a first day draft pick and ALL SEC guy at some point. Greg King is solid if he stays healthy. Austin Johnson and John Probst should fill the token over achieving white linebacker role we've been casting for a decade. Look out for Raiques Crump and AJ Johnson in fall camp.

DB: Mega Upgrade. When you can't even play a dime package against SCjr last year b/c you do not have enough defensive backs, it is hard not to improve. Brent Brewer is going to be a house hold name by November and the staff is very very high on incoming JUCO Byron Moore. If Janzen returns, last years biggest weakness could be this years strength.

One of the best in recent memory. Clutch stuff from Charl Schwartzel when he birdied the last 4.

What did we learn?

The young guys reinforced my "no more talent gap" theory. As I said on Friday on the show, the biggest aspect of Tiger's success that no one discusses is the golf talent gap from 98ish-2007ish. Some might say it is just that these new guys are not afraid, which may be true as well, but these guys can play. 10 years ago if I asked you to name me someone under 30 (not named Tiger) who you were sure would win multi majors you might have said 1 or 2 people. Sergio, maybe Lee Westwood or Harrington. There was a period of time in fact when no player under 30 was a major champion. Now you have 15-20 guys under 30 who could end up winning multiple majors. Very exciting stuff for golf fans like myself.



Well Tyler Bray and his stable of thoroughbreds threw up video game numbers on Saturday. This is what we need to see the rest of spring. The offense MUST be dominant against a defense who is missing 3-4 guys who will probably start come August.

Zo Mart picked himself up a PG http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2011/apr/10/iowa-point-guard-wes-washpun-commits-vols/

A walk-on QB was the star of the UF spring game. LOL. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/gators/os-florida-spring-game-running-game-s20110409,0,7660605.story

Tough break for UGA and its best OL http://blogs.ajc.com/uga-sports-blog/2011/04/10/ugas-sturdivant-tears-acl-in-right-knee/

Great job by CCM securing Chris Jones yesterday. Now, let's see if he can get in school.

Interesting stuff from the dudes over at Vawlkwest today. They report TN had semi-serious discussions with Brad Stevens about the job opening.

Did anybody see the Ohio St items on Pawn Stars the other day? The gold pants (which I thought until I saw them were actual...gold pants, so I understood why the players sold them. ) from Terrel Pryor and crew were on the show. http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/ohio-st-item-cited-by-ncaa-seen-on-pawn-stars-29608


Here is Fake Mike Griffith's newest NBA mock draft. I would stretch before reading. http://fakemikegriffith.blogspot.com/

The Masters is sooooooooooo next level. Freddie Couples is one of the top 5 coolest athletes of all time. Not debatable. He is the coolest white athlete of all time. Not debatable.


Here is some stuff about Bama cheating. It comes from that Auburn toolbag, Jeff Lee, who stood us up last week.
http://sportsbybrooks.com/

Our boy Mike Heugenan said on Nashville radio yesterday that he had heard the story but the source "wasn't reputable"
LOL. Stupid Barners.


Reds finally lost, I guess they will only win 161 this year.

I still like my Matt Kuchar pick to win the Masters.

Im going to see the Avett Brothers in Charlotte on Saturday. Yay me.


Zo Vols