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Derek Dooley: “I may not be the most popular candidate because I made that decision three years ago, but I do think that I’m certainly more qualified by doing what I did than by staying with Nick [Saban’.”

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Sure, Derek Dooley has a nice little coaching resume and pedigree (his dad won a national championship at Georgia), but his hiring at Tennessee still has to be considered a fairly big surprise. Dooley arrives in Knoxville from Louisiana Tech, where he guided them to a 17-20 record in three ...

I Don’t Think Lane Kiffin Will Be Moving Again For Awhile

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Wow, Lane Kiffin sure knows how to make people angry.  Whether it's Al Davis, Urban Meyer, or the Tennessee Vols fans (NSFW), Kiffin has seemingly mastered the art of burning bridges and making enemies.  Another thing he excels at is recruiting.  He was a great recruiter at USC under Pete ...

Bruce Pearl Finally Has Something to Smile About

Monday, January 11th, 2010

An undermanned Tennessee Volunteers team knocked the Kansas Jayhawks from the ranks of the undefeated Sunday, 76-68. That win was the first time Tennessee has beaten the number one team in the country on their home court. This comes at a time when nothing but bad things have been said ...

Lane Kiffin:”They have high standards here and we do as well”

Friday, September 11th, 2009

SRI continues to work in new writers. This post is courtesy of Zach Krantz of WQAM in Miami.  Lane Kiffin has had an interesting last few years. He took over as Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2007, making him the youngest head coach in Raiders history and the ...

Lane Kiffin Far From Regretful Of His Attention Grabbing Actions

Monday, July 27th, 2009

The start of college football is around the corner for the Tennessee Volunteers and the rest of the country. Head coach Lane Kiffin certainly has people in Knoxville excited about the program after a disappointing end to the Phillip Fulmer era. Kiffin joined WGFX in Tennessee late last week to ...

Peyton Manning on Harrison, Kiffin, and the Colts’ Sched

Friday, April 17th, 2009

When it gets close to football season, I always seem to hear Peyton Manning's voice.  That southern drawl hitting the ear drums means it's time to watch him pick apart defenses like he's carving up a Thanksgiving turkey.  No, no need to check the calendar, we're still a long ways ...

To Regret Or Not To Regret. Checking In With Lane Kiffin

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Hey, just about every time Lane Kiffin has opened his mouth thus far in his brief time as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, he's found a way to be extremely polarizing and confrontational. Be it with Al Davis and the Raiders organization or the Florida Gators and their ...

Lane Kiffin Talks

Monday, January 12th, 2009

It's not exactly breaking news, but former Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin is the new coach at the University of Tennessee. We didn't hear from him at the time in a full length interview so no harm in hearing about what the former USC coordinator and NFL coach had to ...