by design | Oct 20, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Figurative and Literal Lines Drawn in the Sand By Tom Mattingly There’s nothing like a good grudge. Over the years, football fans living south of Messrs. Mason and Dixon’s line have perfected the art of never forgetting even the most minor slight. It’s a way of life...
by design | Oct 13, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
Lindsey obviously got the better deal By Tom Mattingly Traveling to various esoteric venues with the Volunteers is often enjoyable, and there are some intriguing stories, many of which can be told in the pages of a family newspaper. Nationally known broadcaster and...
by design | Oct 6, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
‘Ordained from on high?’ By Tom Mattingly Here’s a question for Vol fans to consider when incessant worrying about the next game on the schedule gets out of hand. It’s hardly a life or death consideration, but it’s a legitimate one regardless. With a...
by design | Sep 29, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
The ‘people’ and ‘events’ of Tennessee football By Tom Mattingly There are memories of a number of great moments scattered across the expanse of Shields-Watkins Field. I’ve seen most all of them from my vantage point in Section OO, 53 years and...
by design | Sep 22, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
A collision heard across the Gator Bowl By Tom Mattingly Whether they were alive in December 1966 and/or maybe attended the game, they instinctively know about the Gator Bowl that season from videotape, newspaper reports, and word of mouth in discussions that take...
by design | Sep 15, 2025 | Columnist, Mattingly
The Last Saturday in September By Tom Mattingly Sept. 27, 1980 was a day Auburn fans would just as soon forget. It was— amazingly— nearly 45 years ago. How is that possible? Tennessee fans, those who were there and those who listened carefully to John Ward and Bill...
