Is this Texas A&M’s Decade of Dysfunction?

Is this Texas A&M’s Decade of Dysfunction? By Mark Nagi I hope that Tennessee fans realize that they are smack dab in the middle of the good ‘ol days. The football team has won 20 games in the last two seasons, including two bowl games. The men’s basketball team...

Tennessee Baseball Earned That Title

Tennessee Baseball Earned That Title By Mark Nagi It was never going to be easy. Tennessee’s baseball team, the number 1 ranked team in the country, knew full well that the top seed in the NCAA tournament had not won the national championship since the Miami...

The New Financial Normal in College Athletics

The New Financial Normal in College Athletics By Mark Nagi If you’ve been living under a rock the last few months, you’ve probably been able to avoid the Name, Image, and Likeness discussions in collegiate athletics. And good for you if were able to accomplish that...

The Pain of Sports Fandom

The Pain of Sports Fandom By Mark Nagi I sit here on a Sunday morning, greatly saddened because of something that happened approximately 840 miles from Knoxville. It happened on a sheet of ice in Sunrise, Florida, a place where I’ve never been, and might never go the...

Sports indifference is the healthier choice

Sports indifference is the healthier choice By Mark Nagi I wasn’t going to write an article this week.  I’ve been busy with work and family, and frankly, I didn’t know if I had the mental bandwidth to type out a few hundred words. But then I got back to the palatial...

National Title Drought to End?

National Title Drought to End? By Mark Nagi So, I live in the mean streets of Farragut. Any of my fellow Farragutonians (is that really a word, I don’t know) will agree that out here you must keep your head on a swivel. Anyway, there’s a street sign on the eastbound...