by Mark Nagi | Jul 10, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Well, we are smack dab in the dog days of summer. The Vols first football game is still more than 7 weeks away. It’s brutal. We are all stuck watching tennis or golf. There is some soccer, but it isn’t the really good soccer. We have to do something...
by Mark Nagi | Jul 3, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman We don’t expect our heroes to be fallible. But unfortunately they are made of the same flesh and bone as the rest of us. Last week marked the one year anniversary of the death of Pat Summitt and Tennessee is not the same without her. I’m not just...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 26, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Ok… not sure I am used to living in a world in which the University of Tennessee is making smart decisions that also play well in the court of public opinion with regards to athletics. But that’s where we are now. First, new Tennessee athletic director...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 19, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman There is no pain like the pain of a sports fan seeing their team fall just short of a championship. It makes no sense of course… why should we care so much about people we likely will never meet putting a basketball into an iron hoop or carrying a...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 12, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman It didn’t work with Todd Raleigh… It didn’t work with Dave Serrano… Will it work with Tony Vitello? Vols fans are hoping the third time is the charm with regards to the Tennessee baseball program. Ever since then athletic director Mike Hamilton fired...
by Mark Nagi | Jun 6, 2017 | Columnist, Nagi, Norman
By Alex Norman Butch Jones needs to be fired immediately. Spend a few minutes on twitter and that’s what you will read from Tennessee fans. The Vols head coach should be dispatched posthaste and Jon Gruden should be hired. Or Brian Kelly. Or Bobby Petrino. Or they...
