GoVolsXtra blogs

Ask Griff - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/askgriff/
Mike Griffith on UT sports.

Basket Case - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/fleser/
Dan Fleser on the Lady Vols.

Evan's Eleven - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/woodbery/
Evan Woodbery on UT football.

The List - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/mckinney/
Marlon McKinney compiles daily links about the Vols.

The Mighty Quinn - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/quinn/
Brendan Quinn on UT basketball.

The Vol Historian - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/mattingly/
Tom Mattingly writes on Vol history.

When You're Strange - http://blogs.knoxnews.com/strange/
Mike Strange on UT sports.

• Vol Stuff (10/28/12) Updated 10/28/2012 at 12:35 a.m.

  Did Derek Dooley lose the Vol fans along with another SEC game at SC?http://www.rockytoptalk.com/2012/10/27/3563882/the-vote-of-no-confidence   http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1386726-tennessee-football-even-valiant-effort-wont-save-derek-dooleys-job   Vols-SC recapshttp://cfn.scout.com/2/557719.html   http://sports.yahoo.com/news/no-17-gamecocks-overcome-tennessee-194249585--ncaaf.html   http://tennessee.scout.com/2/1234087.html   http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102712aaa.html   Grading the Vols on SC losshttp://tennessee.scout.com/2/1234108.html   http://www.nooga.com/158073/tennessee-week-9-grades/   Vols just can't catch opportunity ballshttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/28/Mark-Wiedmer-ut-still-cant-catch-opportunity-balls/?sportsColumns  Vols-SC gameday notebookhttp://tennessee.scout.com/2/1234127.html   Classy response to Lattimore's...

• "A Second Season" Updated 10/27/2012 at 6:04 p.m.

  "We need to start over and have a second season here. There's a lot of wins this team can still have." Derek Dooley must have been channeling his inner Bill Battle with this comment. Battle did likewise when the Vols ...

• Tennessee-South Carolina game blog: Live updates, stats and tweets Updated 10/27/2012 at 11:45 a.m.

  COLUMBIA, South Carolina -- Tennessee is seeking its first win of the SEC season while South Carolina is trying to break a two-game losing streak.The Vols (3-4, 0-4 SEC) and 17th-ranked Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2) kick off at noon.Follow the updates...

• Gameday 9 Vol Stuff Updated 10/27/2012 at 6:16 a.m.

  Vols get what is probably their last shot of the season to knockoff a ranked team today.  The problem is, they've historically notbeen very successful at knocking off a ranked team coached by SteveSpurrier.  South Carolina has already been the...

• "Besieged with Business" Updated 10/26/2012 at 6:33 p.m.

  Talked with a friend at the university today. During the conversation, he allowed that realtors in Knoxville, Fayetteville, Ark., Auburn, Ala., and Lexington, Ky., would be besieged with business from coaches on the move from the first of November through ...

• Live Chat with MBB reporter Brendan F. Quinn Updated 10/26/2012 at 10:31 a.m.

  Live Chat with MBB reporter Brendan F. Quinn...

• Vol Stuff (10/26/12) Updated 10/26/2012 at 8:05 a.m.

  Is Jon Gruden the answer for the Tennessee Vols?http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1384010-is-jon-gruden-the-answer-for-the-tennessee-vols   Will South Carolina send a 3rd Vol coach packing?http://www.tennessean.com/article/20121025/SPORTS/310250062/David-Climer-Saturday-s-game-beginning-end-Derek-Dooley?nclick_check=1   Justin Worley is ready if needed at QB against SChttp://tennessee.scout.com/2/1232486.html   Vols get one last shot at a ranked team http://utdailybeacon.com/sports/2012/oct/26/vols-attempt-end-three-game-skid/   Jay Graham...

• Salutes to Summitt Updated 10/25/2012 at 7:22 p.m.

  Although Pat Summitt wasn't in attendance Thursday at SEC media day, the former Tennessee women's basketball head coach had her place in the thoughts of the other league coaches. Summitt, who's dealing with early onset dementia Alzheimer's type, stepped down...

• Cal on Cuonzo: "He brings it." Updated 10/25/2012 at 4:47 p.m.

  Amid the throng of media hanging on the table in front of John Calipari like Christmas ornaments, I had the opportunity to toss the Kentucky coach a question on Cuonzo Martin's first year as Tennessee head coach. "He's a steadying...

• "A Morning at 940" Updated 10/25/2012 at 1:21 p.m.

  Went by the old digs at 940 Cherokee Boulevard this a.m., referred to affectionately in the family as "940," the work venue of the soon-to-be Vol Historian in 2006. Met a nice couple who were interested in purchasing the former ...

• Billy Donovan: Tennessee is the SEC's best Updated 10/25/2012 at 12:57 p.m.

  If any SEC coach understands Tennessee's resurgence over the second half of the 2011-12 season, it's Florida's Billy Donovan. The Vols, after a pothole-filled start to the season, caught some traction in conference play. Along the road, they drove over...

• Frank Martin on John Calipari: "He's misunderstood" Updated 10/25/2012 at 10:11 a.m.

  Sipping coffee and batting leadoff at SEC Media Day, new South Carolina coach Frank Martin was quick to heap praise on the league's most polarizing coach this morning at the Wynfry Hotel. "I think Cal is one of the great...

• Countdown to Tipoff - 16 Days: Live from SEC Media Day Updated 10/25/2012 at 8:51 a.m.

  Hoover, Ala. - The small ballroom I currently occupy in the Wynfry Hotel is slowly filling with TV talking heads, radio personalities and hack newspaper guys like yours truly. Welcome to SEC Media Day. College basketball is here. I'll try...

• Vol Stuff (10/25/12) Updated 10/25/2012 at 8:12 a.m.

  Vols-SC preview, upset special http://cfn.scout.com/2/1233413.html   Vols-SC statsy previewhttp://www.rockytoptalk.com/2012/10/24/3547248/tennessee-volunteers-at-south-carolina-gamecocks-statistical-preview   Despite losses, Sunseri sees improvement with Vol defensehttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/25/defensive-simplicity-Vols-coach-Sunseri-sees-impro/?Sports-College08Football   Vols look to get first SEC win with better defensehttp://utdailybeacon.com/sports/2012/oct/25/vols-look-shore-defense/   Vols football notebookhttp://www.nooga.com/157985/tennessee-notebook-justin-hunter-looking-to-match-potential-with-production/   Phil Fulmer still loves the Volshttp://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/25/Mark-Wiedmer-Phillip-fulmer-still-loves-the-vols/?sports   Vol hoopster Jeronne Maymon reinjured,...

• "Gruden Mania" Updated 10/24/2012 at 12:36 p.m.

  Love the way fans think about coaches, even ones who haven't been hired yet. Found a post today where one skittish fan wondered, "How long will Jon Gruden get to turn things around?" This question was raised today in the ...