tOfficial '2015 Tennessee Volunteers' Football Thread

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Hopefully the Vol boyz don't mind me starting this thread.

 

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Heck nahh man

 

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I imagine LP Field will look sumpthin like this:

 

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Tennessee will pay Bowling Green $275K more than UAB for opening game

 

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- For the 13th consecutive year Knoxville is ranked among the Top 10 markets watching ESPN College Football in America. For the third year in a row, Knoxville is third on the list. In 2014, Knoxville posted a 4.1 rating, the 10th time in 13 years the market was in the Top 3.
Also, ESPN has announced the crew which will call the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville. Veterans Mark Jones and Rod Gilmore will call the action with Jessica Mendoza on the sidelines. On ESPN Radio, Adam Amin will call the action with John Congemi on color.

Since Knoxville became a metered market in 2002, it is one of only four markets to rank in the top 10 each year in terms of watching ESPN's College Football game telecasts. Also ranking among the top 10 in each of the last 13 seasons are Birmingham, Ala., Columbus, Ohio and Jacksonville, Fla.

For the 2014 season, only Birmingham (9.2) and New Orleans, La. (4.2) had higher ratings than the home of the Vols. Three markets in the state of Tennessee were among the top 10 for the third year in a row. Memphis (3.8) tied with Atlanta for fifth on the list and Nashville (2.9) tied with Columbus, Ohio on the list.

Tennessee is the only state to have three markets in the Top 10 for the third year in a row.

Since 2002, Knoxville has ranked in the top three on 10 occasions including being the second-highest in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009. The market ranked third in 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Here's a rundown of Knoxville's yearly ratings and national rankings according to ESPN.

Knoxville Ratings For ESPN College Football
2002: 4.8 (2nd)
2003: 4.0 (3rd)
2004: 4.3 (2nd)
2005: 3.3 (6th)
2006: 5.9 (2nd)
2007: 4.0 (4th)
2008: 4.8 (2nd)
2009: 5.1 (2nd)
2010: 4.1 (3rd)
2011: 3.0 (10th)
2012: 4.6 (3rd)
2013: 4.4 (3rd)
2014: 4.1 (3rd)

Top 10 Markets for 2014 ESPN College Football
1. Birmingham (9.2)
2. New Orleans (4.2)
3T. Knoxville (4.1)
3T. Greenville (4.1)
5T. Memphis (3.8)
5T. Atlanta (3.8)
7. Jacksonville (3.5)
8. Oklahoma City (3.4)
9. Tulsa (3.1)
10T. Nashville (2.9)
10T. Columbus (2.9)

http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=sec&id=95285&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B"ref"%3A"http%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2FyTJs9cTiPd"%7D

 

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Freshman All-SEC: Barnett, Kelly, Robertson - UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics

 

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Tennessee switches from adidas to NIKE on July 1, 2015. The orange shade used in uniforms and gear figures to be different from the one adidas used, possibly having slightly less yellow in the base color. Also, logos whose rights were owned by NIKE and not allowed for be used by adidas figure to make their way down from the attic, including the Volunteer with the coonskin hat.

-Scout

 

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Ohio State finishes No. 1 in the first-ever Fan Index | For The Win

3. Tennessee (624,952 social mentions, 3,634 voting points)

 

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Sounds like freshman TE Daniel Helm might transfer.

 

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Jones: Helm, Hendrix leaving Vols

Freshmen that are transferring:

RB Dererell Scott
TE Daniel Helm
DE Dewayne Hendrix
DE Joe Henderson (academic reasons)

 

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Sucks, but guess that leaves us with more spots for this years class.

 

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Sawyers back on field with Vols

 

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Walk-on RB Pickett leaves Vols

 

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Tennessee's defensive front continues get to snaps from Trevarris Saulsberry. Freshman Michael Sawyers continues to practice but sophomore Jaylen Miller continues to not practice. Sources have indicated to Volquest that Miller's days with the Vols are likely over.

https://tennessee.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1717926

 

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Butch Jones surprises walk-on tight end with scholarship

 

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Tennessee switches from adidas to NIKE on July 1, 2015. The orange shade used in uniforms and gear figures to be different from the one adidas used, possibly having slightly less yellow in the base color. Also, logos whose rights were owned by NIKE and not allowed for be used by adidas figure to make their way down from the attic, including the Volunteer with the coonskin hat.

-Scout

But I like our pumpkin puke orange jerseys

 

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Nashville Then: Tennessee vs. Syracuse in 1966 Gator Bowl