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Gameday
2007-12-01 09:32:00
Well, it’s that time. The SEC Championship Game, the greatest game in all the land, is scheduled to take place today. We here at fulmer’s belly hope that you get a chance to watch the game, and have a good time whilst doing so. The Volunteers of Tennessee will take on the Tigers of Louisiana State for the right to go to the Sugar Bowl on January 1st. At stake for the Tigers? Redemption following a knockout blow by Arkansas to their National Title hopes. At stake for the Volunteers? Well, redemption too, for Phillip Fulmer and his team of overachievers. The Vols this year are essentially the Bad News Bears of the SEC, and we’ll see if they can pull off the big win in Atlanta. # 14 Tennessee vs. #5 LSU SEC Championship Game, Atlanta, GA 4:00 PM Eastern TV: CBS Radio: VolNetwork Good luck to both teams, and let’s hope for a clean and hard fought game and also hope that everyone makes it through the g...
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Open Letter: Haters
2007-11-30 08:01:00
I would like to take this opportunity to write a letter to the haters. I’m not talking about UT haters, I’m not talking about football haters, or even haters of our site (because who could hate such an awesome site as this?). I’m talking about Fulmer haters. I can only wonder where the hate stems from? It obviously has to be some sort of penis envy of other schools that supposedly have better coaches or better… whatever, because unless the whiny “I hate Fulmer” commenters on the Knox News website (a great place to air your grievances btw… everyone cares what you have to say there) are 30+ years old, the only two coaches they’ve ever known at UT are Phil Fulmer and Johnny Majors. Let’s just say for the sake of argument that 40-50+ year old folks are going online and making up clever pet names for our head coach trying to hate on him, what are you expecting, a return to the glory days of… Bill Battle? Doug Dickey had a pr...
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Quick Questions: Streaking
2007-11-06 08:30:00
This episode of Quick Questions is brought to you by fraternities everywhere and their penchant for streaking.  Why streaking you ask?  Because that’s what I’m about to ask you quick questions about obviously.  Get with the program people! 1. With Navy ending the longest win streak in history, it falls to UT over Kentucky.  Will the streak continue?  And if so, for how much longer? 2. Will Kentucky beat Florida within the next 5 years? (I’m pretty sure that’s the next longest streak) Email this Post

The Important Things
2007-11-05 09:00:00
We’ll get to the “regular season is a playoff, but not really because LSU lost against Kentucky, yet is still in the drivers seat to make it to the championship game” BCS later on in the week.  But we feel like it’s time instead, to focus on the important things in college football.  Namely, Tennessee is Bowl Eligible!!!!1!!one!!  After the 2005 season, this holds a special place in all vol fans’ hearts.  And by “all vol fans,” I mean, “me.” So, looking into the future, here is a list of the Bowls that the Big Orange can now look forward to possibly attending: Petro Sun Independence Bowl (SEC #8) - Petro Sun?  I don’t even know what that is, or what it might have to do with Independence.  Or what Shreveport, LA has to do with Independence, or Petros, or Suns.  I hope we don’t go to this one. AutoZone Liberty Bowl (SEC #6) - Again, an odd sponsor/Bowl Name combo.  When I think Liberty, I think AutoZone.  I do...
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Quick Questions: Homecoming
2007-11-02 10:29:00
This edition of quick questions will be simple and to the point.  It’s Homecoming week, and well, that means an out of conference game that doesn’t mean crap in terms of the SEC.  That, and awesome floats made by the frats and sororities.  And by “awesome floats,” I mean, “stuff you can stick on a float whilst drunk.” 1. Does Homecoming even mean anything in college?  Is there even a Homecoming dance or a queen or anything? 1. If you’re a female reader, were you once in the Homecoming Court?  Or, if you are a male reader, were you ever once… um, in the Homecoming Court? Email this Post
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“Urban”ize
2007-11-01 08:46:00
Taking a page from the book of the greatest coach of all time Urban Meyer, Phil Fulmer has suspended LaMarcus (I need some) Coker and Demote Bolden for a violation of team rules.  Of course, we’ve wondered about such violations in the past (in fact, one of our very early posts… read it, we were funnier back then), and we can only assume that this is another example of impeccable timing. The coach probably let everyone know that if they wanted to be doing dope or underage girls, they need to make sure to do it during a non-SEC weekend, and if at all possible, for homecoming.  Well, the plan seems to have worked out as Bolden and Coker were no doubt smoking copious amounts of dope to celebrate a win against the Old Ball Coach. Well Urban, we’re just doing our best to make you proud, by following your lead and suspending players for games that don’t matter.  You are a genius coach, and it’s now time to follow in your three-time conference losing ways. ...

Quick Questions
2007-10-31 09:50:00
This episode of Quick Questions is brought to you by: we’re sponsorless this week.  If you’d like to sponsor Quick Questions, please send your finest meats and cheeses to us through our email address which is get-able through the site in some form or fashion.  We only like the finest meats and cheeses mind you, so if they’re not fine, don’t bother sending them. 1. With the way the season has been progressing, will this be the last year for the BCS? 2. Who will win the SEC East?  West? (I know this question seems a bit redundant, but every week seems to bring up new predictions and new scenarios) Meats! Chesses! Email this Post

Logo or Loco?
2007-10-30 08:11:00
So, the University of Tennessee goes into the off week homecoming week preparations this week where the Volunteers will face off against the um, Ragin’ Cajuns of the University of Louisiana Lafayette. The Cajuns bring to the table, aside from delicious crawfish boils, a logo, that looks eerily similar to that of another sports team. Let’s have a look, shall we? vs. Hmm, very interesting. Some might say that the fleur-de-lis is a fairly common symbol ranging from royal crests to state flags, but we still say they’re copiers! Of course, they’re not the only team that does this, as there are other teams that shamelessly um “borrow inspiration” from other logos. The least obvious of these (and by “least obvious” i mean “most obvious)? You guessed it, the Bull-Packers. vs. Of course, Georgia isn’t the only one to use the logo, as Grambling State is pretty famous for using the same logo, but Grambling State probably ...
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SEC Fun
2007-10-29 09:22:00
To borrow words from the great Verne Lundquist: Oh My! The SEC this year has been a microcosm of the college football world.  But as outsiders might not know, but SEC insiders know, that is simply considered “normal” in the SEC.  Any given week, any team can beat any other team (unless that team is Ole Miss), and the conference race is dynamic, competitive and therefore, important to many.  Of course, national titles and national recognition is great, but given the way the league generally tends to sabotage it’s own place in the national picture, the league title tends to take on a special meaning that many other leagues will never know (cough, Big 11, cough). The weekend provided it’s fair share of excitement with a nightmare scenario emerging in the East for teams not named “Tennessee.”  The East has become a bit of a logjam with the Volunteers precariously perched at the top of a very unstable hill.  Of course, it’s way to early to c...