this is your guy

donnie tyndall is cuonzo martin's replacement as head men's basketvol coach at the university of tennessee. he came from southern miss where he was 56-17. here's what some sports writer said about him "Like [Bruce] Pearl, Tyndall has a larger-than-life personality capable of luring recruits and energizing a football-first fan base. Like Pearl, Tyndall won big in two lower-profile jobs before before making his major-conference debut at Tennessee. And like Pearl, Tyndall favors full-court pressure, though his teams have traditionally played at a much slower tempo than Pearl's Tennessee teams did."



here's hopin'

is this our guy?

prolly not according to this

icydak, we need a new basketvol coach

everybody getting geared up for friday?

"let's tighten them screws up. we can dance a little bit better." -cuonzo

enjoy this completely revisionist account of the basketvols win last night.

they don't make much mention of how we were losing for nearly the entire game or how it went into overtime and how iowa basically gave up.

i think i'd prefer cuonzo leave the "just have fun" part out of his pre-game speech. BUT. a w's a w. i'll take it.

we are adorable...

we do NOT drink michelob ultra, though.

remember this?

OMG GUESS WHO I MET!
















checkout the date on that blog post (and the comments), and then read this excerpt from today's espn article.

"According to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, the "bump" that former coach Bruce Pearl and associate head coach Tony Jones had with Oak Hill Academy (Va.) 2012 recruit Jordan Adams on Sept. 14, 2010, will be refuted by the two coaches during their testimony.

According to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation, the "bump" that former coach Bruce Pearl and associate head coach Tony Jones had with Oak Hill Academy (Va.) 2012 recruit Jordan Adams on Sept. 14, 2010, will be refuted by the two coaches during their testimony. According to sources, Tennessee initially kept Pearl (while docking his pay, terminating his contract and taking him off the road) because he admitted that he made a mistake. But the "bump" being billed as a major violation and coming so soon after the first news conference and just 10 days before his one-year off-campus recruiting ban was set to begin, set in motion his dismissal."

"2pz - world class investigatory journalism; there when it happens"

would you like a reason to like coach cuonzo?

i spent this time some afternoon learning a little bit more about our new basketvol coach, and while we haven't had much time to grieve, i think i'm ready to give him a chance. look how sweet he is! this blurg post makes a good case.

he's a former college and professional player and a kancer survivor. here he is accepting the award for best coach in the MVC, which i guess is some kind of basketball conference. anyway, a big orange welcome! (don't mess this up.)

please welcome...

the new bruce pearl!

his name is cuonzo martin, and that's all i care to know about him.