Saturday. It's BACK.— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) September 19, 2016
There's no place like Neyland Stadium. #CheckerNeyland pic.twitter.com/2gWEiIyKpz
Vols will wear 'Smokey Grey' jerseys Saturday against Florida. #WATE pic.twitter.com/wmwZISmBvL— Marshall Hughes (@marshallhughes) September 19, 2016
Rocky Top, Tennessee, you're next! We're headed to @GatorsFB vs @Vol_Football for Week 4. pic.twitter.com/JC0pRA43x7
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 18, 2016
Good morning #VolNation! Check out Smokey's little brother Smokey Joe who was hanging out at #Neyland yesterday. pic.twitter.com/ZeDRp4e4BO
— Vol Photos (@Vol_Photos) June 9, 2016
Why can't everyday be #NationalPuppyDay? Smokey VIII in 1994 #VolVault pic.twitter.com/4tn1q8bohE
— Vol Photos (@Vol_Photos) March 24, 2016
#BeastMode pic.twitter.com/Jsx6rpoJUE
— Vol Photos (@Vol_Photos) July 15, 2015Texas A&M has three cadets during football games to watch over their mascot. While Reveille was relaxing on the sidelines, a collision with a SMU player was avoided by the athletic move of the guardian cadet. (via)reveille is my second favorite football puppy. UGA-ly is my least favorite football pile of mush.
Tennessee has reason for optimism: The loss hurts and it looked like the Volunteers were going to pull off the upset of the No. 6 team in the country, but there are definitely positives to be taken away. For starters, the kind of fight and grittiness Tennessee showed is what you want to see in your football team and something that hasn't necessarily been there in recent years. The Vols could have easily folded up like a tent when down 17-3 and Georgia was on the verge of taking a three-score lead before a missed field goal. Instead, they fought to the point that they put themselves in position to win. That's a huge positive for new coach Butch Jones. Secondly, quarterback Justin Worley played his best game of the year and made some big-time throws down the stretch. The execution by Worley down the stretch -- as well as the offense as a whole on three fourth-down plays in the second half -- was terrific. (via)
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Butch Jones’ message: Lost in Tennessee’s gut-wrenching 34-31 overtime loss to Georgia was a message from first-year coach Butch Jones to Vols fans that was unmistakable: He plays to win, and that’s the way it’s going to be on his watch. Tennessee went for it on fourth down three times in the fourth quarter, twice in its own territory, and converted all three. It wasn’t just that the Vols went for it on fourth down, but the play calls were absolute beauties. Tennessee is still a ways off from being an SEC contender, but Jones continues to grind away … and stack those bricks. (via)
12. Tennessee (3-3, 0-2 SEC; LW: 13): What a fight by Tennessee in that heartbreaking loss to Georgia. The Bulldogs did sustain some serious injuries, but Justin Worley delivered some big-time throws and wide receiver Pig Howard is turning into a real playmaker, except for that goal-line fumble. This defense still has a long way to go, but Saturday showed that this team truly has heart. (via)
Tennessee will officially unveil a new alternative football uniform later this afternoon that features a shadowy charcoal gray jersey and pants complemented by orange numbers and checkered undershirts.
The new uniform represents a much more dramatic shift than the smaller, cosmetic changes released last month.
Adidas posted a photo of the new look on its website this morning. The Volquest website was first to report the new uniform earlier Thursday. The Vols will officially unveil the gray uniforms at the team's annual preseason media day at 3 p.m. (via)the gray color is called "smokey". H2D if you ask me!!!!
