Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial in downtown OKC. Tennessee fans in town for the game should definitely pay a visit. One of the best and most poignant memorials I have ever seen.
What a win for
@Vol_Hoops
. If there are 10 better basketball atmospheres in the country, I’d like to see them. Unreal how much of a home court advantage TBA has become.
Tyler didn’t lose his battle with cancer. He won. He first inspired a team and later inspired millions with his toughness and by living gratefully, even in his final days. It was an honor to have him with us here in Nashville last week for the bowl. He will never be forgotten.
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9
I’ve never been more proud of this young man in my life and how he has persevered. What a day.
I lingered in the locker room after the Fiesta Bowl in 98 because it was John Ward’s final broadcast and I wanted to witness history. John wasn’t just the greatest to ever get behind a microphone; he was the voice of an entire state. May he Rest In Peace.
Lost my best friend and the greatest man I’ve ever known last night after a long battle with Alzheimers. Dad impacted generations of young men at Trinity, with an influence that far overshadowed his Hall of Fame career. I pray that I can be half the man and father that he was.
I’ve been on the board of
@MusicCityBowl
for 20 yrs but this one will be most special of all, for obvious reasons. We work hard to create the best bowl experience in the country for players, coaches and fans, and can’t wait to roll out the red carpet in Nashville.
#VFL
#BoilerUp
Hopefully we will have a full house in Neyland on Saturday. HUGE game, and this team deserves it after all these young men have been through. Every one of them want to be VOLS and have chosen to be here. If you’ve been waiting to get invested in this team, NOW is the time.
#VFL
"Welcome to Tennessee football, this is what it's all about."
VFL
@BALampley79
greets his son Jackson
@JMLampley50
during his first Vol Walk as a player.
#Vols
Huge announcement by
@GovBillLee
, and thrilled for the 1000’s of HS athletes in TN that can now compete and perform. I can’t say enough about the partnership between the Gov and
@TSSAA
, with total focus on safety while understanding the huge role that HS sports play across TN.
When your wife gives you that glare and shows you your second grade daughter’s homework assignment as a not-so-subtle message that you need to calm down a bit...
What an event. So proud and excited to see what Coach Pruitt and this staff is building. This class is going to be a monster, and the kids are already becoming a really tight knit group. The Big Orange is on the way back — it’s just a matter of time!
#T19
#VFL
Looking forward to seeing final bowl selections today. I do know this — we at the
@MusicCityBowl
will put on an experience for the teams and fans that is second to none. There’s a reason that MCB has grown so much in the last 5 years. We work to be the best bowl trip in football.
Great night at Saloon 16 recently with Archie and Coach — both at the absolute top of my most admired/respected list — plus it’s always a blast to reminisce and swap stories with my boys. Great times and a phenomenal venue. Knoxville is the best.
#VFL
Thanks to
@ChefAndyLittle
and the team at Josephine for putting on a show for the
@Vol_Football
O-Line and Nashville-area OL VFL’s tonight. Great to have the Big Orange in the Midstate.
#OLP
#VFL
So connecting the dots...the Moderna Vaccine — or as we call it at our house, the “Dolly Vaccine” — funded by Sevier County’s own Dolly Parton, researched at Vanderbilt, and now being shipped around the world by FedEx in Memphis...could Tennessee be any more in this thing? Wow.
I’ve wondered for a long time what needed to happen for me to open this Weller CYPB. Now I have the answer. Enjoy, Vol Nation. The best fan base in sports earned every bit of this tonight. So proud of this team, so proud to be a VFL, and proudest of all to be a dad of a Vol.
Makes my day to have
@coachtee17
back home again. Given where this football program is headed, combined with what
@RickBarnesUT
is doing with what could end up being one of UT’s most special teams in any sport, it’s hard to keep from wearing orange every single day.
Al is the best leader I’ve ever been around, regardless whether it’s sports, business, or anything else. This is what the Tennessee family is all about.
My best friend turns 18 today. Hard to believe how the time has flown and what a journey it has been. So proud of the young man you’ve become, what you stand for, and excited about the road you have ahead of you.
Yesterday was move in day for our daughter Savannah, 45 minutes before the big scrimmage in Neyland. Running from one place to another…and now we have TWO on Rocky Top. Pretty unforgettable day.
We ran this play nonstop in the last drive in the Arkansas game in 98. I can still hear OL Coach Mike Barry screaming “GAP!” repeatedly into the headsets throughout the entire series. The O-line even got a game ball at the end of the game, which was unheard of. Great stuff.
“Twelve teams played them, and 12 teams couldn’t stop it,” - fhen-FSU D-Coordinator Mickey Andrews on
#Vols
signature run play of 1998- they’d run it 12-15 times a game with Travis Henry ...
Overwhelmed by the response that we 6 VFL’s received from Vol Nation for today’s video. Credit
@Ran4UT
; it was all his idea, and he brought us along for the ride. And every single one of those guys are phenomenal husbands/fathers/leaders/role models. Incredibly proud to be a Vol.
Wow. What a validation for Tennessee as a top tier job in college basketball, and another huge recruiting job by one of the best recruiters of all time,
@phillipfulmer
.
Sources tell me that
@RickBarnesUT
has decided to remain as
@Vol_Hoops
’ head coach after UCLA came after him with a lucrative offer that would have paid him $5 million per year. Barnes finalized his decision to stay at Tennessee on Monday after the Vols countered with a new deal.
Reports that the
#CajunNavy
rescued hundreds of flood victims in Wilmington, NC last night and more this morning. It’s over 950 mi from Baton Rouge to the NC coast. To tow your boat 1000 mi just to help strangers in need is an incredible reflection of the human spirit. Amazing.
I’ve worked in downtown Nashville for 20 years and have never seen a bald eagle, until today. And of all days, the presidential debate is here tonight, at Belmont, which is where the arrow is pointing. Not sure if it’s an omen or anything, but pretty amazing nonetheless.
People have no idea what these young men go through. Shameful that people speculate, assume the worst with zero basis in fact, and then spread it everywhere. Really happy for this young man and his family that he’s been vindicated. Also proud of the way UT has handled this.
Evan has been cleared to play today !!! God is good… to answer all concerns and doubt. Evan is good and just to clarify what’s he been dealing with is anxiety, stress and pressure. Basically just the worries and conviction of the Lord… Evan’s Great!! Thanks to everyone!!
And yet the Police kept coming and saved countless more lives as a result. Thank God for their service today.
Please pray for the victims, their families and the entire Covenant and Nashville community. Everyone needs it right now.
I posted on FB, but it bears repeating: My dad survived a heart attack on Thursday just b/c mom ignored his stubborn protests and called 911. HEART ATTACKS DON’T ALWAYS HAVE CHEST PAINS! Know the signs, DON’T TRY TO BE A TOUGH GUY, and if unsure call 911.
Honored to have been recognized today as this week’s VFL by the
@knoxqbclub
. Tremendous hospitality and as good a group of loyal
@Vol_Football
fans as you’ll meet anywhere. Yet another reason why — win or lose — there is nothing more special than the Tennessee family.
Well, thought it might be fun to go watch the scrimmage, but was just denied admission to the parking garage and arena because of “Covid protocols.” Just sitting here shaking my head.
I’m setting the over/under at 12 hours before he starts roaming Waikiki, looking for the closest thing they have to Nashville Hot Chicken...
#NoPlaceLikeHome
Ben Jones carrying a stuffed groundhog wearing a cowboy hat and the entire OL escorting Lewan in his Boss Hogg getup, all while playing the Dukes of Hazzard song. This video is Exhibit A as to why Offensive Line is the best/coolest position in sports.
#OLP
Taylor Lewan and the offensive line make quite the entrance into Lewan’s time at the podium. Walk in with the Dukes of Hazard there song playing behind them. Lewan starts by saying “Dad’s home.”
Honored to have been inducted into the Trinity Hall of Fame last night in Louisville, alongside my dad. And so proud of Jackson for giving Dad’s acceptance speech. Trinity raised me and this honor means more than I can say. A really special evening.
#TrinityForever
Jeff Brohm called former Trinity coach Dennis Lampley "my best mentor that I’ve had in my entire career." He said Lampley, "is the best and I learned a great deal from him." The two shared a hug as Jeff walked into his press conference.
@trinitysports
@BALampley79
@Ehlelder
Left Nashville after last night’s game and finally rolled into Knoxville at about 3am ET. Not a problem...it is Tennessee-Florida after all, and there are a lot of people that don’t sleep very much the night before. HUGE game tonight. Can’t wait to see Neyland rocking.
Celebrating 25 years of marriage with this ageless beauty at The Catbird Seat in Nashville. Pretty glad I let
@BPACKERVOLS
set me up on a blind date during my freshman year at UT…
Really tough topic for many of us to discuss, but that’s what our country needs right now. I’m deeply proud to have been part of this discussion and even prouder to count these men as lifelong friends. It’s what the Tennessee Family is all about.
🍊🍊VOL NATION Please Take a listen to me and VFL’s
@SwainEvent
@joeykent
@treyteague70
@BALampley79
and Tom Hutton as we discuss George Floyd and the current events! Powerful and Real!👊👊Entire convo link is attached!
There were so many unsung heroes for the success we had in the 90’s, but none greater than Judy Jackson, a mom away from home for all of us. I miss her support, her friendship, and even our heated political debates over lunch. She was the best and made UT football a family. RIP
Miss J was a second mom to so many VFL’s in every sense of the word. She gave hugs, foot’s, or curse outs whenever they were needed. This Woman had a lot to do with me becoming a man as any coach on the Hill! U will be truly missed Mom’s!
#RIP
I have replayed this about 12 times. My man
@ChrisBurke02
lulled me into thinking we might see a bunt, and then my reaction to this walkoff may have earned me a noise complaint from the neighbors.
Note to self: never watch
@Vol_Baseball
on the back patio ever again. BOOM!!!
Great event last night. Super impressed with how
@vincetyra
has built a great culture, made some exceptional hires, and reinvigorated a fan base in a very short period of time. We’ve loved having them at the
@MusicCityBowl
this week.
I’ve followed college basketball all my life. 2018-19 Tennessee and 1992 Kentucky are without question my two favorite teams. What a fun team to root for. Love what Coach Barnes has done with this program.
#TheAdmiral
#VFL
The new gym floor at
@trinitysports
. One of the best looking courts I’ve seen at any level, and the fact that they named it after my dad upon his retirement was an amazing gesture. Now I just hope that we can soon get back to getting some players on it!
#TrinityForever
Unforgettable night at Trinity as Dennis Lampley retires after 47 years as FB coach/AD/teacher. Great to see so many players & coaches from 70s to today. Special place and coach that shaped me and so many others. Blessed to be able to call him my dad.
@GoRocks
@KirkHerbstreit
If this doesn’t get you fired up, nothing will. Starring two guys in Roger Frazier and Allen “Hawk” Sitzler that are basically family to all VFL’s, and voiced over by the living legend himself, Max Parrott. I may watch this 50 times.
#VFL
Because she hates being singled out in public, and probably isn’t all that crazy about having her picture taken with her dad either — much less having them posted on Twitter — I wanted to wish my daughter Savannah a very happy 15th birthday! Love you!
#RockStar
RIP John McCain. War hero, legendary public servant, fierce and passionate advocate for his convictions, and the very definition of a statesman. Regardless of your political affiliation, that is what a Great American looks like.
Peyton Manning thought he was just filming a new promo for Peyton’s Places.
His former coaches had another idea.
An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at Peyton Manning’s
@ProFootballHOF
surprise:
Thanks, Coach. He felt exactly the same about you. The friendship the two of you had over the years went far beyond the playing field, and is yet another reason why that rivalry is one of the best in the country. I may bleed Trinity green but I’ll always be a Coach Glaser fan.
One of my favorite pictures with a man that I respect greatly! Dennis was a true competitor, great father, leader of young men, and friend to many. I loved competing against him because I respected him so much. He made me a better coach. Rest in peace! Gone-Never forgotten! ☘️
This young man is unbelievable. A football player’s player. And an even better leader in the locker room. I thought he had already earned his place among the Tennessee greats, but today’s decision removes all doubt.
We caught both of these Bonito at the same time today. One made into the boat in one piece. The other was bitten in half by a 5 foot Barracuda...we had about 3-4 like that. And on top of that we had 5 different Goliath Groupers snap 300 pound test line. What a day!
Thanks Tom for the great article, and for coverage of HS football in general. Obviously a “proud Dad” moment for me, but so much credit has to go to the coaching staff at
@MBAFootball
, who are great football coaches but are as good as I’ve ever seen at building young men.
Hard to even comprehend the atmosphere in Lindsey Nelson right now. Feels like it’s 100 degrees and not a single open seat, and the intensity is off the charts. These fans are unreal.
@Vol_Baseball
Happy 50th Anniversary to the best parents anybody could ever hope to have. And this picture has just caused me to realize that their marriage (and my existence) may have had a lot to do with the fact that my dad looked and talked a lot like Elvis.
Thankya, thankya very much.
I never had the honor of meeting Reggie, but statements like this are why “Vol For Life” is so much more than a catchphrase, and why it embodies a bond that withstands the test of time and spans generations. This a special family. May Reggie rest in peace.