21-22 Season

Fulky put a little Tony Chachere’s on that one. Been a while since he’s had one of those

 

I put that shit on everything

 

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An Arkansas fan making fun of a Tennessee player for flopping/taking charges? Now that's rich.

 

Santi was about to make that dude take a charge

 

That’s one of the best videos they’ve done and that’s saying something

 

I liked the comment about going out there and winning the tournament, and then they'd have to give us our respect.

Well, people are still disrespecting us. Guess we will just have to go out there and win this one too.

 

Anyone know the actual history behind Ray Mears retiring back in ‘78? Every thing I dig up said he was struggling with depression and mental health but I’ve also been told there was a physical altercation with the AD resulting in potential brain damage. Any truth to that?

 

Never heard about an altercation. But he had mental health issues that went beyond depression and long predated his exit.

 

I was there when he retired. There were no rumors relative to an "altercation related brain damage". Of course the interwebz did not exist and the Knoxville sportswriters mostly focused on sports, not a man's mental health, back then.

It was well known that he struggled with manic depression, which could have caused an "altercation". But, he was AD at UT Martin for around 10 years after he left coaching. I am skeptical that there was a "brain damaging altercation".

 

It sounds like something that would be rumored at a time when many people didn't have much awareness of mental health.

 

That is possible.

At the risk of being chastised, he was endearingly referred to as "Crazy Ray" towards the end (in private conversation, of course). Most people (not all) thought it admirable that UT gave him the AD job at Martin. He was a trailblazer and ALL VOL.

I never heard any rumors of "brain damaging altercations".

 

Thoughts on the new staff assignments?

 

What has happened?

 

Brock Jancek enters the portal. Hope y’all are excited about the NIT

 

Promoted Justin Gainey to associate HC to replace Schwartz and promoted Gregg Polinsky into Gainey’s previous spot