Archive for November 2012
The Football Coach Tennessee Should NOT Hire!
Consider me a loyal Tennessee follower, fan, supporter…et. al. I have been one since I saw my first game 62 seasons ago. I love Tennessee orange. There are many other colors of orange in college football…Syracuse, Clemson, Florida (YUCK!!), Auburn, Oklahoma State, Princeton (do they still play football there?) etc. …but none can match the…
Read MoreAsleep for 68 Years. What a Revolution!
In doing research on a WW2 project over the last 4 years I have repeatedly thought of what it would be like to have pulled a Rip Van Winkle and gone to sleep in 1944 and awakened in 2012. I wonder if someone in that position would initially be more awed or more terrified. Regardless…
Read MoreBUFORD A. BIBLE: Traditional Yet Idiosyncratic Mentor!
We called him Mr. Bible. Not Coach Bible…contrary to popular lore…although he was. Not Professor Bible, even though he was that too. And certainly not Buford…at least not to his face. Rest assured that, on occasion, players and students alike referred to him as Buford or B.A., but it was always done in private and…
Read MoreEast High Mountaineers Started Fast and Finished Strong
East High School football results are a distant memory for some and non existent for others. If you do have an inclination to resurrect a memory or two about the ebb and flow of Mountaineer football over its 157 games in 16 seasons, a recent article in WWW.KNOXFOCUS.COM will bring a smile to you. Steve…
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