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It wasn't Kesling. He's UT's radio announcer. I grew up in Akron and now live in Tennessee, so I'm both an Akron and Tennessee fan. It was Aaron Murray, the ex-Georgia Bulldog QB who was the color commentator. He was the one who kept suggesting that Irons transfer. One time, it may have been a joke. Mentioning it over and over again... unprofessional and irritating. Of course, Murray is an ex-QB of the Leg Humpers...

The master vs. the student. Interesting match-up, indeed.

7:30 EST. Knoxville is the same time zone as Akron.

Wanted to give all of you a "heads up" that the start time for the Akron-Tennessee game on Sept. 22nd was finalized this morning. Start time will be 7:30 PM. Television in the Knoxville area will be on Comcast Sports South, but I don't know if the game will be televised in Akron. Those of you traveling to Knoxville have a safe trip next week, and I hope that you really enjoy Neyland Stadium -- it's a special place to watch a game.

Actually, schools can initiate contact w/PSU players. They must first notify PSU of their interest in recruiting a player, and then they can proceed w/out restriction from PSU. A school not on recruiting sanctions can sign a player and that player would not count against the 85 player limit THIS YEAR, but that scholarship must be deducted from the next year's count. A school that is currently being sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations (i.e. USC), can sign a Penn State player, but they cannot exceed their max scholarships as imposed by the NCAA for their own recruiting violations in order to add a PSU player to their roster. I've attached a copy of the official NCAA guidelines on PSU players' recruitment in case you need any further info. Hope this helps! NCAA Guidelines for the Recruiting of PSU Players

As one who grew up in Akron and now lives in East Tennessee, I'm really looking forward to this game. My family and I live an hour from Knoxville, and we usually go to one UT game a year. Guess which one we're going to this year? LOL I hope that there are a lot of Zip fans who come down for the game. Neyland Stadium on a Saturday is a great atmosphere, and you will not regret the trip whatsoever if you are a college football fan. Between the Vol Walk, the Volunteer Navy, the checkerboard endzones, and the Pride of the Southland Band, it's one of the best experiences in all of college football. I think that you will see that those in Knoxville are very friendly hosts, and you will enjoy your time in Knoxville. I guess with my two favorite college football teams playing each other, I can't lose...

Having listened on Sirius XM to those inbred "Bammer" fans who take every word that Paul Finebaum says as "the Gospel Truth", it is no surprise that Alabama fans ridicule the Bowden hire. Have any of those Bammer fans poisoned any trees lately? Just wondering... I'm sure that Bowden's not perfect, but he sure does have a track record of rebuilding programs from the ground up, including UNA. Not being liked by both Bobby Lowder and Paul Finebaum is probably a good sign in my eyes, not something horrific. And, as an aside, Bammer's program has historically been the most corrupt program in all of college football, and remains so. You will be meeting with the "Grim Reaper", a.k.a. the NCAA Infractions Committee, before you know it. Your rogue boosters and Nick Satan will have you back on your usual probationary period shortly. You Bammers must love being on probation every other year -- because you cheat over and over again. Hope you Bammers enjoy another whipping by LSU in January! In the words of Jime Rome, Lions, "I'm Out!"

Being an out-of-towner, I was wondering if anyone could post recent pics of the stadium and the dorm construction surrounding it. How close are the dorms to being completed, and has landscaping in this area occurred? Thanks in advance!

Well hopefully the coaching talent can win over some players.I'd rather they win games than players. Every press release about our new coaches has a quote from Ianello about how the position coach or the coordinator is a great recruiter, but I don't see mentions of them being good coaches.When you win games, you don't need to be an amazing recruiter because the talent will be drawn to you. We have enough talent to win the MAC already. That should be the main focus.Browning is VERY respected in coaching circles. Kiffin has given him a lot of credit down here for improving UT's running game this past year. I can't believe Akron got him to be a position coach. Given his extensive history, I would have expected that someone would have to offer him a coordinator position to get him. Great hire!

Actually, with regard to seeing what people can do, there is no statistically significant difference between seeing what people do second hand compared to seeing what they do first hand.Have we gotten official confirmation from the university about Browning being hired. I asked the Volquest mod over the weekend if he had heard if Mitch to Akron was official, and he said that he did not. He speculated that Browning may be a candidate on the University of Kentucky staff now that Rich Brooks is retiring. Any clarification would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Especially with Lemming doing the ratings....JD was a WR coach at Pitt and developed some great WR too.This sounds like Dejavu.Boy, this has come out of the blue. I'm in the minority thus far, but if it is Ianello, I will be estatic. Not only is this guy a great recruiter, he's been a great position coach who really developed Golden Tate and others. I understand the concerns about no coordinator history, but I think his upside is great. He is one of the 'hot assistants' out there right now, and if Akron can get him, it's a real coup.

What is "offensive GA" ? Check here for your answer. Grad Assistant.CK called this one (Browning) back in September.I always thought GA's were young entry-level coaches. Lookie there, I learned something.They usually are young, entry-level coaches. Kiffin got creative in this situation to get Browning on staff. Kiffin had already hired his whole staff, and Browning ended up coming available. Lane really respected Browning and knew he was a very good recruiter. Browning saw it as an opportunity to coach with Monte, and was willing to take the GA position because Syracuse owed him a full salary because they fired him when they fired Robinson and his staff. Tennessee in essence got a ninth assistant on staff at a GA salary because Syracuse had to pay the difference between the GA salary and what he made at Syracuse. Browning can't go off campus to recruit and there are some other restrictions because he's a GA, but they really wanted his input into the offense.

There's definitely interest on Browning's part from what I hear down here in Tennessee.

Just asked a moderator on a Vols premium board about Mitch Browning. The mod said that Browning would definitely be interested in that job. Interestingly, however, the mod also thought that Browning may not be Akron's first choice, even with the connection with our new AD.

Bowden's a no go in my opinion. A lot of rumors during the years about some shady recruiting while at Auburn. And, the sad thing was, he still couldn't recruit there.