Don’t get me wrong, the defense played a hell of a game the first half, but the offense was anemic. Toss in a poorly timed Foster fumble, several penalties and you have a recipe for disaster.

As I see it right now, Crompton isn’t the answer. Three step drops in the pocket and no mobility just is not going to get it done in the SEC. And this sure isn’t the same offensive line that protected Ainge last year.

And I know, we’ll hear all of the loud mouths calling for Phil’s firing this week on sports radio in the area. Not me, I’ve got only two words to say…

Retire Phil.

Ramble on…

“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don’t like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that.”
- Bill Shankly

Give me:
The Bonfire
Planting the spear
Dotting the I
Howard’s Rock
Running through the “T”

Give me:
Paul Bunyan Trophy
Bedlam Bell
Golden Egg
Iron Bowl
Little Brown Jug
Red River Rivalry
Third Saturday in October

Give me:
Enter Sandman
Also sprach Zarathustra
Rocky Top

Give me:
The 12th Man
Ramblin’ Wreck
War Eagle
Cowbells
Ralphie
Bevo
Sooner Schooner
Brutus Buckeye
Uga
Smokey

Give me:
Death Valley
The Swamp
Rose Bowl
The Horseshoe
Between the Hedges
Happy Valley
The Big House
The House that Rockne Built
Smurf Turf
Neyland Stadium

Give me:
Buckeyes
Wolverines
Boilermakers
Spartans
Hawkeyes
Nittany Lions
Gophers
Hokies
Demon Decons
Hurricanes
Seminoles
Yellow Jackets
Bruins
Trojans
Ducks
Golden Bears
Beavers
Utes
Mean Green
Ragin Cajuns
Vandals
Longhorns
Cornhuskers
Aggies
Sooners
Red Raiders
Crimson Tide
War Eagles
Gators
Bulldogs
Tigers
Volunteers

And give me “Football time in Tennessee!”